Over the years, I’ve collected ballet slippers, and this overflowing box of daintiness inspired a theme for one corner of my booth.
So I kept my eyes open to other items to fit in with a Nutcracker Ballet design.
I was thrilled to come across this toy solider outfit!
Then came across wooden nutcracker cut outs, perfect to embellish with vintage, sparkly bits, paint, and even white mink.
My grand fairies have out grown (in size and desire) all of their little pink tutus and dance costumes, so I felt like this display was a fitting farewell to the items.
One garage sale I visited this summer had these ballerina prints. I added paint, glitter, and gemstones to them for a new life.
I made sweet, candy colored trees and sugarplum fairies, gathered up crowns and crafted some of my own crowns too.
My booth is SMALL. So the ballet goodies are all cozied up in a cabinet together with a little table in front. Sugary sweetness is pouring out of every inch.
To pull it together, I copied sheet music from the show to use as back drops.
There are hand painted and embellished little nutcrackers too, but I don’t think I got photos. Here are some ornaments I made with character images, glitter, and vintage paper.
This was such a fun idea to take and run with for the holiday. I’ll let you know how it goes over at our First Friday weekend (which is still going on today). And I’ll leave you with a few more pics.
