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This years little Christmas vignette

Christmas vignette: a tray with some bottles, candles and a couple of mini Christmas trees. by Songbirdblog.com

 

What would Christmas be without at least one little easy Christmas vignette that you can pull together in an instant? Well?

Well in my book it wouldn’t really be Christmas 😉

So presenting to you today: my little Christmas vignette.

Also presenting today:

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Yep on Day 6 the official halfway point of this series it is my honor to invite you all to participate in my giveaway. But more about that later. 

First there is my little vignette. Pulled together at the last minute because I felt inspired to do so.

 

Christmas vignette: a tray with some bottles, candles and a couple of mini Christmas trees. by Songbirdblog.com

 

I was inspired by those little star studded tea light holders. I found them for a song and dance in a discount store and couldn’t resist. I know that I’ll end up using them all year long, but for now they are the star of this little Christmas table centerpiece.

One of my old trusted painted pots got a star sticker, cut from chalkboard vinyl, and an old painted ketchup bottle received the star treatment: a lot of tiny stars hand drawn by me personally. As you can tell my drawing skills leave a lot to be desired. But who cares the effect is there.

Then it was just a matter of arranging it all on a tray.

 

 

Christmas vignette: a tray with some bottles, candles and a couple of mini Christmas trees. by Songbirdblog.com

 

I went for a mini theme here. Mini black stars, mini trees, mini poinsettia, mini Christmas bell.

To give it all a bit more status I layered the tray on top of our faux sheepskin. I think it works surprisingly well as a table cloth.


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The origami star is handmade too. I used three different kind of wrapping papers from Ikea and this tutorial. It took a bit of patience but it is a lot easier than it looks.

And then I called it a day.

As in leave it to enjoy it and just light those little candles at night.

 

Christmas vignette: a tray with some bottles, candles and a couple of mini Christmas trees. by Songbirdblog.com

 

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On to the giveaway…….

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I am so honored and pleased to present this to you.

As long as I have been blogging I have followed Marian aka Miss Mustard Seed on her amazing journey. And amazing it is. Power bunny that she is: she running a business like no business before, coming up with new ventures all the time.

If she wasn’t famous before because of her amazing furniture makeovers, she is famous now for her complete milk paint line.

I have used milk paint, to paint my hutch, an old door, and lately my farmhouse living room table.

I love milk paint and all the assorted products(I even wrote a little review). The waxes, the oils, the brushes, it all is of amazing quality and you can’t go wrong with it. It will be unexpected, it might turn out a bit different than your vision before, but it will always look amazing.

And now you have a chance to try it out yourself. Marian has graciously offered a $150 gift card for milk paint products of your choosing. How about that!

 

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The winner is: SuzeQ

 

How to enter to win $150 worth of Milk Paint products

 

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1. Visit Miss MustardSeeds Milkpaint HERE , and come back here and tell me in comments: What color do you like best, or What would paint with it. And you have entered!

 

This giveaway is valid worldwide. You must be over the age of 18 to enter. Void where prohibited. Draw will take place Sun, Dec 14th midnight EST. Winner will be announced on this post the following day and emailed. Winner must have a valid email, and provide full address within 1 week of announcement.

MustardSeed Milkpaint has graciously offered this giveaway in exchange for promotion. I am not being compensated for this post.

 

Good luck!

 

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  1. Mary Ann says

    I have been wanting to try Miss Mustard Seed paint for a long time. I’d choose ironstone and use it to paint an old dresser with antique glass knobs! Thanks for the chance to win.

  3. Heather C says

    visited Ms. Mustard Seed site and would love to work with the Artissimo and Flow Blue together, signed up for your website also.

  4. Fonda Rush says

    I would paint the small LP record collection cabinet that now holds all of my computer stuff. (I keep getting an error that MMS website is “off”, and this is not the first time I have had trouble, so I will just say that a nice aqua is what I would choose, since I can’t see the name of the colors right now.)

  6. Fonda Rush says

    I wasn’t aware that you had a bi-weekly newsletter, so now I am signed up for that, too!

  8. beverly e says

    I love Trophy and Curio. I have so many pieces that need some “paint love” I wouldn’t know where to start!

  9. Amy C. says

    I like the spring green (I think she called it Luck is Green) and Boxwood. Those two greens would be awesome in my kitchen. Thanks!

  13. beverly e says

    I also signed up for your newsletter… so glad I found your site thru the 12 Days of Christmas (Funky Junk)!

