Shabby chic christmas

"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful." ~Norman Vincent Peale It snowed! When I woke up this morning everything was white outside my window and all I wanted to do was burrow deeper under my covers - but of course I couldn't I had to get up and go to work! Thankyou to everyone who left such lovely comments about the Christmas photos! My Mum read some of them and was very touched at the sweet things you all had to say about her box…

Shabby Chic Tree DIY using beaded trim from the Hobby Lobby! #shabbychic #diy #homedecor #vintage | lobby, tree, moulding

Are you a Downton Abbey fan... then you'll love this theme inspired shabby chic Christmas tree dedicated to this favorite British hit!

If you love lace and doilies your going to love these DIY lace balls. I was looking for something unique to put in my large dough bowl and decided to create something myself. I’m always buying lace curtains and tablecloths from Goodwill so I thought I would try making some different sized lace balls. The […]

If you are someone who likes vintage crafting, there’s a good chance you have a stash of old books at the ready. There’s just something about browning book pages that adds character to a vintage project… especially at Christmas. So today I thought I’d share a few of my own vintage book paper projects and their tutorials. My first big book page project was a Christmas tree made of paper roses back in 2011… you’ll see that one at the end of this post. I’m still making those little rolled roses…