and even took a lot of pictures that were supposed to capture different phases of these projects. And they did, but unfortunately our time seemed to have somehow vanished into Santa’s bag,
because we weren’t able to post them on time.
So even though Christmas is now over, we hope you like our Handmade Christmas Retrospective, and why not, use these ideas as inspiration for other projects. :)
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Ne-am dorit sa va aratam cateva proiecte frumoase pe care le puteti face de Craciun, ba chiar am facut o gramada de poze, care trebuiau sa surprinda diferite stadii ale acestora. Si chiar au surprins, numai ca, din pacate, timpul parca a intrat in sacul mosului anul asta si
n-am mai apucat nici cum sa le postam la timp.
sub forma unei Retrospective a unui Craciun handmade.
Ba chiar speram sa va placa si, de ce nu, sa folositi ideile ca si inspiratie pentru alte proiecte. :)
Christmas tree ornaments with Shabby French touches /
We used some old ornaments for this project and painted them white with acrylic paint.
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Am folosit niste globuri vechi pentru acest proiect si le-am pictat integral cu vopsea acrilica alba.
Then, using some wrinkled paper towel, we dabbed some ombre effects with different
shades of gray and white to make them look a little old.
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Apoi am adaugat, prin tamponare, cu ajutorul unor prosoape din hartie mototolite, niste ‘pete de culoare umbrite’ folosind diferite nuante de gri si alb, pentru a le face sa para putin invechite.
And we decorated them with decals stripes using some amazing French script from an old French letter from The Graphics Fairy.
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Si le-am decorat cu fasii de decaluri imprimate cu fragmente dintr-o scrisoare frantuzeasca veche,
de pe The Graphics Fairy.
Script Angel Wings / Aripi de inger cu inscriptii frantuzesti
We used the same beautiful French script to make different size light cardstock angel wings.
We love these French angel wings because you can choose to hang them in your Christmas tree
but you can also use them in so many other places all year long if you just want to add some chic details.
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Aceeasi scrisoare frantuzeasca am folosit-o si pentru a decora diferite dimensiuni de aripi de inger dintr-un carton usor. Ne plac la nebunie aripile de inger pentru ca pot fi folosite ca si ornamente pentru bradul de Craciun dar pot fi folosite cu succes si ca decoratiuni in multe alte locuri, daca vreti sa adaugati niste detalii chic.
A beautiful ballerina silhouette printed on white cardstock,
some tulle and some ribbon will do the magic for this amazing project! :)
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O silueta in forma de balerina listata pe carton alb, niste tul si niste panglica
vor face minuni pentru acest proiect frumos! :)
Attach yarn to some pine cones, dip them individually into paint and – the hardest part – be real patient until they dry completely. ♦
Adaugati niste ata unor conuri, scufundati-le in vopsea si – partea cea mai grea – fiti foarte rabdatori pana se usuca complet.
Add a (white or any other color) ribbon and use them as Christmas tree ornaments.
You can also use them to make all kind of Christmas decorations
(e.g. wreaths, table settings, etc.)
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Adaugati o panglica (alba sau colorata) si le puteti folosi ca si ornamente pentru bradul de Craciun.
De asemenea, le puteti folosi pentru a realiza tot felul de decoratiuni de Craciun sau de iarna
(de exemplu coronite sau aranjamente pentru masa).
Regular shoe boxes first painted red, then painted white, distressed and decorated with Christmas postcards from North Pole.
Perfect for children gifts, you can put them under your Christmas tree and then use them to store all your Christmas ornaments until next year.
You can find all the steps here, on a similar DIY.
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Cutii normale de pantofi, pictate cu rosu, apoi cu alb, invechite si decorate cu carti postale de Craciun, de la Polul Nord.
Perfecte pentru a fi daruite ca si cadouri copiilor, pot fi puse sub brad si apoi folosite pentru a depozita decoratiunile de Craciun pana anul viitor.
These boxes were some very special boxes and ended up as gifts for some less fortunate children, for a beautiful project called ShoeBox.
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Aceste cutii au fost niste cutii speciale si au ajuns, sub forma unor cadouri, la niste copii mai putin norocosi, printr-un proiect frumos numit ShoeBox.
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Cutiile au fost umplute cu bomboane, ciocolata si tot felul de dulciuri, acuarele, ingerasi din ceramica si ornamente pentru brad, toate impachetate in hartie simpla de ambalat si pungi de hartie, decorate cu inimioare din carton rosii si sfoara din iuta.
Some simple gift wrapping ideas that would also be great for Valentine’s Day (or Dragobete – the equivalent here in Romania), don’t you think?
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Niste idei simple de impachetat cadouri, care s-ar potrivi bine si pentru Valentine’s Day sau Dragobete, ce ziceti?
(especially that we made the postcard collages ourselves – you can find them all here, on our other blog Graphics Factory).
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Iubim la nebunie metoda traditionala de a scrie de mana urarile de sarbatori,
pe o felicitare sau o carte postala
(cu atat mai mult cu cat am realizat chiar noi colajele de imagini pentru cartile postale – le gasiti pe toate aici, pe celalalt blog al nostru, Graphics Factory).
Well, that’s ALL! :)
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