Anyone else dreading New Year's? Well, not so much New Year's, but more the pressure to make resolutions that seem to go out the window by Valentine's Day?! For 2015, I'm going to try really, really hard to stick to my resolutions. I don't have many: Resolution #1: Stop buying things we don't need and put that money to work in a high yield savings account. No, my kids don't need another Lego set. And,...
Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Now that things have finally settled down here, I was able to get in some crafting last night while the boys had a playdate. I've been swooning over this Vintage with Laces button box for weeks now. While going through our Christmas decorations, I came across a little wood box and thought it would be perfect for a copycat. Here's my version: I used vintage sheet music on the top...
My, my how time is flying. Three more days until Christmas Eve. I haven't been able to take a breather so I'm just sharing some vintage Christmas card images. I bought a disc of the images from eBay a few years ago. Way before Etsy became all the rage. I use them in a lot of my Christmas decorating and crafts. Some of them appear to be pretty old. Overall I'd date them all...
I can't believe Christmas is just days away. I am scrambling to wrap presents, plan my Christmas eve menu and attend my boys' class parties. Even though I closed my Etsy shop for the holidays on Monday, I've been stealing some time to create some new items that I'll be adding after Christmas. I found these great vintage religious images and thought they'd make for some pretty tags. I added some tiny rhinestones and...
What can you do with some leftover bottle brush trees and miniature deer? If you're like me and already made enough "snow globes" using them, here's another idea. Mini Xmas peat pots! I had already painted the pots white and basically forgot about them. I broke them out over the weekend for this quick project. I folded some vintage lace over the rims and then tucked in some Poly-Fil to be my "snow." Then I...
Found this cutie on Pinterest. I printed it onto vintage sheet music and added it to a frame. I forgot the site it's originally from, but if you search for reindeer silhouette on Pinterest, it should come up. It's free! And P.S., if you've noticed my posts lately have been short and sweet, it's because I've been having serious computer issues. Boo! I did a system restore yesterday and all seems to be okay now...
Happy White Wednesday! Just tinkering around with some gift bag ideas. Jeanine ...
Christmas, of course. Sharing some random holiday decorations from about the house. Reindeer pillows from Home Goods. I love breaking out this plaid quilt every year. Pillow covers from H&M. Noel basket with vintage ornaments. Santa boots on the porch. Tray filled with shredded sheet music and Dollar store deer. I'm so mad for plaid! Ikea metal stars in a tart tin. Snowmen! Vintage typewriter with a homemade flash card and Santa postcard. Silver...
The winner of the ScentSicles giftset (as picked by Random.org) is...Felecia Cofield!! Congrats Felecia! I'll be in touch shortly to get your info. Jeanine ...
**Don't forget to enter my giveaway here.** Just sharing some small Christmas projects I slipped in over the long weekend. Try as I might, I just couldn't get too many great shots of these Christmas houses I got from Hobby Lobby last month. I decided to paint them black since I already did some smaller ones white and silver. Plus, I'll get to use them next year for Halloween too! I gave each a couple...
**This giveaway is now closed** Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Now that I've recovered from stuffing myself at my Mom's, it's time for a little fun. The folks at ScentSicles were kind enough to send me some eco-friendly scented ornaments that make artificial trees smell real - and real trees smell that much better. And oh boy, do they smell a-ma-zing! Made of natural fibers sourced from sustainable resources and infused with pure fragrance,...
I bought a few ceramic Christmas houses at the Dollar store a couple of weeks ago. They had a lot to choose from, but I settled on these four. Once I got them home, I immediately painted them white. It took 3-4 coats of spray paint for each house. Over the weekend, I finally got around to adding some German glass glitter to the tops using Mod Podge. Easy peasy and more suited to my...
I've been wanting to make Scrabble ornaments for our Xmas tree since last year. You've probably seen them all over Pinterest and in the blogosphere, so nothing really new here. I was just happy that I had everything I needed to make a few of them for this year. I used an old ruler for mine, but I've seen crafters use everything from clothes pins to Jenga pieces (Susan at Homeroad!). I simply picked out...
An upcycled violin ornament. My 9 year old plays the viola and he picked this up at a garage sale over the summer. I painted it white, added some glass glitter and a hand-stamped noel tag. Waiting to be added to our Christmas tree. Happy White Wednesday! Jeanine ...
