O Christmas Pine December 12, 2011
Posted by nrhatch in Art & Photography.trackback
Another fun craft idea . . . especially if you’ve got stray buttons and felt scraps floating around.
The star at the top and spool at the base of the tree (wrapped with thread) are cut from felt, the ornaments are mismatched buttons, and the tree trunk and branches are simple straight stitches.
The Santa on the Ho~Ho~Ho box is made of paper mache!
O Christmas pine, fair Christmas pine, Gifts of love we bring thee
Thy myriad light in gladness shine, Carols sweet we sing thee
Tomorrow, I’ll be sharing a Guest Post by Julie Hedlund to promote her book, A Troop is a Group of Monkeys.
To get a sneak preview of the FAB contest she’s hosting . . . click HERE.
Wanna build a snowman? No snow? Check out Ice Bubble Snowman to see how Mother Nature manages . . . with or without snow.
Need some new Holiday Traditions? . . . visit Tammy’s Top Ten Holiday Ideas.
Want more craft and decorating ideas? Visit the 2011 Virtual Home Tour!
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Simple and festive – I love it!
I’m having FUN sharing my Santas and Holiday Craft Ideas. 🙂
I love this idea, Nancy. Your Santa collection is pretty amazing, too.
Thanks, Andra. I’m having FUN sharing the Jolly Little Elves.
Very cute Nancy! And of course I’ll be back to tomorrow! 🙂 Thanks in advance.
Thanks, Julie! Nothing like a Troop of Monkeys to enhance our holiday smiles. 😀
My sewing ‘skills’ could definitely use a little work.
No laughing at my tree, now!
🙂
If you are able to sew on a button . . . you can master this craft. If not, what a FUN way to learn! 😉
Loved your last post. Gorgeous artwork.
i do like the little tree!
It’s a great way to put stray buttons to good use ~ everyone who received one from me for Christmas that year loved it.
I love these ideas of yours, Nancy. Simple and very effective. Next year I should be organised enough to try some of them.
I find simple embroidery (or painting) enhances the ZEN in our lives ~ very calming and soothing . . . as long as we start crafting well ahead of the gift giving season. 😉
Beautiful “scene”, Nancy. I loved it.
How gifted to think of things like that.
Truly artistic
John
Thank, John. I love putting together little holiday vignettes throughout the villa.
I was eating my cereal and had to stop to look up close at your tree. 🙂 I like it! You are very talented. Wish I was good with hand crafts. However, as mentioned in another post, I am getting motivated in being creative by your sharings!
Thanks, Marie. I have always loved arts and crafts ~ beading, decoupage, painting, sketching, embroidery, BASIC knitting, pottery, and even some metal etching.
If we set out to create “a masterpiece,” we often stall in our tracks. It’s “scary.” But if we focus solely on ENJOYING the process . . . we have a blast. And if we like the end result ~ that’s just GRAVY.
Love this, and so will Maddie. We’ll have fun with the paper mache!
Oh, paper mache is such messy fun. You and Maddie will have a blast. 😀
Great ideas for the holidays. I’m going to have my granddaughters create a modified version of your button tree. Thanks
Excellent. It’s so much fun to craft with kids . . . their energy and exhuberance adds to our enjoyment. Have FUN!
It looks fantastic Nancy! It’s often the simple things that are the best!
Thanks, Barb. I agree . . . sometimes Less is More. 😀
Very creative! I love this idea!
Thanks, Theresa! I’ve also sewn button trees “framed” in miniature embroidery hoops ~ using red cloth for the background and tiny white buttons for the ornaments. Lots of ways to play around with the basic idea.
Thanks for the shout-out Nancy! I love button crafts.
It’s a fun way to repurpose stray buttons. Loved your holiday list, Tammy.
Cool idea, I have a shoebox full of buttons 🙂
You could sew up a few to share at the salon. 😀
Nancy your framed stitched Reindeer and trees are Christmas JoY and Fun!
Thanks, Pix . . . I tend to hang on to things that make me SMILE!
For me….the “Christmas Pine” immediately brought memories of the New England snow blanketing pine trees as we trekked into the woods to choose that ‘perfect’ tree. There’s just nothing like that…the smell of fresh pine, Mother Nature at her best. xo
My dad grew up in Vermont . . . so we had a chance to enjoy the occasional New England Christmas. The smell of pine has always been a favorite of mine. 😀
More Santas! And aren’t you full of Christmas craft ideas. I miss the days when we spent time in that pursuit. (Is that a very non-Zen thing to say?)
From my perspective Arts and Crafts is quite ZEN . . . we tend to be drawn fully into the flow of the moment, the NOW, as we choose the next color or plan the next stitch.
Of course, if we’re in pursuit of some “end” instead of enjoying the “means,” we probably veer from Zen. 😉
Clever craft ideas, Nancy – I love buttons and have quite a collection but they’re just sitting in a tin.
And I now officially have Santa envy! What a fabulous collection you have 😀
Thanks, BB! Maybe you will put some of those buttons to good use in 2012.
LOL at your “Santa Envy.” At one point, I had over 150 Santas. I decided that might be a tad “excessive” and started giving them away ~ to nieces, nephews, and some of “my” AmeriCorps members at ShoreCorps/PALS.
Now, I just have . . . more than my fair share! That’s why I’m sharing them HERE. 😉
Adorable… Love the selections here. Happy Holidays! Good to be back. 🙂
Thanks, E! Nice to see you out and about again. 😀
Thank you Nancy for the link. It has given me plenty of ideas!
Cool! I thought it might.