Some Christmas T2T Ideas

This page is just getting started, watch for more ideas as the season progresses

If you found a project particularly inspiring please email me.

Tina shows her Jewelry Tree, I've been seeing these around a lot. They were popular to make in the 70's, but I really like this one that Tina has in her bedroom. It's very elegant without being over the top.

Rosemary shows how she dressed up an old window for the holidays.

Joyluck from the HGTV board made this great Christmas Window project

Annielu from Garden Web shows us a couple of her T2T Christmas Projects.

Joy from Joy's house

Joy has at least 3 projects in this display. First is the Stunning Mirror, Joy used hot glue to mount these beautiful Christmas balls to this picture frame. More Christmas balls fill the bird cage below, all in front of 2 beautiful shutters. Thank you Joy for these great ideas.

Here's another mirror she made.

These Clock hands make unique and quick ornaments. On one I glued an old piece of rhinestone jewelry. Just picture a whole tree full of these.

New Twist on an Old Idea
Countdown (Advent) Calendar

Something to help the kids countdown the days till Christmas.

I was inspired by a picture I saw on Teresa's blog here . I took a scrap piece of wood, and painted it with one coat of white paint. Then I rubbed it a bit with some sandpaper and marked off a grid of 4 rows of 6 dots, and evenly spaced them, marking the dots with a pencil. Then I hammered in a nail on each dot, leaving enough sticking up to hang things on. I copied some tags that I had in numbers 1-24 and hung them from each nail. Then I gathered up 24 misc items that I had around the house. Everything from buttons, keys, to game pieces, and tied string around each one. The way this works, is you put the trinkets in the basket, and the child pulls one out and hangs it on it's nail, each day. You could even have the trinkets have a significant meaning for you. For instance, a Star of David to mark the beginning of Hanukkah. A Cross, a Hammer (carpenter), Star (star of bethlehem) Even Keys, hearts, and crystals can work their way into your teaching the Christmas story if you wish. Ornaments could also be used on this project. What a great way to get the kids involved in the holiday, and feel that each day they are pulling out a treasure to hang from the Countdown Calendar.

Origins of the Advent Calendar: (from Wikipedia) The origins of the Advent calendar come from German Lutherans who, at least as early as the beginning of the 19th century, would count the days of Advent physically. Often this meant simply drawing a chalk line on the door each day, beginning on December 1.

I love what Rosemary did on this simple project. She used French pots, but you could use regular small clay pots if you'd like. Simply group them on a tray an let a little something shiney drip right out. She also added a bird's nest and used Shiney Balls as the "eggs". What a great display. Thanks Rosemary for this great idea.

Baluster Snowflake

My new Junking friend Claudia sends this in, You can see more at her store here

Here are some brief directions "Cut the top 2 and bottom 2 ballisters at a 45 degree angle ( I think!) so that they all fit together nicely. The side 2 should butt up against those flatly. Screw a fairly large circular or hexagon shaped screw plate to hold them all together in the back . I screwed a styrofoam star and metal snowflake in the front center to embellish it. Add heavy duty screwhooks on the top of the top 2 for hanging.

Her Business Partner Christine sends in this idea from Salvage Chic Antiques

"I can't get the Little Drummer Boy song out of my head since I created this centerpiece today out of an old snare drum and some ornaments! It is the perfect complement to the Bass Drum I use for a coffee table in my sunroom."

Mim in Ohio shares her wine cork Christmas Tree

Robolady, I've been following your blog for some time and wanted to share my latest project, just in time for the holidays. The base is a styrofoam cone, the corks were free and the green bling are old Mardi Gras beads hot glued into the spaces. I thew a bit of Raffi on at the last minute. Cost: $1.59. Rather dresses up Grandma's good china plate don't you think? Yours in junk,
Mim S
Newbury, Ohio

Old Wheel becomes Christmas Chandie

My Friend Georga has this great Chandie in her store in California. She took an old bicycle wheel rim and turned it into a great light fixture for the holidays., she writes..."I don't know if you can see from the picture but I have old crystals in among the balls that really catch the light and make it sparkle!" You can see more of her great items at her store here

Look what annielu , from Garden Web made with an old shutter and some skates. Thanks for letting highlight your project.

Read more about it here

I had purchased an old sled during the summer for $6.00 and it's been sitting in my barn just waiting for Christmas. I almost forgot about it. Also I'd gotten this idea for a wreath last year that was in my idea book, I've had my eye out for old ice skates all year, I found these for $2.00 in the Summer. Then I took an old tired wreath I had in my "worn out christmas stash". Fluffed it up, glued some picks . that I had in a box, added the skates, and then mounted the whole thing on the sled. right now it sits beside my side entrance (the one we all use).

My Blog friend Joy, made this great item out of an old carriage wheel. Isn't it wonderful. What a great item for the Holidays. She has 3 more for sale on her web page here

Here's the one I made, it was lots of fun and very easy. I'm thinking of ways to adapt this project for various seasons