wordless wednesday…
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| Dallas Heritage Village, Dallas, Texas |
…all is calm, all is bright.
talya
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
Musical Pairing:
Silent Night, Sarah McLachlan
Moon before Yule
Time Travel Face Serum!
Last week in my holiday Birchbox, I received a sample of Skin & Co Truffle Serum. (If you don’t know about Birchbox, you should. Click HERE.) Skin & Co Truffle Serum claims to plump the skin with hydration, fight free radicals, and reduce fine lines and wrinkles. In short, it’s described as a miracle product containing pure extracts of Tuber Melanosporu, a truffle extract with one of the most potent anti-oxidants ever unearthed.
Wow.
Sounds like something whipped up in Herbology Class at Hogwarts…
I used my new wonder cream yesterday.
I LOVED the velvety texture, and after only one day, I immediately felt Forty Years Younger.
Forty Years.
But not from the way it made my skin feel or look.
From the smell.
In 1970, Santa brought me a tiny doll who lived inside a plastic flower. When I opened the petals to her home, she was hidden inside with arms outstretched and a smile on her cherubic face. Her hair smelled like violets. Or truffle extract?
I don’t recall her name and have not thought of her in decades—yet the aroma of this lotion unlocked a flood of memories.
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| Oneeda Petal People |
For a moment, I was eight years old again.
Time travel should be added to the serum’s list of amazing results.
talya
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
Musical Pairing:
I Want You Back, The Jackson 5
Vintage Book Christmas Tree Craft Project
I made Christmas trees using pages from a vintage children’s book.
(Consider this a great way to recycle damaged books that would otherwise end up in a crowded landfill. The old Dick and Jane book I used had torn and missing pages and was of no value to a reader.)
For my example, I made tree ornaments and paper bunting, but these trees can be used in a variety of creative ways such as holiday cards, bookmarks or as scrapbook embellishments.
To begin, start with a half circle. (Any size will work, but the size will determine your tree.)
To make my half circle, I placed the center of a bowl on the middle edge of a page and outlined around the top of the bowl. If you aren’t a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants kind of crafter (like I am), you can use a template. But, it doesn’t have to be perfect…
After you cut out your half circle, fold the right side over almost to the center of the page, placing the edge a tiny bit above the paper.
Fold the corner back. This point will be the top of your tree.
Flip over the paper.
Fold the top right side down (almost to the edge but not quite) to make a triangle.
Flip it back over again and voila! A Christmas tree.
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| cute already! |
Seriously, you can make dozens in no time…
Now for the best part!
Decorate your trees with supplies on hand—buttons, rick rack, glitter, ribbon, stamps, jingle bells, etc.
Hot glue tree trunks to the bottom using card stock or scrapbook paper.
For Christmas ornaments, hole punch the top and string a loop of ribbon to make a tree hanger.
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| vintage red buttons |
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| vintage green rick rack and a jingle bell |
I made bunting by stringing four trees together, stamping the word “Snow” and adding red glitter to the boughs.
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| red glitter, contrasting tree trunks, “Snow” bunting… |
This project works well with scrapbook paper or sheet music as well. Just remember, both sides of the page show, so use paper with complementary front and back colors.
Whatdya think?
talya
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
