Festive creativity

These are the cutest little itty bitty mini pom poms which I bought on a complete whim in the summer.

They are soooo cute and dinky and colourful, I am quite enchanted by them.

I also love love love that on the reverse of the packet it translates the words "mini pom poms" into some very unusual and wonderful sounding languages which made me laugh out loud.

In Hungary they're called mini pom-pomok and in Czechoslovakia Czech Republic *sorry for my error* they are male bambulky.

Who knew???!!

Last night I sat with a needle and a long long length of cotton and began threading.

It takes a long time to thread itty bitty mini pom poms one by one onto a needle.

The resulting pom pom garland grows sloooooowly.

But it's hugely satisfying work.

This morning I sat with a coffee and a mini mince pie and I finished off the pom pom threading that I was not able to finish last night.

Then I re-strung my hooky snowflakes from last year, threading them carefully onto my colourful itty bitty mini pom pom garland.

And now it's adding a lovely dollop of Festive Creativity to my fireplace, it was worth the time and effort it took to make.

Prior to the itty bitty mini pom pom threading, I was occupied with the paper snowflakes made by the Little People a few weeks ago.

I've been stringing them vertically onto thread to hang them from the ceiling.

It takes a long time to string paper snowflakes onto cotton thread with a needle.

The resulting decoration happens sloooooowly.

But oh oh such fun!!

It's lovely to see them adding a beautifully delicate and seasonal display to the bay window area.

I sat underneath them today with Little B and we watched them dancing and floating and twirling about.

Somewhere in between the snowflake threading and the itty bitty mini pom pom garland construction, I also began to make paper chains.

Not just any old papery paper chains, no, these ones are super-shiny festive coloured foily type ones.

The colours......ahhhhhhhhhhhh the colours are so amazing.

They shine and shimmer and make me think of all the festive creativity of my childhood, when metallic paper and card (and glitter) was such a Magical Thing.

Making these paper chains has been hugely nostalgic.

I'm making 4 x 3m chains to hang from the four corners of our dining room so that they gather at the top of my decopatched light.

As of now, two are up and two have yet to be made.

That's tomorrows job.

Gosh I am having quite a lot of quiet pleasure in my private Creative Festive Zone.

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Comments

[Renee]

Sooo beautiful Lucy!!!! I'm thinking of having a go at a gumdrop wreath - here's the link
http://kiddley.com/2006/12/19/gumdrop-wreath/
Thank you for sharing!!! Have a lovely xmas!!!

[Sarah]

Totally loving your decorations - puts mine to shame!!! But where oh where did you get the strips for your paper chains? I've been looking for something similar but can't find them anywhere! Have a wonderful Christmas.

[Louise]

Those mini pom poms look like so much fun! I love that first picture.

We have no decorations this year for various reasons and I'm not feeling very festivt yet so it was nice to see your beautiful decorations! Your house must look fabulous with all those lovely things around!

[Angie]

So much fun! :D

[Hazel]

Ooooooh this is just the inspiration I need. I have snowflakes - unstrung, sitting there, very insignificant. What a great way to display them. xx

[jen]

One may need to be careful asking for some male bambulky.
As always your delightful colourful world makes even grouchy old scroogey me think wistfully of decorations.

[Val]

Lovely :0)

[Enid Shaw]

you certainly have great ideas.

[Laura]

Oh, it's all so lovely and festive and colorful!!! I'm inspired to enlist some kidlet help and get snowflakes up around here!! Thank you!! :)

[innovartencrochet]

Divinooooo!!!!!

[(lia)]

I love this idea! I've been making tons of your little snowflakes- mostly to hang on gifts of wine for the holidays. The hostesses I've given them to so far have been very happy.

I have a baggy of various-sized pom poms like these which I used similarly to make "leis" for a friend who graduated last year. I'll have to fish it out and make a garland or two as well!

[viv]

I've been making paper chains too today but I am afraid I cheated and bought my strips. Made the strips for grandkids though - do that every year and they get them with all their christmas card making gear at the beginning of December.

I love the paper snowflakes - may pinch that idea for my conservatory
Viv
xxx

[Donna]

I love those pom-pom decorations :0)
I just thought I'd pop over and see if you had been about, and you've been doing exactly the same as me if you pop over and take a look :)
'Great minds' and all that...'cept mines just the mind....lol
Have a great rest of the week Lucy.
Donna x

[Melissa P]

Beautiful. The nostalgic touches are just perfect.

[Baamekniits]

Love your decorations! I made a hooky paper chain style scarf for my nephews this year and remembered all the fun we had as kids making them :-)

[Katie]

Lovely decorations. The snowflakes look gorgeous in the window. And those pom poms are cute cute cute!

[Kata]

Very nice decorations and your blog overall!

Nevertheless, I am compelled to mention that Czechoslovakia has not been around for nearly twenty years. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia]

[Angela]

Absolutely gorgeous decorations, but how do you string snowflakes on to thread? Please do share as my children love making them and I never know what to do with the results.

[Penelope]

I love your pom pom colourful thread such fun, the paper snowflakes look ever so lovely too, such a simple but vey effective idea, thanks for sharing.
ps. I have just posted about making one of your stas decoations with festive twine I bought at the weekend and am pleased with how much fun the were to make xox

[Sarah west mids uk]

Dear Lucy I'm planning a few snowflakes for a window but thought perhaps I had better clean the window first!!! Just a little job for Friday. Paper chains are great too! Had a flashback to childhood when my dad would put them up each year. Like the buttons on your snowflake garland.
Enjoy your Christmas decorating.xxx

[Sandi Lee]

Such a color filled home you have, that makes for all the happy feelings you have, I'm sure.
I made a little paper chain with wrapping paper, but it's not as colorful as yours, nor as long.
x Sandi

[Amy]

so beautiful and colorful! You are so creative!

[Lesley]

I love how brave you are with colour Lucy - I must admit to angling towards more traditional shades at Christmastime. Those paper chains do take me back - my mum would make them from crepe paper, and painstakingly mend them each year - the colours faded away, and every few years we'd make new ones. I'm feeling enormously inspired by that memory! I just made Christmas bunting, but now I'm feeling some chains (very small and delicate I think) coming on... !

[greenbuggirl215@yahoo.com]

A24, I love a cute polka dot or a pom pom. I like that metallic garland....Hot!

[Fiona Hayward]

Hi Lucy,
I made a couple of your snowflakes the other day, but I haven't got the impetus to make enough of them for this year. Saving it for next year.

Im also going to try you christmas decorations you posted a few days ago - I didnt have any big hole beads, so havent started them. I might tie ribbon on instead....
Anyway, thankyou for your beautiful blog, I am a Scot, living in Australia (for 34yrs), so love to look at your pictures (loved the snow, with the warm light on the house)

You have encouraged me to start up my own craft blog (even though I am only new to crochet, but not to craft), http://www.teacupsandtiskets.blogspot.com - you were my main inspiration, and I would love to hear more about when you go to the cafe/pub to crochet, and see some photos maybe.
Cheers
Fi