polaroid Xmas guirlande made with felt

I made this yesterday:)

Elsie had so many lovely ideas to make, look here!

When i started i discoverd that i was out off white foam.

Then i started thinkin' about other materials and then

i decided to work with felt!

I kept it simple with pink and turquoise hearts,

trees, xmas balls and XO.

When i was done i sprayed glitter spray over

them and ta da.. a great polaroid felt Xmas guirlande!

XOXO

Make your own xmas 'ribbon'

Hello, we meet again :)

I was feelin' sick for the last 4 days, but

today i feel better... I am going to work tomorrow, but i will have

to take it 'slow' (or else i will be sick again).

Idea 3 make your own 'ribbon'

I wanted to share some more Xmas handmade things to

make at home. I think most of you don't have to leave

the house to buy these things, just open a drawer ;)

I used pompoms, (thin) tread, needle, punches and some paper leftovers.

For the punches i used these ones: snowflake, christmas tree (2 different ones),

round, star and a heart. You can use any kind of paper, unless it's to thick.

Punch, punch and punch :p

Then use your tread and needle and make your own 'ribbon'.

You can sew them close together or leave a little space between them.

If you like ,you can add pompoms, beads, feathers etc.

made this myself

found this image on toni's blog

Use them to wrap your gift, hang them on the wall, on your window

or even in your Christmastree.

You can make very long ones or short ones.

Have fun!

Idea 4 Make your own snowflakes

1. fold the paper in half, and again... look at nr 1

2 fold the paper like this and go on until you can't anymore

3 then it looks like this

4 cut slantwise (like a little bag for French fries)

5 draw this figure on your paper (stay a little from the sides)

6. cut it out and fold it open.. ta da your own snowflake!

You can hang them on your window and make little and big ones.

You can add them to gifts, paper, your scrapbook etc

A few things to share...

i followed the autumn online class.

i wanted to keep these ideas.. so i printed them all.

they now have a place in this ringbinder, that i decorated :)

I knitted these little bows and going to sell them

in the childerens' shop :)

Enough blogging for today for me! Going to read my book

(Sarah's key) and have a big mug with tea!

Have a great Sunday! XO.

Again a great give-away!

A great give-away on Janels' blog.

If you don't know her blog, take a look

I found the above images on her blog...

She makes pretty things & had a great

blog make over!!

Have a great sunday! XO.

Great give-away!!

Hi everyone!

I read Katja's blog mostly every day & loving it!

She lives in Germany, not to far away from me.

I would love to meet her one day :)

She makes very cute things.. if you don't know her you should

definetly check her blog

Join the give-away! Good luck!

XOXO

Idea 2 using old Xmas cards

Hi!

A few weeks ago i started with idea 1 'Make you own Xmas wrappaper' If you missed that look here.

Idea 2 using your old Xmas cards

Every year you buy, make or get lots of Christmas cards. Usually they are so pretty and i just can't throw them away. So there they are.. just lying in my cupboard or drawer for years.

I decided to get them out of there and using them!

First of all i am going to recycle this year! In other words i am going look up my old Xmas cards mix them up & send them again :) You can also do that if you like! I mean the cards are still pretty & it's the gesture that counts. Either way, i have some great (and simple) ideas for you how to use your old cards again! Here we go..

1. Make a lantern with you old Xmas cards (see post below how). You can use a longdrinkglass or a little glass with candle and just put the lantern over it.
2. Make a (tree) hanger! I used this sweet card with a fawn. I chose to keep it round and with a stappler i added some ribbon to it. I think the round option is the best lookin' (just like a Xmas ball).
3. Make a mosaic. I cut the card in little pieces and with some glue i added them on a black little card. You can use the card as a new Xmas card, a gift card or anything you like :)
4. Scrapbook! I can write a long story here and show you many examples, but what fun is that?! Create your own & have fun!
5. Cut the front of the card in 4 pieces and make little holes in them. Just add some cute ribbon and there you have sweet giftcards. You can also use pieces to make new Xmas cards (also the pieces Merry Christmas & a happy new year).
6. Instead of 1 Christmas card, i now have 6 little (gift) cards.
7. I framed my sweetest Xmas cards :)

Hope you liked this post & these ideas!

