I was reading Martha Stewart last month (I think) and they had these giant Christmas balls made out of cupcake liners. And I thought to myself - maybe I could use cupcake liners to make a wreath for Valentine's Day... I love the texture of the liners. After a little trial and ...
Sweatshirt Refashion: Project #1
As a mom, my Winter uniform is jeans, boots and some sort of sweater. I love sweatshirts, but I think it's hard to find really cute ones! So one of my goals this year is to work on some sweatshirt refashions in a quest to come up with something that is comfy, flattering as well as quirky and fun. I ...
Pottery Barn-inspired Winter Mantlescape
I always feel a little blah in January when I take down my holiday decorations. It feels too soon to think about decorating for Valentine's Day for some reason. Yesterday I was flipping through my Pottery Barn catalog and spied this sparkly white mantle-scape. I loved all of the birds, nests and ...
yay – we made it through the Holidays Giveaway!
I thought it would be fun to have a giveaway to celebrate 2010. And since January is all about being organized and getting things done, what better to give away than a new watch? This is a chunky watch with TWO interchangeable bands. I made a clear and silver one that you can wear with ...
Farmhouse Burlap Circle Wreath Tutorial
Make a simple circle burlap wreath with colorful fabric. You can add a string and hang a saying in the middle. I retired the marshmallow wreath. It was a great wreath, but not one to keep for next year. I noticed a strange fact -- although I live in a desert, the marshmallows never dried ...
Have your kids been naughty or nice?? — make lump of coal gift boxes
I saw this craft in the Martha Stewart Magazine last year and knew I needed to make it. How funny would it be for the kids to open a lump of coal in their stockings this year? You can put a keychain, a pair of earrings, a tie, a pair of socks or any other small object in ...
Ella’s "Pink and Chinese" Room — Reveal
Ella has been asking for a room redo for her birthday since April. Her only stipulation was that it be "Pink and Chinese", which presented me with a interesting design challenge. Here is a before: And after: The first thing I did was find some Asian looking fabric with women ...
Sweater Redo #2 and update on "pink and Chinese" bedroom
Here's a fast and simple redo to update a top or sweater. I really liked this sweater, but it was a little boxy and I really prefer cardigans. So it sat in my closet, only worn a couple of times. This is a 30 minute project. Here's what you do: Take your sweater, find the center. Cut a ...
Whimsical Christmas Wreath
So I had all of these big, eleaborate plans to make a burlap/paper wreath. It was going to take hours and hours of fine craftsmanship to make. Well, life got in the way, and instead the kids and I made a whimsical, funny wreath instead. And with a blog called tatertots &; jello -- I think it ...
Cookie Sheet Advent Calendar Announcement
I have a few people who really want me to make more cookie sheet advent calendars. I figured that since I will be making a few, I might as well make up a big batch. So if you would like one, this is the last chance this year to get one. I will be making them up on Monday and sending ...
Christmas Advent Cones on a glittery branch, burlap trees and a free printable!
I love my cookie sheet advent calendar, but I wanted another advent that I could use for little treats, special notes and other small holiday goodies. So I cut down two very large branches from a tree in my backyard, spray painted them silver and added some glitter. Then I used some ...
More Burlap Projects: make a Holiday Card Holder using a tomato cage?
I know the title of this project sounds weird. My sister Wenderful actually gave me this idea. She had heard that you can turn your garden tomato cages into card holders. So I looked around and I found this picture from Lowe's. Well of course I wanted to see if I could incorporate some ...
More Burlap Projects: Burlap Bracelets!
This is what I did last night when I was supposed to be getting stuff ready for the boutique :) I bought these bracelets yesterday at the Target's Dollar section, and I was so excited to see what I could make with them. If you would like to make some, here's the ...
More Burlap Projects: Ruffled BurlapTablecloth
I'm running around like crazy trying to get things done so I can go out of town for the weekend. My husband has a conference in L.A. all next week and he thought it might be fun if we got away alone for a couple of days, isn't that sweet? But I wanted to share a little project that ...
Cookie Sheet Advent Calendar
My kids love playing with this calendar. My 4 year old loves to put the new magnet on each day. This is a fun project to make because you can use your imagination to make up the magnets. Some things I used were: little mirrors dominos small ornaments like sleds, stars and drums that ...
