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Country Prim Gingerbread Wall Decor Made From Rusty Vintage Tongs

Hello,

I wanted to share these gingerbread girl Christmas decorations

that I recently made.

I had two old and rusty vintage salad tongs...

that I just couldn't seem to sell and of course I couldn't throw them out...

sounding like an episode of Hoarders! ;)

So I decided to dress them up a bit with some faux greenery,

a resin gingerbread girl, berries and cinnamon sticks!

And I finished them off with a burgundy checked bow...

I added a jute tie for hanging...

Perfect for any Country or Primitive decor!

Thank you for stopping by,

Beverly

http://www.countryclipart.com/christmas2.htm

Cottage Decorating For Fall In Muted White Colors

Hello,

If the tradition fall color's do not fit into color scheme
for decorating here are some great ideas for cottage decorating in muted colors.

The first is this awesome simple to do burlap fall banner.

This could be customized to any color theme.

The tutorial and more can be found at Fabulous K.

Next are these beautiful muted white pumpkins made from recycled sweaters.

I love the way they look like vintage lace or linens.

These would like great in any country, shabby or chic cottage decor.

These can be found at Mary's Meanderings.

Take a look at this fresh green centerpiece's made with assorted green veggies.

The white pillar candles are accented by the natural colors of the florals and greens.

This arrangement is made using various shades of whites and includes

white pillar candles, gourds, pears and wheat stalks.

This simple arrangement of assorted nuts in various compotes makes a simple yet beautiful statement for fall.

These are actually for Thanksgiving but would be great with pumpkin or two added for fall.

All of these lovely ideas above and more can be found at Decor Village.

What a way to dress up a pumpkin!!

To think these pumpkins went from the ground to almost royalty in

these gorgeous crystal candle holders.

Almost a Cinderella story!

You could easily use white pumpkins instead of orange.

You can find these and directions for the candles along

with many other great ideas and fall recipes from Eternal Flame on Squidoo.

If your not feeling too crafty

you can also find my jute twine pumpkins with cinnamon stick stems

on My Etsy.

For even more beautiful muted white ideas please visit

A Gathering Of Thoughts.

Thank you for looking and have a great day,

Beverly

Markdowns On Last Years Christmas Ornaments

Hello everyone,

I have been unpacking some Christmas items

that I had made last year for my Christmas Open House.

I have decided to list them on Ebay at huge markdowns!

These are the snowman mittens and stockings

wood and wire ornaments.

They are made of precut wood that I painted white

and decopaged material with asst. snowmen scenes onto

and then added a curly wire hanger and matching material bows

and accented with buttons.

These are a set of 7 with a starting bid of $4.99

Here are some "homespun" muslin ornaments.

These I made by sewing squares of

country homespun material to pieces of muslin.

Then I attached them with a wooden dowel and curly wire ribbon

and accented with buttons.

I also left a pocket in the front to add a gift card or a treat.

These are a starting bid of $4.99 for a set of 9.

I also have only 3 of my scented gingerbread houses left.

These are resin that I handpainted and added candy cane stripes and gumdrop trees

and added glitter snowtop roofs.

Then when dry I scented them with cooking vanilla.

These can easily be rescented year after year and they smell wonderful.

Only 3 left with a starting bid of $1.49.

I also have a set of Santa's Red Truck ornaments.

These are resin that I have painted and added sayings

like ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas and Santa Express.

I only have 8 of these left with a starting bid of $4.99

These are a Patriotic set of stockings and ornaments

that I made from a pair of jeans and an old sweater.

I added patchwork patches and star buttons.

These are listed at a starting bid of $1.99 for a set of 6.

And these are the last of my "homespun" Scented Star Ornaments.

These are resin with raised hearts and buttons

that I have painted in blue, burgundy and green.

Then I "painted" them with cinnamon and cooking vanilla.

These can easily be rescented year after year.

These are at a starting bid of $1.99 for a set of 6.

These can be found listed on my ebay.

If anyone would be interested in tutorials on any of these

please ask in the comments and I will try my best to make some.

Thanks so much for looking

and have a great day!

Beverly

Rusty Tin And Cinnamon Painted Ivy

Hello,

I was looking through some things in my shed today and I came across this little rusty tin.

I think it originally belonged in an old coffee pot because it was in a bag with other old inserts for percolator coffee pots. But I thought with all the holes in it that it would be perfect for a candle and would look like a punched tin candle holder.

I wrapped a piece of burgundy checked ribbon around it and tied some cinnamon sticks together and put in the center. Then I added some white pip berries... but it still looked "unfinished". I had some green silk ivy but it was "too green" and didn't match the rustic country look of the tin.

So I decided to paint the ivy with cinnamon and vanilla! I have used this technique with plaster christmas ornaments but I had never tried it on silk flowers. I must say it turned out better than I had expected!

This is so easy and all you need is about a tablespoon of ground cinnamon and a few drops of vanilla extract. You just mix them together until you get the consistency of paint and brush it on the leaves.

You could also mix the cinnamon with some white all purpose glue like I use on my gingerbread ornaments to look like batter. But I like the added scent of the vanilla and it dries to a lighter "rusty" color than the darker color of mixing with glue.