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It's a Marshmallow World
The halls are decked! Snowflakes hanging from the ceiling, "merry christmas" sign out of wrapping paper, waxed paper stars on the windows, cotton ball garlands, paper chains around the perimeter. It's sufficiently "elf" in here for me now. You could do this forever (and I'm sure we'll add more) but I'm calling it. Time finished 10:45 pm last night. Now it's time to get some Christmas presents made!
December 10, 2004 | Permalink
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LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT
great idea
can you come do my place too?
:)
and all curious-oscar-safe. woot woot!
Posted by: carolyn | Dec 10, 2004 10:00:51 AM
ooohhh love it!
But doesn't it suck when an entire art department can do the living room for a film and back here IN THE REAL WORLD it's just two of you (or even one). No
wonder you had to quit late at night!
Did you press the snowflakes to get the creases out of them?
Posted by: blackbird | Dec 10, 2004 10:36:55 AM
Beautiful! Beautiful! I feel so Christmasy now!
Posted by: Lori-Lyn | Dec 10, 2004 11:02:47 AM
it's lovely! after carolyn's can you do my house next?! i finally feel well enough to get my decorating done this weekend!
Posted by: sunni | Dec 10, 2004 11:06:14 AM
It's beautiful! You did a wonderful job. So . . . when you finish with Carolyn & Sunni's places, you would be welcome to decorate my home. Hee hee.
Posted by: Steph | Dec 10, 2004 11:21:36 AM
It's magical wonderful!
Yay you! Your winter holiday house is super-Elf!
Posted by: Giao | Dec 10, 2004 11:26:43 AM
Those snowflakes look fabulous!! I love it all!
Posted by: Anna | Dec 10, 2004 11:48:54 AM
Beeeeee-yut-i-ful! But what did you use to suspend the snowflakes from the ceiling?
Posted by: Sharyn | Dec 10, 2004 12:15:21 PM
Oh my gosh! It's a winter (wee) wonderland. xoxo
Posted by: christine | Dec 10, 2004 12:19:32 PM
Wow! Wonderful! Wonderful! I keep expecting to see Will Ferrell in one of the photos jumping up and down screaming, "Santa's here!"
I want to be fourth in line after Steph!
Posted by: mochi | Dec 10, 2004 12:29:07 PM
Aah! Beautiful! I may steal your idea, too. We're having a party this weekend and the tree looks kinda lonely by itself...plus, there's our 16-month-old to consider...
Posted by: melissa | Dec 10, 2004 12:40:36 PM
purty! i miss my paper christmases...
Posted by: patricia | Dec 10, 2004 1:36:44 PM
Very beautiful! Love it!!
Posted by: Amanda | Dec 10, 2004 2:06:44 PM
Brilliant, you are a genius!
truly magical.
Posted by: jen | Dec 10, 2004 2:11:04 PM
No one at your house will be sad if there isn't a white Christmas this year! That's so festive and wonderful.
Posted by: Heidi | Dec 10, 2004 2:42:43 PM
ITs beautiful! Now come and do my house? Just gorgeous.
Posted by: Chasmyn | Dec 10, 2004 3:04:09 PM
Oscar is one lucky little fella....to be in such a winterland wonderland of sorts! :) Your place is just dreamy! *sigh*
Posted by: Rubber-Sol | Dec 10, 2004 3:21:00 PM
Looks wonderful! You definitely need to have a Christmas get-together now to show it off!!
Posted by: Katie | Dec 10, 2004 3:45:30 PM
hillary hope you don't mind my being a copy-cat of sorts! i have been home decorating this afternoon and couldn't help but make a few paper snowflakes and garland of my own! you are just too much inspiration to keep me idle for long! :)
Posted by: sunni | Dec 10, 2004 5:29:47 PM
yes, it totally reminds me of ELF! hee hee :) looks very beautiful and so festive!
Posted by: michelle | Dec 10, 2004 11:10:01 PM
just love your snowflake world...
Posted by: violetismycolor | Dec 10, 2004 11:27:47 PM
yes i too love your snowflake world, very inspiring, also so peaceful and calm
Posted by: kim | Dec 11, 2004 7:32:19 AM
Beeeeyooootiful! Another fun Christmas paper project could be to make "julehjerte" or Christmas hearts. I learned all about them when I lived in Denmark. They are a staple Christmas decoration in that part of the world. Here's a link to see some cool looking ones: http://home24.inet.tele.dk/vium-design/
Posted by: Amber | Dec 11, 2004 12:20:43 PM
Oh! So beautiful! But please please tell me how the hell you managed to make such perfect snowflakes? Because all mine come out lumpy and sad.
Posted by: jen | Dec 11, 2004 1:57:14 PM
So lovely. So Christmassy!
Posted by: jingles | Dec 11, 2004 6:42:05 PM
It's lovely! How did you make the "Merry Christmas" garland? I adore it.
Posted by: Kerry | Dec 11, 2004 11:35:56 PM
i'm with jen - is there a good trick to making such fab snowflakes? mine turn out same-y or weird looking. yours look wonderful! the whole thing is a winter wonderland. cotton ball garland!!
Posted by: susan | Dec 12, 2004 12:00:08 PM
I have to agree with jingles and Kerry. Lovely is the word. You will certainly have a magical season! I especially love how the wrapping paper Merry Christmas looks! Have a blessed holiday!
Posted by: mollie | Dec 12, 2004 1:40:26 PM
woohoo paper Christmas! hopefully these decorations will store well and I can keep adding to it every year. Check back in 5 years and it should actually look like the movie in here :)
To answer some questions... some of the fancier snowflakes were kirigami patterns I used. but that was slow going so I soon abandoned it and just winged it. And then I ironed them all flat before taping them to thread and hanging them. For the Merry Christmas sign I cut the letters out of wrapping paper glued to cardstock and then taped them to ribbon. oh, and scotch tape. Everything is held up by scotch tape. Our fingers are crossed!
Posted by: hillary | Dec 12, 2004 3:07:45 PM
I really love your holiday decorations!
You can go to this site and make some cool virtual snow flakes, (it's fun and addictive!):
http://www.popularfront.com/snowdays/index.html?id=285547
Posted by: Ninni | Dec 12, 2004 6:14:48 PM
it's just like buddy would do from 'elf'
Posted by: caylie | Nov 17, 2005 4:51:09 AM
