Howdy and MERRY CHRISTMAS to you all!
May your holiday time be cheery and bright!
Hubby and I are alone for Christmas.
Our kids/grandchildren all live far away.
We are looking forward to some rest and old movies which is something we seldom get to do in our busy lives.
All the gifts have been made, ordered, mailed and have arrived. Now we are satisfied that all our loved ones will have an enjoyable Christmas Day. We made gifts for all our ranch hands. The one I'm sharing today was done for our caterer at the ranch retreat.
I totally got the idea for this gift from the Mixed Media Place Challenge Blog Mood Board for December.
Now back to the project!
As you look at this gift...
are you curious what is at the bottom of the tree?
Since this was for a Hispanic Chef... it's chili peppers!!!
She noticed them right off too!
These are mat board die cuts from Fabulous Filagrees.
I used DecoArt Metallic Lustre for shimmer in
Copper Kettle, Radiant Red, Lavish Green.
The peppers are backed with 12x12 Red Craft n Craftin' Glitter Cardstock paper from my stash.
Hubby made me the 24x36 board out of old fence wood. I place the sticks on randomly and then drew line to mark their places.
After painting with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Metallic Gold paint the lined I drew were left as guides!
Originally the letters for MERRY as well as a star had DecoArt Media Gesso painted on them but in the end the MERRY just didn't seem to fit. And for our caterer it's more Feliz Navidad any way!
As you know... I love crackle and just had to add the DecoArt Media Crackle Paste to my star.
Metallic Lustre Radiant Red and DecoArt Sizzling Red Glamour Dust added pizzazz. The little opalescent circles were tree bling.
I love Andy Skinner's Whirlpool stencil from DecoArt and it just seem the right 'decor' for this tree!
Then I just began playing. I had some gold and silver filigree beads, the silver opalescent discs, and I made some tiny bows to add to the branches. There is a silver heart charm hanging from one of the trees with silver twine. Radiant Red and Silver Spark Metallic Lustre was added to the branches and tree. The DecoArt Media Red and White Mister was used for the speckles and spots all around the tree. The entire tree was covered with Iced Crystal Glamour Dust and it sparkles beautifully!
And here are some close up pictures of the finished tree!
One again... Ho Ho Hooooo MERRY Christmas!!!
Hugs, j.
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Thrilled to share with the following challenges:
Be inspired by the mood board and create something joyful!
Our caterer seemed joyful when she saw her tree.
Thank you Mixed Media Place for the inspiration! j.
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10 comments:
Such a wonderful piece of Christmas inspiration and a fabulous gift for your chef, you have the most amazing ideas and I love seeing the process steps and how you magically bring everything together, thank you for sharing them.
Wishing you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas Joi and have a wonderful festive weekend. Huge hugs from me to you xxx
Wonderful Chistmsa tree, enjoy your celebrations. Hus, Valerie
Wonderful Tree Joi,love the festival colors and the dimension on this with the sticks !! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2017 , big hugs !!!
Amazing creation wow lovely thanks for playing at Mixed Media Place challenge !!!
Joi, I bet your chef loved this rustic wall hanging! Wow! I wish I knew how to cook, so I could come down and be your caterer! The perks are awesome! It amazes me how you can take ordinary wood boards and sticks and turn them into something so special!
I loved your Christmas treat you left on my blog, and has really made my Christmas so special! I do hope you enjoyed your Christmas season! As usual, the best part of my Christmas was working in our church's kitchen--with God's help we were able to provide 3800 people wonderful hand cooked meals that might otherwise not have anything. It's great to see God at work in the many youth and non youth preparing these meals! I hope your New Year is filled with health and happiness! Sending love and hugs!
This is fabulous! What a thoughtful gift tailored to suit your chef. So creative!
This is THE perfect Texas Christmas tree my friend! Wow! I love those dangling peppers! Amazing. Hope you had a very merry Christmas!
Great project and tutorial! Thank you for playing along with us at Mixed Media Place!
Wooooow!!!! Beautiful!!!! Thanks for playing at Mixed Media Place challenge!!
Congratulations on your special mention at MMP! Well deserved for this beauty! Sending hugs!
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