Some of my favorite decor pieces from the baby shower I just hosted were the fabric wreaths I made. I love how simple and elegant they came out and I also love the fact that I should be able to repurpose these for other events and holidays coming up. I made one large one for the front door using a 10 inch foam wreath form and two smaller ones for my back door using the 6 inch wreath forms. If you like these, I hope this fabric wreath tutorial will be helpful if you try and make one … [Read more...]
visiting type a decorating – holiday tile coasters
Hope you are all having a fine Saturday. I'm taking a break from this weekend's project list to visit with Tammy at Type A Decorating. I'm participating in the 25 Days of Christmas Guest Bloggers series. I'm sharing how I made these holiday tile coasters which are great as gifts and perfect for adding a little extra decor to your home. They are so easy you still have time to add them to your list before Christmas. Trust me. Stop on over for a visit. If you are coming over from Tammy's … [Read more...]
a handmade holiday – handmade gift ideas
Money isn't flowing. I'm sure we can all agree on that. It makes it hard when you want to shower every special person in your life with a little something during the holidays. The past handful of years, I've been making more and more of our gifts. This year is much of the same. These are my inspirations for this year. I better get started or I'll be making stuff on Christmas Eve at the rate I'm going!Soy candles.ViaCranberry and orange infused vodka.ViaBaby blankets.ViaPeanut butter dog treats … [Read more...]
holiday gift wrap ideas
If you made out with some good loot from the Black Friday sales you probably have gift wrap on your mind. At least I do. I always grab a bunch of gift wrap on clearance after the holidays so I used up what I had on hand this year. I'm considering stocking on up kraft paper and embellishments for all the additional wrapping that I need to get done. So simple but lovely all the same.ViaViaViaHave you started wrapping yet? Any favorite ways to pretty up your gifts?Thanks for following Directions … [Read more...]
cyber monday – pick your plum
During your Black Friday shopping did you get yourself anything? How about something for the crafters in your life? If you haven't crossed everyone off your list or you need to reward yourself just because, then you need to check out this Cyber Monday sale at Pick Your Plum. Starting at 6 am MST, there are going to be 9 products available at one time at amazing prices. The 9 products they are going to have are among the fastest selling products they've ever had. To sweeten the deal - there will … [Read more...]
happy happy – manly birthday party decor
Last week was my best friend's boyfriend's birthday. We completely surprised him with a little shindig at our place. S had a bunch of crafty ideas to personalize his party with so here are a few of the things we did. Moustache straws for sipping our drinks. A's cute face for our disguises. My favorite part of this was separating the M&Ms. Yum! A manly bar. I missed the pictures of the beer tub and the signage for it which looked great. The table setting before we added the cake. The bottles on … [Read more...]