POINSETTIAS IN THE SNOW~ 2013 HOLIDAY DESIGN CHALLENGE

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVriciY7L7PCM_E8s1erKriRm534EbnnkNFoMF8ha70P7AkCkQlAkkkzkgz3lnPw0Q1D04OI1PJND6nccQR-hVy7adU_M9poIYQVT1yzklg0ESiZBihF7PvV78vnlhqYR4xZic2KyxtMmM/s1600/BLOG+POINSETTIAS+IN+THE+SNOW+TITLE+PAGE+stonegableblog+-+Copy+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVriciY7L7PCM_E8s1erKriRm534EbnnkNFoMF8ha70P7AkCkQlAkkkzkgz3lnPw0Q1D04OI1PJND6nccQR-hVy7adU_M9poIYQVT1yzklg0ESiZBihF7PvV78vnlhqYR4xZic2KyxtMmM/s640/BLOG+POINSETTIAS+IN+THE+SNOW+TITLE+PAGE+stonegableblog+-+Copy+(2).jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm getting an early jump on Christmas decorating this year thanks to<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.hometalk.com/search?filter=LAMPS+PLUS+CHALLENGE" target="_blank">HOMETALK</a></span> and <span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.lampsplus.com/" target="_blank">LAMPS PLUS</a> </span>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As a part of their <a href="http://www.hometalk.com/search?filter=LAMPS+PLUS+CHALLENGE" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">2013 HOLIDAY DESIGN CHALLENGE</span></a> I was asked "how would you fill and decorate this lamp"?</div><div style="text-align: center;">What fun!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blissfullyeverafter.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/hometalk-lamps-plus-holiday-design-challenge.jpg-550x0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="hometalk-lamps-plus-holiday-design-challenge.jpg-550x0" border="0" src="http://www.blissfullyeverafter.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/hometalk-lamps-plus-holiday-design-challenge.jpg-550x0.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With Christmas music blaring and thought of sugarplums dancing in my head I got to work like a busy little elf...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1vzvmvJCxOgOgAb1z9STkm6nt-FLB2WUcIsBtt1qjVpCsRo5V5QZUHpIJ6auEtLd1L1vTBrFYRagSRdihWOuvPNbEfeG8CaMD9Fan6jT4MJSTztnRNtwy0oD4uozQJRgF8lgWTpSiJ-6/s1600/Christmas+lamp+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1vzvmvJCxOgOgAb1z9STkm6nt-FLB2WUcIsBtt1qjVpCsRo5V5QZUHpIJ6auEtLd1L1vTBrFYRagSRdihWOuvPNbEfeG8CaMD9Fan6jT4MJSTztnRNtwy0oD4uozQJRgF8lgWTpSiJ-6/s640/Christmas+lamp+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The kind folks at<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.lampsplus.com/" target="_blank">LAMPS PLUS</a></span> sent me this beautiful <a href="http://www.lampsplus.com/products/fillable-clear-glass-ovo-table-lamp__x1363-1c119-x9869.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">FILLABLE CLEAR GLASS OVO TABLE LAMP</span></a>. The lamp base is removable and the lamp can be filled with all sorts of wonderful and creative things!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I have the strangest desire to fill it with colored jellybeans... but that is for another season!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Fillable Clear Glass Ovo Table Lamp" src="http://image.lampsplus.com/is/image/X1363-1C119-X9869.fpx?qlt=75&wid=460&hei=460&fmt=jpeg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The lamp is so large and  impressive on its own that the real challenge for me was how to fill it and still let the beauty of this lamp show through!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The inspiration for my Holiday Lamp design came from its icy glass and the snowy shade... