Chicken Wire Christmas Tree

 

Whew! I just got back from Open House at the Antique Mall and I'm pooped! It was loads of fun to see how everyone " dressed " their booths for the holidays! Naturally, I had to get in on the action too.I wanted to do something a little less traditional in my booth. I wanted a FRESH vintage vibe so I made a Christmas Tree out of chicken wire and decorated it with burlap garland, vintage lace, vintage postcards, and holiday hankies! 

 I used wooden clothespins to " hang"  the post cards and hankies to the wire. 

Isn't this Poinsettia hankie lovely? It's from my mother in law's collection.

  I made the top out of a small bunch of dried Hydrangeas from my garden and more burlap and lace! It came together sort of willy- nilly but I think it works!

This part of the post won't make it into Artful Blogging Magazine but I wanted you to see that I used a tomato cage for the inside structure of the tree. I wrapped the chicken wire around the tomato cage by laying the cage on it's side and rolling the wire around the cage until it was entirely covered. Because the shape of the cage isn't the same width from top to bottom I had some spots with overlapped wire which I cut to size with wire cutters. To attach the pieces I used the needle nose pliers and my fingers to pinch it all together. Kind of a crude tutorial I know, but it's not fine art folks!

It was a fun project and something I can continue to use for display in my booth as the seasons change.

 And, if you didn't catch my Beach Farmgirl Blog this week I'm sharing my Christmas Holiday Mason Jar Project with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint!

 Here's to " making" a wonderful Christmas!

Farmgirl Friday Blog Hop # 136 PLUS a HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY

 

Welcome back to the Farmgirl Friday Blog Hop! Heidi, Dolly, Debbie and I missed you all last week and we're happy to be back with a festive HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY!

 You KNOW we love our MaryJane! She is the inspiration behind this little ole blog hop of ours!

 Each one of us will be giving away a ONE YEAR subscription to MARYJANESFARM magazine! That means FOUR lucky winners will be the happy recipients of 6 issues of farmgirl goodness next year!

 Never has there been a magazine quite like hers. It's really a magazine for farmgirls at heart, far and wide, who are passionate about the food they eat and grow, living a creative life, and caring for each other.

 I'm proud to be sister # 1199 in the Farmgirl Sisterhood and a contributing writer to her fabulous publication. MaryJanesFarm is so much more than a magazine. It's a way of life.

 To Enter simply leave one comment on the Farmgirl hostess blog of your choice and if you have time, pop over and " like " MaryJanesFarm FACEBOOK page so you can keep up with her weekly recipes, farmgirl features and all of the farmgirl blogs including MaryJane's Raising Jane Journal! 

Then get right back here to enter this weeks hop! We've got lots to catch up on! 

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Your Farmgirl Friday Hostess

Heidi of My Simple Country Living 
and White Wolf Summit Farmgirl Blog
Dolly of Hibiscus House and Dolly is Cooking
Debbie of Farmgirl Unleashed 
and me of course!

1.) Write a post about your farmgirl lifestyle and brag a little about your farmgirl talents while your at it! Share what being a farmgirl means to you. Include lots of photos of your farm, crafts, animals,  quilts, home decor projects and thrifty make overs, your backyard garden, chicken coop, recipes, studio or workshop. You get the idea!

2). Leave your entry in the  Linky tools space to your  Farmgirl Friday post.

3). Please include the Farmgirl Friday button ( or link back here ) in your post and remember to share this hop with all of your blogging friends!

4.) Enter up to three entries per hop! 

 DON'T BE SHY~  

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As always, thank you for your continued participation! Wishing you all a wonderful weekend! See you on the hop! 

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Frosted Over

Dear friends,
Happy December and all things holidayish! 
Brr............... It's cold here in the Northeast this morning...! I hope you all had a great holiday weekend. We enjoyed lots of good food, time with family and friends and some much needed down time, hence my absence in the blogisphere for the last several days! Are you gearing up for Christmas? I'll admit, I'm feeling festive this year already! I've been busy gathering ( and up-cycling ) vintage goodies for an OPEN HOUSE at  Burlap and Bling ( my brick and mortar shop ) this weekend PLUS stocking my online  Shop ( My Vintage Homestead ) which is getting me in the mood to decorate and celebrate! I've got some wonderfully FUN ( and inventive ) things to show you but you'll have to wait as I'm not quite finished elving!
In the meantime enjoy this little photo journey of the garden frosted over!

 While the garden sleeps under a blanket of frozen leaves, mulch and twigs dreams of next years bounty dance in my head...

 But, for now, it's back to pricing items, taking photos and at some point today I must get to the grocery store. The Thanksgiving leftovers are all gone and the teens are hungry!

I'll see you on Friday when we resume our weekly Farmgirl Friday Blog Hop!