Thursday, December 20, 2007

Here is what Aaron and I made for Christmas gifts this year.

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Aaron turned the acorn and mushroom ornaments on his lathe and I made the teacup candles.

teacup

I found the teacups at yardsales and flea markets throughout the year. Here are pictures of how I made the teacup candles.

acorn

Aaron stained the top of the acorns and mushrooms and added the hooks to finish them off. Here are a few pictures of Aaron making the ornaments.

mushrooms

I love the mushrooms. I have plans for him to make more for me to paint. I hope our friends like their gifts this year!

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17 comments:

  1. CecilieDecember 21, 2007 at 2:26 AM

    Those gifts are so neat!! I didn't even get around to cards this year. I admire your ability to get stuff done.

    And I LOVE the little mushrooms. So cute!

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  2. ChristineDecember 21, 2007 at 5:58 AM

    What great ideas!

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  3. Mrs. Spaghetti BenderDecember 21, 2007 at 8:53 AM

    I love the acorn. I would buy tons of those to put on my Christmas tree. So cute! Would also have been great if you could have engrave or burn the year on them.

    What a great idea!

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  4. ErikaDecember 21, 2007 at 10:26 AM

    i love the acorns!! you should consider an etsy shop or something that would get an acorn or two in my hands. :) awesome.

    http://www.fluximagery.com

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  5. AnonymousDecember 21, 2007 at 11:05 AM

    Jenny,

    I love it all! I look forward to seeing your "theme" every year and this one is great! Love the candles too- you're the best!

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  6. ljcDecember 21, 2007 at 12:07 PM

    Thank you!

    I think we just might start up an Etsy Shop... I will certainly post about it if we do!

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  7. kristinknitsDecember 21, 2007 at 2:50 PM

    Those are great! Super cute them this year.

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  8. MandyDecember 21, 2007 at 2:57 PM

    Great job! I'm sure your friends will like them. I am very impressed by the wood ornaments; love the acorn!

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  9. Guitar WidowDecember 21, 2007 at 3:31 PM

    How creative. I made your apple butter for a 2nd time this year. Your presents sure beat our annual cookies.

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  10. Lisa-Marie JordanDecember 21, 2007 at 4:01 PM

    Those are all so wonderful! You two did a great job!

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  11. SandyDecember 21, 2007 at 4:24 PM

    The teacup candles remind me of delicious strawberry sorbet!

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  12. LizDecember 21, 2007 at 4:26 PM

    I LOVE the cute little acorn! How much time did it take to do an acorn/mushroom?

    I also adore the teacup candle. Tooooo cute!!!

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  13. FiresongDecember 22, 2007 at 11:47 PM

    So, So Precious! I love it all. I love the fact that you guys make your gifts each year. I look forward to your "theme" every year. I absolutely love the teacups.

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  14. FiresongDecember 23, 2007 at 1:47 AM

    You must see these free knitted mushroom patterns over at Kathrynivy.com. The look right up your alley.
    http://kathrynivy.com/patterns/free/myriad-mushrooms/

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  15. ljcDecember 24, 2007 at 10:32 PM

    liz - it took Aaron about half an hour to do an ornament start to finish.

    firesong - thanks for the link!

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  16. PixieDecember 30, 2007 at 11:05 AM

    I would totally buy Aaron'n'Jenny acorns & mushrooms from your etsy shop.

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  17. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2008 at 12:39 PM

    you're such a celeb...saw your project on CasaSugar!!

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