...pretty christmas fluff

 

...hello dear ones!

 

yes ~

it has been way, 

~ waaaaay~

 to long since my last post.

 

please, forgive me.

 

2012 is almost over!

yea!

it has been a rough year

so i am looking forward to a fresh new year! 

 

but i couldn't let these last few magical days slip by

without wishing you all the very best

and the most love and joy your hearts can hold!!

 

and to share with you

just WHAT i have been up to

lol!!

 

here is my christmas outfit

 

 

 

 

think

i'm dreaming of a white christmas:)

 

 

 

 

i adore the silver sequin sparkles scattered all over this sweater

a dear friend gifted me the scarf and finger mitts

they matched perfectly!!

 

i wonder how she knew?!?

 

 

 

 

 

i decorated my tree with crystal snowflakes

and glass ice cycles

 

 

 

 

white feathers, milkweed fluff

and a few carefully placed strands of tinsel

 

i love how the snowflakes cast a shadow on the walls at night...

~simple elegance~

 

 

 

my snowflake fairy topper almost touches the ceiling!!

 

 

 

 

pretty packages await under the tree...

 

 

 

 

...so lovely

i am content just gazing upon them...

 

FOR NOW!!!

lol!!!

 

 

 

 

~sigh~

 

 

 

 

a tree's reflection in a mirror, can be magic!

dancing lights:)

 

 

 

 

here is the fireplace mantel...

 

 

 

 

i used ethereal pearl lights, a feather garland

a few snowflakes and crystal leaves

 

 

 

 

i looked aaaaallll over

 for see through stockings this year

yah no!

none were to be found

 

so i made my own out of sparkle grey tulle

white sequin fringe

and added a pair of wings to each one...

 

 

 

 

i adore how they turned out!

 

like an angel's whisper...

 

 

 

 

 

an angel on my entrance way wreath...

 

isn't she divine?

dangling crystals and jasmine flowers ~ sigh...

 

 

 

 

and for me,

it wouldn't feel like christmas without paperwhites

 

here are a few in beautiful felted wool bowl...

 

 

 

 

 

a lost dollie found me again this year

and whispered her desire to be transformed...

 

 

 

 

do you think she is happy now?

i gave her a tulle skirt

and hand dyed her "sweater" to match

and added a sparkly star halo...

 

 

 

 

but i think it's her little sparkly ballet slippers

that she likes the most ~

she thinks they are magic!!

(wink, wink!)

 

 

 

 

my studio has been FULL of transformations

this holiday,

i made a tundra swan for my mom.

she adored the one i made last year...

 

 

 

 

next year, i will show you how i did it!

 

as i said before,

i am looking forward to 2013 ~

i have many fairytale things to share with you.

i do hope you stop by for a visit every now and again

 

i will try and post again before christmas

but for now,

i wish you a very merry christmas

and the happiest new year!!

 

 

here's to all of you!

 

 

 

...missing you terribly my dears!

 

 

 

 

i'm trying to find my way back

truly i am

 

~ but ~

 

fluffin' this nest has been taking everything i've got!!

 

top

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my wand has touched it all...

 

i started with the worst room in the house:

the kitchen

 

my mom suggested i take before photo's

i. did. not.

i was too mortified,

as you can not

~i repeat~

CAN NOT

even imagine how hideous it was!!

 

the walls and cupboards were SHINY brown

and the counter tops were,

are you ready for this?

yellow!!

bleahk!!!

 

the previous tenants did their worst,

so to speak,

on maintaining this home.

hence my long absence

 

yes my loves,

it has been a challenge!

the walls were washed with a "silver lining" blue

and the counter tops were painted

with krylon's counter top paint in dove grey

aahhhhhh

serenity is bliss!!

 

 

 

 

what you are seeing here is my kitchen window

the lighting is terrible.

we are on a wooded lot and sunlight is scarce:(

so sparkle and shine was absolutely necessary in my makeover...

i started with the sheerest cotton organdy fabric

i could get my hands on,

and spun them into these "cupcake" window ruffles

(don't you love the sound of that??!) 

i wanted light dancing off of the walls

and in order to do that

you need crystal!

i searched hi and lo for a small crystal pedant light to no avail

soooo,

i whipped one up!

this WAS a crystal candlestick votive

(wink, wink)

and with my handy dandy dremel tool,

and a polished silver pendant kit,

it became this!

