Tatertots and Jello

COLORFUL HAPPY HOME -- Daily DIY, Decor, Craft and Recipe Tutorial

  • My Home
    • 1905 Cottage
    • Daybreak House
  • DIY
    • DIY Projects and Ideas
    • Organizing
    • Tutorials
    • Printables
  • Decor
    • Spring Projects
    • Summer Projects
    • Fall Projects
  • Crafts
    • Kids Crafts
    • Painting Projects
    • Paper Projects
    • Sewing
    • Wreaths
  • Holidays
    • Valentines Day
    • Easter
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
    • HAPPY Holidays Series!
  • Recipes

Explore

  • my home
  • diy
  • decor
  • crafts
  • holiday
  • printables
  • recipes

Connect

Home » decorating » Great Ideas — 20 JOYful Projects

decorating, featuring you, holiday, your ideas · December 16, 2012

Great Ideas — 20 JOYful Projects

Tatertots & Jello is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

While I had a great time yesterday at the cookie exchange,

I, like most of us, have had the tragic events in Connecticut (and other places around the world)

weighing heavily on our minds.

I hugged my little family a little tighter,

and I found joy in the beauty of the projects I looked through this weekend.

In fact, that’s what I love about this DIY/decorating/craft community:

we are all trying to bring joy and beauty to the world

and to share it with each other.

Here are some projects that lifted my spirits

this weekend.


Thank you for sharing them with me — and all of us.

Our hearts are with those families that are suffering. If you would like to donate, The United Way has set up a fund to help the families and community of  Sandy Hook/Newtown, CT.

And please keep sharing JOY with the world.

Joyeaux Mantel @ Bliss Bloom {Blog}

Joy to the World Wreath @ The Space Between

Vintage Santa Printables @ The Scrap Shoppe

Chicken Wire Christmas Tree @ A Diamond in the Stuff

Celebrate the Light Canvas @ Eat.Sleep.Make.

Vintage Chic Christmas Tree @ It’s Overflowing

Gingerbread Fondue Family Night @ Shaken Together Life

Our Christmas Foyer @ Lookie What I Did

Christmas Countdown @ Organize & Decorate Everything

JOY Christmas Mantel @ Tattered and Inked

Joy to the World Banner @ Silver Boxes

Candy Cane Mice @ Mom on Timeout

Red & White Christmas Mantel @ Meeha Meeha

Santa Bento Lunch @ Creative Food

Joy to the World Banner & Mantel @ Love, Pomegranate

Christmas Light Canvas @ Ask Anna

DIY Gifts @ Design + Fluff

Waterless Snow Globes @ The DIY Dreamer

Eclectic Christmas Mantel @ Imprintalish

Holy Night Mantel @ The Ironstone Nest

Anthropologie-Inspired Gift Wrap @ Homemade Ginger

Bead Board Trees @ Adventures of a DIY Mom

And enter this week’s giveaway for TWO $20 credits to Caravan!!

A wonderful store – full of amazing printables and last-minute gift ideas.

You will love their stylish printables and afforable prices!!

(the rafflecopter widget may take a moment to load.)

a Rafflecopter giveaway


There are SO many more holiday ideas and inspiring projects linked up this week.

Come over and see the amazing ideas.

 

 

xoxo

Posted By: Jen · In: decorating, featuring you, holiday, your ideas

Great Ideas — 25 Delicious Christmas Cookies!!
Day of Remembrance

You’ll Also Love

17 St. Patrick’s Day Dessert Recipes!
eos lip balm elvesDIY eos Holiday Gnomes Craft!
Welcome Home Saturday – Christmas Ideas!

Comments

  1. blissbloomblog says

    December 18, 2012 at 6:24 PM

    A wonderful round-up… definitely lifts my spirits! Thank you so much for featuring my Joyeux Mantel. Have a wonderful rest of the week!

  2. Michelle | Creative Food says

    December 17, 2012 at 7:51 AM

    Thank you for featuring my Santa Bento Lunch!! After this weekend it is nice to take a moment and look something other than the news. All of these projects are wonderful and lift my spirits too 🙂

  3. Leanne says

    December 17, 2012 at 12:28 AM

    Thank you so much for featuring my Christmas countdown. My kids love it and I love how colorful it makes my kitchen. Merry Christmas!

