I Will Honour Christmas In My Heart

I will honour Christmas in my heart,
and try to keep it all the year.
I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future.
The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me.
I will not shut out the lessons that they teach!

~ Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

Saturday, September 24, 2022

Christmas Crafting, September's Rudolph Day 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 Welcome to my Christmas Blog, A Debbie-Dabble Christmas!!

 I am so happy you decided to stop by my Christmas Blog!!

  Every room in our townhouse has a different Christmas Theme and Color Scheme!!
 
 I prove that you do not have to live in a large home to have several Trees, over 20, in all shapes and sizes!!

The majority of my Christmas decorations are placed in the same room every year and I know that this is not what most Decorator's care for but to me, it like seeing old friends again when I decorate each year for Christmas as many of my decorations were gifts from family and friends........... 

I do try to add a few new things and change up things a bit but for the most part, these decorations are part of my Christmas Traditions and bring back a lot of treasured memories.....


Just a reminder, I will be NOW posting 3 times a week on my regular Blog, Debbie-Dabble Blog!! 
 
On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday!!!

 REMEMBER TO CLICK ON PICTURES IF YOU WISH TO ENLARGE THEM!!!

 

HAPPY RUDOLPH DAY!!!!!
 
I know...
 
It is the 24th instead of the 25th but I did not want to change up my posting schedule so I am a day early!!

 Rudolph Day is celebrated the 25th of each month......
 
 
 
When I find the time to post on Rudolph Day, it will be about something having to do with Christmas no matter what time of the year it is...
 
Today, I will be sharing more Christmas Crafting that I have been doing....
 
 
 But first, I want to Thank Bev, over at Eclectic Red Barn , for choosing my post, Early Fall Front Porch and Yard,  as one of her features from last week's Thursday Favorite Things Link Party!!!!
 

Thanks again, Bev!!

And I also want to Thank Allyson, over at Southern Sunflowers, for choosing my post, Early Fall Front Porch and Yard, as one of her features from last week's Home Matters Link Party!!!

Thanks so much, Allyson!!!

 Please stop by and link up to these charming parties!!!
 
 
In my previous post over on my regular Blog, Debbie-Dabble blog. I shared my "Elegant Autumn" Tree...
 
 

 

 

 

 And the Pumpkin Patch underneath it!!!

  Click HERE if you missed that post!!!

Yes, I keep several Seasonal Trees up year round.....

  I will be sharing the rest of the Living Room decorated for Fall next TUESDAY over on my regular Blog, Debbie-Dabble Blog....

 

The last Rudolph Day post I did was in July where I shared a Christmas Craft project that was several years in the making....

When we were cleaning out my neighbor Elly's home for her sons after she passed away, I found this Kit in one of her back bedroom closets where she stored all her craft projects...

 

 I was thrilled to have been able to finish it for her!!!

 





 Click HERE if you missed that post!!!


Once again, our Christmas tradition of seeing Trans Siberian Orchestra Live in concert continues.....

In 23 years of touring, I have only missed seeing them 3 times....

I even downloaded the show that they did during the Pandemic and could not go out on tour in 2020....

And the nice part is that I get to see TSO at our Arena which is 5 minutes from our house!!

It is not Christmas until I see TSO!!!


I have been working on more Christmas Crafts  that I wanted to get done.....

I bought these paper mache "House" boxes at Michael's many years ago on Clearance....

I painted them white a few years ago and there they sat....

 

In a box....

Until a few weeks ago....

I drew, rather rough looking, windows and a door with a permanent marker on them....


I glued the roof lids on to the bottom part....



 
I did not take pictures of the process of what I did to these houses.....


But I added things I had in my stash to them like garland, mini bottle brush trees and wreaths....

 
Snow man and deer stickers.....


I then used Modge Podge on the roofs and sprinkled mica flakes on top to look like snow....

 
Then I glued pieces of buffalo snow to the chimneys to mimic smoke....



I am happy with how they came out....


While browsing Pinterest, I saw this sweet snowman made from cans!!

Source unknown

This is my version.....

Yep, I added a bit more to mine!!!

LOL!

I embellished his hat with stickers.....

And added garland, mini ornaments and florals to the clay pot saucer that is the base of his hat!!

I painted on his face using a permanent marker as my hands are not steady enough to use actual paint and a brush.....

 
I found a toggle button in my stash of vintage buttons and used that for his nose.....

I glued a piece of mini garland around the area where I glued the hat to the head part!!!

I used ribbons for a scarf....

Mini garland in the middle section and vintage buttons that were my neighbor Elly's....

I found out that he was a bit top heavy because of using the clay pot saucer for the hat so I decided to glue him to a wood base that I had....

This worked and stopped him from falling over!!!

Now you know that I could not just let that base alone without adding something to it....

So I decided to use what I had and create a little Winter scene!!!


I also added snowflake stickers to the body....


I think he turned out looking pretty cute!!

 

Several years ago, I bought 6 of these white trees at Dollar Tree....

