Shabby Cottage Christmas Tree With Roses ~ Tutorial

Hello,

Today I would like to share with you a simple tutorial

on how to make a mini Christmas tree decoration

in a vintage urn vase.

I purchased this little white urn vase at a yard sale over the summer

and after looking it at if for a few months...

thought it would be pretty with a little tree inside.

For this project you will need:

A small vase

6" faux evergreen tree

strand of pearls

2 dozen silk rosebuds

a small piece of floral foam

a bit of spanish moss

Ribbon

Pip berries

glue gun and glue

For most of you seasoned crafter's you already know 

how to do these but thought I would add this for someone who may not :)

Please excuse my messy work area ;)

First using hot glue you would glue your piece of floral foam into the vase.

Next add a bit of spanish moss to the top of the foam

just using enough to cover it

My little tree had a wooden base so I just unscrewed it from the base.

Next you insert the bottom of the tree into the vase into the foam.

I always glue mine first so the tree stays in.

Ta Da!  Now you can start decorating it.

I decided to use rosebuds, pearls and pip berries for mine.

I usually start at the top when adding pearls

and just put a dab of hot glue on the end of the strand of pearls

and tuck in into the branches at the top close to the center.

Then just continue wrapping the pearls around until you get to the bottom.

Next I added the roses by snipping off the wires

and gluing them all around the tree and added two bows 

at the top on each side.

And I finished it off by gluing in some pip berries

and straitening out the branches.

And here is my finished tree :)

There are so many things you can use to make these little trees...

I have made them in tea cups, small tins, old coffee and tea pots, 

clay pots, jars, glass measuring cups and more.  

Take a look around your house or keep your eye out at yard sale and thrift stores

and I'm sure you can find something to use for a base for a little tree!

The great thing is they are inexpensive and you can decorate them

to whatever theme or decor you like!

Thanks for stopping by,

Beverly

Linking up with Rook No. 17 

Sweet Shabby White Cottage Pumpkins With Pearls and Lace

Hello,

I was so inspired by the sweater pumpkins in my previous post

that I decided to try my hand at them.

I made mine from the arm of  a white sweater and added pearls and lace to it.

Here is another one I made only I added some pink rosebuds to this one.

I followed the basic tutorial for the sweater pumpkins found here.

Thanks for looking!

Love,

Beverly

Twig Heart With Pink Roses

Hello,

They are calling for bad storms in our area today

so I wanted to share this twig heart wreath I just made

with you while I am able to get online.

I painted the twig heart shape white

and added silk roses, babies breath,

pearls, feathers and a wired pink organza bow.

I also added a pink mushroom bird

in a nest made of pearls!

If I was a bird I would love this nest! 

Matthew 6:26 - Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Love,

Beverly

Decorating With Roses ~ How to Get the Look

Hello,

I just wanted to share these beautiful photos from Country Living.

How to Get the Look

Rose-Patterned Home DecorAnna Florio, a lifelong lover of roses, opens her home in Boca Raton, Fla., to all things rosy – real and faux.

Find The Article Here

Simply Gorgeous!!!

Have a great day!

Love,

Beverly

Easy Romantic Pearl Covered Votive Holder

Hello,
This is an easy votive candle holder made by wrapping a glass votive cup with a strand of craft pearls.

Materials Needed:
Glass Votive Cup
Approx. 3 yards of Pearls
(depending on what size pearls used,,, for this project I used 3m - the tiny ones)

To begin remove any stickers from the votive and make sure it is clean and dry.

Starting at the center bottom of the votive cup apply a dot of low melt glue and make a tight circle with the strand of pearls.

Continue glueing and wrapping the pearls until the bottom of the votive cup is covered.

Turn the votive up and continue glueing and wrapping until you have the entire cup covered.

Add a candle or battery operated tealight candle and you have a beautiful romantic votive holder.

These would be beautiful for a wedding table centerpiece and would also make a great gift item.

These look so pretty when they are lit with the light shining through.






I hope you enjoyed this craft and thank you for stopping by.
Love,
Beverly

Easy And Elegant Valentine Feather Heart Ornaments

I am going to share with you how to make these easy and elegant Valentine heart shaped feather ornaments.

These are so easy to make and all you need is:

2 feathers the same length

a cool temp glue gun

and a piece of string or ribbon.

Begin by bending each feather sideways around your finger

to make the shape of a half of heart.

Apply some low temp glue to the top where the feathers criss cross.

Next apply some low temp glue to the bottom of the feathers where they criss cross.

Tie a piece of string or ribbon at the top and you are done!

Thank you and I hope you enjoyed looking at these.

Paris Pink Cinderella Pumpkin With Tutorial

Hello,
If fall colors don't really appeal to you or fit into your decorating style well here is an alternative to the normal orange colors.
These would also look great in a girl's cinderella theme room.
These are so simple to make and here is how to do it...

Materials needed:
Mini plastic pumpkins ( I got a box of 8 at Walmart)

White spray paint (I used Dollar General Brand)

Pink craft paint ( I used Apple Barrel Fushsia)

White craft paint ( I used Apple Barrel Bright White)

Green craft paint ( I used Apple Barrel Sage), Clear Glitter

Misc. supplies:
Newspaper

Brushes

Aluminum tart pan (or similar to mix paint)

Non Stick Aluminum foil for drying

Instructions:

First I spray painted the pumpkins white. Once they dried I mixed the fushsia pink paint with some white in an aluminum tart pan until it was a lighter shade. I painted the whole pumpkin with the lighter pink except for the stem and let dry. Next I painted lines with the fushsia color in the grooves of the pumpkin. After that was dried I painted the stem with the sage green. When all the paint was completely dried I brushed white glue over the whole pumpkin and sprinkled it generously with crystal clear glitter.

I do not consider myself a great painter by any means but I think these turned out really pretty. I had thought about decorating them with feathers, roses, ribbon and lace but once the glitter was applied I thought they looked good just the way they are.

Hopefully this will be an inspiration for your next crafting project!

God Bless,

Beverly

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