Christmas Handmade Ornament Swap Report

Remember how I mentioned that I was taking part in the Christmas Handmade Ornament Swap?  Well I completed it and sent it off to my secret partner.  Now I can reveal what I did!

I decided to make a simple Christmas pudding. Originally it was all going to be in felt, then I decided I would  instead use felt, crochet the leaves and cherry and the icing would be Japanese paper.  My only worry was bonding the delicate Japanese paper to the felt.  I feel it turned out right in the end, and I was very happy with it.

Zentangle to paper

Been a little quiet lately due to having the flu. It was annoying, body sick, but the brain wide awake and wanting to do projects. However just before the flu entered the building I managed to do a little project.

I transformed a Zentangle TM pattern into a paper pattern. This particular Zentangle is called 'Betweed'. I love this one. It's relaxing and repetitive. The process was to draw Betweed, then cut it out. Then trace it on Christina Re paper and Japanese Paper. I thought of quilting when I was doing this. Is it a similar process?

Once the paper cut out and then stuck on board. I placed it in a frame. Instant art. I was very happy with final product.

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Our Christmas Tree

This year I decided to not use our usual Christmas tinsel, ornaments, reindeer, even our Mexican Christmas decorations. This year I decided to use paper.

I used some beautiful Cristina Re paper that a friend had given me for my birthday. I also had some left over Japanese paper. I made small fans with the Japanese paper and scattered them amongst the branches. I didn't want to use tinsel, so of course I had to make two little buntings with Cristina Re paper, very cute. Lastly I made some bon bons out of recycled cardboard tube and some bows. All of it was held together with Japanese Washi Tape