Christmas Around Our Home...Meets trip to TASMANIA...

I couldn't resist these 'make your own' diorama from The Maker shop in Salamanca, Hobart, Tasmania.

This shop is my mini heaven,  filled with quirky items just waiting for you 

to make into unique bespoke home-wares.

http://themakerhobart.com.au/

Please check out these wonderful Tasmanian businesses.

http://www.thedrillhall.com.au/

http://www.flywheel.net.au/products

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I must be an old soul...(or if you listen to my kids - I'm just old...hmm.)   

I surround myself with items that I love and remind me of times gone by.

Cornish Pottery,  Willow pattern china,  an old wooden bread board, and this years purchase from The Drill Hall Emporium, New Norfolk, Tasmania,  a wonderfully worn French Cheese Board.

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It's been a Very Merry Christmas...

 Well I very early on fell in love with the Curvy Keepsake Boxes, mainly because I could use them as a canvas for my paper-crafting.
Below are a selection and as December moved along so variations started to appear.

FROSTY,  PERCY / PENNY, & GOOD OLD SANTA

Snowmen and Santa Lolly Sticks

Snowmen appeared, as all the family miss Washington winters, and making snowmen in our yard.  

Christmas Paper Flower Pens.

Party Hat Penguin Hanging Boxes.

Boxed Soap and Scented Votives.

Boxed Scented Soaps as Table Gifts.

 

This darling jar diorama - Snowy Street.   Thank you Beth for the inspiration.

(The photo does not do it justice.)

 Star Box made with the Stampin' Up Star Ornament Kit. So many variations can be made from this kit.

The silver star is embossed and added to 2" c/stock circles.

(1" x 1")  x 4" tall boxes.  These sweet boxes came about  because I needed something Christmasy for chocolates. Both made with DSP (designer series paper) scored on the scored board, then '1/2 bon-bon'  fold top cut on the new Stampin' Up Box Maker Board.  Too Easy!  

Classic Paper Pine-Cone Keepsakes

Still my absolute favorite craft idea.