Happy Halloween everyone! It's been a crazy day and now that the madness has died down, I have a quickie project to show. Remember that little candy tin I got at the church thrift store sale? Here it is now: I bought this image off of Etsy a week or so ago, and althought I can't stand bugs, I do love to decorate with bees. I printed it off onto some sheet music and glued it to...
Yup, it's snowing here today. Can you believe it?! No real accumulation but enough to make it messy. It wasn't messy enough to keep me from my favorite church thrift store's annual fall fair. Popped over there this morning and it did not disappoint: How cute is the snowman? I got it for $1. One booth allowed you to fill a bag for a buck. I could have gone to town but I tried to...
I really love the embellished frames my sister Kathy from Creative Home Expressions makes. In fact, she has some for sale in her Etsy shop. Me, I'm trying to work my way through my craft room trying to use things I already have for some projects. Since I had this white Ikea frame, I decided to make an embellished frame too: I printed out the French script onto cardstock. Then I printed the little crown...
Don't you love when you have everything you need for a project and don't have to make a last minute run to Michael's or AC Moore for something you need?! I was ecstatic this morning when I realized I had everything I need to make this holiday tussy mussy: First I printed off the French script onto plain white paper. I bought this great image off of Etsy for $1. That's right, $1! I wrapped...
Brrrr...it's a bit chilly here today, so I didn't feel guilty whipping up a few more Xmas goodies this morning. Last year someone gave me a bowl filled with these scented soaps. They are wrapped in plastic still making them perfect for this makeover: I bought a disc with a ton of these vintage holiday card images off of Ebay a few years ago. This was before I discovered the joys of Etsy. Still, they come in...
I hope my mom isn't reading today's post! I actually started planning some of the holiday gifts that I want to make this year. First up is one for my mom: These ceramic Dollar Store mugs are just great. My mom is a big coffee drinker and she likes to alternate her pretty mugs each morning. I'm hoping she likes these! I hand-stamped Mode de Paris in black ink on the bottom of each one. ...
What is it about plain ol' craft paper that gives everything the perfect rustic touch? Since I've got Xmas on the brain, I wanted to do a holiday book stack: First I measured my craft paper to wrap around my books. Then I hand-stamped the Xmas sheet music to the bindings part. Can you see my little oopsie? After wrapping each book, I printed out this great Xmas image from the Graphics Fairy for the front...
Here we are 2 weeks away from Halloween and I've got Xmas on the brain. First it was Home Goods' fault and now I blame it all on Pottery Barn. I just got their new holiday catalog and it's definitely put me in an Xmas mood. I picked up a few of these battery-operated candles from AC Moore earlier this week with the intent of using them for Halloween. But after flipping through the PB...
We popped into our favorite Home Goods over the weekend looking for something we could use as an island in our new kitchen. Of course they had their Xmas goodies out already and I spied this neat picture frame with wooden letters spelling out peace. Since I couldn't bring myself to buy any Xmas items yet, I did the next best thing: I made my own! Unfortunately, I didn't have the letters to spell out...
I picked up this little black basket at a garage sale yesterday morning. I gave it a quick Halloween makeover last night. Everything can easily be removed so I can use it for Thanksgiving, Xmas, etc. too: I added a few crumpled pieces of orange tissue paper to the bottom - which came from a thrift store - and then added the sheet that is just slightly coming up from the top. My 4 year old wanted...
Americana primitives seems to be the theme for this morning's garage sale finds: The wooden pilgrim will look cute hanging on our front door next month. The little ladder was just too adorable to resist - although I have no idea where I'm putting it yet. The little globe is designated for the 6 year old's room - after his father tightens up some loose screws. And lastly, the little black basket is the perfect Halloween find! ...
This $2 garage sale frame has been sitting in my home office since July. Yup, July. I kept knocking into it this past week so something just had to be done with it: I have been wanting to use this Graphics Fairy image for a while now. I printed out the image onto transfer paper and ironed it onto a piece of scrap Osnaburg fabric. I gathered up some random French-y pieces to add as well. I...
