Joyeux Noel

Happy Friday everyone and thank you for stopping by the blog today!  

Steph here with a cute little Christmas frame project for you.

The focal point of my frame is the cutest little Christmas gnome. 

Poor guy has slipped on the ice and is sliding across the snow on his little bum. 

I love the contrast of the "Joyeux Noel" and the look on his face 

indicating he is not so joyous at the moment. 

Please take a minute and scroll through the pictures and be sure to check out the 

supply list at the bottom of the post. 

I hope this little guy puts you in a Joyeux mood! 

Lately, I have been mentioning what great gifts some of our projects will make. 

Well, I actually have the person who is going to receive this all picked out already.

I am so excited to surprise her with this on Christmas. 

She will be able to add a photo of her little gnomes and change the focal point of the frame. 

All supplies for this project were obtained from Altered Pages. 

The frame comes as a blank wooden "canvas" ready for your imagination and creativity to bring it to life. 

The papers are from the "Joyeux Noel" set from Glitz.

The collage image is one of many great images from Altered Pages as well. 

I used a couple different versions of fibers as well as paper flowers and glass glintz...

all from Altered Pages. 

Thanks for stopping by.

I hope you have a fun, joyous holiday season.

Be careful on that ice & snow!!! 

Altered Pages web site

Wooden picture frame

Glitz papers

Christmas and winter collage images

Elf on the brain...

Welcome to today's post.

I know it's a bit early, but..........

I have elves on my brain. So, I thought why not spread some elfish cheer around. 

I have for you today an upcycled bottle project. 

I just love altering bottles. I think the possibilities are endless, 

not to mention they're just plain FUN. 

First, I chose a bottle that I thought was a bit different. 

It is the prettiest blue hue, not your typical green or clear.

It was originally a bottle of German white wine. 

I can't remember the name, but I do remember that it was yummy. 

You can see above that I added layer upon layer to my bottle.

I started with Christmas tissue from my supplies and kept adding from there

using my Hello December 6x6 paper pack from Glitz 

and collage images from Altered Pages.  

I found the cute little elf cheering with a bottle collage from Altered Pages. 

I thought how perfect is he? He is obviously enjoying his beverage and

his little pants are just the right color blue to match the bottle. 

I then added some blingy trim from my stash to the upper rim of the bottle 

along with pretty vintage garland bursting out of the cork. 

If you are going to be so kind as to give your upcycled project as a gift, 

be sure to take the time and make a cute little coordinating card.

You have all of your supplies out now anyway, you may as well. :-)   

Happy Creating! 

Stephanie