A little green & silver

Holiday

It's amazing what a little R & R will do for the creative spirit. I am working the elves to get a few last minute things finished around this workshop.

Luckily, I did get the tree up; and my kids are extremely glad for that! I also got the extra second wind to get a silver tree out & decorated in the keeping room.

An angel fragment sports a tarnished crown

This was one of my finds from the weekend's flea market. It is the top of a medal where a ribbon would have been placed behind. I could not resist the carving & raised detailing.

Another bone inlaid frame, ....... I must have a few of these around!

My Santos, wearing the crown by Heather Bullard & her web store, the Santos is looking more holiday than usual.

Another look with some of the acid green & silver mercury glass trees, the tinsel trees are a favorite from Nell Hill's.

This close up of the hand rosary was picked up on my recent New York trip across from St. Catherine's cathedral, the shop.

A horn filled bowl with Nira; ( Nigerian monies ) collected by my husband on one of his African trips to Nigeria when he was a boy. The horn tipped magnifying glass is great for looking at the coins & their wonderful imagery.

A silver tree, trimmed with another find from the flea market, some antique glass beaded garland. A perfect match for the green / silver colors in the room, I found 7 strands last Saturday in an old dusty shoe box.

The clear glass balls are getting peace signs painted on them for next year, the other silver mercury balls are vintage & the long spiral ornaments were last year's after Christmas find.

I plopped the tree in this French market basket, an alternative to the traditional tree stand! The tree skirt is mt linen table cloth for outside in the Summer.

And then there is my Eddie Ross inspired wreath made last year, after seeing his online. It is made from     silver balls, dusted with glitter; also inspiration from the wreaths made by Cody Foster. I love the vintage feel of this wreath, espescially against the more modern holiday accents in the room.


Leslie Rowlands Designs