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Creative Christmas

Merry Christmas with a couple of hearts

20/12/2018 by Charlotte
Tre blå hjerter syet på opløseligt stof

A merry Christmas to all of you – I hope to see you again in the new year. The Christmas wishes comes with a couple of hearts which I have sewn on water dissolvable fabric. It is the first time I have used the dissolvable fabric – but definitely not the last. When you dissolve … [Read more…]

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Crochet Christmas Hearts – DIY

14/12/2018 by Charlotte
Hæklede julehjerter

Hearts are unavoidable now that Christmas is rapidly approaching. I have been experimenting with crochet Christmas hearts and have now reached a pattern which I like. In spite of the blue colours I still think the hearts are very Christmassy. The Christmas hearts will look good on the tree but also as part of other … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative Christmas Tagged: Crochet Christmas Hearts

This years last Christmas Cards

10/12/2018 by Charlotte
Genbrugsjulekort i isblå farver

Christmas treats are often bought in cardboard boxes with nice Christmas motifs on the outside. Last year I saved some of these boxes thinking that they might be useful for something. I was right – upcycled Christmas Cards! The embroideries on today’s cards are made on cut outs from these boxes. As we ate a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative Christmas Tagged: Christmas Cards, Embroided Christmas cards, Handmade Christmas Cards

Christmas decorations made out of upcycled soda cans

07/12/2018 by Charlotte
Genbrug af sodavandsdåser til julepynt

Upcycling of soda cans and Christmas decorations is not the most obvious combination. I have, however, tried the combination and I think the result is quite good. Soda cans come in a variety of colours and they are quite easy to cut with a normal pair of scissors. This make the cans an obvious choice … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative Christmas Tagged: Christmas decorations, Upcycling of soda cans

Crochet ‘to and from’ cards for the Christmas presents – DIY

03/12/2018 by Charlotte
Vedhængskort hæklet af bomuldsgarn

Some of my Christmas presents are now ready and therefore I need to get the ‘to and from’ cards ready. These crochet ‘to and from’ cards are made out of leftover cotton yarn in grey and blue colours. A piece of card is placed on the back so you can write your wishes. The card … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative Christmas Tagged: 'to and from' cards, crochet to and from cards

Embroided Christmas cards with flowers

30/11/2018 by Charlotte
Genbrugsjulekort med broderede blomster

These Christmas cards with flowers are made with bullion stitches on cut-outs with flower motifs. I have already made several posts with embroided Christmas cards and I was not planning more this year. All the Christmas cards in the shop has, however, been sold and as I want to write some cards myself I have to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative Christmas Tagged: Christmas Cards, Embroided Christmas cards

Christmas angles made out of my grandmothers old filet crochet

26/11/2018 by Charlotte
To mellemværksengle

Angles and Christmas goes together and my grandmothers old filet crochet is perfect for making Christmas angles. I have played a little with the design and come up with three different ways of making the angles. All three designs have got a metal wire skeleton to enable them to stand. One of the Christmas angle … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative Christmas Tagged: Christmas angles, filet crochet

Christmas cards with embroidery in golden colours

23/11/2018 by Charlotte
Julekort med gyldne broderier

This week the blog has been dominated by Christmas cards made out of recycled materials. Today is not going to be any different. I have tried to put the cards into colour groups and today is the day for the golden Christmas card. As for all the cards I have shown earlier this week all … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative Christmas Tagged: Embroided Christmas cards, Recycled Christmas cards

Recycled Christmas cards in blue colours

21/11/2018 by Charlotte
Julekort i blå farver lavet af genbrugsmaterialer

The recycled Christmas cards which I’m showing today are made in the same way as the ones I wrote about Monday. The only difference is that today’s cards are made in blue colours. The card with the tree in snowy weather has been accompanied by a drawing cut out of a Christmas card from last … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative Christmas, Embroidery, Handmade cards, Recycling Tagged: Embroided Christmas cards, Recycled Christmas cards

Christmas cards made of recycled materials in red colours

19/11/2018 by Charlotte
Julekort af genbrugsmaterialer

The blog will  this week will be dominated by recycled Christmas cards made as shown here. Today’s Christmas cards are kept in red nuances with embroidery in matching colours. The embroideries are made on magazine cut-outs which I have tried to keep in dusty colours. The star on the card above is sewn with a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative Christmas, Embroidery, Handmade cards, Recycling Tagged: Embroided Christmas cards, Recycled Christmas cards
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Broderier på genbrugskort
Genbrugskort med cirkel tema
Patchwork som dækning af reklame
Farvede papirfirkanter bliver til kort
Festligt kort til konfirmationen
Påskeæg af genbrugspapir i grønne farver
Broderede blomster på kort i akvarelfarver
Forskellige papirsstjerne af genbrugspapir
Karklud hæklet af garnrester
Akvarelmaling, franskeknuder og en sort tusch giver kortet her et anderledes look
Kort dekoreret med broderi og akvarelmaling
Håndlavede kort dekoreret med hjemmelavet papir
Sweater strikket af garnrester i forskellige farver og kvaliteter
Hæklede takser med bambus håndtag
Kort med broderede blåbær
Korsstings sommerfugle på genbrugskort
Upcycling, broderi og en forårshilsen
Patchwork af genbrugsbroderi med udklip fra et blad

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