A Rose Water Cottage Paper Chain
It's a rainy day, I've had two cups of coffee, and can't seem to find the motivation to change out of my comfy white flannel gown.
I think back over the weekend, spent with our 4-year-old grandson, Xavier.
My mind wanders back to my own pre-school and kindergarten days...
Days of milk and cookies,
Naptime,
and my favorite, Art.
Making Christmas decorations out of construction paper, white school paste, buttons, ric-rac...
you remember...
and your momma would hang them proudly on the tree.
I loved making paper chains...except the spectrum of colors in the pack of construction paper was not quite broad enough for my liking.
But now that I'm grown...there are so many more options.
So, on this rainy Monday morning, I took my coffee cup to my art table (where the magic happens)
...you could take cookies and milk, if you like....
and I pulled out the array of papers I chose at the craft store....
I folded the square sheet in half and cut 1" strips...I don't want a real chunky chain...plus, my chain will turn out much longer.
I picked patterns and colors that fit with our Victorian Cottage Christmas Theme here at Rose Water Cottage.
We are purchasing a real tree, this year, and I want the decorations to be nostalgic.
Homemade garlands will blend with ornaments we've collected together,
along with ornaments from my children's childhood.
I happened to remember a handy little tool from my scrapbooking supplies....
this makes the process much faster....
but quite noisy, and Scout jumps every time I pull down the handle....
She finally grows accustom to the noise and settles into my lap for her nap....
Cutting is complete, and I have 8 little stacks to work with (after I cut them at the fold line) ....
I also discover that using a Wite-Out product, covers up the scan code and other writing found on the back of the paper...
This is just going to be the sweetest thing....
....and at about this point in the project, you're probably thinking what I was...
Eliza would LOVE one of these!
Yes! She shall have a teeny tiny garland herself...
She is so thankful for Grammy's nimble fingers...
If you have a dollhouse, a mousehouse, a birdcage....any tiny home... for a tiny little friend...this is the perfect decoration.
Eliza's will be so sweet surrounding her tiny cottage door.
We must get back to work...we don't want this rainy day to go to waste!
Monday blessings, Friends...and a Happy Birthday to our Tia~
Grammy, Scout, and Eliza the Dormouse