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Super Stylish Seasonal Snowmen and Women Decorations

17 Sunday Nov 2013

Posted by carentaylor in Decorative dolls

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A Pair of Super Sylish Seasonal Snowman and Snow-woman Christmas decorations

A Pair of Super Stylish Seasonal Snowman and Snow-woman Christmas decorations

After making a flurry of felt footed penguins I decided to also make some of my festive snowmen too!

My little seasonal ‘snowman/woman characters have been handmade from the pattern I created, though they are very simple they are quite effective as little Christmas decorations dressed in their little cotton print hats, scarf and shawl, each having a little tiny bell. I think the little pair look a bit like Carol singers all muffled up for the cold weather.

As they are all handmade and are all cut and sewn individually, and slightly differently, I feel this is what gives them their character. All the pieces are applied by hand too, including fraying the small pieces of material to make a fringe effect for their scarves.
For their bodies I have used white ploy-cotton fabric, For their noses I used bright orange felt then some tiny beads for their eyes. A synthetic wadding had been used to stuff them and a small piece of stiff card has been sewn into their base to make them stable and stand freely. The little lady has a hand twisted cord around her middle which has a little’hand muffler’ and for extra decorationI made her a pompom wreath with tiny felt holly leaves and tiny red beads for berries. Whilst the little man has a flat cap to match his scarf, a couple of little buttons, a little broom made from a pipe cleaner with little white fluffy pompom snowballs attached to him as a finishing touch

These decorations can be brought out year after year to celebrate the festive season. They are quite a stylish pair in their matching outfits too!

DSCF6404 DSCF6405 DSCF6406As ever I never seem to stop at one of anything….. so here are the green versions too!!

The green pair of Super stylish seasonal snowman and woman

The green pair of Super stylish seasonal snowman and woman. Check out Caren’s Canvas and Craft – My Etsy shop.

 

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Perfect pair of penguins x 2

11 Monday Nov 2013

Posted by carentaylor in Decorative dolls

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”Carol singing” Christmas decorative penguin characters.

These cute little handmade penguins are my creations for today! Having had a ”TIDY” table ALL weekend, well almost… as my children were home for a short visit, So, to fill the void of them leaving, this morning I set about ‘untidying’ by getting all the fabrics ready to create my penguins. They are little characters I have been making for the last couple of years as Christmas presents for friends and family. Each and every one of them is just a little different. I created a simple little pattern and use small left over pieces of fabrics to adorn them with little scarves, shawls and hats. In this case some red tartan pattern cotton. Once I have the small fabrics cut out I painstakingly scratch away with a needle to fray the edges to give a fringe effect to their clothing. Once I have all the accessories ready I make the simple body shape which I stuffed with a synthetic wadding. Then I cut out, with pinking shears, the white penguin head and breast shape which I hand stitched together. After sewing the hats, scarf and shawl to the stuffed shapes I cut a small rectangle of orange felt for the beak and rolled it into a tight tube shape. After stitching it in place a couple of tiny beads were added for eyes, a couple of flipper feet also in orange felt then a tiny jingle bell to finish.

Never satisfied with making one of something I decided to make a second pair this time wearing green tartan pattern fabric!

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Recycled buttons and bells as Christmas decorations

29 Tuesday Oct 2013

Posted by carentaylor in Buttoncraft

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 Recycling old buttons


Recycling old buttons

As ever I am looking for inspiration, a couple of little bells and a few old  buttons provided the answer to a creative day. I have produced a set of button tree decorations which can be used year after year and unless blown up probably will not fall apart, unless purposely decommissioned.

Sadly, you might think, but happily to me I sat a whole day sorting through old buttons to  colour match and create a range of thirty two button decorations for an up coming craft fair which I have organised into sets of two and displayed on a little card. Just in case anyone might be interested in having a unique Christmas decoration for years to come I have put a set of six on My Etsy shop -Caren’s canvas and craft – at a reduced cost. Next week I am planning on adding a set of original artwork to my shop which some of you may have seen displayed earlier on WordPress.

That concludes how I have spent my last two weeks since making seasonal greetings card and the abolishment from my system of gingerbread guys!

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Handmade and quilted Giant Christmas Stockings

28 Monday Oct 2013

Posted by carentaylor in Wall hangings

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Handmade and quilted Giant Christmas Stockings

Handmade and quilted Giant Christmas Stockings

Having got rid of the need to make any more gingerbread guy themed crafty creations. I set about with this pair of giant Christmas stockings, after cutting out all the fabric ready for construction and adding a layer of synthetic wadding, I was ready to start hand quilting over the entire front and back of each one. I added a coordinating cotton fabric hanging loop and hand twisted a cord bow for each front centre.

Showing the reverse side of hand quilting

Showing the reverse side of hand quilting

All they need now is a new owner to fill them year after year, OR, better still, get someone you love to fill them for YOU!  🙂

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I feel like an elf getting ready for Christmas!

13 Sunday Oct 2013

Posted by carentaylor in Creative Patchwork and Applique

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Christmas card crazy crafting

Christmas card crazy crafting

I have eventually managed to pull myself free from the gigantic amount of ”stuff” I have out on my table, working away for hours every day like a little elf, in the midst of card, felt, beads, cotton scraps, pom-poms, buttons and sequins, whilst I have been making Christmas cards. As ever I like to be a bit different when making things and cards are no exception, normally cards are not my thing, but at Christmas I do have a go, in my own way!

This is the second batch of cards I have made, just when I thought I would be ready for the craft fairs coming up at this time of year, My mum asked if she could take some to show people at the flats where she lives. I asked which ones she wanted to take and her reply was,

” Well as you don’t need then for a few weeks I might as well take them all in the box you’re storing them in, a couple of people might want to buy one, you never know!”

So off my Mum toddled with my 40 or so cards, I thought I might be lucky and sell one or two, but didn’t hold my breath as I was tidying my table for the next creative moment. Later that day, my Mum phoned and said

”You better make a few more cards!” When I asked if she had sold a few, her reply was ”No! I’ve sold them ALL!!”

Needless to say I stopped tidying my table and set to again for this batch. Just in case anyone might be interested I have put a couple of packs on My Etsy shop

http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/carenscanvasandcraft

as well as hiding the others from my Mum!

Below is a small selection of some of the Christmas cards and decorations I have been craftily creating 🙂

Handmade penguin card

Handmade penguin card

handmade gingerbread man card

handmade gingerbread man card

Handmade cards by caren's canvas and craft

Handmade cards by caren’s canvas and craft

Handmade Christmas cards by  caren's canvas and craft

Handmade Christmas cards by
caren’s canvas and craft

 

Handmade Christmas cards by caren's canvas and craft

Handmade Christmas cards by
caren’s canvas and craft

Handmade Christmas cards by caren's canvas and craft

Handmade Christmas cards by
caren’s canvas and craft

Handmade tree decorations by  caren's canvas and craft

Handmade tree decorations by
caren’s canvas and craft

 

 

 

 

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