Hope to see what you made :)

XOXO

Make your own (moustache) lanterns

hai everyone :)

Yesterday i made lanterns. It's very easy.. i will show you!

Use the pattern below and draw this on your paper. You can make any size you like.

Just draw a bigger or smaller pattern :)

Cut it out & then fold it double the way it is lying now.

With your siccors you cut a straight line from the bottum till the line.

If you don't have a steady hand, just draw the lines!

I drew the line for you in this example, but you can draw a decorative line or when you make a few you probably don't need to draw one anymore ;)

Fold it out and then glue it together on the bottom and top.. TA DA!

The moustaches i used you can find here

I used paper from the printer, some Love Elsie paper and some old Xmas cards!

Hope you like it! If you finish yours let me know :D

XO.

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XOXO

some color on a grey and rainy day..

XOXO

Xmas inspiration

I love love love Xmas. The funny thing is that my husband doesn't. Where i want to go over the top with decorations, he wants it just a little. I dream about xmas lights on the side of the stairs, outside in the trees, little hangers with candles in the trees etc. I love it when only the xmas lights & candles in the house are on/burning and nothing more :)

I know i just want a little bit to much (as usual). We do hang up xmaslights, we buy a tree, decorate it & of course decorate outside.... I'm thinkin' to use my turquoise xmas things again and combine this with silver. The last two years i enjoyed my purple/white and silver combination, time for something new! Every year i look in to magazines and books and fall in love with a complete white xmas house... But once i start my Christmas decoration it's all full of colours again :)

colorful :)

love this blog

white :)

colorful :)

made this peek at Intratuin

white :)

made this peek at Intratuin

A little while ago i asked if anyone was interested in making Xmas gifts, paper etc. I didn't get any response, but made my blogpiece anyway ;) I have a few ideas, i will run them by you!

Ideas:

• making giftboxes/giftbags
• make your own 'ribbon'
• using your old Christmas cards
• making giftcards

Which one would you like the most? Let me know & leave a comment :) xoxo

Amazing forts..

found these 3 here

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I found this poem and loved it so that i wanted to share it with you..

Home

Home is the place your heart resides Home is the place that you decide Home is the womb that holds the soul Home is the place where one is whole Home is the glow you hold in your eye Home is the emotion that makes you cry Home is safe and a place of peace Home is where all strivings cease Home is protective against the others Home is full of sisters and brothers Home is where you find your rest Home is where you feel your best Home is a memory that follows your being Home is a dream for those agreeing Home is the place where reserves fall Home is the place you yearn to call Home is where the family meets Home is a place of restful retreats Home is the place you know you’ll be heard Home is the pace where nothing blurs Home is all these wonderful things Home is the place you develop wings Home is the place that you’ll find one day Home is the place where your heart will stay LIsa Emry (poemhunter.com)

xoxo

Sinterklaas

Sinterklaas with his big book (compare it with the nice & naughty list)

Sinterklaas & Pieten (his helpers)

In the Netherlands we celebrate Sinterklaas, each year. A sort of Dutch Santa, who rides on a white hourse. He has no elfs but zwarte pieten (black people.. they used to be white but going to the chimney again and again made them black).

When you are small you get gifts & when you get older you draw lots. You make a suprise for someone within a gift to find & also a rhyme (usually with little jokes in it). In november he always arrives from Spain with his steamboat & he leaves at 6 december and we celebrate giftnight the day before at 5 december. Sooo a lot of (little) gifts, story's, surprises, singing and eating candy :D

A little history

In the fourth century after Chr. Saint Nicholas the bisshop off Myra (Turkey). The legend says he saved his village or else they would have starved till dead. He died at 6 december in 343.

Some pictures

i made this as a surprise (under the brown paper was a litle present)

my mum always make these... jummie!

i made these for my husbands father

Yesterday he also came were i live & i made some pictures..

the musicboat

there he comes..

Yay..

I hope you liked reading this :)

Have a lovely sunday!