Christmas Crafting Ideas...

Here are the links all on one page 
of some previous 'Mia Bella Passions' Christmas DIY and Crafts:
*DIY Christmas Signs using Pallet wood 
DIY Pallet SignsDIY Pallet Signs
*Joy Cushion
DIY Christmas Pillow
*Willow Wreath
DIY Wreath
*Bookpage Butterflies
DIY Book Page Butterflies
* Felt Rose & Book Page Butterfly Wreath 
DIY Felt Roses
Have fun Christmas crafting.

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Table Centrepiece - Aqua bowl and Flower Posy...

I am in love with bowls...
 And look at this one!
 What a beauty!!!
Easy Flower Table Centrepiece Ideas
In all it's aqua embossed gorgeousness!!!
She fair yelled 'TAKE ME HOME'
from the shelf in the Hospice Shop...
And that is what happened.
Easy Flower Table Centrepiece Ideas
Because it is perfect for a table centrepiece.
Perfect as it is...
or
Perfect filled with garden flowers!
For the simplest table centre piece that takes minutes to pull together,
 you will need 'a beautiful bowl' and
a bunch of garden flowers.
Easy Flower Table Centrepiece Ideas
From 'Mia Bella Gardens' I gathered
Easy Flower Table Centrepiece Ideas
 white statice, pink polyanthus, pink clematis, and soft pink cineraria.
Easy Flower Table Centrepiece Ideas
 Then simply (woohoo - back to my favourite word!)...
Fill the bowl with an inch or two of water
(Enough so flower stems will be quenched)
Use the statice as a base, cutting the stems quite short and crossing them over in the bowl as you place them.
Then place more statice as the frame to place the other flowers in position.
Basically, you're creating a mound of statice BEFORE you add the other flowers.
Easy Flower Table Centrepiece Ideas
 Pop your other shortened flower stems through the statice frame.
And that is it...
Simple.
To maintain, top up the water in the bowl a little everyday.
Easy Flower Table Centrepiece Ideas
 Very effective...
Easy Flower Table Centrepiece Ideas
 And complete eye candy!
Easy Flower Table Centrepiece Ideas
 I know you are thinking...
Clematis...seriously?
That won't last!
Easy Flower Table Centrepiece Ideas
 But believe me...
Clematis is an underrated flower for picking,as it lasts very well!
Easy Flower Table Centrepiece Ideas
 As is Polyanthus.
Did you know that?
Easy Flower Table Centrepiece Ideas
Easy Flower Table Centrepiece Ideas
 Every tiny Poly bud will open,
which makes it a perfect posy flower!
Easy Flower Table Centrepiece Ideas
 What a superbly stunning vignette!
Easy Flower Table Centrepiece Ideas
 Just can't stop clicking!
Easy Flower Table Centrepiece Ideas
 Have you seen enough photographs yet?
Easy Flower Table Centrepiece Ideas
 Ok last one...
Easy Flower Table Centrepiece Ideas
The Editor in Chief (Arabella) has just said enough...
Get this posted to the Blog!!
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Christmas Ideas for Mia Bella...

I ADORE Christmas decorations...
I ADORE crafting, creating and cooking for Christmas...
and planning is paramount.
Otherwise...
 the days just simply disappear, 
then before you know it...
Bells are jingling and... 
Christmas celebrations have begun!
I look forward to sharing these creations with ya 
all over the next few months...
So lets start 
with the Christmas picture.
Thank you to:
'The Cottage Market'
As this is where I found 
'Rudolph'
a fab Christmas chalkboard printable.
Rudolph Chalkboard Art
Go to this link to get it:
http://thecottagemarket.com/2013/11/free-printable-christmas-chalkboard-art.html
You can frame Christmas printables
but I wanted to use a canvas as a backing.
First, I printed the picture onto heavy card.
I painted a black background on the canvas using acrylic paint.
 Then when it was dry, 
glued the Rudolph Printable onto to that.
 I used  craft glue to create a border around the print...
 And covered it in gold glitter.
 And before you make noises about my heavy handed glittering,
The excess was tipped into my Stampin Up Glitter collecting tray.
DIY Christmas Art
 Which you then tip the excess back into the bottle.
Brilliant!!
DIY Christmas Art
And here is the finished piece!!
Visit again soon to see some more ideas for Christmas...
We'll be making:
*A Lidded glass jar filled with truffles
*Music sheet angel wing decorations
*Burlap ruffle and candy cane mantel decor
*A staghead Christmas picture
*Burlap tree bows 
*Birdcage fairy light display
*Tin can wreath for front door 
(Only option as it is 'George Proof' - WHY? - see post 
http://miabellapassion.blogspot.co.nz/2014/01/painted-door-mat.html )
*A dining table centrepiece
AND
*repurposed black tree decorations
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