Christmas Houses & Candy Canes! Ready for Christmas 2022!

Hi everyone! Just a few more days until Christmas now! It's almost midnight here and the house is totally quiet... Lucky is curled up next to me... We just got home from a wonderful church program full of beautiful music and lots of cheer and laughter! The hubs went to bed and I came in to the craft room to share a project! I wasn't sure I was going to make anything else, but I had a little time Tuesday so I made some cute things! Got the photos done before we went out today. Whew! I am still trying to finish up a cross stitch Santa piece before the end of the week. It's about 90% done and I think I'm gonna do it! LOL. I'll share that too when it's done. After a nice dinner out and a lovely time at church, I feel super peaceful and ready for the winter solstice change tonight, and for the celebration of Christmas.... I hope you are having a good week and feeling some peace too! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for keeping me encouraged during this crazy year. I wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas!

I made projects with new to me Stamp Market Dies! No stamping today, just die cutting and snow! I used the 3D Little House Dies to make two houses. I ran out of time, but I want to make a whole village! I will use these as place setting decorations for our Christmas dinner... They are small and so so cute! Some little candies will fit inside or a small gift. I assembled mine and then put battery operated tea lights inside for that warm glow... They came together easily and it was a really fun project.

 

I made the boxes from pink and aqua cardstock and then put on silver roofs! Just a bit of sparkle, ya know. After I cut the windows out with the dies, I added vellum behind them to look like frosted glass. I made the wreaths from bright cardstock in Christmas colors....

 

You know I like to add a little heart to all my projects so I used some enamel shaped hearts to add over the big windows on the front. I used lots of texture paste and glitter to make it all look pretty and snowy! To put the white texture paste on, I used a small, stiff paint brush and kind of dabbed it on, messy. 

 

I adore that small scalloped edge detail on the roof! 

 

I took a photo of the houses without the tea lights inside - the vellum is nice in case you are trying to hide the candy or present!! 

 

Here is a side view of the smaller windows. I put a set of them on each side of the houses. You don't have to do this part - you can mix and match the windows for your desired look. 

 

 

Here is one of the houses in my hand so you can see the size and scale!

 

 

This really makes me feel all cozy inside!! I am going to make a bunch more of these to put on our entertainment center next year! Maybe in all the rainbow colors???

 

 

I also had purchased the Jumbo Candy Cane Die so I whipped up a couple of candy canes to use as present tie ons! They are fat and delicious and sparkly. I loooooove candy canes. I used texture paste and lots of chunky glitter on these sweets!

 

 

Okay, friends, that's it for today! Squeezing in those last Christmas projects! How are you doing with your holiday prep? Are you all done shopping and wrapping?? I've been volunteering for gift wrapping with our church and it's been fun. I love to wrap presents. I think I am pretty much done... And I'm vowing once again to start earlier next year so I don't run out of time!! (Someone remind me!) I hope you are doing great. It's 11:59 so I'm gonna finish this and get it published! Love you. XOXO

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Comments

[Amy Cooley]

Your projects are amazing! I purchased the dies for these little houses also. Didn't get a chance to play with then yet, but maybe this week.

[RuthCM]

Your little houses are so cute especially when lit! Looking forward to seeing your village. Have a merry little Christmas!

[Judy]

You make everything look so beautiful and inciting to create! I always enjoy reading your blog!🎄

[Anne Sturgeon]

These are adorable...love the colors you chose. I am as ready as I can be. Our weather is going to turn bad this afternoon. High winds, cold temps and the travel alert has been posted for two days now. Jim checked the generator this morning just in case. Our gang doesn't come until Monday the 26th so we are hoping things will be better then. You make and share so many wonderful things, I always say next year too. We do what we can with love in our hearts. Merry Christmas from our house to yours...

[Rosa M. Vasquez]

These are so cute! I guess I should start about July to be done in time! 🎄

[Becky Green]

HOW CUTE! I went over to check out the dies you used.... LOVE the large size of those candy canes! They ARE HUGE! ;) And your little glowing houses are SO SWEET! PERFECT for the table! I LOVE ALL the little windows! It is getting COOOOLD HERE! BRRR! Tonight, it will be C-O-L-D! We're ready for Christmas, I THINK! LOL Cooking is next on the agenda! STAY WARM & SAFE DEAR FRIEND, & HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HUGS!!! ;)<3

[LeAnne Pugliese]

Adorable projects!

[Birgit Norton]

These little houses are adorable and I love how they look with the battery operated candle glowing inside. What fun it would be to make a whole village of them! The oversized candy canes are so fun too! They make perfect tags. Have a blessed Christmas!