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Category Archives: Christmas
Merry Christmas to all~
Hi everyone, Connie here with some last minute Christmas ideas. I am loving the Vintage Fusion kits {where old and new meet}, what a great idea!!!! My first project is a layout using old and new~
I used the Red Striped paper by Making Memories and the Holly paper by Jenni Bowlin. The Holly leaves were fussy cut out and used as embellishments!!
Also used were the vintage Christmas seals and red Twirly Twine to make a banner under the photos!!! You can get full instructions on this project and other Christmas projects in the new Vintage Street Market Idea Booklet 2012.
These were so fun to make. I used the Snowman paper by Cosmo Cricket and made them into gift tags. I added buttons and brads to make them festive.
I used the bits of paper from the Holly paper and made a few more gift tags. Nothing left over !!!! This blog post will post on Decemeber 25th { Merry Christmas} ~ so when you get a chance , get your coffee and relax and take a look at the idea book~you can see it HERE. Hoping and wishing your day is fabulous!!! See ya soon!!!! by~ C. Mercer… Read the rest
Sweet Memories
Cookie baking day is a tradition with our family. Each year we all gather together to make cookies and candies to have for the holiday season.
We add a large dose of family togetherness, a dash of happy smiles…
a pinch of Christmas carols and a generous helping of laughter sprinkled with kisses.
Mix well for sweet holiday memories.
Recipe for Layout:
Holiday Style Ring-a-Ling Pattern Paper
Story Teller Collection – Journey Pattern Paper
Dear Mr. Claus – Thumpity, Thump Pattern Paper
May Arts Ribbon
Diamond Stickles
Assorted snowflake embellishments, jingle bell, button, stickers and holly leaves.
Wishing you many sweet holiday memories.
Holiday Happiness…
The holidays are definitely a high point for me…watching my daughters soak in every detail of the festivities of the season…love it all!
Here is a layout of my mother’s gifts back in 1965…love how she so carefully set all her presents up outside to photograph. And love that I can see her “shadow” in the foreground as she captures the shot:
Using my ever-favorite polka-dot paper from the Family Fun collection, I added my own sequins, made from red foil and a couple of hole punches. I added gorgeous tidbits, like this glitter-filled glassine envelope & pins, from the Sewing Room section of the VSM store.
My 2nd project for the month is a gingerbread-house card:
Using a Bingo Card, brown crepe, glitter, twirly twine, I whipped up this scrumptious holiday greeting.
I don’t know about you, but the holidays is definitely one of my favorite times to enjoy the nostalgic feeling of vintage ornaments and decor. My kids and I love to discover “new” favorite items like this to add to our holiday home:
Wishing you a happy holiday and a delightful December!
~Keri
Christmas Box of Chocolates and Santa Tags
Hello, Heidi here. Today, I have a couple of fun Christmas projects to share with you using some of the wonderful products from Vintage Street Market.
The first project is a little box of chocolates that I altered for the Christmas holiday. I know this is the time of year when it seems like we need so many little gifts or just a little something to give someone to brighten their day or let them know we are thinking of them. You can take thing such as a little box of candy and dress them up a bit and it just makes it a little more special.
Here is a before picture of the box of chocolates.
I covered the top of the box with Jenni Bowlin Holly Stripe paper. Then I added a little bit of Ranger Diamond Stikles to the holly leaves and berries. I added Red/White Twill Stripes ribbon from May Arts around the outer edge of the box and also used it to make a bow for the top of the box. I used one of the Vintage Carnival Ticket and Vintage Christmas Labels to make a little tag. I also added Ranger Diamond Stikles to the Christmas tree label. I used Red Twirly Twine to attach the tag to the bow. With just a few supplies I was able to turn a simple box of chocolates into a pretty little Christmas box of chocolate.
Supplies for Christmas Chocolate Box
Vintage Street Market: Red Twirly Twine, Vintage Carnival Ticket, Vintage Christmas Labels , Jenni Bowlin Holly Stripe, Ranger Diamond Stikles
May Arts: Red/White Twill Stripes
Other: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares, Hot Glue
For my second projects I designed some Christmas Santa tags to hang on gift bags.
To make the Santa tags I used Cosmo Cricket Dear Mr. Claus and Crate Paper Peppermint Collection St. Nick papers. I punched a hole in each of the smaller tags and attached a Making Memories Garment Pins with a jingle bell and some Red Twirly Twine. Then at the top of the tag I added Red/White Twill Stripes ribbon from May Arts with a Star Burst Brad. I also added some Ranger Diamond Stickles to Santa’s hat and coat for a little bit of sparkle.
Supplies for Santa Tags
Vintage Street Market: Red Twirly Twine, Making Memories Garment Pins, Cosmo Cricket Dear Mr. Claus, Crate Paper Peppermint Collection St. Nick, Ranger Diamond Stickles
May Arts: Red/White Twill Stripes
Other: Star Burst Brads, Jingle Bells, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares, Hot Glue
Thank you so much for stopping by the Vintage Street Market Blog today and I wish you all a Very Merry Christmas!!
Hugs,
Heidi… Read the rest
Wrapping Magic!
I propose that we put an end to peel and stick bows! Ok, well, at least on a few packages. 
Wrap those extra special gifts for those extra special people a little differently this year-after all, a package with detailed wrapping just adds to the excitement! Which makes me just love the title of this vintage booklet-Wrapping Magic certainly sums it up!
I just love the contrast of kraft and colors. For this pocket decoration, I started by cutting out a shape from the flap of a cardboard box-one that had a thicker core. To create the texture, I peeled away the top layer of the cardboard exposing, some of the fluting. To this, I added patterned cardstock to create a pocket. Now the super fun embellishing part!
Vintage Christmas seals top narrow strips of cardstock and look super adorable tucked into the pocket, along with a vintage candy cane (from the Completely Christmas Vintage Kit). Silver Tinsel Garland trims the pocket’s edge, and is further adorned with a Making Memories Noel gem and Red Twirly Twine (the “Sweet” ticket comes from the Twirly Twine packaging). Holly, fussy cut from Jenni Bowlin’s Holly Stripe cardstock is glammed out with Christmas Red and Holly Stickles. The “JOY” card comes from the Melissa Frances Deck the Halls cardstock minis and is beautifully framed with a Making Memories Metal Label Holder.
This would be a great pocket for a gift card too! So, put an end to peel and stick bows and show off the vintage!
Have a happy day,
Michelle
