Category: Holidays
Wire Embroidery
I love to mess around with embroidery – here’s a different kind of Valentine for you…
Before Putting Away Christmas Supplies, Think About Valentine’s Day
It may seem a bit early, but taking a few minutes to think about reusing holiday decorations for Valentine’s Day will save you time and money in a few weeks. As you are packing away your ornaments and lights, keep an eye out for anything red or pink that, with a few additions can look entirely new and appropriate for use on Valentine’s Day…
Stemware Snow Globes
Inexpensive stemware from IKEA are easily converted into interesting snow globes…
Water Colored Glass
Some glasses get a few coats of watercolor paint to provide a quick and temporary color change perfect for holding
The Alice Wreath
Our little buddy, Alice (5), who lives next-door happily helped me make this wreath today. I thought I’d dedicate it
Snowflake Catcher Wreath
Thank you to the Evanston History Center for inviting me to participate in their annual wreath competition for the Charles Gates Dawes house. For my entry I created what I call a “Snowflake Catcher Wreath”…
DIY Anthropologie Mason Jar Snow Globes
I love the little Mason Jar Snow Globes they are selling at Anthropologie right now, but not so keen on
Glass Globe Redo
I have a love-hate relationship with the plain glass Christmas ornaments available at craft stores. I love to use these
Sequin Planter
To combine sequins with a rosemary plant seemed like the perfect thing to do. I picked up my small rosemary plant for $2.99 in my supermarket’s produce section, covered a can in sequin fabric and dropped the plant inside…
Jack-o-latern Soup
Tomato bisque soup with pumpernickel bread croutons make it easy to serve up a fun Halloween lunch with a smile…
Witch Gloves
My kids love plastic witch fingers (available at party stores for a few dollars a bag), but I felt that they needed a little help to make the look more convincing. With the addition of some dollar store gloves – the look is complete…
Needlepoint Pencil Cup
A metal pencil cup from IKEA had the perfect surface for a needlepoint sampler – so I thought I’d give it a try…
Freaky Paper Bag Faces
My daughters recently told me that my Halloween craft ideas weren’t creepy enough so, I thought I’d step things up a bit. Here are some super easy and really freaky paper bag faces that you can make with your kids in a flash…
“DIY” Wine Bottle Glasses
I dropped off some empty wine bottles at my local glass shop to have them cut in half and the edges ground smooth. They charged me about $3.50 a piece. So happy to have my new set of glassware. I could also use these as vases…