  15. Lisa Cook says

    I subscribe to your newsletter.
    I love the boxwood paint color. It just says “Christmas!” I would paint a bench that needs some revival.
    Thank you!

  18. chris aka monkey says

    came over from funky junk signed up for your blog by email love your painted and starred bottles best looking ketsup bottle i have ever seen xx

  20. Patty Soriano says

    I’m thinking Boxwood! I’m wanting to do my coffee table in a green. Love it ! thank you for this lovely giveaway!

  22. Patty Soriano says

    Did not know there was a separate subscription for the newsletter, so I’ve signed up !

  27. di@Cottage-Wishes says

    Marriane, I subscribe by email already. I have been following you for a while. Di@Cottage-wishes

  28. di@Cottage-Wishes says

    I just subscribed for your biweekly newletter, I didn’t know you had that either. I love your projects. Di@Cottage-wishes

  29. di@Cottage-Wishes says

    Marianne, I now follow you on instagram! Fun. Thank you for this great giveaway. Happy Holidays. Di@Cottage-wishes

  30. Emilou says

    Hi Marianne, wow I love your little stars and MMS ‘kitchen scale’ paint color. Amazing as it is, that color is chosen for June which is my birthday month! Thanks for sharing your star studded Christmas ideas. Blessings and smiles, Emilou

  34. Kathie Egbert says

    I have subscribed to both you newsletter and daily blog. My favorite Miss Mustard Seed milk paint color is Eulalias sky such a pretty blue green color. I also love her hemp oil which is amazing!

  36. Teresa R says

    I would choose the Dried Lavender and I have a crate I would paint that color and hang in my craft room to hold journals and art magazines

  37. Emilou says

    Hi Marianne , I have been enjoying your posts for years now and happily going to continue. Blessings and smiles, Emilou

  41. cindy jones says

    I’m following you on Instagram now. Looking forward snaps from your daily comings & goings.

  42. cindy jones says

    Just signed up for your weekly newsletter. Thanks for the change to win the great MMS Milkpaint shopping spree!

  43. Finny says

    I’d love to try this Milk Paint! I love the Apron Strings and Lucketts Green. I’d start with my daughters dresser in Apron Strings & Linen for a soft Coral.
    Thank u so much for the opportunity for a wonderful Christmas gift!

  45. Jennifer Essad says

    I’m so in love with “Trophy” we have an old piano bench that I would love to paint in this color, we’ll use it for additional seating and at our back entry

  49. Melodye says

    I browsed your paint colors and think I’d probably want to start with blue (like your pretty blog), but truth be told, I’d have a hard time settling on just one.

  50. Melodye says

    I signed up for your newsletter–wow, I didn’t know that was also available. I’ve been subscribed to your blog posts for a while now.

  58. Jan Elizabeth says

    Thank you for the giveaway! I love the French Enamel colour. I’m currently redoing my office with wainscoting and pipe furniture, and that blue would make a lovely pop against the white boards and dark metal pipes.

  59. Gwen says

    I’m in a toss up!! Linen if I want to be neutral. Or I think it is flow blue. The kind, of turquoise color. I just can’t decide!! Ii don’t remember if I get the newsletter. I thought I’m signed up. But just one sign up is good. Gave me something to dream upon

  60. sherri antley says

    I would paint my bookshelf my grandfather made by hand and gave me when I graduated from high school. Mt color is tricycle red.

  65. Carlie S says

    I like all her colors but the one that is sticking out to me is apron strings. I have an old chair that I want to use out in my garden this spring as a planter and thought a pop of coral would be perfect to color it with.

  69. Michael Wurm, Jr. says

    Hey there! I’m not entering to win, just wanted to say your display is so cute. I love the bottle brush trees. They are my favorite thing to decorate with!

    xo Michael

  71. Stephanie says

    I really like the color Artissimo. I’d use it to paint a cabinet I have in my bedroom that desperately needs updating. Thanks for the giveaway!

  79. Jen Y says

    I love boxwood & trophy. They’d go well with the colors I’ve chosen for my kitchen & screened porch. I have some furniture I’m planning to paint for my porch.

  81. Donna says

    I have a large hand-built cupboard in my living room that was stained a medium brown when it was built 27 years ago. But lately it has been asking me to paint it. I think Luckett’s Green or Eulalie’s sky, or both (one inside and one outside) would be a beautiful choice. Milk paint would be perfect for this project.

    I check in with you every day already, but I went ahead and signed up for the e-mails, too!

