That Cute Little Touch. *Winter Style!*

That Cute Little Touch, Winter Edition!

WOW! So its the 5th of December, Hope everyone has got there advent calenders out and ready! How exciting! 

I once wrote an article called "That Cute Little Touch!" , and today i had a thought, Christmas is such a magical time, and it is all the small things that add to the magic! I love the little decorations around the house and on the Christmas Tree! So i wanted to do "That Cute Little Touch" Winter Edition!

There are just some of the cutest decorations out there. Here is one i found online , simply by searching , "Christmas Decorations Vintage Style" . It is the cutest, decorative bird box, with sweet Christmas details! At Only £14.95 , it is the loveliest secret little Christmas gift for yourself! Or maybe for friends or family. Click here for the website!

From the same website is this adorable Shabby Chic style Christmas Star! The Tradition says it is supposed to bring Good Luck, Which is simply a bonus! Click Here!

At the Amazing Price of £3.95!!

However, there are ways to make the most gorgeous decorations, and have fun doing it too! You could revamp an old bauble by decoupaging it!

                        What a sweet idea is this? Just such a gorgeous bauble!!

                     You Can even add a personal touch, with something you like!

You can also make Star decorations to hang from the Christmas tree! 

They are so easy to make and co lovely!

I LOVE the music notes decoupage idea!

If you want to know how to make the cute Stars to hang from your tree, then Click Here, this is a sweet little site, where i found the image and it tells you everything you need to know!

Next up is some of the most lovely Christmas bunting ever! It is just simply the sweetest!
It is £12.95 , i think it would just lighten up any room you want to be honest!

Of course , you can challenge yourself and make bunting!! I am no professional when it comes to sewing, but even i have managed to make some lovely bunting in the past! 

It is a lot more simple then people may think!

I will have ago at explaining it to you!

(For a short bunting , of 5 triangles)

1. Cut out ten triangles , out of your chosen material.

2. Put the Triangles into pairs and lay them , with the material front facing inwards on top of each other.

3. Sew (by hand or by sewing machine) around the two triangles, but not the top!

4. Like what you do when you have an inside out sock,  make the triangles so they aren't inside out. (Told you i would give ago at explaining it! Never said it would sound professional haha, That is just how i always think of it!)

5. Iron each triangle so they have no creases in them!

6. Get some think ribbon, and pin the triangles to it..

~Lay the ribbon out on a flat surface.

~Lay each triangle an equal amount of distance away from each other across the ribbon. Each Triangle you lay, place it in the middle of the ribbon, so you have ribbon to fold over.

~Fold over the other half of the ribbon and pin it.

~Then simply sew along the ribbon and hey presto , they you have it!

So Sorry if you don't understand my instructions! Sure there are better instructions out on the web, but there is no harm in having ago at it!

Anyway My Vintage Sweet Hearts , it was lovely talking to you all, thank you for reading, i hope it helps you have a gorgeous, magical ,vintage Christmas! Leave any comments below, on any exciting Christmas plans , or decoration ideas! I would love to hear from you all! You could also post a Christmas of your Christmas decorations on our Facebook Page, to share the joy of Christmas Decorations further!

(https://www.facebook.com/VintageCountryRose)

Lots of Love to you all, Hope you all have an exciting December!

Buttercup x

Revamping Your Room

Wanting to redecorate your room? 
 Decorating your room should be a fun task , but nowadays it can be complicated. How you want your room , and how you can decorate your room , are two different things entirely. But do you want to decorate your room in a Vintage Like Style?Here is a guide to how you can do that .Enjoy!


 "Shabby chic" Your things
This tip is quick and simple. Take some of your old furniture , or new , its up to you. Make sure its a vintage color , like a light , green , yellow , red or pink. If it isn't one of those colors , get some paint , and paint the furniture .You don't have to be a superb painter , it does matter,  as we are going to sandpaper it later. Leave it to dry for about twenty minutes , not enough time for the paint to dry completely , but to have it almost dry.This will make the paint easier to sand paper off .Only use one layer of paint , you want it to crack if possible , to make it look more old. 
Take your sand paper and you have two options here .
option one : you sand paper it roughly and fast , making to furniture like old and scratched 
Option two: you take more time with your sandpaper , making it look more cracked, and rough.
Continue to sand paper it until you are happy with the result. 

Just a simple design! 

Top tip! You could apply glue over the top of this , to keep any flakes from coming off,  or anymore of it cracking.The glue will dry and give the furniture a glossy varnish. Or you could of course , just use varnish! :)

Cushions
To help decorate a cushion you have , you could make a fun cover for it .Maybe out of your old clothes that you no longer wear , or lovely material. I recommend something with flowers on , or a small printed design. Create sort of flaps at the back , so it can fit around the cushion .And ta da ! A new pillow case cover. Completely original to you !

Top tip! I know going into charity shops isn't "hip" these days , but many charity shops will have wonderful vintage style clothes , that you could cut up and use for materiel! And it saves you a heap of cash.


 Little nick knacks
This is probably my favorite part of the whole vintage look .Little decorations that you can hang up or put somewhere. I always love them.No matter how many i have , i always , always want more ! And so here are some that you can make or buy for yourself , for very little money :

Boxes : You always see those beautifully decorated boxes in cute little shops , you can always make your own for a fraction of the price ! In my family , we tend to get lots of boxes , chocolate tins , shoe boxes , Vaseline tubs , anything. You just start with one of those , and you find some material that you like , or even newspaper or wrapping paper , and you cut out some that fits your box , and glue it on , that's just how simple it is to do ! If you do it carefully enough , nobody would guess that your beautiful ornate box was handmade !

Christmas tree decorations : This may sound a little odd , but i don't understand why some Christmas decorations aren't just used as little vintage decorations. You can hang them up in just the same way! What is the difference really? Just pick one that you love , and that's small and cute . Look on www.prettyandchic.co.uk. Many of their Christmas tree decorations could be used as normal room decorations .Try it yourself , maybe look in that bag in the garage , or on your tree now if you still have it up , are their any you could hang up? 

Photo Frames : Many shops sell photo frames , or you may find one around your house. You could jazz one up? Buttons add a cute touch. You can get photo frames cheaply from anywhere , and they really suit the vintage theme.

Pillows as hanging decorations?! : Yes , you read it right. And now im not talking about a huge pillow , im talking about a very small one.If you have a small pillow , you can attach some ribbon to it and hang it up , done !  

One of these ornate pillows

Little things : Little decorations can really jazz up the look of your room. Do you have a brooch that you never wear? Attach it to a strip of fabric and hang it up , an instant wonder! Or use prettily decorated glasses as vases  to put flowers in. 

Bed as a centrepiece : Have your bed as the main thing in the room , and have beautiful bed covers to show it off to the max and design all your furniture around your bed .

English: A bauble on a Christmas tree. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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