On Golden Angel Wings... Advent Tag Day 7

The day 7 tag from my interpretation of the JUNQUE DRAWER ADVENT TAG project features white and gold encrusted angel wings.  I made my own pattern for the layers of wings, and cut them out of thicker cardboard.  Then I painted them white and applied gold leaf...just delicious!

The background of the tag is aged. Then old sheet music and tea-dyed scrim is layered behind the wings. Atop the wings is a chipboard crown that I glittered to the max!!!  I always seem to get glitter everywhere when I have it out, but I adore it so much, it doesn't seem to matter.  It's getting pretty bad when I see glitter on Gabe or Buttons' eyebrows!  

The watch face, to me, symbolizes the eternal meaning of this season.  The glittery bell rings out the good news to all.

May your days be sprinkled with gold and silver dreams...and may angels always be watching over you.

Advent Tag Day 6

Today's Junque Drawer Advent Tag has a "French Shabby-Chic" feel. The bottom of the tag is dressed with a gathered crepe paper ruffle. The background paper was applied to the tag and a fun scroll stamp was used to emboss the image behind the heart.  The heart  is cut from a recycled manila file folder, overlaid with aged scrim.  How much do I love scrim??? Let me count the ways!!!  Shabby, frayed ribbon and old pearls go atop the heart with my ever-favorite sentiment-- BELIEVE.

What better thought to guide each of us through every day of this season... and beyond...  BELIEVE.

May all your wishes come true... just BELIEVE!!!

Advent tag day 5

Today's Advent tag features a fun HOME bingo tag, a string of old pearls, tulle, scrunched seam binding, and a vintage watch face.

I'm sure I'm telling my age when I say I have always been such a fan of Perry Como's smooth voice.  I'm reminded of his wonderful Christmas song when I look at the Advent tag for day 5.

Oh! There's no place like home for the holidays,
'Cause no matter how far away you roam,
When you pine for the sunshine of a friendly gaze,

For the holidays you can't beat home sweet home!

ADVENT tag day 4

This is one of my favorite of the 25 ADVENT tags. The concept of the tarnished old fork holding the tiny vintage photo is so lovely.  I can think of no better sentiment for the season, and every other day-

JOY.

May all your days be filled with JOY!

Looking a lot like Christmas

We're all "fluffed" for Christmas here on Garrison.  The tree is adorned and the Christmas village is glowing, with skaters swirling... a winter dream indeed.  Many evenings I turn off all the lamps and get lost in the magic of the old world charm.

The mantle is ready, with a red berry wreath, garland and sweet bears dressed in holiday clothes.  It takes me right back to childhood days... a place where I love to re-visit.

Buttons (who is so black, he is hard to see in all my photos), loves to curl up in his favorite chair by the fireplace.

Not to be outdone, Gabe has his perch, too!

The breakfast table is ready... only the cookies for Santa are yet to be baked.

A vignette from another GYPSY GIRLS project... their darling vintage village.  I had such fun making these little chipboard houses.  Can you tell how much I love houses and holiday villages??? I have a passion for them, for sure!

My snow people are all waiting for those first icy flakes to start falling.  Could it be any day???

Advent Day 3

The tag for day 3 of my Junque Drawer Advent calendar showcases a black vintage book cover, dating back to the early 1900's.  Atop the well-worn cover rests a tiny matchbox drawer.  The itty-bitty drawer holds a sweet ledger-paper tag and ivory forget-me-not.   

Brings to mind a favorite carol... "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming"

Welcome ADVENT

Several years ago I joined in with the GYPSY GIRLS (who write one of my favorite blogs) to make my own version of their JUNK DRAWER ADVENT CALENDAR.  It took endless hours of pulling together trinkets, baubles and glitter from my stash to create the 25 tags that commemorate each day of Advent.  With all the time spent, it is my favorite holiday creation. The tags were aged to look like treasures that could have been pulled from a grandparent's attic.  This shot shows the completed piece displayed in my home.  I love the "frame" for the creation, made from a section of celotex, covered with natural burlap, and edged in seam binding.  The shabby chic look feels so at home here on Garrison.

I thought it might be fun to show a peek at each day's tag... to give me a reminder of the meaning of each day leading up to Christmas.  Many of the tags could be ideas for cards, gift tags and such.

I'm a day behind (as usual), so I'll share days 1 and 2 in this entry.

"Star of wonder, star of night, star of royal beauty bright"...

"It came upon a midnight clear"... a sweet refrain...

Happy Day ONE and TWO of our beloved ADVENT season.