Primitive Shabby Christmas Decorations-Handmade

I love my primitive shabby rag strip garland...

I created this garland a few years back to 

hang on my tree...which is so pretty wrapped

around the tree with lights twinkling!

But this Christmas I decided to hang it on my curtain

rod on my living room window...it was a perfect 

backdrop for the Christmas tree so loved it!

I found some rusty jingle bells on jute twine garland

at the Christmas Tree Shop a few years back and added them

to my Christmas decorations this year.

Hoping to share more of our Christmas Season with you all, soon but

right now we are up to our necks with boxes and packing for a move.

Crazy I know it to move during the Holidays Crazy I say!

But it is what it is-keep moving forward one box at a time, haha.

Thanks for stopping by,

Peggy Lee

Artsy Addicts ATC

Hop on over to the Artsy Addicts Blog today to see more details on this ATC "Americana" art piece...totally love this primitive goodness.
Thanks,
Peggy Lee

http://weareartsyaddicts.blogspot.com/

Artsy Addicts Blog: 4th of July Tri-Fold Mini

Here is a little mini I created today for the Artsy Addicts Blog.

it's time to start celebrating the 4th!!

a little video

Hop on over and enjoy many more photos and details.

Happy 4th!

Peggy Lee

Artsy Addicts Blog & My Birthday!!!

Yes today is my birthday and my post over at the Artsy Addicts Blog today.

I created this little prim goodie to share with you all.

See more details on the blog here.

hope you all enjoy this little prim wall pocket..

and

happy birthday to me.

hehe

Happy 4th of July!!!!!

 Wishing everyone a HAPPY 4TH OF JULY 2011!!!! Here is a little banner I created with CTMH Stamp Of The Month #D1458 "American Celebration"...

                                   Remember everyday moments and celebrate family and friends.

                                                                     I love the USA

 Close To My Heart has awesome stamps and scrapbooking supplies to inspire our creative juices and July's SOTM Stamp set I am in totally in love with it....more to come..

Please have a safe and fun holiday!


Supplies: (all CTMH unless stated)
CTMH: stamps, inks, papers, twine, liquid glass, brads
Old Dictionary paper (not CTMH)
Base: coasters (not CTMH)

Day 9-HomeSpun Holiday

Day 9 of 25 Days til Christmas HomeSpun Holiday!!! I must say I love getting and giving handmade heartfelt gifts...This little Bittersweet prim pillow and adorable prim heart ornament would be welcomed in a home for the Holiday Season for all to enjoy. The Stitchery was hand drawn and stitched by me. (I created this for my home a gift for me. shhhh it's good to create something you love and enjoy it).

 The heart was so simple I just folded a piece of white paper in half and drew a half of a heart shape, cut it out and folded my material in half, pinning the paper heart still folded on the material and cut out... this way you save a step. Then I sewed and stuffed the pillow and heart, took some red felt two square shapes and cut out a spiral for the rolled flower, rolled and hot glued together, added some lace trim for the hanger. For the leaves I used Tim Holtz Tattered Leaves die and hot glued onto the heart pillow and then glued the red rolled rose...and your done.

 

close up of the pillow front and back...I love to create primitive home decor items to admire around the home and to brighten some one's day. 

Happy Homespun Holiday to you and your family & friends.

Peggy Lee

Studio 490 Style Challenge

Whooo it's challenge time over at Simon Says Stamp and Show Blog!!! And as you can tell it's all about "Wendy Vecchi" super artist which I have fallen in love with her artwork, stamps and style!!!

Need to be inspired stop over at her blog Studio 490 Art

You will be amazed-so here is my entry for SSS Challenge and my twist on Wendy's style.

Since fall in upon us and it's coming fast here on the East Coast with cool crisp morning and chilly evenings-I knew I had to create something with fall vibrant colors....

With Wendy's stamps I created this little art piece to go in our living room for the fall (just need to find a frame to fit it in)

stamps I used were:

Funky Flower Art, Ticket To Art and Nature's Art

and the little pumpkins are Hero Arts.

these funky flowers are sooooo cute!!! and so primitive.

Love Tim Holtz bingo embossing folder-

Fall colors I used were: (distress inks)
Brushed Corduroy

Wild Honey

Mustard Seed

Tumbled Glass

Black Soot

Dried Marigold

Fired Brick

Rusty Hinge

Chipped Sapphire

ohhhff--that was alot of vibrant beautiful colors that just scream fall is here!!!!

Here is my first stamp sets

which I had to buy for this challenge

I needed them...heheheh

yummie goodness!!!!!!

don't forget to jump of to Simon Says Stamp and Show for an eye candy site!!! There are so many amazing entries so far and can I say this new Design Team is Amazing!!!!

Red, White & Blue Challenge and prim art

I have been playing in my studio room (when I should be cleaning) but we all know how that goes... I have been working on a challenges...and started to think about my love for primitive work, so I created these cute little prim frame artwork...

closer look...

Here are the red, white and blue challenge I have been working on, Lynne over at http://lynneforsythe.blogspot.com/ set up a challenge on MPTS forum boards @ http://morepaperthanshoes.proboards.com/

so I made some 4th of July EMBELLIES for my scrapbooking layouts I will be creating...I think they turned out really cute and prim....

Family, 4th, and Freedom everything we could ask for....celebrate your freedom...

enjoy Peggy Lee

December Already!! a few days late

Wow December is here and fastly going already, it is now December 4th oh boy Christmas Day will be here before we know it. I am not ready!!!!! How about you? I still need to make my cards, and work on some homemade gifts, time is flying by me.....

Last night was Olde Tyme Christmas in Lancaster, NH we go every year! We love it, except for the bad weather but a little rain or snow doesn't stop anyone, it's so fun to walk up and down main street and seeing all the window displays and the shops have free food and hot drinks for everyone, the bank gives out hot apple crisp, there is a craft fair, sleigh rides, Santa of course and so much more. We always have a fun time, I tried to get my girls to take pictures with Frosty the Snowman but they are getting to old for that, which made me really sad but I understood. Here are a few pics of out "Olde Tyme Christmas" enjoy:

this was taken in the car driving into Lancaster.....

driving through the town, the next one the wind was blowing and I love how the decorations look like they are flying....

My favorite store in Lancaster, NH "Heart Hearth and Home" Primitive decor store......

creative around the house

My daughter Olivia made this poster for her bedroom walls, Olivia is very creative person, her favorite thing is to splash paint on stuff. Great work Livy!!

Thank you card I made for someone special, love the flowers, with the brads for centers.

all material is CTMH except the green card base.

This is what I am working on right now, while my studio room is a mess with the living room furniture is in my studio while we finish the walls. I love this fall decor, I am going to make some more. Still need to put some finishing touches on it. Can't wait to hang it up.

Here we are the bad girls! Me , Olivia and Emilee heading to the family BBQ. so cute....

Primitive Side of me

sewing project for the pin cushions my ladies quilt group did, and cute little sasha resting on one of my yo yo table runners I make. she is so cute.