I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! I have a quick & easy project today. I hate throwing out the beautiful Christmas cards I receive so I decided to repurpose them into a Christmas banner to use next Season. I wrote who they were from on the back so when I take it out …
Posts from: December 2014
I have a tradition of making Christmas ornaments for friends & family members & try to come up with something new each year. I usually use glass ornaments as there are so many different things you can do, but after several years I was running out of ideas. As I was working at my craft table I spotted a can …
I am finally finished decorating & can now enjoy all the hard work. I love sitting in the living room at night with the Christmas lights on, the fire going, a glass of wine & my ipad. So serene & relaxing. Lots of DIY projects and little vignettes throughout. If anyone has any questions on any …
I had two topiary forms that I previously had used for Valentine’s Day Topiary’s. Of course, I tired of them, so took off all the paper, painted the clay pots with a silver wash & simply hot glued many, many ornaments that I picked up at the Dollar Tree. I did use about 6 packages …
For those of you who follow my blog you know that I recently downsized to a Townhouse. I have enjoyed decorating the new space. Thankfully there is a fireplace because I have always enjoyed decorating the mantel for all seasons. This year I continue with my silver and white them. My mantel is similar to …
My color scheme for Christmas this year is silver & white. I wanted a different wreath for my front door other than a standard pine wreath that I normally use. I used deco-mesh for the first time when I made my fall wreath that I previously shared & I really love how simple it is …
I have had to greatly scale back my outdoor decorating this year with the move to the Townhouse. I always try to be a glass half full kind of girl, so while I will say I greatly miss decorating my beautiful farmer’s porch, I will make do with what I do have. I found a great vintage …