Thank you to everyone who linked up this year! Here are the final features to this years party! Jack Frost Swap ~ B & B Build a Better Life Bow Wreath ~ Design Improvised {Kitchen Goodies} Cinnamon Ornaments and Tags ~ Bowdabra Blog Owl Pillow Box ~ Eyes on the Source Vintage Christmas Sign… Peace … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Christmas
Swanky Stacked Ornament
I just love those fancy decorations you see at the malls during the holidays. I saw these stacked ornaments hanging over a walkway at one of our outdoor shopping malls here in town and fell in love. The best part is I already had the ornaments, so with a little glue and some imagination I … Continue reading »
Easy Wreath Joy Letters
I whipped up these easy Joy letters, they are made just like my Quick Monogram Wreath from last Christmas. I love the three wreath idea of hanging them in a row, so I made Letter versions out of some of left over small wreaths I bought last year. They are same ones I made the … Continue reading »
Christmas & Holiday Linky Party Features #2
Have you Linked up yet? Join my Holiday Linky Party, going on all month long! And this weeks Amazing Holiday Features are…… Christmas Shadow Box ~ The Purple Pumpkin Music Sheet Christmas Trees ~ House of 34 Magazine Trees ~ B&B Build a Life Jar Snowman Candles ~ I Gotta Create Upcycled Denim Christmas Stocking … Continue reading »
5 Easy Holiday Garlands
Today I am going to show how to make five different Holiday Garlands. My husband bought me a Silhouette for Christmas and gave it to me early and so I broke it out last night (huge grin). Now don’t stop reading this post just because I used a Silhouette Die-Cut Machine to make these garlands. … Continue reading »
Christmas & Holiday Linky Party Features #1
Have you Linked up yet? Join my Holiday Linky Party, going on all month long! And this weeks Amazing Holiday Features are…… Snowman Wreath~Sweet Little Bluebird Santa & Me~i rock paper & scissors Christmas “Comfort and Joy” Sign made from recycled Door Parts~Art is Beauty Stacked Poinsettia Tree Shelf~Fancy Frugal Life Holiday Snowflakes~S.O.S. Mom … Continue reading »
DIY Jolly Letters
Tis the season! Today I am going to show you how to make these festive letters for your holiday decor, I couldn’t decide which way to go with the trim for them so I did both so I could choose one. I have a deep love of dingle ball trim that stems from my childhood … Continue reading »
Chalk Paint~ Shabby Ornaments
I finally got out the decorations and finished putting them up, it was tough since I needed a vacation from Thanksgiving. Ha! I’m exhausted already and it’s not even December! I am always trying to change up the decorations yearly for the holidays and this super simple project was just the thing to change the decor without having to go out and buy anything. I took old plastic ornaments I no longer used and mixed up some chalk paint and got to work. Here’s how I did it! Continue reading »
Christmas Holiday Craft & Recipe Link up!
Welcome to my first holiday link up! I would love to see what you all have come up with this season, so anything for the upcoming holidays goes! I will be featuring them throughout the month and the Party will stay open until the big day December 25th! ****************************************** Also check out my Christmas Page … Continue reading »
Retro Branch Buck
I love all the Faux Deer Mounts going around, so I decided to give you my take on them. I started with a faux gold Christmas deer from Michaels I’ve had for a while and did some taxidermy on him. To be honest this was the project that almost wasn’t. I had high hopes of … Continue reading »
Winter Wispy Wreath
Here is my winter holiday version of my wispy wreath. I guess it just goes to show that you can repurpose these great wreaths all year! Not sure yet if I’ll make one for spring, but ya never know! Click these links to see my Autumn Wispy Wreath and Halloween Spooky Wispy Wreath. Here’s how … Continue reading »
Happy Holidays!
I hope you all had a great holiday! Enjoy your family and time off! My Blog Hop Social and Made U Look Thursday will not be up this week. I am taking a holiday break and will be up and running again in January. But until then I would like to share with you some … Continue reading »
Holiday Cookie Exchange Party Winner!
My Partner in Crafty Crime Kimberly has done it again! After much collaborating about how she could out do her fellow cookie party contestants this year, she came up with this fabulous Christmas Cookie Tree! She won first place!! Woot Woot! Congratulations Kimberly…so happy for you! Now I will share her secrets with you! She … Continue reading »
Quick Monogram Wreath!
I bought a few wreaths a couple of weeks ago to add to my Christmas decor, but I just couldn’t find a place for them. Then it hit me make them into something else! This is the fastest thing I have made this year!! Fifteen minutes and I was done!! Materials: 1 or 2 small … Continue reading »
Simple Snow & Garland Trees!
There are so many of these cute trees all over the stores and craft blogs, that I knew I had to add my own version! They are so simple to make! Here’s how I made mine! Snow Cone Tree materials: Large styrofoam cone, 5 5/8 x 7/8 in, a bag of Buffalo Snow Frosty Snow, … Continue reading »
Easy Vine Garland!
I just love this! I was putting up the Christmas decor and once again I resorted to Pinterest for my inspiration! I have had my eye on a certain mantel picture below that had this cool large vine hanging underneath it. I have a large kitchen window that I usually try to dress up a … Continue reading »
Ornament Cluster Arrangement!
My house is wreck! It is covered in random Christmas mess! Deep in the process of putting up the Christmas Decorations I came up with this incredibly easy way to make something fabulous!! I saw an expensive but not so cute version at Lowe’s Hardware and thought “I can do better!” It is super easy … Continue reading »