Showing posts with label Pasta chains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pasta chains. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

MID WINTER Christmas Party

 A mid winter Christmas party needs...
Flowers
 I love that I can have jonquils and red berry's in the same vase, a taste of winter and spring on my table.
Vintage toys...

 Silly games...
 Marshmallow's to roast and Christmas trees on sticks (aka gummy planes)
I'm loving the owl with the berries and pine cones! Spot the pasta chain too.
 Mini pine cone Christmas trees made by my son (we used a napkin ring as a stand)
and...vintage Christmas linen embroidered long ago!




Merry Mid Winter Christmas to you all!

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

A MID WINTER Xmas Party part 1

Toothpaste box snowflake

We've been looking forward to this for weeks! Our mid winter Xmas party...tomorrow!


 Tiny fork pompoms
 Cardboard Wreath (Re-purposed toilet rolls)

 Geometric snowflakes
It's not the best place to photograph unfortunately, but trust me when I tell you this looks fantastic!

Oh...and we have a special guest coming to join the table-scape...
 I can't wait to set up the table tomorrow!

See you soon with part 2- the feast and the fancy!

Monday, July 15, 2013

Blast From The PAST Christmas Decorations

I've taken a trip back to the 80's and pulled out the pasta! 
 Vintage piping nozzle with pasta star, how sweet this is!

 Pasta and ice block stick cross...because Jesus is the reason for the season!
 Finger knitted wreaths, these are addictive to make!

To make one like the wreath below, finger knit two chains using two strands each. (Green/Green and Green/Red.) You will  need approx 1m of wool per colour.
 Secure at one end and twist the two chains together,secure with another knot in a wreath shape. Add a 3rd colour (mine was white) or continue with one of the other colours, Start at the knot and do a long stitch around the wreath to help secure it's shape. Finish where you started and secure a pasta flower (or bead, button, bow, shell....) to cover the knot. Add hanging loop and you are done!
 
This wreath is 2 chains of green (4 green strands) and then wrapped in the candy striped wool. (I used approx 50cm of white and red twisted.)
 
Last but not least, a pastatastic post wouldn'tbe complete without a pasta chain...
 

Have a BLAST from PAST this Christmas and bring in the thrifty, hand-made charm of home!