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">so I created a wintery white vignette ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">POINSETTIAS IN THE SNOW</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAx2INqL5nxFo-eyw8sQ8mZj5s6fHskzYijor-exysDq-EMPU_ewbV0c6bbashqaF5sCVYUlL02aLc2UTD7qjVPeGoscrEqw2HrdEwka2hVAm5ukCYLaCQAAo1sx4OvE3yijOzI3Sfr-8/s1600/close+up+of+inside+lamp+stonegableblog,com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAx2INqL5nxFo-eyw8sQ8mZj5s6fHskzYijor-exysDq-EMPU_ewbV0c6bbashqaF5sCVYUlL02aLc2UTD7qjVPeGoscrEqw2HrdEwka2hVAm5ukCYLaCQAAo1sx4OvE3yijOzI3Sfr-8/s640/close+up+of+inside+lamp+stonegableblog,com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">No traditional red and green (but how pretty would that be in this lamp). I decided to show off the softer side of the Christmas season.<br /><br />And because the lamp has a contemporary feel I wanted to fill it with a little holiday sophistication!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMT5DZS-ifqtYMci7BvmSZXRKaceq0Xa3AyAi03ENjxvI3AlOw-ZsJC1pnfpWnTLGxZAP9vHOIzeIfGx0FakhOMuC9Ii5Bflu3V8rXAZmAebdgZq8hanyuOiYgCiyXNCVPM4jghHg4dER5/s1600/poinsettia+lamp+and+nest+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMT5DZS-ifqtYMci7BvmSZXRKaceq0Xa3AyAi03ENjxvI3AlOw-ZsJC1pnfpWnTLGxZAP9vHOIzeIfGx0FakhOMuC9Ii5Bflu3V8rXAZmAebdgZq8hanyuOiYgCiyXNCVPM4jghHg4dER5/s640/poinsettia+lamp+and+nest+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I made a several dozen felt poinsettias... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To see how to make them click<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2012/07/christmas-in-july-poinsettia-stocking.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></span>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydW6X0rxRNKXO9gBeok5KMycaF69tW0gAtU-JBb4RvhHJJS7zQMAE8mxLqTwq7rrHsE5iOoODzeRZRCP7lXgqGXTxieZxqSWkwt2foDWZnHUE6duAgXPHL14Yx1-oRVs6En3Nm5wYtFWF/s1600/Felt+Poinsettia+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydW6X0rxRNKXO9gBeok5KMycaF69tW0gAtU-JBb4RvhHJJS7zQMAE8mxLqTwq7rrHsE5iOoODzeRZRCP7lXgqGXTxieZxqSWkwt2foDWZnHUE6duAgXPHL14Yx1-oRVs6En3Nm5wYtFWF/s640/Felt+Poinsettia+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Most of the poinsettias were used to decorate the barrel lampshade... along with some tiny snowballs, pearls and sparkles... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Every Holiday lamp should have a little sparkle and bling!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tFG-tnSNBvanyGCcrnY-LpiBGWdrqvaBEW7F5m0l_oXJeuwIL9LDLwImepPtcEJql8BUyN6kwp3WNbCyIbFPHO0IOm7XtfnF6Iy6lOWlPStv0qLnHwuFrAM0TslZ3RKaQh_WU6THSvAn/s1600/poinsettia+lampshade+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tFG-tnSNBvanyGCcrnY-LpiBGWdrqvaBEW7F5m0l_oXJeuwIL9LDLwImepPtcEJql8BUyN6kwp3WNbCyIbFPHO0IOm7XtfnF6Iy6lOWlPStv0qLnHwuFrAM0TslZ3RKaQh_WU6THSvAn/s640/poinsettia+lampshade+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because I want to use the lampshade again I fixed everything to the shade with removable glue dots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqvejQJlzyVyqhxFC_OeA0ye8bB23hD38dxSH6sWdse_pXYwWvdi2w_ce9eWZUGGrH2TXLid0OI6OhKLpe14egCNtZr_TmenVT7ajmQPe2-p8fmjQmyATpS7WCU_fsaR2NFqIKOpsts4U/s1600/lamp+shade+close+up+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqvejQJlzyVyqhxFC_OeA0ye8bB23hD38dxSH6sWdse_pXYwWvdi2w_ce9eWZUGGrH2TXLid0OI6OhKLpe14egCNtZr_TmenVT7ajmQPe2-p8fmjQmyATpS7WCU_fsaR2NFqIKOpsts4U/s640/lamp+shade+close+up+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I filled the lamp base with Epson Salts to resemble snow. A frosty vignette of snowy flocked greens, tall ice covered twigs and white poinsettias was positioned in the base of the lamp. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Are you getting in the Christmas mood yet?