I don't know about you but Goodwill's been a bust for me lately. With Christmas right around the corner, I've been trying to avoid the stores and work with what I have lying around the house. I've been saving these bottles (mostly salsa ones!) for a few weeks now. Yesterday, I decided to embellish them. I broke out some French book paper, lace, baker's twine and some charms. I got busy gluing and wrapping and...
Truth be told, we don't do a lot for New Year's Eve. I, for one, do not like being on the roads when there are a lot of people out drinking. We usually stay in as a family and eat all sorts of goodies as the night goes on. This year, our boys asked if they could stay up late with us. How can I say no? We have some festive hats and horns from...
If you've flipped through a recent Pottery Barn catalog, you've probably seen where they cover a wall with vintage book paper. I love that look and would be ecstatic to do something like that in our house, but I don't think my husband would go for it. Plan B: give a vintage chalkboard a similar look. This is the chalkboard before. Pretty ugly, no? I bought it a couple of years ago with the intention...
How excited was I when I won one of my sister Kathy's giveaways (CreativeHomeExpressions) last week? My special delivery from Susan of EvelynandRose.Blogspot.com arrived yesterday. Two beautiful handmade ornaments. And how adorable is the Santa tag? I love them! A big thank you to my sister and Susan! Jeanine ...
I've been showing some of our Christmas touches for the past couple of weeks now. Here are a few more to share. The $24.99 Target wreath that I snagged for $3 at our local church thrift store. The Merry Christmas sign is from Walmart. I wanted to keep it simple. Some bells and greenery hangs from our porch light. Santa has definitely come to town! Here... And here. Snowman hat on a stack of books....
Tinkering with some Dollar store match boxes over the weekend and came up with some petite pretties. I used some French book paper and religious images found on Etsy to dress them up. Slide open the box and... You find a little surprise inside. A small square religious metal - also made using the Etsy images. These would be sweet to give as a gift, but I must admit...these are for me! Jeanine ...
