TWIMO Crafter-noon Xmas Style

Before I left Atlanta for the holidays I was feeling particularly crafty and decided to whip up this wreath for my door and decorate my lovely silver tinsel tree.



The wreath was made by wrapping yarn around a Styrofoam wreath form. Then I tied a lovely bow out of some Amy Butler fabric scraps I had. I believe I was inspired by something I saw in an Anthropologie catalog, but for a while I just thought I was a crafting genius.



My tree I have given the name "the friendship tree" as many of the ornaments were contributions from some dear friends. TWIMO-er Britt (my DG little sis) gave me the laser cut wooden snow flakes from Roost and the red and white vintage-esque ones are from TWIMO-er and comment contributor Ms. Alison. Thanks for making my Christmas bright! I also used my grandmother's vintage lace as a garland and made a tree topper by cover a wooden star bought at Michael's with that lovely Amy Butler fabric again. Next year I will be adding lovely glass ornaments I bought in Germany.

Hope all you TWIMOers have a lovely holiday wherever you may be and remember the world is your oyster so be merry and make it lovely!

ICE: Indie Craft Experience

Hi All,

So as you may or may not know, I recently got back from a river cruise with Momma TWIMO down the river Rhine through Switzerland, France, and Germany. It was pretty sweet and I'm all in the Christmas mood now, but I haven't uploaded my pictures yet, because my camera cord is misplaced and perhaps is in my luggage which is god knows where in the world right now, so the Rhine Retrospective will be coming soon, but I felt I was neglecting my loyal followers so I thought I'd write about this awesome Indie Craft Fair I went to in November with one of my new friends from my graphic design class. The indie craft experience was this craft fair in a great old warehouse building in a not so good area of Atlanta. All the stuff was super awesome and I really wish I could make a living just crafting. Perhaps I'll look into it. I think I might have a calling as a professional crafter.

Here's what I bought:

Clockwise from the top:

1) Resin Necklace with some sort of berry encased in it. Look at the super cute grass packaging...

2) Felted hair clip. So cute. Check them out at Blue Eyed Freckle on Etsy. I also think I could make my own which is why I bought this to look at construction etc.

3) Fabric covered button earrings. I'm kinda obsessed with plaid this winter.

4) Background: Poster bought as a Christmas Gift.

A lot of cities these days are having these Indie Craft Fairs so I highly recommend finding them and start shopping for Christmas next year. Remember I've been a very good girl and should be at the top of your list! ; )