Reindeer and Sleigh

I spotted some Reindeer in Poundland the other month

and much to The Docs horror stopped in front of the counter

where they had been piled up.

The Doc was even more agast when I popped  a gold

one into my shopping basket. 

"Are you sure you really want that " he said

and "Where is it going to go ?" he added.

It's OK . I have a plan  I said.

The previous week I had bought a MDF Sleigh

from NEC and I was fairly sure he would fit just fine 

First things first though.

He needed a good scrub  as he was discarding 

glitter left, right and centre and I didn't dare bring him

into the house!

Then a  good coat of paint solved the problem.

The MDF sleigh came in pieces

which I decided to decoupage with

some paper also bought at the NEC.

I have done one side of each piece and left to dry

but forgot to take another photo before I assembled

the completed sleigh. Doh!

Once all dry

The pieces slotted together very easily.

My idea was to have as a table decoration 

and to be filled with flowers.

I used Adhesive glitter foam sheets for the roses

which I die cut using Spellbinders  'Rose Creations'.

I peeled the backing paper off and turned the die cuts over 

and made the flowers up backwards so that the sticky side was up.

A quick covering of matching glitter which stuck  (like glue)

and here they are.

Ivy leaves from the garden.

The Doc I'm relived to say likes it!!

Elf commandeered  the sleigh to get  home to the North  Pole

but sent it back again. on pixie dust.

Entering into the following challenges

Pixie's Crafty Workshop #208/209  Use up your snippets (odd piece of string for reins).