Fun Paper Cube String Lights

photo from wit & whistle

These are some fun lights to make using string lights and paper cubes. Go to Wit & Whistle to get the complete tutorial.

Thumbtack Vase Fillers

photo from landee see landee do

Make these great vase fillers from Landee See Landee Do

They are made from thumbtacks and are super easy to do!

Rosettes Are Red, Rosettes Are Blue

Ever wonder how to make a rosette, Or what to do with them if you already know how to make them? I've came across two posts that include rosettes, making them and crafting with them. 

photo from: Cherry Street Cottage

First we we start with making them since we need to know that before we can craft with them. Over at Cherry Street Cottage  Jessica has a real good tutorial of how to make rosettes compleate with pictures to guide you along.

photo from: the idea room

 Skip over to The Idea Room and she will show you how to make some lovely things out of those rosettes.

photo from: the idea room

 Love the Valentines Day frame!

photo from: the idea room

Party streamers is what she made these rosettes out of, I think everyone has a roll of this stuff laying around somewhere.

Blue Mason Jars

photo from: Craft Berry Bush

Craft Berry Bush has a tutorial for painting your mason jars blue.

Mason Jars Five - If A Mason Jar Won't Work Use A Bottle

-Day Five of Mason Jar Week-

If you don't like mason jars use wine bottles, coke bottles or what ever is laying around.

Design Sponge - Display your bottles on a shelf.

Oregon Live - Hang them as lights.

Tie your bottles to sticks and use them as vases - Source unknown if you know it please share so I can update post.

Mason Jars Four - Used For Vases

-Day Four of Mason Jar Week-

If all else fails put your flowers in it!

Joys Hope - Paint it YELLOW and show your daises.

Pure And Noble - Make your own porcelain pottery.

Creative Minds Without Borders - Put those flowers on the wall

Mason Jars Three - Used For Lighting

-Day Three of Mason Jar Week-

Today we are looking at using mason jars for prettier lighting.

Crafts By Amanda - With cute doilies

As a hanging mason jar chandelier- Source unknown if you know it please share it so I can update this post .

Chez Beeper Bebe - Hanging on hooks

Hanging Jars - Source unknown if you know it please share so I can update this post.

Draw Pilgrim - Have your kids to put tape stencils on them and pant it.

Float small votive candles in it as a center piece - Source unknown if you know it please share so I can update this post.

Alkemie - Or lay them on the ground for a dreamy path of light.

Mason Jars Two - Used At Weddings

-Day Two of "Mason Jar Week-
Mason Jars have started to be a common thing used in weddings.

Apartment Therapy - For table lighting

Red Neck Wedding Glasses - Source Unknown if you know it please share.

Simply Perfect Weddings - Table center piece vases.

Simply Perfect Weddings - As hanging flower holders

Simply Perfect Weddings - For hanging lighting

As Photo frames - Source Unknown if you know it please share.

Simply Perfect Weddings  - For guest beverages

Rackk and Ruin - Cups

Mason Jars One - Used For Storage and Organization

-Day One of Mason Jar Week-
Have you noticed that Mason Jars are the in thing here lately when it comes to decorating, weddings, lighting, storage and getting organized. I've noticed and I like the idea.

Here are some examples I found for storage and organization.

Kootut Murut - As cool pencil/pen holders

Martha Stewart - For storing sewing supplies

Eighteen 25 - As craft supply holders in your crafting corner

 

Frugal Decor - Kitchen storage for spices.

As bathroom storage for your cotton balls and cotton swabs. Source unknown for this picture if you know source please share.

Closet Idea

photo from epbot

Epbot has this cool tutorial and a great idea for storing flip flops, its called How's it Hangin'? A Flop Tutorial. I could totally do this, my shoes mostly consist of flip flops and slip ons.

Makes Sense

Have you ever went to get sheets for a bed and had to dig just to find all the matching pieces.

photo from Storage And Glee

So you will always have a complete sheet set, store all of the set in one of its pillow cases. When you need sheets just grab and go!

Something I  always do is to store extra pillows in those plastic blanket storage bags. I found it helps keep dust and odors out, and its great if you have a child with asthma.

Fun Pillows

For some reason these just look fun to me. I of course am not the type to have lots of pillows laying around, but if I ever change this would be something fun to do.

Super Curtains

These are the newest addition to the boys unfinished bathroom.

I added red twill tape to the sides and bottom.

Close up of the fabric I used.

This window will be replaced with glass blocks so the curtain will look alittle better.

Elf Stockings

I seen some really great looking elf stockings last year when I was out christmas shopping in a major department store and wanted them but unfortunatly the price was not to be desired. This year I have decided to draft up my own pattern and make my own. My boys could not decide on which combination they liked the best for Elf Stockings so what they did agreed on was that they wanted  to make both of their picks. 

Excuse the Fall leaves it does not snow here in Texas, 

our Winters look like nice dry Fall days.

 Set One Christophers choice.

 Set Two Daniels picks "Real Christmas colors"

 All of the Elf Stockings together

Here are the pattern sheets I drafted FREE for you to use.
or 

You can get it in PDF format  Here.
 

Elf Stocking #One (click images)

Elf Stocking #Two (click images)

Elf Stocking #Three (click images)

Happy Holidays,

Charlotte