Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Chestnuts roasting on an cardboard fire...

Have you ever seen these little cardboard fireplaces people put up at Christmas?
Well, I hadn't either until a few weeks ago when my neighbor expressed a love for them.

If you know me, I have two weaknesses (more if you ask my husband) One is that I think- NO, I know, that I can make anything. Arrogant? Yes. But only in that respect!! I think negatively about everything else about myself and you can take that to the bank!

My second weakness is I'm a sucker when I hear that you want something rare and handmade. I will move heaven and Earth to make it for you. That is how this whole fireplace came about. My neighbor, as mentioned above, told me a few weeks ago that  her uncle had one of these cardboard fireplaces when she was a little girl and that she always wanted one just like it.

You see, I can't hear that and not want to make that dream come true. I also couldn't just buy one online. I mean really, that would be like the cake boss sending little Debi cupcakes to his kids school birthday celebration. NO, this one had to be lovingly hand-crafted by me. So when my daughter's bunk-bed arrived in super big boxes, I set to work right away crafting a hand-painted cardboard fireplace.

It was surprisingly easier than I thought it would be. I just mentally high-fived myself!




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20 comments:

  1. Oh my. We had one of those cardboard fireplaces when I was growing up because we did not have a real fireplace. It had a light bulb behind the cardboard flame and a little plastic disc that fit over the light bulb. As the light bulb warmed up, the plastic disc would spin creating a "flicker" of red and orange. Your fireplace is awsome. GREAT JOB!!!! It looks much more authentic than the original one.

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    1. Sounds very cool. We had a cardboard fireplace as well and for the same reason. We used it for many many years. I don't remember if it had a light like yours did.

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  2. That looks a million times better than anything you could buy. awesome! -Laura

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  3. WOW! I'm so glad to know someone with "weaknesses" like yours! Keep doing what you're doing! :)

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  4. Wow...Yours is so much better than the bought version...How lucky is your neighbor :) Merry Christmas!

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  5. Do you have a how to make it somewhere?

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  6. Do you have instructions? I’ve seen various fireplaces but this one is the most detailed and beautiful!

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  7. Thank you for the inspiration! This is one of the cutest and useable cardboard fireplaces I saw on pinterest. I was able to make one with your help. I'm posting my experience and tips on making one on bloodberrydc.wordpress.com.

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  8. please send me instruction i want to do one this year always love this concept. this one that you done its amazing. thank you for sharing/ hopfully your child will give ya a min to write back Merry Christamas!

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  9. Please send me instructions to build the fireplace. I grew up with one and would like to have one for my grandchildren. Thank you !

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