Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Christmas Tour Continued & A Winner

The winner of the giveaway is announced at the end.  To pick up the tour where I left off in my last post, I thought we’d move on into the kitchen.  Last year I decorated the tops of the cabinets, but just wasn’t in the mood to be climbing up and down the ladder this year.  In keeping with my simple decorating this year, I kept things mostly at eye level.

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A Rosemary tree from the local grocery store in a soup tureen for the counter, tied with some Christmas ribbons.

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My whites cabinet gets a few green bottlebrush trees and a little greenery.  It’s too cramped in here to do much else!

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I’ve got an empty spot in the top right corner ~ that was the tureen that the Rosemary tree sits in.  I showed you recently how a Goodwill find filled that spot.

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Some larger faux greenery and a candy cane tucked into a pitcher {that changes throughout the year/season with its filler}.

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Over the microwave I hung an extra candle wreath, stuck a wood piece with a Christmas text and some extra poinsettia garland that I had.

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That’s all I did in the kitchen this year.

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Moving into the master bedroom, this is where I put our second small tree.

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I used a party dress that I found at Goodwill a couple of years ago when I was looking to do a decorator table slipcover for my granddaughter’s nursery.  This was one that was in the running.

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It covered the table perfectly and I left the bodice intact, just tucked under.  I thought the sash bow was a nice touch for Christmas décor.

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I redid this tree this year, so when it came down from the attic, I removed the decorations that were on it.  I went with a more neutral and natural theme this year. 

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Burlap garland drapes the tree and I got a few new ornaments.  The angel wings are from Dawn at The Feathered Nest.

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The tin mold hearts are from Celestina Marie.

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The ornament shaped die cuts are from Remnants Globe on Etsy.

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I made the peat pot baskets after I saw Dawn’s and found I had four peat pots sitting on my craft room shelf.

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Some pleated ribbon and tulle trim, a bit of sparkly tulle tucked inside, some bling, and some crinkled seam binding as the hanger. 

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I painted them with Vintage White craft paint ~ just one coat to give it that whitewashed look.

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A nature Christmas fairy sits at the base of the tree.

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My little bottlebrush trees that I bleached last year made a comeback in their mini cloches.

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And I framed a Christmas card from last year for the dresser.

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Over the bed, I added a grapevine garland to the bed crown.

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And a small wreath to the headboard.

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A few night time shots.

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I think this was just enough decoration for me this year. 

The winner, via random.org, of my 5 year blogaversary giveaway is #5 ~ Marty at A Stroll Thru Life!  Thanks to everyone who entered!

Linking up with

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

Open House Party at No Minimalist Here

 

Monday, December 17, 2012

Frosty Hat

I’ve been wanting a Frosty hat for quite awhile now and when I saw this project over at Connie’s blog, Crafty Home Cottage, I knew I could make my own, too.  So, thank you, Connie! Let me start by saying take off your rings, say goodbye to your manicure, and have fun with it!

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Here is what I used:

  • White oak tag
  • The cardboard disc from my gluten free pizza
  • The cardboard box said pizza came in
  • A brown grocery store bag
  • Mod Podge mixed with water
  • Plenty of paper towels

I don’t have pictures of each step, but I cut out the top part of the hat {the tall part} from the oak tag.  I went across the shorter side of the oak tag and actually got three pieces to make three hats.  The cardboard disc from the pizza was the perfect size for the brim area.  I traced the top of the top hat on the cardboard box and cut that out.  I taped everything with blue tape just like Connie did.

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I ripped up the grocery bag into different size pieces and dipped them in a bowl of Mod Podge mixed with water, then applied them onto the hat shape.  After saying “Ewww” a couple of times, I just went with it!  It took me about an hour to cover the whole hat.  Once it completely dried {I left it for the day}, you paint it. 

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While I had everything on hand to construct the hat, I made a trip to the dollar store to get a few decorations for the front.   I used some red ribbon that I had.

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Some Epsom Salts to use as snow on the brim . . .

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And I finally got my Frosty hat! 

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I had enough supplies to put together a second one, but didn’t want to spend as much time putting the paper on.  For the second one I just applied the Mod Podge to the hat and used some red tissue paper and molded it to fit.  I filled in any gabs with some torn pieces.  This one wasn’t as messy because I used a sponge brush, but I wasn’t as happy with the final outcome.

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I didn’t mess with the folds in the tissue paper because I thought it might come out looking like a fabric hat once painted.  The tissue papered hat is on the left and the ripped paper bag is on the right.

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My daughter will be getting one.

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I have plans to make the third one into a Mad Hatter hat for my granddaughter’s nursery.  If you recall, Alice was a theme in this room when I did it over.   That one will have to wait until I have another gluten free pizza!

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My Blogaversary giveaway ends tonight at midnight! Click here to enter.

Friday, December 14, 2012

5 Year Blogaversary & A Giveaway

This Giveaway has ended.

I couldn’t believe when I checked to see how long I’ve had this blog that it added up to five years!  It’s been a lot of fun and I’ve gotten to meet some lovely people ~ some in person and others who’ve I’ve never met yet feel like we are good friends.

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To celebrate this blogaversary {and thank you all for coming back to read my posts}, I’m having a giveaway!   Five things to celebrate my five years of blogging.  First is a tea towel with this vintage looking Christmas graphic.

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The second Joy to the World pillow that I made.

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This one has a red and white toile back.  The pillow is 12 x 12.

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A framed black and white document image.  {The green you see is the reflection of a Christmas bow}.

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This little chandelier bag. 

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Finally, a set of snowman tags.

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To enter, just leave me a comment.  You don’t need to be a follower, but it’s an additional entry {leave me a separate comment letting me know}. You don’t need to have a blog, but must leave me a way to contact you in your comment.

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Since some of these things are Christmas related, I’m going to keep the giveaway time short so that I can get it mailed out to the winner in time for Christmas.  For that reason, this giveaway is open in the U.S. only.  The giveaway will end on December 17, 2012, midnight EST.

Thank you for a fun-filled five years of blogging!

Winner will have 48 hours to confirm after being notified or a new winner will be selected.

This Giveaway has ended.

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