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Topic: any hot handmade Xmas items in your state?

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Started 3 years ago by gigi
Latest reply from KudzuKween

gigi
Member

just wondering if you ladies....whether selling by booth, mall, store or craft show are seeing a hot item this season? i'm curious to know what is "in" for your area of the world this year?? AND...have you or are you making them??

Posted 3 years ago #
lovecrafting
Member

Anything I make using vintage items sell fast. I have made tulle trees and decorated them with tiny vintage glass ornaments and they sell as fast as I can make them. Also I buy anything I can find resembling a cloche and put bottle brush trees or tiny houses or tiny nativities under them then tie a pretty bow on and they sell fast too.

Posted 3 years ago #
Leveta
Member

Lovecrafting would you show some pic's. I'd love to see them...

Posted 3 years ago #
paintwife
Member

Me too please :)

Linda

Posted 3 years ago #
Junkyjen
Member

I would also love to see. Especially the tulle trees. They sound very interesting.

Posted 3 years ago #
lovecrafting
Member

Will try to post pics as soon as I can.

Posted 3 years ago #
lovecrafting
Member
ok girls here goes- MAYBE
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Posted 3 years ago #
Frenchjunker
Member

lovecrafting - these are all gorgeous! Beautiful compositions and not overloaded - I love them.

Cheers from France,
Christine

Posted 3 years ago #
jillruth
Member

I really like the tulle trees--nice job!

Posted 3 years ago #
gigi
Member

very pretty and each an individual work of art....i can see why they go so fast!!

Posted 3 years ago #
huggybear38
Member

I have one of the birds like your white ones.. may I ask where did you find the birds.. I love what you did with them.. and I love your tree.. would love the directions for that..

Posted 3 years ago #
lovecrafting
Member

Thank you ladies for all of your kind encouragement.

All of my projects come from mostly recycled stuff from the thrift store- the domes are from non working anniversary clocks- the tulle is from a wedding dress-the plates under the domes and the bowl for the arrangement and the birds are from the thrift store-the greens are from an old Christmas tree that I found curbside.

Huggy- if you would like the directions for the tree I can email them to you if you want.

Posted 3 years ago #
Leveta
Member

I DO,I DO...

Posted 3 years ago #
AnnOfGreenoak
Member

love the pics...i have some little houses and trees..
....we are doing cloches too....but the best here is things with the battery taper candles....we are putting them in lanterns with greenery or big snowmen....and also making 15$ gifts with them in a holder with greenery and a tag...... you can see on my blog or greenoak antiques on facebook....the lanterns are really selling...
ann
www.magpiecottage.blogspot.com

Posted 3 years ago #
huggybear38
Member

Lovcrafting I would love the directions for the tree..
e-mail me at joanc0904@aol.com
Thanks..

Posted 3 years ago #
crafty1
Member

I too, would like the directions. I have my mom's wedding dress which has yards and yards of tulling. These would be great to give to my daughter and daughter-in-law for keep sakes. Knightlee80@yahoo.com. thanks in advance.

Posted 3 years ago #
Leveta
Member

Here's Me...

jdkirk@tds.net

Posted 3 years ago #
junxtaposition
Member

moi deax
jeannesjunx@aol.com

Posted 3 years ago #
carlymay
Member

Please .. I also would like the directions for the tulle trees..would love to make some for my grandaughters..have tons of tulle leftover when i made thier wedding dresses
carlymayss@hotmail.com

Posted 3 years ago #
Leveta
Member

Welcome Carlymay...What a cute name...

Posted 3 years ago #
lovecrafting
Member

OK Ladies here it is-

supplies-
3 1/2 yards of tulle 72" wide (if you can't find it that wide you can use more yardage and cut them lengthwise)
a dowel about 18 inches long
and a wood block for the base(I have also put floral foam in small planters and used that as a base)
A cardboard circle about 8 inches in diameter (I use a plastic lid and cut the circle because it's not as flimsy as cardboard)

Cut tulle into strips-

1 strip of each
15" wide and 72" long
14" wide and 72" long
13" wide and 72" long
12" wide and 72" long
11" wide and 72" long
10" wide and 72" log
9" wide and 60" long
8" wide and 60" long
7" wide and 60" long
6" wide and 45" long
5" wide and 45" long
4" wide and 45" long
3" wide and 45" long

Cut a small circle in the cardboard or plastic circle and slip it on the dowel. You want it to go on tight so it won't slip down. This holds the bottom layer of the tree to keep it from looking floppy.

Fold strips in half lengthwise (fold 15" X 72 in half making it 7 1/2 X 72).Run heavy basting thread close to fold (I use fishing line).
Pull thread to gather tulle then tie the ends to make a circle and tie the ends. Slip the circle on the dowel. I slip each one on as soon as I am done making it so I don't get confused as to which one goes on next because once they are all finished they are pretty close in size.
Repeat the process with each layer and soon you will have a tulle tree.

Posted 3 years ago #
Marge
Member

Well, how awesome is that!!! Thanks for sharing!

Posted 3 years ago #
crafty1
Member

Sounds great. Thanks for sharing.

Posted 3 years ago #
huggybear38
Member

Thanks for the directions for the tree..

Posted 3 years ago #
paintwife
Member

Thank you for those clear instructions. Sounds so easy a paintwife could do it LOL

Linda.

Posted 3 years ago #
lovecrafting
Member

It is really simple but a little time consuming. The end product is worth it though!

Posted 3 years ago #
KudzuKween
Member

they're beautiful! i really love the Christmas tree idea, i may have to copy!
kudzu

Posted 3 years ago #