 

 

 

 

i love the dancing light sparkles that it produces!!

 

now,

this is by far

the smallest kitchen i have lived with

and cupboards are scarce here too

~but~

i need beauty!!

so off came a door

and faux bead board wallpaper went up

along with a light on a dimmer switch,

added two glass shelves

and crystal prisms to a piece of metal stamping

and voila!!

 

 

 

 

somewhere to put my beautiful bubble glasses!!

 

 

 

 

and this fabo "silver lining" inspiration holder from a kindred soul

is showcased oh-so-lovely now,

between two silk ribbon wrapped candles...

 

 

 

 

i have a slight obsession for iridescent bubble glasses

they make anything fizzy simply magical!!

 

 

 

 

the center room light throws delightful shadows on the ceiling

casting away any residual "eewness" from what it once was...

 

 

 

 

as i find the time,

i will be back to share the other magical things going on

in the land of odds...

 

 

 

 

and hopefully you will be inspired

to wave YOUR magic wand

wherever you are

as you can make it beautiful too

even if it's temporary!!

 

 

 

 

be good to yourselves my dears...

 

next time,

i'll show you just what IS

a "looking glass" chalkboard!!

 

 

 

 

until then

 

hug,

hug,

kiss, kiss!!

 

 

here's to silver linings and all things sparkly!

 

...just humour me ~ please!

...hello my dears!

yes,

i am here

now i realise ~

that you may be at the end of your rope with me

for you have stopped by for a sweet visit

only to find

my well is dry...

to which i would kindly respond ~

hang on...

i'm re-ruffling my fairy wings

to reach further distances of my imagination

so that i may continue to,

perhaps,

 inspire and delight you...

it won't be long...

until then,

please know that i simply adore you all!!

biggest fairy kisses!!

(and just so my wings don't rust off)

sharing this post with

faded charm's: white wednesday

here's to magic wands!

p.s. does anyone know of an awesome wand shop??

my wand is weary and needs a recharge!!

LOL!!!

...but seriously

do you???

:)

...the spell of the sea

...ahhhhhhh

the salty sea

and all that she offers,

may call to you ~

b

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c

k

o

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n

g

with all her might

to come sit at her ruffly hem's edge

and just be...

she has cast her spell on me

and this week i found myself creating pretties

inspired by her intoxicating allure...

i very often find that i create ensembles

like this...

a crochet thrift store find,

can become an elegant beach dress in less than an afternoon

with a few snips there and a tuck here

oh!

and let's add some tie straps and a high lo hem there

and voila!

a sea side dress

just perfect for walking on the shore, no?!!

(i bet you'll never pass up a cotton tablecloth again ~ will you?!?)

and i don't know about you,

but my curly locks always end up looking

 w-a-y past windswept on the beach!

so to tame my locks and still feel pretty ~ 

 i created these simple little bobbies

with nothing more

 than a handful of freshwater pearls

and some sterling silver wire

something "washed over" me

when i was designing this tiny, wire wrapped shell rosary

it took me two strait days to wire wrap all those shells

but i simply ADORE how it turned out!!

and least we not forget the lobes...

...as in ear lobe adornments

freshwater pearls in two different shapes,

can become most lovely paired together

and will dangle beautifully

silver, pearls, lace and shells just seem so natural for the sea...

i can't wait to hit the beach in my new beach ensemble:)

now ~

 if i only knew when...

LOL!

not to worry

i will simply leave it on my mannequin until the day i return

to the sea,

the sea,

the beautiful sea...

sharing this post with:

faded charm's: white wednesday

freckled laundry's: air your laundry friday

common ground's: vintage inspiration

french country cottage's: feathered nest friday

romantic home's: show and tell friday

here's to creating pretties, inpsired by the sea!