All Those Boxes

I go through a lot of vintage ornaments, especially the little tiny ones.

That's a lot of boxes as well. 

A few seasons ago I came up with the idea to recycle these nifty little boxes into ornaments themselves.

I've been working on getting a bunch of these made to take to Williamsburg in December for the craft show.

I've also had some requests for these this year so I've added a few to my store.



A Cute LIttle Man

Here is a special little treasure that I picked up this summer at an estate sale.

When I chucked this little guy into my bag I didn't realize what a special one he was though.  He was in a ziploc baggie that was stapled shut and in my xmas grabbing frenzy I just saw an old snowman and threw him in the bag.

He's about 4 inches tall, missing the top of his hat and I think he had a nose at one time.

He is spun cotton over excelsior.

He has cotton pipe cleaner arms and scarf with paper eyes and buttons.

I'm going to try and research and find out what his nose was originally and then restore it if possible.  Or not.

He is loaded with personality just the way he is.