Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year

from

The Stone Fence Cottage

Let's make a Snowman Banner!!

Hiya Blogland!! I hope everyone had a wonderful and blessed Christmas!! Is anyone else out there ?ITCHING to take down all of the Christmas decorations now??? If I were feeling better (still have this creepin' crud stuff) I think I'd be starting to undecorate.

I decided I needed a nice "snow" banner for my dining room window after all of the Christmas stuff is taken down. I found these foam snowflake ornaments at the Dollar Store (pack of 6/$1) and the bells went off in my brain. These would make the perfect base for a garland!!

I scoured my stash of vintage snowman images and selected some for the banner. I went with a "theme" of snowman pairs. Here they are cut out and ready to go.

I printed the word "snow" out mirror image on a piece of white cardstock. I then spray glued the white cardstock to a piece of printed scrapbook paper. I LOVE using spray glue for larger gluing projects. I've set up a "spray-glue" station in the Craft dungeon for this. I then cut out the letters.



These are the papers I've selected. I'll be making scalloped circle medallions to put on the snowflakes.

I use the Sizzix (LOVE) die cutter and two different sizes of scallop dies.

I decided it needed another larger circle. I decided what diameter I wanted it to be. I then spray-glued the chosen printed paper to a piece of white cardstock. (whole 12x12 sheet to whole 12x12 sheet)

I used my circle template to draw out the circles on the cardstock side and cut them out with a pair of scallop edge scissors. I then layered it all together using spray-glue and a brayer.

I mounted the snowmen and letters on the circles with foam dots.

I accented the snowmen with crystal glitter glue. I used white shiny fabric paint and made "snow" on the letters and sprinkled them with crystal glitter.  I then glued the snowmen circles and letter circles onto the snowflakes.

I found some vintage thick red yarn ( I remember wearing hair bows out of this yarn in the seventies) to string the snowflakes on. I tied each snowflake on loosely so they could be "tweaked" when hung.

The finished banner!!!!!  I can't wait to put it up!

Hope you enjoyed this little tutorial. You can probably still pick up these snowflake ornaments at the dollar stores for your own banner!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Tamera



Merry Christmas To All!!!

"For unto us a child is born ,

Unto us a son is given.......

And His name shall be

Wonderful, Counselor,

Mighty God, Eternal Father,

Prince of Peace"

Let us not forget the REASON for the SEASON!

Merry Christmas and God Bless

from all of us at

The Stone Fence Cottage

Sick day and some random stuff

Hiya Blogland!!! If i seem a bit incoherent it's cause I'm blogging in a Nyquil haze. I managed to get the creepy crud that's been going around!!! So I'm sitting in the recliner with the doggies wrapped up in blankets surfing the web. Lap-tops are a wonderful thing!!!

Here are the tags from Elizabeth at Bluebird Papercrafts Apron tag swap. I've made them into a garland in the Craft Palace!  Link is below to see them all close-up!

Bluebird Papercrafts: Apron Pocket Tags in the Mail!

Here are the Peppermint Christmas tags made into a garland in the guest room. Link is below to see them all close-up. I put the adorable cupcake shaped one Paula made on my friendship tree!

Bluebird Papercrafts: Peppermint Tags are in the Mail!

My little friendship tree in the Craft Palace. It has the ornies from Cindy at RickRack & Gingham's swap, Paula's Cowgirl Tag swap tags, Paula's cupcake tag, and Elizabeth's darling little dog and the tags she sent with the swaps. I look at it and think of how blessed I am to have connected with such a wonderful community here in blogland! 

Getting ready for Elizabeth's year-long Happy Homemaker tag-a-long. I found these containers in the scrapbook stuff area at Joann's. They are very inexpensive (especially with a coupon!) and help organize my "stuff". You can also get divider trays to fit inside for small items. Yes I know it says 2010 on the label--my bad!!!

Another container gathering the supplies together for a winter banner....tutorial to come!

