Some of my Christmas Equipment/ Decorations Part One
Over the years I have managed to accumulate quite a few different Christmas decorations and equipment such as fancy baking tins. Primarily covering a little bit of fancy baking but also used in creating a magical Christmas and setting the scene. Everybody needs a little bit of magic in their lives.
As I have said earlier on in the year, Christmas has started early for me insomuch as I will be throughout the year looking for useful bits and bobs for my cooking, decorations, preserving etc. Everything combined plays its part and I thought some of my ideas may give you some inspiration and different ideas for your own family Christmas. I thought I would share some of the photographs here. It is a bit mixed up all over the place but here we go
Some cookie cutters. The beauty with cookie cutters is that they are not just for cutting out cookies. You can use them as outlines for cutting felt ornaments or indeed paper ornaments. Even outlines for a Christmas based quilt.
A gingerbread man silicone cake pan and Christmas tree pan.
A miniature silicon Christmas tree mould.
Some more cookie cutters
Moulded icing push cutters, holly, ivy and mistletoe
Freestanding Christmas tree silicone mould
More Christmas tree three d chocolate mould
Miniature Christmas tree cake pan
Cookie/Chocolate mould
Fir Cone Christmas garland (Red)
Rustic Christmas button tree decoration
Imitation Antler candleholders for Christmas table. I have two of these. They look stunning.
One of my wreaths
Candle Lanterns. I have two of these.
Further candle lanterns. I have these in white and red.
Some star decorated felt for Christmas crafting - tree baubles
A twig heart wreath
A round vine version
A Reindeer Nutcracker
Some more cookie cutters
Candle lanterns - they have glass inserts
A Charity Shop find a second punch bowl and mugs
Mercury glass stars.
Another three d cake pan
A fancy ring mould for a spice cake
A heart version
Two fancy icing rolling pins
One of my Christmas Angels
Christmas Angel Lights
Christmas Angel Lantern x 2
Some more wreaths
A Complimentary garland
Two Mercury Glass Candle Holders
More cookie cutters
A decorated Christmas suitcase which sits under the tree and holds decorations out of season so double use.
The Christmas stocking I hand sewed and decorated
One of my bead decorated baubles - I did this from scratch
A couple of tiny wreaths covered in larch cones and died red to go with the pine cone garlands.
I have a thing about "Soldiers" which I suspect is something to do with the March of the Tin Soldiers that my Dad used to play on piano when I was a child. I have several music box versions and a couple of automaton versions as well.
More cookie cutters.
Two star lanterns. I absolutely love these.
Star decoration with appropriate verse.
Two larch cone mini baubles
Two snowberry versions.
Other baubles, cutters and bits and bobs.
My Christmas Moose.
Two more candle lanterns.
A wooden Christmas tree decoration.
Traditional moving Christmas tree decorations. Pull the string and the legs and arms move.
Another Christmas garland.
A pair of tin candle holders
A pair of brass candle rings for the table
A Christmas Lantern Light Box
Another Angel Lantern.
Another garland.
A Cake stand found at the Charity Shop. Looks very wintery and ideal for an ice cream cake.
A set of patchwork squares which are in the process of being hand quilted and which will form a table runner.
Some artificial candle rings for the Christmas table
Pine cone tree decorations.
A felted dog tree decoration.
Christmas lantern garland.
My Christmas tree.
Some miniature Christmas tree decorations.
Felt Christmas tree decorations.
A Night Before Christmas Family Box.
Last year when I went to Burghley Christmas Fayre we found a lady selling beautiful garlands made similar to this from wood slices glued together. I quite liked the idea and this year intend to make a few to give away as part of Christmas presents. I would like to make so many Christmas decorations for my friends so it becomes a yearly tradition - a different decoration each year. I just loved the simplicity of these.
Christmas stockings to be made also for family and friends as well as felt decorations.
Some of my soldiers.
A Cookie mould.
A vintage cake pan with ivy leaf design for the bottom. Ideal for mince pies or other pastries.
These I love. I have a bay tree in the garden, and this year I intend to dry enough orange slices in the dehydrator so that I can make my own version of these. To buy they cost and arm and a leg.
Another intended Christmas stocking idea using recycled fabric and parts of lace mats.
Also for recycling old knitwear.
My vintage Christmas tree fairy.
Two felt wreath Christmas decorations in the box for working.
There is always something you can have a go at or indeed adapt to suit your own uses.
Giving yourself the time of a year from one Christmas to another also helps you find a few pieces cheaply or make things relatively economically with those items surrounding you. Recycling fabric and lace mats for Christmas stockings, as welll as smaller pieces of fabric also ends up making a very special heirloom decoration. In many cases the above items have been collected over years not in one season and when I have bought I have bought on bargains and offers. Never full price. If I had of had to pay full price I would never have bought them.
In reality you will not get everything done, however bringing back the home made element of Christmas gets rid of the commercialism as something made with time and love really reflects what Christmas is about the original family. Even bartering skills is a good way of sharing the love and gets away from the money i.e. mercurial element that can cast a shadow over what should be a season of light.
