Christmas 2020

                               

Christmas 2020

Just dropping by to wish you and your families the very best Christmas ever!

'Til next time,  Love ya.  Jean  

Henry Mouse

I made this mouse for the pumpkin house.  

Unfortunately,  it turned out to be way too big.  

So I decided to give him to my Great Grandson as 

one of his Christmas gifts.  

I named him "Henry".  

He is made with aluminum foil,  

masking tape,  and paper towels. 

His "fur" is acrylic yarn. 

He was fun to make...

Just wanted to show him off...

'Til next time,  Love ya,  Jean

My Pumpkin House...

 This is my latest crafting project.  It was fun to make it.  It is made from aluminum foil,  masking tape,  and paper towels soaked in white glue.  A lot of the features are made from cardboard and paper egg cartons.  There is no wood in the construction of it, a little in the accessories.  I saw this on a YouTube channel called "Where the Gnomes Live" and could hardly wait to try it.  So here are some pictures...

This is an arbor that is made from layers of cardboard...

The front door and steps with a little fairy...

Mushrooms are made with translucent polymer clay...

Inside showing the fireplace, floor and a basket of firewood...

Stairs and front door inside.

Chimney and side of house. 

It is made with aluminum foil and 

covered with paper towels and egg carton...

Fencing,  wood shed,  apple bucket...

Closeup of wood shed.  

The roof is made with cardboard 

that I peeled the top layer off of...

Stepping stones are torn egg carton...

A shot of the window roof and the front door roof...

The whole thing sits on 4 layers of foam core,

 so it is very light and strong...

On the right side you can see the mail box,

 and the little pond that I made there in the corner.

This was a fun project to do,  and I loved making it!  We used it as our Thanksgiving centerpiece.  I still have to make a little bit of furniture for it.  That will be one of my next projects after the holidays.  For now,  I have to get ready for Christmas!  That's always fun,  too!

'Til next time,  Love ya,  Jean