Day 7, 8, 9 & 10 matchboxes....

Well, I don't guess I've done too well w/ posting a matchbox every day, huh? :( I'm sorry...I really had the best intentions but even w/ pre-scheduling them, you have to schedule in the time to compose them. ;)

Anyway, with no further ado...here are the matchboxes! Day 7 was crafted by Kathy (no blog address).

She managed to pack 2 wonderful gifts into that tiny matchbox, a fabulous bottle cap magnet (done w/ resin...can't wait to try it!) & a mini- padded ornament. Thanks Kathy!
My Day 7 gift was another vintage earring turned into a magnet.

LOVE the burned edges on the Day 8 wrapper...it doesn't show up very well in the pic but it's a really nice effect. This one was crafted by Tracy @ Daily Bubbles.

Inside was a tiny glass candy cane....too sweet! Thank you Tracy!

My Day 8 gift was a mini-domino that I turned into a charm.

Day 9 matchbox was crafted by Amanda @ Whispering Christmas Dreams ....lovely, isn't it?

And inside was a miniature red velvet bow....thanks Amanda!

My Day 9 gift was another vintage earring w/ a magnet glued on the back. But I glued this one onto a rosette of tulle first.

LOVE the Day 10 box crafter by Michelle & Ashley @ The Tattered Quilt Cottage.

And I LOVE this adorable beaded snowman! Thanks Ashley & Michelle!

My Day 10 gift was a bottle cap charm.

Have a great weekend everybody & take time to enjoy the season!

Day 6 matchbox....

Today's Day 6 matchbox was crafted by a blogging friend of mine, Mary Pernula @ JMPPastimes. I think her's is the only one I received from someone I knew. Her design was also one of the most unique... she added sheet music wings & turned it into a snow angel. Thanks Mary...I LOVE it!

Inside was a tiny little gingerbread house. Too cute!

For the Day 6 Matchbox I made...I strung some pearls & some letter beads onto embroidery floss & made a mini-"banner".

Hope everyone has the shopping done (I don't!) & that you have a good week!

Day 5 matchbox swap revealed...

Day 5's matchbox was crafted by Valery @ It's an Alien Life . Love the simple but dynamic graphics!


And inside is a wonderful felt dangly ornament! Thank you Valery...how did you know I love dangly? ;)


Inside the Day 5 box I sent was a vintage earring turned into a magnet.

Day 4 matchbox...

Day 4's matchbox was crafted by Linda @ Country Pickin's...too cute! Love the button on top of the snowflake!

Inside was a tiny angel ornament & an even tinier key. LOVE it! Thanks Linda!

Inside the Day 4 box I crafted was another dolled up rusty key. I made pairs of all the contents in my matchboxes so you'll see repeats of the same gift. Hopefully they'll be spaced out a bit better though...y'all just saw this rusty key on Day 1. *blushes*

Tonight the grands & I are having a Christmas "party". We'll drink eggnog, watch Christmas movies & "find the pickle." We've adopted the German tradition of hiding a pickle ornament on the tree...whoever finds it gets a prize. Course @ Honey's house everyone gets a prize. ;) I hid it reallllly well this year. Can you see it? I wrapped the branches of the tree around it & then put a cluster of balls in front of it. It may take them all night to find it! LOL


Have a great weekend everybody! May it be filled w/ Christmas music, glitter & love!

My beautiful, vintage tree & Day 3 matchboxes...

Good morning! Hope you're into vintage ornaments as this posts features my tree & it is picture heavy! Your scrolling finger is gonna get a work-out... Sorry! But I deleted dozens of photos after uploading them so it could be worse. LOL I'll keep the verbage to a minimum though & if you're not interested in vintage ornaments, just skip down to the Day 3 matchboxes...my feelings won't be hurt, I promise!

Anyway, I love, love, love, love, love my tree! It's literally dripping w/ ornaments...most are vintage Shiny Brites, many are the Merck's Family Old World Christmas (high quality reproductions), given to me by my children over the years & some are cheaper, vintage style ornaments used as fillers. I use no garlands, bows or assorted doo-dads....just hundreds (maybe even thousands!) of ornaments w/ a handful of clip-on glass birds. For years, I've wanted bubble lights to complete the vintage look (my grandmother had them on her tree) but haven't been able to find any @ a price I wanted to pay. Last weekend at the cattle barns flea, I scored 6 complete sets for $25! Now all it's missing is tinsel (ain't gonna happen on a fake flocked tree though!) & high enough ceilings so that I can put the tree in an urn. I'd fill the urn up w/ overflow ornaments...if I only had ceilings high enough. *sigh* So it's not perfect but it's pretty dang close. And it looks better w/ the more ornaments on it so I can add more & more & more. And then some more! I can't see me EVER having my tree any other way.


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My tree skirt is a beautiful beaded, vintage skirt....LOVE it! I've had it for years but never put it under the tree until now. If the dogs pull off so much as one sequin though, it'll have to be pulled up. Underneath the tree skirt is a vintage quilt made of all polyester squares (think leisure suits .... UGLY!) but backed w/ a luxurious beautiful green velvet.

The crowning glory of my tree is a crown. LOL I have a collection of vintage toppers too but I display them in other places.

This the view in the mirror behind the tree.

And the obligatory night-time shot. All Christmas trees are beautiful at night though...I think mine looks best in the light of the day, with the sun glinting off all the ornaments.

And now on to the matchboxes...today's lovely Day 3 matchbox was made by Kelly @ Cherry Kingdom ...isn't it gorgeous? And what a magical shade of blue!

Inisde is a snowman pin & a teensy-tiny paper doll. Thank you Kelly!

Inside the Day 3 box I made is a little doily, dressed up some w/ glitter, book page & a Noel star.

Here's to a very merry Christmas!