Holiday birds and orchid arrangement

A little glitter and green

with silver birds, leaves and nest

  a simple white orchid in a vintage basket 

a few feathers

all gathered together

 for a little twist on the holiday theme.

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Anthro inspiration galore

 Window  browsing

 birdhouses and snow flakes...

holiday lights and twig garland 

red cardinals and lots of greenery

 

so fun and inspiring!

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Holiday decorating

is just beginning around the cottage...

fresh flowers are always a nice addition!

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Glitter and garden clippings

Snippets of branches, leaves and berries are clipped from the garden

then twisted and intertwined...

and a few more added in, to create a holiday wreath.

These are the products that happened to be handy 

and what I chose to experiment with.

I'm certain the intended use is not for plants, ha ha!

First I did a light spray of the white primer,  

followed by the metallic aluminum paint

 and quickly, before it could dry 

I sprinkled silver glitter on top of everything!

Then for the pièce de résistance....

I happened to have a few sparkley items 

that called out to be part of the merry mayhem.

"Creativity is contagious. Pass it on."

Albert Einstein

Seashore Winter Wonderland

I finally have a day off!

I sleep in, and later while savoring my favorite breakfast, dark chocolate, I take time to listen to the ideas that have been percolating in my imagination for some time now.

I choose to ignore the stacks of paperwork and invoicing that is overtaking the breakfast room table and take myself off to my studio to gather all the bits and pieces that are calling my attention to be part of the seashore themed holiday table decoration.

The little tree below was found @ TJ Maxx $3.50

and perfect to begin with.

Then miscellaneous silver toned foliage is gathered

and fun finds from a local shop in town.

The sea fan and shells are sprayed with silver metallic paint

and lovely glass treasures collected in Venice, Italy are pulled to include

with more seashells

and a some of my own ceramic creations

and a few more bits and bobs that may want to be included

are all gathered and artfully piled on a simple white dish 

and the picture that has been in my imagination

slowly comes to fruition before my eyes,

and then is captured under a glass cloche.

I LoVe when that happens!

The photo above is of the back side.

And a couple close ups for your viewing pleasure.

Happy Thanksgiving dear friends,

I am grateful to share the fun and creativity!

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Merry bling, bling, bling

with vintage finds ...

and a simple silver beaded wreath,

layered on top of another wreath

this one a little larger

and the process continues ...

until I am happy,

or maybe there is no more space !

I LoVe layering

throughout my cottage home and garden,

in my wardrobe,

in my tablescapes,

in my creative endeavours

and here with all the sparkly treasures

used to create this holiday wreath !

Merry bling, bling, bling,

makes my heart sing !

Snowflakes ...

.beginning with this little stamp for a template

and thinking icy cold

for the color scheme,

I choose silver & blue

and doodle on paper first

enjoying the process

( shown here )

I pull out a bisque dish,

just back from firing

and continue playing with multiple blue glazes

for a new dish design.

Then using the original sketch I create this sweet card.

...just a little Sunday fun in the studio today

Merry & Bright Tablescape

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I began with an old mirror as a base on top the cocktail table

{ the mirror was an alley find }

to reflect the sparkle & lights thru out the room

holiday decorating continues around the cottage...

{ view how the mirrored tree was created here }

Merry & Bright

decorating for the holidays

with some of my own ceramic creations included

more about how I created the mirrored tree here

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