Gone for another year. !!

                            

                             It will be back  in 365 days.  

If you did not get everything done for Christmas this year, start now for next year.  So many people said they never got everything finished that they wanted to.  The first thing is to get the most important things done.  Then you know that the  most important  stuff is finished.

Shop for Christmas all year long.  Don't get shorts and a beach top for Christmas, but I got some wonderful beach towels for Christmas.  What a good idea that was.  

Everyone can use a basic sweater.  A good, gray,  black or brown.  They are the new grays.  

You can make Christmas decorations all year long.  Buy the stuff that is on sale now.  

After the first of the year, I will be posting ideas for the Holidays.  It will be things that will make your house festive looking,  all through the year.  Not big things, but just a hint of happiness when someone spots it.  

I never quit making my Santa's and Snowmen.  I just make them along side of the Easter Bunny, Uncle Sam, and Valentine Hearts.  I better go and work on some New  Year and Valentine  Holidays right now.  

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas & have a safe and Happy New Year.  

Do not drink & drive.    Young people... Do not text and try to drive.  It may cost you your life and some poor innocent.  

Merry Christmas !

                  

                  Merry Christmas & Happy New Year  

Christmas is almost here.

                      Christmas Time is almost here.  

I love Christmas.  I love the decorations, bright colors and the music.  I have already started making plans for my blog for next year.  I thought I would give you and idea of what it takes to make a art piece.  And, I would like to give you some tutorials of some of my crafts.  Of course, this would all be free.  Who could ask for anything more.  

My snowpeople hit ebay and sold well.  I am very pleased for my first Christmas on ebay & etsy.  

I am already thinking about Spring & Easter.  Easter Bunny and soft green grass.  I still have bulbs that I never got around to planting.  Maybe, tomorrow.  the ground is not frozen yet.  It should be.  

I have several cutter quilts that Easter Bunny would look great in.  Let's see how we are going to do this.  Easter Bunny made out of the quilt or just a coat for the Easter Bunny made out of the quilt.  Decisions, Decisions. !!   That is one of my biggest decisions I have to make.  How do you use the limited amount of fabric to the best of your ability.  

The most up to date information is usually on my DK Vintage Holiday, facebook page.  

 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/DK-Vintage-Holiday/434496043264022

I still have several unfinished pieces sitting in my shop but can't  come up with the correct design to use them in.   This is where I have my most difficult task, " Deciding on how to use my pieces to the best of my ability.  I sometimes think, "I think too much".   

This is La Bafana, the Italian Santa lady.  She come to visit the children on Jan. 6th.  She came out beautiful.  So many people like her face, that I have to do more.  

Well better get back to the shop and make some decisions.  Merry Christmas !!       DK

Christmas time !!

             Christmas is almost  upon us.  

Christmas is almost here and everyone has so many things to do.  I have been nursing a sick husband.  He is getting better everyday.  Coughing is the worst thing.  I hope he stops soon, so I can get some sleep.  

I just put on a Candy Containers on ebay.   They came out so beautiful.  I put on 2 different sizes.  

This is Peppermint Patty.   Over 8 inches tall and candy container is a generous 3 1/2 inches deep.  Plenty room for a gift or candy.   On ebay now !!

This is a wonderful green candy container.  She can be out until St. Patty's Day.   Snowmen do no have to go away after Christmas.  They can be out all winter.   

 Candy container head.  This is such a cute piece.  It is smaller and can fit anywhere.   A necklace or ring would be beautiful inside.   On ebay right now.

  http://www.ebay.com/sch/dkvintageholiday/m.html?item=200860927531&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESINDXX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

My snowmen have been going fast.  Be sure to jump on over and take a look and see if you can get a unique gift for someone special this year.  I will have snowmen & Santa's all year long.  I am working on Santa Candy Containers.  Soon it will be candy boxes chicks.  Oh My!!  

Merry Christmas.  dk  

Santa & Baby Jesus on ebay

                                Santa & Baby Jesus on ebay

I am putting a Santa holding Baby Jesus on ebay tonight.  He has a stern look and the baby is a vintage, sleepy eyes , 4 inch, celluloid  doll.  He is wrapped in gauze and then is  wrapped with a piece of  antique quilt.  It has some red in it and it just blends so nice.  

