My sap bucket was beginning to overflow with my saved wine corks so I decided it was time to come up with a project. Hey, no judgement...it's not like a drank it all in one night. ;)Since the corks were too big for the tree I had in mind, cutting them in half was the perfect option. The cuts didn't look smooth, but I was using a serrated knife. Yes, a chop saw probably would have created a cleaner cut, but I value my fingers and they would have been a bit to close to the blade for this…
Easier than it looks Christmas wall decor with LED candles. Use this idea to bring holiday magic to an overlooked space behind a sofa or in a hallway. Gather your suppliesThe main components of this beautiful Christmas decor are embroidery hoops, LED candles, and clothespins. Clip and LED candle to the center of each embroidery hoop.Position the thumb screw of the embroidery hoop at the top, and clip an LED candle to the center of the hoop opposite the thumb screw. Add floral pic…
This year for my Christmas décor I decided to stick with what I love and that is bringing the outdoors in. For Christmas, that means evergreen everything!! So, I used faux and real evergreens to create evergreen swags, wreaths, and arrangements all over the house. I love decorating my house with all the things from outside. In the Fall I did it for my
I decorated this flocked tree a few weeks ago in our study/home office, placing it in front of the window. Mainly because it had been too cold to decorate the house’s exterior up until then and we needed a little festive cheer on that side of the house.In the meantime, we decorated the five spruces with colorful string lights and a few icicle-string lights around the porch. Those, combined with the tree lights shining through the window, look amazing at night! I decided to take it one…
Here’s a DIY Christmas idea that would look great on your buffet, counter or anywhere else you’d place some Christmas treats! (Original Post 12/2013) Make your own Christmas candy jars with these bestseller Mason jars that Amazon reviewers swear by! Here’s a DIY Christmas idea that would look great on your buffet, counter or anywhere else you’d place some Christmas treats! I’m a collector of sorts…okay, the hubby calls it trash most of the time, but every now and again I surprise h…
My parents have reached the decision that most of us will face at some point in our lives. After 54 years of buying a fresh full-size Christmas tree each year, they have decided to switch to an artificial, table top tree. I respect and understand this decision, but it can be a difficult transition. For one thing, my parents are finding that a lot of their old ornaments are too big for this smaller tree. So I decided to make some little additions for their small tree to help them celebr…