  4. Kathryn says

    December 16, 2012 at 10:10 PM

    I needed a laugh the elf legs out of the lamp …..LOL fun thank you
    I went way over the top, with a old door, one side all Christmas fun

  5. Michelle M says

    December 16, 2012 at 8:36 PM

    Love them all!

  6. Anna says

    December 16, 2012 at 2:44 PM

    Thank you so much Jen for including me in this awesome round up! So many great Christmas ideas, I love it! 🙂

    Anna

  7. Talitha says

    December 16, 2012 at 1:49 PM

    Thanks so much for featuring my Joy to the World Mantel! I appreciate it! And thanks for your kind words about the CT tragedy.

  8. Kelsey @ Tattered and Inked says

    December 16, 2012 at 11:57 AM

    Thank you so much for featuring my Joy Mantel!! Always an honor 🙂 So happy to see some joy this weekend!!

  9. Angelina says

    December 16, 2012 at 9:20 AM

    I do believe the whole countries Heart aches for those precious families and their loss. Thank you for sharing some very Joyous crafts with us!
    Angelina

  10. Michele @ The Scrap Shoppe says

    December 16, 2012 at 8:38 AM

    Thanks so much for featuring my vintage Santa prints, Jen! I hope your cookie exchange was a smashing success! 🙂

  11. Shauna Oberg (@ShaunaOberg) says

    December 16, 2012 at 7:31 AM

    My heart goes out to the families. Thanks for sharing some brightness.

  12. Christine says

    December 16, 2012 at 6:29 AM

    WOW!!!! Thanks sooo much Jen for featuring my Waterless Snow Globes!! xoxo

  13. keri @ shaken together says

    December 16, 2012 at 4:32 AM

    Jen – thank you for featuring my gingerbread fondue family night … it is even more special right now! What joyful features! Happy weekend!

Hi! I'm Jen Hadfield. I'm a mom of 5 restoring an 1891 home in the heart of Salt Lake City. I love being creative and sharing simple ideas to make your life easier and more beautiful!

Receive the Latest Crafts, DIY, Recipes and More in your INBOX!

Follow us on Pinterest! It's awesome!

Top Posts & Pages

Spruce up Your Outdoor Space with a DIY Recirculating Fountain! (tutorial)
DIY Secret: How to Print on Post-It Notes (and Free Printable Template)
12 Must-Have Items to Pack on an Alaskan Cruise!
A New Deck in Under 30 Minutes!
15 Between the Studs Bathroom Storage Ideas
Copycat Panera Spinach and Artichoke Egg Soufflés - SO good!

 

Popular Posts

  • Spruce up Your Outdoor Space with a DIY Recirculating Fountain! (tutorial)
    Spruce up Your Outdoor Space with a DIY Recirculating Fountain! (tutorial)
  • DIY Secret: How to Print on Post-It Notes (and Free Printable Template)
    DIY Secret: How to Print on Post-It Notes (and Free Printable Template)
  • 12 Must-Have Items to Pack on an Alaskan Cruise!
    12 Must-Have Items to Pack on an Alaskan Cruise!
  • A New Deck in Under 30 Minutes!
    A New Deck in Under 30 Minutes!
  • 15 Between the Studs Bathroom Storage Ideas
    15 Between the Studs Bathroom Storage Ideas
  • Copycat Panera Spinach and Artichoke Egg Soufflés - SO good!
    Copycat Panera Spinach and Artichoke Egg Soufflés - SO good!
  • 25 Quiet Time Activities for Kids
    25 Quiet Time Activities for Kids

As seen in





Amazon Affiliate

Tatertots & Jello is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.
  • About Me
  • Advertising
  • Get Featured

Copyright © 2025 Tatertots and Jello · Privacy
This site is a place for positive discussion and ideas. Negative talk, comments that disparage others, and similar are not welcome and may be removed.