Red Chi Chi: Chrissy decos (part 1)...

I used old coffee sacks (scavanged from a cafe),

and wrapped strips of it around my heating flue.

I covered 3 small canvases in the sack as well.

Took all the kids chrissy photos, added some ribbon,

and pinned them to the canvas.

This is a piece I made last christmas.

Goes perfectly here I think...

Some of the photos were pinned straight

onto the flue.

I also used vintage lace in places.

Old books, folded and also made into rolled

and tied bundles.

Silverware and cutlery finishes the look on a platter...

An old typewriter, sitting around for a while, finally came into use.

I typed up a wish list of my own for santa...

My front door!

Some more coffee sack and felted balls,

finished off with silk and lace...

Vintage trees in a cute group...

2 vintage and unusual fold out albums I picked up in the usa.

Salvaged books, no covers, all decorated with vintage

images, stamps, lace etc...

This is a punch bowl that we received as a

wedding gift.

I filled it with small xmas lights...
There are 3 boxes under the bowl. One for each child. I started them about 13 years ago, one for each child. Each christmas I have bought a special decoration for each, relevant to them at the time.
It goes in the box so that when we decorate the tree, they each get to unwrap a new one, and place all their decos on the tree. When we pack up the tree after christmas, we make a note of the deco and the year it was received. When they eventually leave home, they will take them with them as a start to their own collection...