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November 02, 2007

Black Christmas

Ta! Da!  As finally promised here are the photos of the fabulously shabby Christmas that I mentioned .  As I had said, I feel in love with the baby room that  Elizabeth had done in the November Romantic Homes issue, in shades of black and putty.  I thought it would be an interesting spin on Christmas.  I wanted an elegant, tarnished, Miss Haversham look.  Remember Miss Haversham from the Dickens novel...the one with Pip and all that?  The same Miss Haversham that was jilted and thus lived with her wedding finery and food for YEARS!  To me, that image was the most haunting one from that book.  Whenever I see a really great pile of grotty, peely, shabby stuff, I think of Miss Haversham's home and her aged wedding shabbiness.  What was that book name?  Oh well, I digress.  Anyway.  I wanted a silvery, timeless, elegance and lots of white to offset the black.  See what you think.  Black1   

I was happy with the way it turned out.  Granted, I don't think it is a look for everyone.  But in a store overflowing with every Christmas idea imaginable, I wanted something different to stand out. 

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I mixed in lots of shabby pieces.  From stools to old plants stands, tons of tarnished silver and old white cafe ware.  Even an old bed frame. 

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I mixed in my hand-painted frames.  This is one of my favorite scriptures from Job.  It says, "The morning stars sang together and the angels shouted for joy".  Isn't that wonderful?  I think would be great for a Christmas photo or a new born baby photo, especially if the photo is in black and white.

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The little "joy" wings, cut from old sheets of music and stamped and glittered. Great on a tree or a gift.  I loved the little black Christmas trees (and those have sold). 

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Sis's little angel tag was the perfect colors.  She's so sweet.  Look at Sis's sconces?  Aren't those cool? 

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Here's a close up.  I love package tie ons.  I thought that the little pearls and bells and musical notes (sorry, can't see those) would be great ties on boxes and bags.  Especially if the paper was a beautiful black and cream floral.  With a satin ribbon.  I thought it sounded pretty.  See the silvery branches, love those, those are the stores. 

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Angel wings.  I was so thrilled when I found these at a local craft store.  The stamped tag reads, "Every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings".  A little silver bell is attached.

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Here's a back side view.  Some things are the stores, like the wonderful glitter house in the old plant stand.

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We borrowed a page from "Paris Over the Moon's" book and decided to cover our "manni" in tags.  I bet Sis has over 50 tags on her.  It's a great sales technique cause people can see each one.  Plus she just looks so darn cute.

Well, hope you liked my shabby elegant Christmas.  I'll try and post a few more pics from the store later.  We still have the "Magical Forest" to go through and the wonderfully red "Cottage Christmas" as well. 

Thanks for coming by.

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LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!! can you hear me? I love it!! looks super fab!! your swap box left yesterday ;)

I hate that the pics are so bright, hard to make out the details & it is really awesome looking IRL. fab estate sale huh, for all the trinkets, lace & wallpaper pieces...

that looks just magical!

OMG how wonderful. Love the angel wings. If I could jump through this darn computer screen I would. I want to touch everything. Great job. Your are so talented

Sis, I know. Me and cameras just cannot seem to have a relationship that works. *sigh* I need to figure how to adjust that flash. Yes, awesome estate sale.
yapcat

How magical.
Alison

Thank you for the gorgeous pics...so fabulous! I saw the tag mannequin at Sherri's blog...love it. I own one of your birdie tags, I bought it at the Doves' Nest...love your work! I will be checking back.
Julie

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