♥Wishing you the magic of the season ♥ and …read more
As I’ve said at least a dozen times before, this household of girls loves some frilly ruffles! So this year, I set my sights on ruffling up some large holiday ball ornaments. They were a perfect addition to our tree, and as an added bonus – they were quite easy to make! Want to make some? Here’s how: Materials: 6″ styrofoam ball. approximately …read more
When I saw this great idea for stamping salt dough for wedding favors on the Intimate Weddings site, I just couldn’t wait to mix up a batch! I fondly remember making ornaments from salt dough with Mom when I was a little girl, so today my littlest girl, Ivy and I dug out the cookie cutters and made some salt dough fun of our own! In all …read more
Nothing sets me to humming caroles and hanging mistletoe more than that holiday fragrance of pine, cinnamon, cloves and citrus.Mmmm! In the process of making some holiday potpourri, my girls and I came up with the bright idea to transform dehydrated orange slices into natural ornaments. Poking a few whole cloves into the slice really …read more
Here’s a fun pattern to recycle your wine corks into fanciful little Holiday trees to display on the mantle, top your bottles, or add to a wine stopper for a seasonally perfect Hostess gift. These pint-sized pines are amazingly easy. Once you get started, you’ll have an entire cork forest before you know it! Materials Needed: knitting …read more
I’m always on the lookout for inventive ways to use my scraps. They multiply like bunnies. Luckily, crafting with scrap yarn is fun and gratifying – almost like getting something for nothing! I’ve been pretty busy with job hunting after returning to the states last month, but I’ve managed to snatch a mental health hour or two to play with …read more
For those that know me, I’ll bet you’re surprised to see me post about knitting. That’s normally Mom’s job! I’ve tried, and failed to learn to knit many times. I understood the concept but as soon as I hit a rough patch, all that I’d learned quickly went out the window as I tossed my needles aside in frustration and forgot what I’d …read more
A few years ago my daughters made peppermint bark for their teachers for the holidays. They had so much fun doing it and when I asked what they’d like to do for teacher’s gifts this year, they all agreed. With four little girls voting, a complete consensus is very rare in this house! – a repeat of peppermint bark won the day! Last time we …read more
Littlest daughter, Ivy and I spent the day making some yummy spicey scented Christmas ornaments we’d like to share with you. Cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Mmmmmm. Filling the house with the mouthwatering smells of pumpkin pie, hot cider, and clove spiked oranges really put our Holiday crafting mojo in high gear. The McCormick site …read more
It’s sort of a tradition around here, that after every Thanksgiving, I gather ideas for crafting Christmas ornaments with my girls. This year I decided the girls were old enough to graduate to crafting with glass ornaments. We only broke two – so far! We made glittered glass hearts and balls and paper mache’ ornaments with a little glitter …read more