After seeing many Bloggers and numerous pictures on Pinterest showing how to use these to make snowflakes, I wanted to give it a try....

This was my Inspiration photo......

Click HERE for the Tutorial on how to make these snowflakes.....

This is how my Dollar Tree snowflake came out.....

 
I added pieces of gold branches that I had bought on Clearance for 90% off at Michael's some years ago....

 
I made this bow from scrape pieces of ribbon....

 
I may change it after I get out my Christmas decorations as I have other bows that I could use....

 
 Not sure where I will use this but you know that I will find a place....


And one last little project that I did.....

Joe bought this green velvet like tree in Big Lot's for 90% off....

It was under a Dollar!!!

I got out a container of fake snow that I had and painted it on the tips of the branches....

Much better I think.....


I am so glad that I was able to get some of the bigger Christmas craft things that were taking up room in my craft closet done and out of the way.....

I do have some other things that I want to work on so I hope to find time to do so as I am just about done decorating the inside of the house for Fall/Halloween.....

 And.....
 
Once I finish the Fall/Halloween decorating downstairs, I do start decorating for Christmas upstairs so I will be back on October 25th with another Rudolph Day post and hopefully after that, I will start to post regularly for the Holiday Season here on this blog.... 

On TUESDAY, I will be posting back on my regular Blog, Debbie-Dabble Blog, and will be sharing the rest of my Living Room decorated in an "Elegant Autumn" theme for Fall....
 
 



So I hope you will stop by to visit again on TUESDAY!!

Stay safe, healthy and most of all, HAPPY!!

Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!

If you do not have a blog, PLEASE  give me some way to reply to your comment, maybe by including your email in your comment.  If I can not find a way to reach you, I will reply on the post where you commented so please check back......


I am linking up to these parties:

 

Please take some time to visit these terrific hosts and all those joining in on the fun!
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11 comments:

  1. Judy at GoldCountryCottageSeptember 24, 2022 at 5:50 PM

    Hi Deb: I will admit that even though I haven't done too much fall yet, I have been thinking about Christmas already. We got rid of our big tree after last Christmas so now I have to make the decision as to get another big one or a smaller one. I don't have any place to store a big one unless we take it all apart and then it never fits back in the box. What a problem!! But I do love a big tree..Your's is looking so pretty already..Happy Weekend..xxoJudy

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  2. Kim September 24, 2022 at 6:36 PM

    How fun, Deb! Christmas in September...I'll take it! It's so cold here today, it feels like a winter day. The houses are just adorable. I noticed the "smoke" right away. What a fun and creative touch!! Happy Saturday and Happy Rudolph Day!!

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  3. Miss MerrySeptember 24, 2022 at 9:36 PM

    I just love how you transformed all your Christmas crafts, especially the houses!

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  4. MicaSeptember 25, 2022 at 4:34 PM

    You are so creative and crafty! It's nice to see the Christmas decorations you have made to add to your collection! I really like the trees turned into snowflakes, how clever!

    Hope you had a lovely weekend :)

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    1. Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble ChristmasSeptember 26, 2022 at 7:49 AM

      Mica,
      Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and for leaving me such a sweet comment to let me know that you did!! Glad you enjoyed seeing what i ave been up to in preparation for Christmas!! Stay safe, health and happy!!
      Hugs,
      Deb

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  5. Michele MorinSeptember 28, 2022 at 6:55 AM

    Rudolph Day! I didn't know that there was such an observance!

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  6. VickiSeptember 28, 2022 at 12:11 PM

    Your crafts are awesome! I especially like the houses. Looking forward to seeing what other creative ideas you'll be sharing this season.

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  7. My thrift store addictionOctober 1, 2022 at 3:08 PM

    Debbie, I love the handmade houses and how you decorated them--pinned! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm!

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  8. Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble ChristmasOctober 2, 2022 at 9:17 AM

    Vicki,
    Thanks so much for stopping by and glad that you liked seeing how the houses turned out!! I am happy with them! Stay safe, healthy and happy! And Happy Fall!!
    hugs,
    Deb

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  9. Carol BentonOctober 2, 2022 at 3:11 PM

    Even with your Autumn tree up on the blog, I knew you must be making Christmas crafts in the background. The snowman and the houses are adorable. I'm assuming you have a special plumbing pipe that funnels Mod Podge directly into your home. Ha-ha. Can't wait to see when everything comes together for the Christmas season. But . . . your fall decor is amazing, too.
    Thank you for participating in Talent-Sharing Tuesdays Link-Up 35.
    Carol
    www.scribblingboomer.com

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  10. Create With JoyOctober 7, 2022 at 6:09 PM

    Wow Debbie - Rudolph Day is new to me but I love your Christmas spirit! No wonder you're starting early - decorating one room takes a lot of time and love and energy - I can't even imagine mustering up the energy to decorate the entire townhouse! 20 trees? Every day must be Christmas in Debbie Dablble land! :-)

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