Santa is a sitting Santa that would be 18 inches tall if he were standing.  He has a faded red, flannel coat that is lined with Christmas green. He has a wide strip of rabbit fur down the front of his jacket.  His jacket can be pulled back a little also.  He has a Christmas vest on that was a never used glass wrap.  It had  lacquered holly leaves that I put on his hat. 

Santa will have a basket on his lap with some holly leaves and a white bottle brush tree.  In his right hand he is going to be hold a sprig of pine tree and 2 vintage mercury glass bulbs.   In his left hand, Santa will have Baby Jesus.  Baby Jesus and the basket are able to be moved.  Hanging off the basket is a vintage quilt, Christmas stocking.  It has a flat back doll and 2 candy canes in it.  

Santa has a clay face, boots & gloved hands.  His hood is trimmed in aged chenille.  His boots trimmed in aged cotton batting.  He has a leather belt holding his coat closed.  He has on his coat a magic key to your house,.....or your heart, at Christmas time.  It is pinned to his belt.  Also on the pin in a tiny silver bell.  It is quite dirty though.  

Also in his basket, is a piece of WV coal. This is for the naughty children or to leave for someone who has no fire in their hearth.  There are a few of wrapped gifts in the basket also.  

I will post a picture as soon as I get them done.         Bidding is starting out at 9.99.    WOW !! 

Facebook link below.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/DK-Vintage-Holiday/434496043264022

Merry Christmas!    dk

Sneak Peaks

                                             Sneak Peaks

Just a few pictures to give you a sneak peek of what is going to be on DK Vintage Holiday on facebook and then onto ebay.  

They were so much fun making.  I am working on the Santa.  He may be holding baby Jesus.  I am still thinking.  

There are several candy containers.  The heads of the snowmen are definitely  candy containers.  2

 of the standing snowmen are candy containers also.  

Now remember these are not finished.  Just try to guess what they will be.   

One is a Candy Container and the other reminds me of a laughing baby.  

These are both Candy Containers

The Santa may be holding baby Jesus.  Not a snowball head.  

The snowmen heads are definitely Candy Containers tops. 

 

I will be selling Santa's after Christmas since I got such a late start.  It is always a Holiday at my house.  Santa and his friends live at my house all year long. !!   What a fun place to live and create.   

Check back on DK Vintage Holiday on Facebook...  https://www.facebook.com/pages/DK-Vintage-Holiday/434496043264022

Merry Christmas !!    DK

Home Sweet Home

                                 Home Sweet Home

It is so nice to go away but, it is most wonderful to come back home.   the trip to Dc for Thanksgivings was just super.  We ran into hardly no traffic.  Sooo Lucky !!   The beltway, coming out of DC was a mess, but going in it, was smooth sailing.  Everyone was trying to get out to get home or to go someplace else for Thanksgiving.  I hope everyone made it in time.  

My son made the most wonderful Thanksgivings dinner.  Second year in a row and everything was wonderful.  Of course, everything taste better when you don't have to cook it.  

Grand daughter, Miss Katie and I, did some wonderful glitter crafts.  We both love love glitter.  Can't wait to have time to work on my Putz houses.  I am going to restore the one's I have.  

I am going to work on some Santa candy containers for ebay.  I think I have about 4 heads ready to go.  I know they will come out nice.  I just love making my Santa's.  I could spend 15 hours on my workshop and the time passed so quick.  Sometimes I look down and think, is this all I've done?  Everything takes so long and ebay takes about 15 % off me after the shipping is added.  I know, no fair.  Why not before shipping is added?  

I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving and has started their Christmas shopping.  Usually by Thanksgiving, my shopping was done and mailed out.  Now for the holidays, I make Santa's.    ♥ 

Check out        http://www.ebay.com/itm/200851209619?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

for a few nice gifts.  You may get something really nice because the Santa's are on an auction.   My snowmen are very reasonable priced for a handcrafted, One Of A Kind.  Ooak

Well,  have to dash and start making some candy containers.  Seems that a lot of people are interested in those right now.   A got a very late start and then got very sick with strep throat.  This knocked me out of commission for several weeks.  But, Next Year, Look Out.   

Take care,  dk