I hope this helps.
Catch you soon.
Pattypan
xxx
As I have said earlier on in the year, Christmas has started early for me insomuch as I will be throughout the year looking for useful bits and bobs for my cooking, decorations, preserving etc. Everything combined plays its part and I thought some of my ideas may give you some inspiration and different ideas for your own family Christmas. I thought I would share some of the photographs here. It is a bit mixed up all over the place but here we go
Some cookie cutters. The beauty with cookie cutters is that they are not just for cutting out cookies. You can use them as outlines for cutting felt ornaments or indeed paper ornaments. Even outlines for a Christmas based quilt.
A gingerbread man silicone cake pan and Christmas tree pan.
A miniature silicon Christmas tree mould.
Some more cookie cutters
Moulded icing push cutters, holly, ivy and mistletoe
Freestanding Christmas tree silicone mould
More Christmas tree three d chocolate mould
Miniature Christmas tree cake pan
Cookie/Chocolate mould
Shell mince pie pan
Rustic Christmas button tree decoration
One of my wreaths
Candle Lanterns. I have two of these.
Further candle lanterns. I have these in white and red.
Some star decorated felt for Christmas crafting - tree baubles
A twig heart wreath
A round vine version
A Reindeer Nutcracker
Some more cookie cutters
Candle lanterns - they have glass inserts
A Charity Shop find a second punch bowl and mugs
Mercury glass stars.
Another three d cake pan
A fancy ring mould for a spice cake
A heart version
Two fancy icing rolling pins
One of my Christmas Angels
Christmas Angel Lights
Christmas Angel Lantern x 2
Some more wreaths
A Complimentary garland
Two Mercury Glass Candle Holders
More cookie cutters
A decorated Christmas suitcase which sits under the tree and holds decorations out of season so double use.
The Christmas stocking I hand sewed and decorated
One of my bead decorated baubles - I did this from scratch
I treated myself a couple of years ago to these M & S Stag Candleabra. They were expensive but look stunning.
A couple of tiny wreaths covered in larch cones and died red to go with the pine cone garlands.
I have a thing about "Soldiers" which I suspect is something to do with the March of the Tin Soldiers that my Dad used to play on piano when I was a child. I have several music box versions and a couple of automaton versions as well.
More cookie cutters.
Two star lanterns. I absolutely love these.
Star decoration with appropriate verse.
Two larch cone mini baubles
Two snowberry versions.
Other baubles, cutters and bits and bobs.
My Christmas Moose.
Two more candle lanterns.
A wooden Christmas tree decoration.
Traditional moving Christmas tree decorations. Pull the string and the legs and arms move.
Another Christmas garland.
A pair of tin candle holders
A pair of brass candle rings for the table
A Christmas Lantern Light Box
Another Angel Lantern.
Another garland.
A Cake stand found at the Charity Shop. Looks very wintery and ideal for an ice cream cake.
A set of patchwork squares which are in the process of being hand quilted and which will form a table runner.
Some artificial candle rings for the Christmas table
Pine cone tree decorations.
A felted dog tree decoration.
Christmas lantern garland.
My Christmas tree.
Some miniature Christmas tree decorations.
Felt Christmas tree decorations.
Christmas jingle bells for a Reindeer Garland.
A Night Before Christmas Family Box.
Last year when I went to Burghley Christmas Fayre we found a lady selling beautiful garlands made similar to this from wood slices glued together. I quite liked the idea and this year intend to make a few to give away as part of Christmas presents. I would like to make so many Christmas decorations for my friends so it becomes a yearly tradition - a different decoration each year. I just loved the simplicity of these.
Christmas stockings to be made also for family and friends as well as felt decorations.
Some of my soldiers.
A Cookie mould.
These I love. I have a bay tree in the garden, and this year I intend to dry enough orange slices in the dehydrator so that I can make my own version of these. To buy they cost and arm and a leg.
Another intended Christmas stocking idea using recycled fabric and parts of lace mats.
Also for recycling old knitwear.
My vintage Christmas tree fairy.
Two felt wreath Christmas decorations in the box for working.
There is always something you can have a go at or indeed adapt to suit your own uses.
Giving yourself the time of a year from one Christmas to another also helps you find a few pieces cheaply or make things relatively economically with those items surrounding you. Recycling fabric and lace mats for Christmas stockings, as welll as smaller pieces of fabric also ends up making a very special heirloom decoration. In many cases the above items have been collected over years not in one season and when I have bought I have bought on bargains and offers. Never full price. If I had of had to pay full price I would never have bought them.
In reality you will not get everything done, however bringing back the home made element of Christmas gets rid of the commercialism as something made with time and love really reflects what Christmas is about the original family. Even bartering skills is a good way of sharing the love and gets away from the money i.e. mercurial element that can cast a shadow over what should be a season of light.
I hope this helps.
Catch you soon.
Pattypan
xxx
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