How Professionally on Budget Decorate your Christmas Tree

Christmas Pin Cushion in a tea cup & Funky Shabby Xmas Tree

Hello my dear friends,
Many blessings to you and your loved once...
Today I would like to share with you few more Xmas projects (I am late on the very important date as usual - Alice in me... LOL).
I shared with you a Funky Xmas tree with legs and boots the other day. I am absolutely and madly in love with those....
So this one was made in Shabby Chic style, because it was a gift for a very shabby girl!

So next item is very functional and I absolutely LOVE when I can achieve that in my projects...
I had a Christmas tea cup with beautiful printed word JOY on it for already several years... It's probably was gifted to me by someone, who I just can't recall and though while its brand new, it would be a wonderful base for my Shabby Chic scenery pincushion...
So I made separate from tea cup pincushion, so recipient can use both items separately, if she wants to or as displayed together.. love options and possibilities...

 Some items came from NSK, some from my personal stash....
For example those flatback pearls are NSK product and large doily as well

 layers of doilies with the last layer of Xmas crochet poinsettia... just beautiful..

 As for the scenery on top of the pincushion I choose shabby image of girl, tiny cardboard house and couple white Xmas trees...

 After decorating Xmas tree with Hobby Lobby tiny ornaments and scraps of ribbon & lace I added two doves that are hovering over the nest....

 By adding ceramic roses with a pearl spray I created a space for dove to lend w/o putting it into the nest....

 The image of shabby little girl I backed up with another paper and adhered it under layers of ribbons and laces...

 Using pieces/scraps of ribbons, netting, laces can give much fuller look to your project just by tucking it in along the whole project - here and there...

 The little cardboard house came from Xmas 2015 at Michaels ( I still have few left). Those are absolutely darling.... To spice that cookie, I added layers of lace to create a shingles look to the roof....

 came out absolutely adorable....

 sprinkling glitter or fake snow along the edges brings in that Christmasy snowy look and feel to the project...

 Here is another great dimensional element to the project: dangling lace - product of NSK ( we caring those in different colors)

 and here is another example of tucked scraps...

 Decorating Xmas trees with mini ornaments and resin flowers is almost as fun as decorating your real Christmas tree during holiday season...

I hope you enjoyed these couple Christmas projects and maybe will mark this post on your next Christmas to do list...
I am off to celebrate New Year and Russian orthodox Christmas on January 7th!
Many blessings, Natasha

To see time-lapse video of assembling pincushion please click here..

Blue Christmas Tree

Hello my friends
another Christmas ornament project and tutorial for you!
Just love how adorable that one came out!

Christmas Tree Decoration 4SALE

Hello my friends
today I am asking for your help.
I have two large ticket items in my store: two sets of full decoration for a Christmas Tree
First  one is

35 pcs 6ft Christmas Tree Decoration Set - Red/Gold

Set includes: 

1 - large bow (top of the tree) 12 by 15 inches 

13 - bows 10 by 15 inches 
4 - holiday ornaments 2 by 7 1/2 inch each 
4 - mini red butterflies 4 by 4 inch each 
4 - large gold butterflies 6 by 6 inches 
4 - birds 
2 - large white flowers 
1 - 50 feet tinsel gold garland 
1 - red net 6 by 4 yards 
1 - gold net 6 by 4 yards 

Second item: 

29 pcs 6ft Christmas Tree Decoration Set - Blue

Set includes: 

1 - large bow (top of the tree) 

13 - bows 
3 - blue large Christmas flowers 
3 - green decoration (see second picture on top of the tree) 
2 - silver butterflies 
6 - Christmas ornaments 
1 - 50 feet tinsel white garland.

If you would like to see each element that goes into these sets, please watch this video.

If you know anyone who would like to (can) purchase those, please send your friends my way! Thank you for all your help.

Christmas in July Tussy Mussy Christmas Tree

Hello my friends, happy Saturday morning!
How is your day going, mine started pretty good.
Today I am bringing you next project out of Christmas in July series. It is a crazy quilt fabric Tussy Mussy, that can be used as a decorative Christmas tree as well.
I absolutely enjoy the final result. I had a few hiccups along the way and luckily for you and me I recorded a process videos, so I can point exactly where the mistake took place (looking back).
So probably would be wise to watch the video then read a blog.
So I will share with you all pictures in here and leave you with my video. Just be sure get comfy, grab a drink and enjoy it!
Thats how Tussy Mussy looks. It is not too big al all.

 Fluffy tail created from fibers and torn fabric pieces.

 Chains are dangling on both sides of the cone with metal charms, beads and crochet flowers on it.

The top and handle of Tussy Mussy looks like this. I did the insert layer of it done with different fabric. Looks very nice and finished.

 For handle I used felt bookmark that I attached to the sides of the cone and decorated with felt heart, bow and heart button. That attachment gave me a chance to feed chains through, which created that cascaded chain effect. I used regular metal jump rings for attachment: it adds flexibility to handle and all decorative elements.

Now I can show you a little closer draping chains on both sides of TM

 

 And if you are sending a Tussy Mussy to someone as a gift, you have to put something inside. Right?!!!!!!

But if you want to off load your TM and flip it over it becomes a Christmas tree: fluffy tussle becomes a tree topper and decorative chains with attached charmes would lay around of the bottom of the Christmas tree as a gifts laying under tree. So pretty!

Here are few examples on how you can decorate packaging and make your gifts more presentable. It doesn't take too much effort at all.

 I packaged stamp and decorated it with a paper doily

 Die cut little houses and put tiny embellies in there and attached some fabric wings.

Enjoy your drink and this process video!
See you next time....