The elf not on the shelf

If you have young children or you are American you will have heard of the Elf on the Shelf. If this is new to you this is a very sweet countdown to Christmas for little ones.  Elf and sometimes Lady Elf are sent down from Santa on 1st December to keep an eye on children to make sure they are being good before Christmas. They fly back to the North Pole every night to give Santa a briefing. They are magic and must not be touched but each night they get up to a bit of mischief and can be spotted in the morning in different parts of the house.

The Elf on the Shelf  design is based on the 1960s Christmas tree ones and I am lucky enough to own my own Nan's one, which hangs proudly on Old Choc each year. It's in brilliant condition considering it is over 50 years old.

I used to love seeing this hang on her tinsel 1960s tree...yes very "of its time"..😂 For me real trees have always ruled to roost. My Nan lived in a tiny flat so I think that's why she chose to have an artificial tree and anyway in the 60s kitsch was everything.

My daughter bought Daisy a boy and girl elf and I found some fun chipboard elf furniture on the internet which I decided to paint as a pressie. I bought a bed and a chair and they arrived flat packed and unpainted.

Out came my DecoArt media paints and I painted them to make them look wooden using lots of layers and brush strokes.

Here is the rocking chair 

and this is the bed. I added a painted wooden stocking with ribbon.

I bought some festive material and my darling Mum ran up a little bedspread and pillow and here it is completed.

All ready for the elves.

On 1st December this is what Daisy found on the kitchen side when she woke up

with a sweet note from Santa

 and this is the mischief they got up to on day 2 ....such fun and Daisy is loving them.

She is coming to stay on Friday and Nanna has a few elf ideas for here ....;0)

I would like to enter my elf furniture into the following challenges;

A vintage journey winter magic

Rhedd's Creative spirit December

Simon says stamp Monday Christmas gifts

Emerald Creek Dares 1/3  winter wishes

My card today has to have some whimsical magic so it is a fairy one for me. This fairy has got caught in the snow but has her stocking all ready hung ;0)

My stamp is Lavinina. The die cut tree is a first outing for my Tim Holtz tree edge die. I used Frantage to create the snow.
I would like to enter my fairy card into the following challenges

The Butterfly Challenge December ( but fairies etc until the New Year)
Sparkles Christmas Christmas is coming
Simon Says Wednesday anything goes
Simon Says Work it Wednesday 1/3 use dies
Mod Squad 2/3 dimension
The Artistic Stamper 2/3 Christmas
Moving along with the times 1/3 anything goes with Christmas
Winter Wonderland 1/3 frame it or night scene mine is a night scene
Crafty Boots unltd Christmas
Let's craft and create 1/3 Christmas

The days are racing by and I have lots to get done still including making the crackers. Thanks for visiting and taking the time, at this very busy time of the year, to leave your kind comments.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x