Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Recycled Ornament for the Gecko Galz FB Contest.


I've been sort of into recycling and decided to make a fun little ornament using one of the adorable reindeer from the Reindeer Games Collage sheet from Gecko Galz.  The retro image brought back childhood memories of the 50's (yeah, I'm THAT OLD!) so I decided to do it up in the sort of kitchy style of the time.  Plastic ruled!  LOL



Here's the raw materials for the wreath.  I cut off the mesh panels of my grapefruit (and potato) bags to save for crafting purposes. Then I cut 2 inch strips and threaded them back and forth down the center of a red pipe cleaner and scrunched them down until I got a full circle.  I tried a number  of different ribbons, but none of them looked quite right so I cut a strip from a green plastic bag and tied it in a bow for the bottom and added a jingle bell.  Perfect!



I printed the adorable deer 3 times so I could fussy cut and add some dimension.  Not so sure it's visible in the pic, but it's there.  I'm adding this to the ornament challenge on the Gecko Galz FB Challenge Group.  Lots of fun challenges there, and also a monthly challenge on the Gecko Galz Blog and the Fripperies and Butterflies Blog, as well.



And exciting news!  I've been chosen for the Gecko Galz Design Team for 2015! I'm so excited to be stretching my creative wings using the fabulous vintage collage sheets and papers from the Gecko Galz Shop.  (P.S. They're having a BOGO sale ALL MONTH LONG!  WooHoo!  Check it out!)

I'm also linking my ornament to the Unruly Paperarts 12 Days of Christmas Party.  Come join in any time!  You needn't post every day.

And also just sneaking in the Simon Says Wednesday ATG Challenge (insomnia has it's advantages), Eclectic Ellapu Vintage Christmas Not a Card, Recycle Re-purpose and Reinvent Dec/Jan ATG challenge, Crafting by Designs All Things Christmas, the Bearly Mine Christmas Decoration Challenge and the Altered Eclectic Countdown to Christmas.

19 comments:

  1. Gorgeous decoration Donna :-) the retro reindeer is adorable and I love the wreath, brilliant recycling :-)

    thanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
    luv
    Lols x x x

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  2. Super cute, Donna! Congrats -- looking forward to seeing your work at Gecko Galz. Thanks for sharing this at the Unruly PaperArts 12 Days of Christmas Link Up Party. Helene

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  3. What a lovely Christmas ornament. Great project. Great use of the mesh from the potato and grapefruit bags. I will have to save some for a future project. Thank you for joining us at Recycle Re-Purpose & Re-Invent. Judy DT

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  4. Whoo hooo WTG Donna on the new Team, they are going to love you! Amazing ornament and yes that dimension you got on that sweet reindeer is amazing. Love the recycle. hugs, s.

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  5. Recycled, Retro and Reindeer what a fabulous combination to create this adorable ornament Donna. I am really loving seeing everyone's take on decorating the tree this year and thanks so much for partying with us again today. Congrats on your DT Spot too! Danie xx

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  6. Super cute retro deer,really nostalgic,lovely :)

    Thanks for joining us at Altered Eclectics

    Hugs
    Donna xxx

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  7. It's so cute! Congrats on the new DT position, and I LOVE the fact that you tried ribbons but ended up using a plastic bag for the bow - you're right, it looks perfect :D
    And you're only as old as you feel, so that means that some days I'm 17 and some days I'm about 108 - both states have their good and bad points :P

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  8. LOVE this Donna! The mesh looks so cool and the reindeer is so pretty! Really fun crisscrossing for the Hops on UPA and Creepmas. So much fun stuff to see!~kim

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  9. Absolutely adorable card, Donna, and I love how you used the mesh bag to make the frills around the cute reindeer! Fab idea!

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  10. Love the ornament!! That reindeer is just darling :) He's a sweetie.

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  11. brilliantly done ornament Donna! such fabulous recycling or upcycling whichever they call it, lol! i love that little reindeer too! xo

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  12. Great piece of recycling. The cute little dear reminds me of the Babycham ads from the 60s. Thanks for joining us at Altered Eclectics.

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  13. Adorable and great use of things we all hate to throw away. You reminded me that stuffed away somewhere is a box of postcards and photos I've gathered at antique stores. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  14. Thanks for joining us at Eclectic Ellapu this week and I hope you come back soon!
     Hugs, Kat DT

    ♥ Kakichka Blog ♥

    ♥ Kartishok - blog for ideas ♥

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  15. Fantastic decoration love the reindeer xx Thanks so much for joining us over at Bearly Mine Challenges, good luck and hope to see you again.
    ~ Denise DT ~
    Bearly Mine Inspiration & Challenge Blog
    {Denise's Patch of Creativity}
    {Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge} starts January 4th 2015

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  16. Recycled Retro Reindeer, absolutely brilliant idea! I love what you've done with plastic packaging. Thank you for joining us at Altered Eclectics.

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  17. What an inspiring design it's a great idea.Jacqui DT for Bearly Mine Designs

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  18. This is super Cute Donna!! I am so excited that you are joining the GG DT!! I made that Glittery Badge for us at GG and it is still my most favorite that I have designed..I just can't part with it on my blog...lol...so glad you have it on your blog....Hugs!!
    Heather

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  19. Donna! This is FANTASTIC!!! Thanks for joining us for our December challenge over at Altered Eclectics! ((hugs)))

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Thanks for making my day!