HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Wishing all my blogging friends all the best in the New Year!!!

These were some gift cones I made out of cardboard and covered with glitter.

May all your dreams come true in 2010! 

P.S.  I am participating in Silver Sundays sponsored by Gypsy Fish.....click on the link on my sidebar to visit a list of all the blog participants.

Happy day.

xojanis

CHRISTMAS SWAGS!

Remember the "BOO" swag that I did up for Hallowe'en??  Here are some I created for Christmas.

I soooo love these silverplated coasters...trouble is I CAN'T find anymore anywhere.  Well....off to hunt some more thrift shops!!

Happy day blogging buddies.

xojanis

WHAT A FABULOUS FIND!!!!

Earlier this fall on one of my thrifting days (oh, but I COULD thrift shop every day of my life and still not get enough--ha,ha) I found these absolutely fabulous old trophy cups!!!!!

They make the perfect holders for my bleached bottle brush trees!!!

Because I am more in to the Shabby Chic look I tend not to use traditional greens and reds at Christmas.......my house is all done up in silver and white and cream.

Sticking green bottle brush trees in bleach overnight turns them a beautiful cream.  Add some glitter and Christmas balls and you've got an easy handmade junkstyle decoration.

Happy thrifting my blogging friends.

xojanis

CHRISTMAS WISH'IN

 I have been such a terrible blogger as of late.......it is such a busy time of year, and I have only been able to manage quick peeks at my favorite blogs.  I love all the Christmas inspiration out there in blog land, and have been busy with some Christmas projects of my own (in between all the mom and work stuff).

One of my favorite things to do as the holidays approach is to glitter absolutely anything and everything that I can get my hands on!!!!!!!  This candle holder was $3.00 at the thrift store and the mirrored tray was just a little bit more.  I painted them with decoupage medium and then sprinkled on the glitter.....

I added little knob feet to this tray.

So you see.....my house (and me) are absolutely covered in glitter!!!
Happy day!
xojanis

Touches of Fall

Aren't the colours of fall absolutely spectacular!!!!??!!!  I could do without the cooler temperatures and wetness, but what a sight to behold looking at the glorious changing leaves.  I have added a few orange touches to my house in an attempt to bring the beauty of the outside in.

Am I ever excited as when I went to do this post the size extra-large has been mysteriously added to my picture size option!!  Just what I wanted!!!  Thank-you google (I think!).

Hope you are all enjoying these beautiful days.

xojanis

WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE AND ORANGE ALL OVER??

Hello my blogging friends.  It has been such a busy and somewhat trying week here that I missed posting for White Wednesday as well as Thriftday.........oh well, I know you all understand that we do what we can!!!  I have missed visiting all my favorite blogs this week, as well, so look forward to some catch up time.

Here is a look at some blacks, whites and oranges that I did a bit of decorating with this afternoon.

I made a little wreath out of some Chinese Lanterns I have growing in my backyard.  I simply strung some of the sweet orange lanterns on a piece of wire and then fashioned it into a circle.

I love white pumpkins and make my own by spray painting orange ones with white spray paint.

I made a stencil out of a paper doily and painted around the top of this one.

These round silver coasters were in a bag of silverplated cutlery I bought at the thrift store.

At first I was just planning to get rid of them as it was really the cutlery I wanted......then it came to me...... they would be perfect to create a fun little swag with.

Hope you all have enjoyed these black, white and orange images.  I thank you all once again from the bottom of my heart for all your encouraging words.

"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it

back to you when you have forgotten the words."

-Author Unknown

xojanis