  82. Ana Maria Selvaggio says

    Eulalie’s Sky, so lovely. No contest. I’m in love. It was also one of my wedding colors, the other being milk chocolate brown. Thank you for introducing me to them, beautiful.

  86. Ana Maria Selvaggio says

    And I almost forgot. Eulalie’s Sky would be perfect for several canvas frames I’m repurposing as well as the inside of a few glasses and mason jars and, most important, an old thrift store coffee table I have been wanting to redo for years.

  87. JoeyfromSC says

    I love the trophy color!!! So nice! I am not sure what I’d paint with it yet lol

    Thank you for the chance to win!

    Joey J.

  91. Erin Kaven says

    Eulalies Sky and Grain Sack are my all time favorites and I have some pressed metal mirrors I’d love to paint with them. Thanks.

  92. Sandra Belue says

    I love the ironstone color and the typewriter color. I could just go wild with any of the Mustard Seed Paints. They’re wonderful! Thanks for the chance to win some!

  93. Sandra Belue says

    I just signed up for your daily emails! Love your site and am so enjoying your Christmas posts.

  94. Wendy Johnson says

    I would pick french enamel. I havea sweet little dresser that has beenwaiting for the right color.

  101. Caroline Ferguson says

    I love the Flow Blue color and would paint the old record player console that is in my foyer. Thanks.

  108. Robin W. says

    Tricycle!!! I love them all though – really!!! I have a 70’s China Cupboard that could really hold this up!!

  110. Erica says

    I love all of Miss Mustard Seeds colours! One I haven’t tried yet, but would like to is typewriter, for an armoir we are building in our boot room. Thanks for the chance at winning!

  113. Karen B says

    I LOVE Mustard Seed Yellow!!!! I would paint my old baby chest and put it in my spare bedroom. That old chest is over 65 years old! But, would look so good in Mustard Seed. Yes, I have done everything you asked in your “Giveaway Directions”.

  118. Kimberly Marie says

    DEFINITELY TYPEWRITER! I was blessed to find a free item on the sidewalk in front of an antique store that I love…. a buffet with drawers and doors whose legs were lost long ago. My eyes immediately pictured a unique window seat with precious storage space within! I have the foam to make a soft cushion for the top, but have waited patiently to choose the fabric until I found just the right color for the bench…. I HAVE FOUND IT IN TYPEWRITER! Oh how I hope I win!

  119. Kira says

    I love the Apron Strings! I would use it to paint some accents for my gray and white bedroom. Or maybe to paint the end table I plan on building.

  125. Ti says

    Well, thanks again for the opportunity! and I am working on whites and blues, so Eulalie’s Sky would be perfect for the blue and LInen and Grain Sack for the fun with whites!!!
    and I would be using them mainly on furniture as I redo my house all over!
    Blessings!

  127. Laura W says

    The last thing I painted with MMSMP was a dresser in french enamel. So far, my most favorite piece of furniture. For the next project I think I’ll try Shutter Gray. Thanks for the opportunity!

  129. Patricia Clarke says

    French Enamel
    is so perfect to match some of the enamelware I own.
    can I just say I adore the the names given to these paints !!

  131. Linda@Coastal Charm says

    Oh how I love Marian and her wonderful paint line. I would like to try Eulalias Sky on a little side table that I have.

    Blessings,
    Linda

  134. Tina says

    I would love to paint my bathroom vanity and mirror in Lucketts Green. It would be the perfect color. I just signed up for the newsletter and the daily posts. I don’t do Instagram 🙁 Thanks for the chance to try these wonderful products.

  135. Judy E says

    I love the Shutter Gray! My new kitchen is white, stark white, and the countertops are black granite. I plan to paint the kitchen island. I’m thinking Shutter Gray, or possibly, depending on seeing the colors in person (I want to make my own swatches) Dried Lavender. It will really help with all that white, I’m thinking. I love your website, I just subscribed! And, oh my, Tricycle, I absolutely must find something for that color, love it!

  137. Barbara Bachus says

    I love MMS chalk paint in all colors but Ironstone and Typewriter are my top choices. Boxwood is up there too! I have an ornate hall table that I have my eye on for my next project. Thank you and Merry Christmas!

  138. Tammy C says

    I would love to try several, but Ironstone and Eulalie’s Sky are two of my favorites. Thank you!

  153. Renee says

    I have a cute little table that is just perfect for a “boxwood” paint job. Looks a lot like the color of the outside of my house.
    Very pretty!
    Renee

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