2011 Ornament Swap

In 2010, I participated in an ornament swap with a friend of mine.  Five of us hand crafted ornaments and mailed them to each other in time to enjoy for the holiday season. I loved doing this because it's a great way to increase your ornament collection with pieces that 50,000 others have.  I love seeing what other people create and it's interesting to see everyone's crafty comfort level.  It also ties into my philosophy of supporting local businesses and having a more handmade lifestyle. 

In 2011, I participated again and am really late in sharing the ornaments I received, sorry!!   I decided to make felt sugar skulls.  They turned out kinda quirky cute.

I received a felt gingerbread house, yarn lion, paper ornaments, and a button wreath.

Holiday Garland

I decided I wanted a little something to dress up my mantel this year and remembered a post I saw at one time with garland made from cut out magazines.  I thought it was a cute idea, so I dug out my old Budget Travel magazines and started cutting.

I guess I had forgotten how tedious it was to cut out circles without using a dye cut. So if you have access to something that will automatically do it for you, skip the scissors! My circles are not the most even circles I have ever cut, but from a distance you can't even tell.

After I cut out the circles, I stacked four of them together and sewed them into a strand.  Once they were sewn together, I just bent the circles to create a 3-D ball of sorts.

 

Ornament Swap

Last year, you may remember my participating in an ornament swap with one of my friends in NYC.  You can see the ornaments here.  This year we did it again, and I mailed my ornaments out on Friday. I decided to do felt sugar skulls and they turned out kinda cute, for my first try at skull making.  I am not sure what goodies I am getting in the mail because they haven't arrived yet, but it should be any day and I am pretty stoked.

Happy Holidays from the Cup Size Choir!

I absoulty love this! Not only beause it feature some gorgeous lingerie, but because you get to play the notes/girls on your keyboard. And you have to admit it's pretty sexy. 

http://www.cupsizechoir.com/?k=1