We are so excited to get to participate in the Michael's Dream Tree Challenge this year! I'm excited to get to design a "dream" tree this year. It will be hard to fill Brooke's shoes from the 2012 challenge. Her tree was amazing! I think going to craft stores is therapeutic for me. I loved to wander the aisles (at night while my husband had the kiddos) and think of the possibilities. I fell in love with the silver, white and gold Christmas line at Michaels. (pictured … [Read more...] about Michael’s Dream Tree Challenge 2013
Archives for October 2013
Festive Halloween Porch Tricks
This is a sponsored post for Commandâ„¢ Brand. All opinions are 100% mine. I'm excited to share this post for Commandâ„¢ Brand. I received a set of their outdoor hooks and created this Halloween Porch complete with fabric cobwebs and paper bats. I was excited to try these out on my stone arch because it's hard to hang things on an arch made of stone but these hooks worked great. Materials Needed: 3 yards of burlap or Tulle in gray 3 yards of burlap or Tulle in white 15 sheets of … [Read more...] about Festive Halloween Porch Tricks
10 Free Fall Fonts
Champagne & Limousines / Impregnable / Franchise / Hagin Caps Medium / Kraft Nine / Steelfish Outline / You Are Loved / Handy George / Nashville / Europe Underground … [Read more...] about 10 Free Fall Fonts
Quick, Easy, and Spooky Halloween Decor
I was feeling like I wanted a little something new for Halloween this year. I had some ideas of what I wanted and my Cricut was going to help me do it. I had this wooden box, from some Melissa & Doug toy set my girls got, and jazzed it up with some grey and white stripes. Got out my black Cricut vinyl and used the Monster Bash cartridge to cut out this spooky house. The "Eek" is using Boys Will Be Boys Font cartridge. Loved that font with this. I didn't stop there. I … [Read more...] about Quick, Easy, and Spooky Halloween Decor
Scallops & Stripes Sewing Table Makeover with Shape Tapeâ„¢
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of FrogTape brand painter’s tape for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I love to do furniture makeovers when I get the chance. So while perusing the thrift store a few months ago I spotted this darling little sewing table for $15 and had to grab it! It was pretty scratched up but I knew it had potential! You can see from the Before and After picture that she went from dingy and dented to bright and happy with the whimsical scallops and … [Read more...] about Scallops & Stripes Sewing Table Makeover with Shape Tapeâ„¢