Twas the Night Before Christmas...

There is a famous poem which begins "Twas the night before Christmas...". This object is inspired by that poem and features three scenes from a vintage book provided by the Graphics Fairy.

"Twas the night before Christmas..."

Each scene was printed onto cream card and parts highlighted with a white gel pen and some glitter glue, before framing with embossed gold card and acetate.

"Back view"

The back of each panel has a verse from the poem printed onto cream card, cut out with nesties, then inked & stamped with a repeated small snowflake in Bundled Sage distress ink.

"And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof

The prancing and pawing of each little hoof,

As I drew in my head, and was turning around,

Down the chimney St Nicholas came with a bound."

The flowers are made from deep red organza die cut with Tim Holtz' Tattered Florals die and edges singed with a heat tool, then held together with a jewel brad.

"He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,

And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot,

A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,

And he looked like a pedlar, just opening his pack."

The panels are joined together with book rings threaded through eyelets.

"He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,

And filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk,

And laying his finger aside of his nose,

And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose!"

Finally, lengths of Christmas-coloured ribbons are tied to the bookrings for added decoration.

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