Christmas is a big ol' blur for me. Between all of the Elf on the Shelf craziness, shopping, wrapping presents and hosting Christmas day, I'm finally able to breathe. I've already taken down a bunch of our Christmas decorations. In their place, I'm going with a winter theme. The winter vignette above is in our livingroom. In the dining room and on our antique desk, I have another winter setting. I found the winter printable...
I love, love, love scented candles! I couldn't light them for years when my boys were small because I was always afraid they would get burnt or knock them over. Now that they are older, I'm thrilled to be able to indulge in my passion once again. With that said, I must admit I'm a picky candle connoisseur. If a scented candle doesn't actually give off a scent, I will skip it. So imagine how...
I don't know about you, but my kids are itching for Christmas. And as the day draws near, I'm finding it harder to keep my 11 year old from getting antsy. So I was happy to team up with The Zebra to share some awesome holiday games! From picture puzzles to writing activities, these family Christmas games are good for all ages. Adults or older kids can work with little ones, while having fun themselves....
I'm not going to lie. I've been a bit consumed with coming up with different Elf on the Shelf ideas for my little guy. As I mentioned in my previous post, it's probably the last year he'll believe in the elf, so we're all in idea-wise. Above was my version of a mad scientist. Then we moved on to getting Daddy off of the naughty list. I printed out several pages of simple white paper...
This is probably the last year we'll be doing Elf on the Shelf. My 11 year old still believes (or at least we think he still does!) in Santa and the Elf, but I get the feeling by this time next year, he won't. It makes me very sad, so I decided to step up my game this year and go full on Elf on the Shelf! Our first night wasn't incredibly creative, but I...
(Image courtesy of The Graphics Fairy) Wishing you a safe and happy Thanksgiving! Jeanine ...
I am full on decorating for Christmas! I know some of you wait until after Thanksgiving to start, but breaking out our Christmas decor always puts me in a wonderful mood. It could be something as simple as adding some Mercury glass acorns to a bowl filled with shredded vintage sheet music. Or placing bottle brush trees into an old milk glass dish. Adding a joy banner to our new flocked tree. To even upcycling...
I love Rae Dunn's ceramic pieces. I mean, who doesn't, right?! After spying some copycat projects on Instagram, I decided to make my own Rae Dunn-inspired candy jars. All you need are some jars (I bought two of these from Hobby Lobby and the the third is a pickle jar!) and clear sticker paper. Download the Skinny font from DaFont.com and print out your words onto the label paper. Cut to size, peel, stick and...
How are excited are you to be crafting for Christmas?! I can hardly contain myself. Don't these Mercury glass bottles get you in the holly-jolly spirit?! I picked them up from the Dollar Store. I used my Cricut to cut out the noel and joy words, and added tea-stained seam binding and some vintage floral enbellishments to them. I'm in love! I have to go back for more. This reindeer ornament is also courtesy of...
I'm enjoying the last few days of our Halloween decorations. Hard to believe I'll be packing it all away in a few days. I didn't do a lot in the new she-shed/tea room this year. Most of our Halloween decor is in the house or on the porch. Sometimes less really is more. I'm already itching to decorate for Christmas, but I'm going to pace myself. And enjoy Halloween on Wednesday! Jeanine ...
Thanks to my friends at Realtor.com for including me in several home decor/DIY posts over the past few weeks. The first was on utility fabrics and how to incorporate them into your home. The second was on decorating with pumpkins! - one of my favorites! Go to Realtor.com to read the full articles. Jeanine ...
Raise your hand if you've started some Christmas projects. I know I have. First one of the season is this Santa paddle fan. Easy peasy when you have one of these... We got a few of these at a local fall festival and I knew immediately what I wanted to do with it. All I did was print out my image on sticker paper, cut to size and then peel and stick. I finished up...