<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddSr_66dNDpvQrb6_4ROATID9eoerMyN3GdJLqKAIVjaUzsKjRGC_Ict-JQu5blMc_1Hqk2Ict0e1IUa8jnkjkGpa8zMpNiut_6fbI8FIV1L5JXu5NuXYESn6s8nQdvkHSMCktvioIWB-/s1600/poinsettia+lamp+and+nest+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddSr_66dNDpvQrb6_4ROATID9eoerMyN3GdJLqKAIVjaUzsKjRGC_Ict-JQu5blMc_1Hqk2Ict0e1IUa8jnkjkGpa8zMpNiut_6fbI8FIV1L5JXu5NuXYESn6s8nQdvkHSMCktvioIWB-/s640/poinsettia+lamp+and+nest+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I sprayed a little nest with snow and embellished it with flocked greens and twigs and a poinsettia to repeat the elements in the lamp.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I bet you are beginning to hum your favorite Christmas tune, aren't you?<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgte_fzROqHV3xLoe-Pm7FN-JYKXd2TnTAsDP8vZMPICXSQsXdkRfBKoEsfTbmWbK2FTRbYL0AOSqnghcW_7NzhB4gtP6MNc-woenhSnGzfgT6sjtGvDIv5YI330vawI12AZmISMDjm9Da7/s1600/poinsettia+in+nest+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgte_fzROqHV3xLoe-Pm7FN-JYKXd2TnTAsDP8vZMPICXSQsXdkRfBKoEsfTbmWbK2FTRbYL0AOSqnghcW_7NzhB4gtP6MNc-woenhSnGzfgT6sjtGvDIv5YI330vawI12AZmISMDjm9Da7/s640/poinsettia+in+nest+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />My lamp will stay up for New Year's Day and probable through February! I think it will work for the cold and blustery days of winter too!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcNAqKzy66JwiCz2LOqvh7ex8hkXa09mTmyPkkdIyoHmVj30DmjGYZZYI96k8H8QUrThoz7LTDzT0iU4_LvCGDdLGQ4OsY8pOxqVs2QwbVXIphYN7kzvASVPptduz2hONMJnPxMrLvltm/s1600/Poinsettias+in+the+Snow+lamp+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcNAqKzy66JwiCz2LOqvh7ex8hkXa09mTmyPkkdIyoHmVj30DmjGYZZYI96k8H8QUrThoz7LTDzT0iU4_LvCGDdLGQ4OsY8pOxqVs2QwbVXIphYN7kzvASVPptduz2hONMJnPxMrLvltm/s640/Poinsettias+in+the+Snow+lamp+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks so much <span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.hometalk.com/" target="_blank">HOMETALK</a></span> and<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.lampsplus.com/" target="_blank">LAMPS PLUS</a></span> for asking me participate in the <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.hometalk.com/search?filter=LAMPS+PLUS+CHALLENGE" target="_blank">2013 HOLIDAY DESIGN CHALLENGE</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Head on over to<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.hometalk.com/search?filter=LAMPS+PLUS+CHALLENGE" target="_blank">HOMETALK</a></span> to see some of the other very creative Holiday Lamps!<br /><br />You can see my HOMETALK feed by clicking <a href="http://www.hometalk.com/2127322/2013-holiday-design-challenge-by-hometalk-and-lamps-plus" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">HERE</span></a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now I'm off to the basement to drag up my Christmas Tree!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUIpZteCBjmy3iOS01whaHw6pSj6r9FdZXOT-CT5OWgxcrAQkg-dajOIiw5HZAKaGiBmnbX23DxsnE13-GD4N_ARm5tKDNfDRasWoPL_ByDuZFVk2qiQfcKcE-4BLLUcKg4JNu4M8sPnh/s1600/close+up+of+poinsettias+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUIpZteCBjmy3iOS01whaHw6pSj6r9FdZXOT-CT5OWgxcrAQkg-dajOIiw5HZAKaGiBmnbX23DxsnE13-GD4N_ARm5tKDNfDRasWoPL_ByDuZFVk2qiQfcKcE-4BLLUcKg4JNu4M8sPnh/s640/close+up+of+poinsettias+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Sign up for StoneGable's newsletter on my sidebar!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Get all the news, posts and updates delivered to your email inbox...</span></div></div>

POINSETTIAS IN THE SNOW~ 2013 HOLIDAY DESIGN CHALLENGE

I'm getting an early jump on Christmas decorating this year thanks to   HOMETALK  and   LAMPS PLUS   ! As a part of their 2013 HOLIDAY D...

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