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 ...
I Can Make That — Burlap Magnet Boards
Just A Girl is having a really fun party today. She has asked people to come up with fun, handmade ideas for gift giving this year. I made these burlap magnet boards. You can make them in any size or shape. If you would like to make one, this is how: Go down to Home Depot ...
FMM: Favorite Scents
It's Friend Makin' Monday! I haven't been able to participate in the last few, and I really missed it. So I'm so happy to be able to join in this week over at darling Amber's blog. Her question this week is: What are your favorite candles/scents? I love burning candles in the Fall and ...
Burlap Inspiration…
Our Super Saturday went really well yesterday. We made some really fun projects including scrabble tile pendants, adjustable watches, scalloped wooden frames, giant family ruler boards, some cute tiles with vinyl sayings and long magnet boards. I will put some pictures up tomorrow. {Bienvenue ...
Tutorial: how to make Burlap Flowers and Embellishments
I had a few people ask me how I made the embellishments on the burlap magnetic boards. So I thought it might be fun to make up a tutorial showing a few different flowers and embellishments that you make using burlap. Large Folded Flower Cut out a large square of fabric approximately 2 ...
Thanksgiving at My House
Thanks for all of your comments and ideas for Ella's "Pink & Chinese" bedroom! I would love to get your thoughts on another dilemma. Did I mention that I'm having Thanksgiving at my house this year? I am really excited. I have been thinking about it and planning it out for a few weeks ...