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Friday, December 6, 2013

Christmas Crafting..Book Page Trees

Look at the cuteness of these book page trees ! We have made book page tree toppers and wreaths and book page ornaments , and now trees ! They are #fabulouslyfestive ! This is my last post of the year for Joann Fabrics and Crafts Stores. I have really enjoyed creating some fun things , and am thankful for the opportunities !

Lets make some trees ! To make them you need an old book , cardboard cone shapes, we purchased these at Joann Fabrics, we got 2 different sizes,a hot glue gun and glue, also some glittery pipe cleaners to make a star , and ribbon for the bow at the top... You use the same technique to roll the pages, as we did on the bookpage tree topper.. only the pages are cut in half. Just keep making rows, try and keep them straight .. I went up about 1- 1-1/2 inches for every row.

We actually made them 2 ways, above we stapled the tubes before gluing.. it gives a more flat tree especially at the top. Below we did not staple just glue the tubes on. I prefer this way , I think the trees look better .

We used glitter pipecleaners, and bent them in a star shape ..2 for each tree to make the star three dimensional ,and just glued them with hot glue. We set them on top of Ball Jars filled with small ornaments .. The tree in the back is the stapled version , the tree in the front is the not stapled cones. They look very different , you just have to decide which version you like better :)

I am using mine on my dining room table ... I will be back to show you the whole dining room tomorrow ! There's a whole lot of book pages going on in there !

Use this coupon on the pipecleaners ! The cones are on sale.. This was a very inexpensive project and the finished project looks amazing ! I Used my burlap wreath for the centerpiece.. There is a tutorial there on how to make one. Visit Joann Fabrics http://bit.ly/1dZqWsw !

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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Christmas Village 2013

The Christmas Village is up and it is #fabulouslyfestive !! This is another one of my favorite things about Christmas , The Village..This year it is located in the living room and dining room ! I am honored to be doing another post for Joann Fabrics !

This was last years village you can see the post here .. I think this years is so much better !

Over the years I have collected a lot of the light up village houses, most of them from Joann Fabrics. This is my husbands job to put out the village , and this year it was a little iffy if it was going to get put out! In past years we have used our dining room table , and moved it to the wall and set the village up on that . With getting the new dining room furniture we didn't want to do that.

So between my husband and myself we came up with the idea to raise up this tree and start the village around it. Underneath the white felt are plastic crates , Rubbermaid containers, Rubbermaid bins , wood shelves, and cardboard boxes :) We use white felt to drape the whole village set up and then set up the houses . Bags of fake snow , and all the little accessories get added.

I think my husband did an amazing job getting it all up .

Joann Fabrics has such cute houses and I am hoping there are a couple more new ones coming home !

This tree with the book page tree topper is the perfect place for the village !

You can find all the supplies to create your own village at Joann Fabrics and Crafts stores ! The houses , accessories , snow, felt , lighting cords , all of it ! The best part is its all on sale !!! I hope if you don't have a village you decide this year to create one ! It is truly a magical part of our Christmas decorations !