I showed my Winter Mantel a few days ago & thought I would show a few winter decorating ideas that transition nicely from Christmas until Valentine’s Day decor goes up. I was able to update alot of my Christmas decor by just putting a few things away & adding a few things, so it didn’t …
Home Decorating
I hope you all had a great Holiday season & I look forward to sharing lots of projects in 2015! I have been enjoying time with my Son & Daughter. Amanda is home from College for a couple more weeks & I thought I would spoil her a little while she is home. She is …
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 …
Welcome to Our Crafty Mom! I have always loved flokati rugs and have been wanting to recover an old bench I have had forever in this faux fur. I picked some up beautiful faux fur at Joann Fabrics for 60% off. What a steal! This bench started out in a tapestry fabric about 25 years ago. …
I have been busy working on Christmas projects to go with my silver theme this year. I wanted to make a corner swag to hang on the old window I hung in the dining room. I had a grapevine base and attached pine & some pretty silver stems along with antler sheds that I painted …
I was going through my Christmas decorations and found a bin filled with gold beads that I hadn’t planned on using on my tree this year. They were so pretty & I wanted to do something with them. Beaded Christmas Wreath I picked up a foam wreath at the Dollar Tree …
I really wanted to have a gallery wall going up the stairs. It is the first thing you see when you walk in & really needed something. Luckily I didn’t have to buy anything and I had plenty of frames. I just updated the pictures. I laid the frames out on the floor first to …