And So It Goes

Fashion details- MSGM pink and black knit dress, James Lock + Co. beige felt hat, My Tights grey tights and  Kurt Geiger blush pink leather shoes.

(Photo- Coliena Rentmeester for Red Magazine, November 2012)

Christmas Craft #21: Printed Envelope Card

The inspiration for this Christmas card comes from old airmail letters where the message was written on the inside of the envelope.

You need-

1. Scrapbook pages (cardstock weight is best)- Michaels

2. Red stickers- School or stationary supply stores

3. Snippet of pine

4. Scissors, hole punch, pencil, red pen, glue stick

Instructions-

Take an envelope and carefully open it up all the way. This will be your pattern piece. Using your pattern, trace in pencil the outline onto a sheet of printed paper (mine shows wintertime pine trees). Cut it out. Make folds where necessary. Write your letter in red ink.

Take a separate sheet of white paper and do a simple holiday greeting. Cut that out and punch a small hole at the end. Slip this through the pine stem.

Seal envelope with a red sticker. (Apply extra glue to sticker if needed).

For the front of the envelopes use white labels to write friend’s name and address.

(Styling & Photos- Martha B.)

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Fashion details- a soft shirt with long sleeves and tail peek out from a cropped sweater (pictured left Trines Wardrobe ). Short sleeve knits are worn over long sleeve ones (pictured right top & bottom Thom Dolan).

Updated 3/21/2013- Short over long as worn by model Hedvig Palm. Photo by Vanessa Jackman. 

3 Hat & Sweater Combinations

Fashion details- Margaret Howell hat & Rokit sweater (top), Gap hat & M Missoni sweater (middle) and Rokit hat & Margaret Howell sweater (bottom).

(Photos- Theo Sion. Styling- Alice Goddard)

Vintage Christmas Photo #12

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(First grade drawing- Martha B.)

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Christmas Craft #20: Milkweed Pod Ornament

Milkweed Pod Ornament

You need-

1. Milkweed pods. (Check your local florist, craft store or Etsy. I got mine from a neighbor’s garden.)

2. Scraps of fabric

3. HO Scale deer or other figurines

4. Scissors, glue stick, glue gun

5. Moss, raffia, cotton, etc. to use for the ground

Instructions-

Cut a piece of fabric to fit the pod. Coat the fabric with your glue stick and then press gently into place. You may have to snip the bottom and overlap the fabric to make it lay flat. Trim edges if necessary. Put a small dab of hot glue in the base of the pod for the moss and again for the deer.

(Styling & Photo- Martha B.)

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Jacket. Shirt. Belt. Jeans.

Note- The flannel shirt is no longer available but Madewell has some others that are similar including this one.

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(Photo ‘Christmas Trees For Sale’- Martha B.)

Hometown As Christmas Ornaments

For over twenty years my parents have received handmade painted wood ornaments from close friends. What’s so unique and special about them is that they depict real buildings in their hometown of Peacham, Vermont.

(Photos- Martha B.)

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