Christmas Ephemera

In my opinion, Christmas is the best time of year to play with new craft materials and art supplies. Anything works if you just add glitter! Here is some supplies I am currently using for some of my projects and Christmas gifts. 

Metallic doily with twinkle strands and ice crystal twig.

Bubble sticker on burlap.

Metallic wired star garland.

Glitter, ribbon, glitter glue, mini tree, glitter dots.

Vintage Christmas Cards

Vintage postcards are an interesting item to collect. You can find them at every antique store in a variety of themes. Filtering thru a stack can be time consuming, but thrilling. I love stumbling across an unusual type styles, illustrations or unique printing technique. My favorite theme is a cottage or cabin in the wilderness, horse drawn sleigh or an illustration that tells a story. Even more exciting is a uncommon cut-out, embossing, ink color or language. Cards do not take up much space and you can display in a variety of ways. Here is some of my favorite cards I have collected over the years.

Winter Cats and Birds

It was a beautiful winter day today. An afternoon filled with animals enjoying sunshine & snow and listening to the birds singing. Here is my newest cat "Orangie" being mischievous. (I know, not an original name, be he showed up in my life unexpected- one of the sweetest stray cats EVER.)