I saw this idea for a photo display a few days before Christmas and decided to make a few for some close friends and my momma for Christmas gifts. (and one for me, muwahaha) They were so easy and fun!I forget how fun it is to get dusty and paint covered sometimes! (on a small scale, that is, haha)On a fun note-look at cute little baby Sadie in the … [Read more...]
Christmas card wreaths are awesome.
December 22, 2010 By 11 Comments
Hey all! I just wanted to show you how the Christmas Card wreath looks full of cards...and show off a few lovely ladies who made them too! My mom has two of these (that's where I originally got the idea) and they are practically falling off the wall by Christmas, they're so heavy with cards. I am so excited for the beautiful cards we've … [Read more...]
silhouette stuff
December 18, 2010 By 24 Comments
Sooo...as you can see, I've been busy with my Silhouette making Christmasy things! Big surprise there, huh? Here are some of the things I've made with my new BMF (best machine friend) I made this reindeer pillow cover using the heat transfer material. Can I just say how much I love reindeer? I want them on everything this year. It's borderline … [Read more...]
felt ornaments
December 17, 2010 By 11 Comments
I went a little crazy making some fun felt ornaments this year. I used this free pattern and tutorial-and they were so fun to embellish! Besides the smelly fabric glue headache, of course. I used a wool felt blend-I get mine here. I added some cool trims and such I had lying around. In hindsight, I probably should have stuffed them a bit more...but … [Read more...]
Christmas card wreath tutorial
December 6, 2010 By 59 Comments
I made this fab wreath for my pal Gwenny Penny -she's having an awesome event called Haul out the Holly-with lots of guest bloggers and fun holiday decorating ideas. I have had my Christmas card wreath made since like October, I was so excited to make it. haha! Credit for this goes to my mom-I don't know where she made hers-but that's where I … [Read more...]
simple felt bow tutorial
November 24, 2010 By 47 Comments
I whipped out these cute lil bows the other day and took a few pics to show ya...They're pretty self explanatory, but I'll add words anyways. Minimally.Click below for more! you'll need:glue. felt. clip. trim edges with pinking shears if wanted. (If you MUST know, my felt was 4"x2.5" for the big piece, small piece 1"x2.5") smoosh. … [Read more...]
Far, Far Away week-felt crown tutorial
November 3, 2010 By 13 Comments
Sadie loves dress up lately. Like, won't wear anything else-loves. So I thought I'd add a(nother) crown to her dress up stash. Also, this so handily fits in with the Far, Far Away theme of this week on Punkin Patterns that I was asked to guest post for! ;) It's simple and oh so easy to embellish! Join in the crown-making fun, won't … [Read more...]
paper pumpkin tutorial
October 25, 2010 By 32 Comments
I'm sure you've seen these around, right? An easy, cheap way to make some cute fall decor. gotta love that! PLus, Sadie helped me with these. Well, she handed me strips of paper until she got bored and wanted to use the hole punch by herself. "SADIE DO IT!". We here that a lot around here these days. That, and "me? mine?" Mostly when we go to … [Read more...]
fall wreaths
October 4, 2010 By 8 Comments
I'm not the best person at decorating my house for fall. I know this because Rory informed me of this fact the other week. He said we needed more fall decorations. Now, when your hubby brings that fact up...I knew that I was slacking. ;) So here are my fall wreath efforts... I took one of these: took apart some of these: added a lot of … [Read more...]
burlap banner tutorial
August 23, 2010 By 6 Comments
So, would you like to know how I made the burlap banner from my sister's shower? Well, too bad if you don't. Cause it's MY blog. muwaha. ha. ha. ANYways....first, cut squares from your burlap-mine were 4 inches square. Gently pull a few strands off of each side of your square...it'll be uneven, but that adds to the charm. Right? this will … [Read more...]