FEATURED ARTIST - MY VINTAGE WHIMSIES






Wonderful Etsy art work by LORI LUNDY of MY VINTAGE WHIMSHIES.  Please be sure to check out these beautiful creations HERE.  You can always find something delightful from this very creative Etsy artist, enjoy looking at her work.

These lovely pieces of artwork have been created using images from YOUR CRAFT POSTCARDS......

For more images from YOUR CRAFT POSTCARDS click HERE.





ORGANIZATION......



I just love to organize and I have to say it is a bit of an obession of mine.  This year I decided to get the Christmas decorations fully organized and into line.  For me this often involves the use of plastic containers and these very large flip top bins were perfect.  This is the first layer of my Santa box, to me it is a thing of beauty!




Second layer of Santa Box with everything in its place!




Third and final Santa box layer.  Now that is not the end of it for me I then took all of these photographs and printed them off into a word document and placed the printed document in the top of the box.  This means next year I can duplicate how I packed them, not bad!!!




I am going to do this with all of my decorations this year just call me Martha Stewart.  Happy packing to all of you slowly taking down your holiday decorations...... 









SPUN COTTON TUTORIAL......

This has been my most ambitious craft tutorial to date!

Wonderful Victorian style spun cotton baby & cradle.

 

I love this sweet baby face......

The detailed step by step tutorial can be bought from my Etsy store YOUR CRAFT BOOK click HERE for details......

HAPPY TO SHARE......

I just wanted to take a moment to share with you this lovely Santa spun cotton ornament that was made by a lady called Pat.

Pat purchased from me two of my spun cotton tutorials and has gone on to create some wonderful holiday ornaments. I cannot thank Pat enough for all of the encouraging comments that she has sent to me and also the wonderful photographs of her creations.

I hope that Pat continues to enjoy this fulfilling craft, thank you again for sharing!

SANTA COLLECTION......





Handmade paper mache boxes

  



Vintage Santa collection

 


KD Vintage Santa's





Our family tree



I just thought I would take a moment to share some of my holiday decorations and Santa collectables with you.

You can see from my collection that I am a tradionalist at heart.  For me the shades of red and green evoke the feeling of childhood and family. 

Enjoy this sneek peek and have a wonderful holiday season.

SPUN COTTON DOLLS......



Spun cotton doll displayed with a vintage 1950s Pretty Maid Kitchen

 


Close up detail of spun cotton doll

 


Wonderful mint condition 1950s Wolverine Pink Tin Hutch

 


Time for tea!

What better way to display your spun cotton creations than with vintage doll toys from the 1950s.  Have fun coming up with your own pretty vignettes!

For full detailed step by step instructions of these Paper Dolls please be sure to visit our Etsy store http://www.yourcraftbook.etsy.com/





HOW TO MAKE A SPUN COTTON ORNAMENT......

I think it is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, cool air and days that are getting shorter.  Just in time for the holiday season are these detailed instructions on how to make a spun cotton Santa figure.  What could be a nicer way to start the holiday season off than making your own special Christmas decoration and not something massed produced from China.

Enjoy creating many different Santa's from this great tutorial and have fun changing the faces, colors and trims.

Have a great holiday and Christmas season and enjoy!


Full instructions on how to make this Victorian Style Santa available at my Etsy store http://www.yourcraftbook.etsy.com/

SPUN COTTON DOLL......

This sweet vintage inspired mixed media spun cotton doll was such a joy to create.  I have been making spun cotton figures for two or three years now and have really enjoyed the process of coming up with an easy way and strong way to make them.

Once you have created your own pretty spun cotton doll you can customize the face with members of your family, a dear daughter, sister or niece.  The choice is yours!

I have included in this detailed tutorial lots of clear and precise photographs to make the process easier.  Clear written instructions are also included plus templates and faces for the dolls in case you do not want to customize them.  Enjoy!


The instructions are now available at my Etsy store which www.yourcraftbook.etsy.com