Belle & Boo Christmas Plaques

During 2015 my crafting focus has really shifted from cards to home decor items. I never thought that I would enjoy it so much to create decorative frames and MDF items. And my handcrafted Christmas decorations, for example, that are currently surrounding me are - in my humble opinion - even nicer than many bought items.

The two MDF plaques in this blog post are created around the adorable Belle & Boo Christmas collection by Trimcraft. The plaques were prepared with white gesso and First Edition deco mache papers. A final all over application of First Edition deco mache gloss decoupage glue gives them a nice shiny and smooth finish.

Product lists and step-by-step instructions for both projects can again be found in my Trimcraft gallery.

Wintery Snowflake Decoration

Merry Christmas!

Today I would like to share a wintery home decor item with you. I found it perfect as Christmas Day crafty treat, but it could also be a nice gift for a host during the festive period. And as it features snowflakes, it is not just for Christmas but a lovely item throughout the winter. I used Dovecraft Christmas Basics wooden snowflake shapes and white adhesive pearls as well as metallic paints and jump rings.

I am so pleased with the way this snowflake chain has turned out that I will definitely create another one in gold and silver.

If you would like to recreate this project, you can find a product list and step-by-step instructions in my Trimcraft gallery.

Christmas Countdown

Just a short time to go now until Christmas Day. I would like to use the opportunity to share two more Christmas cards with you, which I made recently with Trimcraft collections.

The first card features products from the Helz Cuppleditch range 'The Night Before Christmas'.

The second card is a quick make created with the Dovecraft Christmas Basics collection.

Product lists and step-by-step instructions for both cards as well as larger images can again be found in my Trimcraft gallery.

Merry Christmas everybody!

Tatty Teddy Birthday Card

Today I would like to share an 8" square birthday card with you. For this project I reverted back to products that Trimcraft brought out at the beginning of this year: the Me to You Mother's Day papers and decoupage images.

I really indulged in the die-cut decoupage images and used as many as three on this card.

In addition to the Me to You papers and decoupage pad I used brown cardstock, paper flowers and the First Edition traditional sentiment die set (also by Trimcraft). This die set has quickly become one of my favourites and I will probably use it very often for sentiments on cards.

The Night Before Christmas Plaque

Today I would like to share another home decor item with you.This time it is an oval Christmas plaque based around an image from Helz Cuppleditch's The Night Before Christmas collection by Trimcraft and the matching reindeer deco mache papers. The base is an oval MDF plaque into which I punched two holes using my Crop-a-Dile Big Bite. Other tools like a drill would also do the trick.

For a product list, step-by-step instructions and a larger image please go to my Trimcraft gallery.

Glad Tidings Project Series

Over the last days I worked on a series of five projects created with the new Dovecraft Christmas collection 'Glad Tidings'. Here are now images of all five new cards. Larger images as well as product lists and step-by step instructions for all projects will be available in my Trimcraft gallery by the end of tomorrow.

The Night Before Christmas Scene

Now that I am on my own I need a lot less Christmas cards and find myself more and more often opting for home decor items when I am crafting. And they make it possible to have some more and new decorative Christmas items even if the budget is tight. And Trimcraft's new collection 'The Night Before Christmas' with images by Helz Cuppleditch in combination with some other great new First Edition and Dovecraft Christmas products allows for some unique items with a personal touch that could not be just bought in shops or could be found in countless homes.

This 6" x 6" panel based on a piece of cardboard also brought out a great way of using up loose glitter without mess. I mixed a generous amount of PVA with white Dovecraft glitter and applied it lavishly to the icicle border and the snowflake elements. This leaves the ice and snow elements nice and sparkly - and the glitter is not shedding.

I prepared again a product list and step-by-step instructions, which can be found in my Trimcraft gallery.