Vintage Woven Christmas Heart Basket – Part 4

Here is part 4 of the very typical Norwegian Christmas tree ornament: the Woven Christmas Heart Basket: INSTRUCTIONS: Print on regular (thin) printer paper (I used 80g paper) Cut out the handle Score on the middle line of the two heart pieces Fold in half on the scored line Cut out the heart pieces Cut out…

Vintage Woven Christmas Heart Basket – Part 3

Here is part 3 of the very typical Norwegian Christmas tree ornament: the Woven Christmas Heart Basket: INSTRUCTIONS: Print on regular (thin) printer paper (I used 80g paper) Cut out the handle Score on the middle line of the two heart pieces Fold in half on the scored line Cut out the heart pieces Cut out…

Vintage Milk Bottle Christmas Display

I'm known to collect every vintage Norgesglas (Norwegian Mason jar) and milk bottle I come across, and I love to use them for my projects. I'm always looking for new ways to use them, and came up with this way of displaying tags in vintage milk bottles: I just filled the bottom of the bottles…

Vintage Woven Christmas Heart Basket – Part 2

Here is part 2 of the very typical Norwegian Christmas tree ornament: the Woven Christmas Heart Basket: INSTRUCTIONS: Print on regular (thin) printer paper (I used 80g paper) Cut out the handle Score on the middle line of the two heart pieces Fold in half on the scored line Cut out the heart pieces Cut out…

Vintage Woven Christmas Heart Basket – Part 1

I am going to share another very typical Norwegian Christmas tree ornament with you, the Woven Christmas Heart Basket: The Woven Christmas Heart is believed to originate in Denmark, with Hans Christian Andersen around 1850. The Danes make these only in red and white, solid colors. The tradition has been in Norway at least since…

Norwegian Mini Flags

One of the typical, traditional decorations on a Norwegian Christmas tree is the Norwegian Flag Bunting: They are not always easy to find at the stores, and they can be quite pricy! I also expect that they might be hard to come by abroad, if you want to decorate your tree the Norwegian Style, so…

1907 Life Magazine Christmas Girls & Boys Lanterns

Tonight I'm sharing a super-easy project I created, utilizing the adorable front page of a 1907 Life Magazine: This is the two parts of the front cover printed onto A4-sheets, cut to fit my Norgesglass (Norwegian Mason Jars) and tea light candles to light them up from within 🙂 It really can't get any easier…

All Cherubs on Deck!

You might have noticed that there is a couple of cherubs on my deck? I thought I might as well give you a tour of those too 😀 (All photos in this post are clickable, if you want to zoom in on the details!) Zaz hovers under the roof of my canopy. She is the oldest…

The Deck Reveal: Part II – After

For those of you who read my posts regularly, you will know that the last few weeks (months!) I have been crafting for my deck. I am so happy now to finally reveal my revamped deck to ya'll! Yesterday we looked at the BEFORE pictures, and today we are ready for the AFTER pictures! July…

Antique Seed Catalog Reinvented – 1903 Storrs & Harrison Frame

My great grandmother's brother Ivar (read more about him HERE) was a renowned fiddler in our hometown of Hornindal before he emigrated to America, already at the age of 19! One of the mysteries I plan to research further is how he lived, and if he continued to play his fiddle when he eventually settled…