December Heavenly Bits

It's Heavenly Bits time at a Bit of Heaven!

 

My artists this month recived a WONDERFUL AMAZING packet of ephemera from   http://www.etsy.com/shop/sigridstudios.

Seriously, sigrid Studios=AMAZING. Mixed media arts are rejoicing at this very moment because of Sigrid Studios. Thank you Tanja. You were very generous with donating these packages to each of my artists!

Now, please visit these artists to view their creations!

 Lisa Fulmer/ lisalizalou.blogspot.com

 

 

 Nicole Fogarty/coleycraftingcorner.blogspot.com

 

 

 Nan Harrison/ uniquelynan.blogspot.com 

 

 

Jennifer Morris/jenniferspetalpalace.blogspot.com

 

     Later this week, I will show you what I have created!

Have a fabulous day,

Ele

 



Vintage Fabric Christmas Stockings

Children, and Kittens,  and Puppies...oh my!

I love vintage reproduction fabrics. Sewing with vintage or repro fabrics warms my heart.   

Children, and kittens, and puppies AND yo yo's..OH MY!

 

These Christmas stockings have many uses; hang on a tree, tuck in a gift (or gift card), pin to a ribbon and hang across a window,  hang across a mantle.....the list goes on.  

If you live in my area, I will be at the Jingle Bell Show (Sleep Inn) tomorrow!  

Blessings, Ele

 

linking to

 funky junk interiors

Vintage Christmas Suitcase

I'm digging in the attic and pulling out boxes, (and a pretty darn cute suitcase), of good stuff as Christmas decorating has begun!

Santa beware because I got this vintage suitcase last Christmas, and it was upcycled by my darling niece from DARLING STEWARDESS!

 

 

Santa just might lose his job if Darling Stewardess keeps making cute stuff like this!

 

Off to dig some more in the attic, but had to show you this cutie first!

 

Ele 

linking to

http://www.theartsygirlconnection.com (th)

http://www.domesblissity.blogspot.com (th)

http://www.katherinescorner.com (th)

http://www.thecraftyblogstalker.com (th)

http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com (th)

http://www.firefliesandjellybeans.com (th)

Thankful for laughter, and love this Thanksgiving season. From my home to yours, I hope that you can feel blessings from God, even if at times you feel there are few. Before the Christmas decorating commences, a few sights from Thansgiving.

 

Have a great week,
Ele

Coffee Filter Gift Bag

I seriously LOVE coffee.
Not just any coffee; french press coffee made by my husband. For some reason I have stacks of coffee filters, and we my sweet husband does not use coffee filters when making french press coffee. I decided to recycle/upcycle those filters on gift bags.

For this DIY project, I started with plain Jane brown gift bags.

I  used oven safe paper bakeware for the base of the flower, (pic. below). One side of the paper is shiny, the other is matte.  

I crumpled up each paper tin, and flattened it out again.  I positioned the paper shiny side up, matte side down. 

For the next flower layer, I used a coffee filter. I decided to dye them green. I put a stack of filters (abt.25) into a glass bowl, added a few drops of food coloring, and a couple of tablespoons of water.  I waited a a minute or two, drained the water, and squeezed the remaining moisture out of the filters with my hands. Then, I dabbed the stack with a paper towel, to remove any remaining moisture.

I didn't wait for them to dry because the bottom layer (white paper tin), is coated with the shiny wax finish, so it won't absorb the wetness of the coffee filter. Then, I pinched the center of the fiter, turned it into a point, and used tacky glue to secure it to the paper tin. 

Ideas for center embellishments are endless such as: fabric yo yos, rhinestones, flower petals, and jewelry pieces. 

 

Need gift bags for all of your Black Friday purchases? Add a Christmas themed center, (from your local craft store), to the flower. 

linking to:
The Empowered Momma (t)
Learning the Frugal Life (t)
Sensational Creations (t)
Todays Creative Blog (t)
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia (t)
Sugar Bee Crafts (t)
Not Just a Housewife (t)

It is now time for my coffee,
Ele