Well--time to go--the Nyquil is kicking in and I need a snooze. Thanks for stopping by!!

Tamera



Santa-Fest

Hiya Blogland!!

Several people asked to see close-ups of the Santa's I've made in my "hoard". Many of the ones I've made through the years were given away as gifts. I started making them because I couldn't afford to buy them. I used to enter them in the Howard County Fair and Maryland State Fair and several have won blue ribbons and Grand Champion ribbons. I think it's my OCDish attention to detail....

This Santa is made from Sculpy and dressed in vintage wool. I made and sold quite a few of these back in 1999-2000

Stump-style muslin and wool Santa. The ornaments are vintage.

Wooden Santa board- i drew it out and neighbor's son cut it out for me. He also made the little sled on my front porch.

Paper conehead Santa's. These were made as examples for a craft-a-thon I had with some of my daughter's friends.

I didn't actually "make" this Santa as much as remade it. I brought it for $1 at a thrift store because it had good "bones"-although it was HIDEOUS and gaudy. I repainted it and added a vintage brush tree and wreath. I always look for stuff that has "possibilities"

Sculpy, fabric and wool Santa on a sled with vintage bead garland and brush tree.

Sculpy, fabric and wool Santa in a chimney. The "chimney" was formerly a kleenex box!!

The first Santa I made in 1987. It's fabric and the head is paper mache dipped in wax. He has leather boots and a velvet suit. He won grand champion ribbons at both fairs.

This woodland Santa was adapted from a pattern in an old spirit of Christmas book. It's made from painted fabric.

My "Elf" Santa-felt and wool.

 

Sculpy and wool Winter Santa with vintage ornaments and tree.

Another wool and Sculpy Santa. He's based off an old victorian era card.

Conehead Santa-painted canvas.

Pinecone Santa

Gingerbread house Santa adapted from a Sunnyknoll design.

I hope you've enjoyed a closer look at my Santa's! I'm thinking of doing a tutorial on how to make the chimney Santa next year if anyone is interested.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Tamera



Outdoor Decor at The Stone Fence Cottage

Hello Blogland!!! Here are pix of the outdoor decorations. This is the hubster's area--at least the lights. Last year we won 3rd place in the local decoration contest--which we knew nothing about until we received the $25 in prize money!! Gives us incentive to do more!!!

Thanks for stopping by!! Merry Christmas!!

Tamera

More Christmas Decor!!!

Hello Blogland!!! I'm going to be sharing the LAST of the inside decor today!!! LOLOLOL

Bedroom window. The garland is festooned with these sign ornaments I found one year at Target after Christmas for next to nothing!

 

Bench in front of window. The Santa came from a yardsale (of course) but was minus the tree. The bench I brought at an auction 25 years ago for $1. I love the chippy green paint on it!

Top of the desk. I made the white Santa and the pine cone Santa.

My "friendship" tree. The ornaments all came from swaps or were special gifts.

Couple of yardsale Santa's on the night stand.

Yardsale Santa and a Santa pillow I hooked. It's sitting on a cane bottom chair my Dad refinished. The chair belonged to his great-grandma and dates to the 1870's. I have the only one left. NO ONE is allowed to sit on it!!!

Tree decorated with vintage Christmas postcards. I found the Nativity at a yardsale this summer. It's a slightly larger version of my childhood one. It still had the Woolworth's price tag of $1.49 on it!!

Top of the dresser display.

Dresser display. The lamp originally was slate blue with pink bows and geese--can you say 1980's???

Wreath made of the hubster's grandmom's Christmas  corsages.

Bathroom Christmas tree. It's decorated with tiny vintage victorian era Christmas photo's.

Yardsale wreath decorated with left-over craft show ornaments.

MORE Santa's!! I made the one on the bench and the others are thrift store finds.

Hope you enjoyed the "tour"!! I'll be posting the outside Stone Fence Cottage decor later this week!

Blessings!

Tamera