Winter Wonderland

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and 

warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk 

beside the fire: it is the time for home.” 
― Edith Sitwell

Its all gone or 99% of it - the  new collection from Studio 75 Winter Morning and  I loved every piece of it!  So easy and pretty to create with . An altered box to hold  some  holiday candy . The  little houses are from my stash and I had them forever  -  but there are some great templates on Pintrest to create your own little box village.  Covered with paper and   micro  glitter gives it a cold and warmth vintage feel.  Not many  flowers,  just  enough and the  Winter Wonderland laser cut is from Creative Embellishments. 

Winter Morning- Studio 75 

Winter Morning-Studio 75 

MicroGlitter

Directions to Christmas

It's always good for us to pause

And think awhile of Santa Claus--

That jolly symbol we revere

When we approach the changing year.

Behind his beard so long and white,

In which our children take delight,

There beats a heart from color free

Which bids all children "come to me."

MARSHALL M. MORGAN, "The Spirit of Santa Claus"

when I saw the  new Studio 75 Collection- Winter Morning  it was  a must  in my world! The  soft pastels of Christmas filled the pages with  greens, blues and grays  - this collection is a  Christmas wish coming true! I know I will be making cards from the  pieces I have  left  but  mojo  brought me  to an altered project and a  Christmas birdhouse to create. The Birdhouse is a template from the Silhouette store, and the stand - simply a box and rolled paper. 

The bird is a handmade resin along with the bird nest below painted with 13@rts paint Cobalt Blue (I think that has become my favorite 13@rts color.) Flowers from our etsy store and the  use of  diecuts from my stash to create the holly swirls.  

Its a Girly Thing !

My mom taught me, you never go to someone's home empty handed- and I  always  bring  a  bottle or two of wine, a candle maybe, homemade  cookies but never empty handed .. and these hostess gifts always need a tag  - and what a  fun  little creation inspired by Tammy's challenge this month Lace it Up - 

Using Studio 75 Sweet Home Collection ( love the pastel palette), stickles  and  Flying Unicorn flowers my  corset tag .