Paper Eggs!

Here is the wreath that I wanted to make:

I saw it here:

http://lemontreecreations.blogspot.com/2010/03/framed-book-page-egg-wreath.html

I love it!!!

The only problem is that it was WAY TOO HARD!!!

I only got 5 eggs covered.

It was just a little bit frustrating.

Maybe by next year I'll have enough patience to try again.

I wouldn't put any money on that though! 

Ruffly Wreath!

What could come of a wreath, a book, and a hot glue gun?

I will show you!

A very ruffly, ruffle wreath! 

I just spent a lot of time and a lot of hot glue on that thing!

Don't ya just love those ruffles!?! 

I do!

Here is where I got my inspiration and directions:

http://jonesdesigncompany.com/create/5-days-of-favorite-projects-day-4/

This actually wasn't too difficult.

I was pleasantly surprised!

But I do think I put about double the ruffles I was supposed to.

I used every page of the book except two,

and I just might glue those on somewhere to have a total feeling of completion!

Now if I can just get Joel to approve hanging this lovely piece of art in our house!  :) 

Crafting!

I have been crafting up a storm!

I got all these fun supplies over the weekend

and have been at it ever since!

Just wait until you see some of my creations.

This is NOT one of them: 

But it is the perfect Easter wreath I have been searching for!

I love it!

Hippity-Hoppity, Easter's on its way!

Recovering of the Cushions

My parents gave us their wicker furniture when we moved into our house.

It is perfect for our porch, but the cushions were very faded.

At craft night, I covered the cushions with fabric to match our red door.

Ahh, much better!

Craft Night!

Thursday has now become "craft night" at my house.

Everyone brings whatever projects they are wanting to work on, and we just hang out and craft together. 

It's quite fun!

There was some doodling and sewing going on...

some reading, studying and note writing...

and even some toenail painting!

Jessica, the most enthusiastic of all crafters, made these super cute shirts!

Everyone was impressed with her skills!

Stay tuned to see what I did!

Deck the Window!

Look what we did!

We hung balls with thread!  (obviously)

I think next year I might try hanging them with ribbon.

That might look even better!

Here's how they look with a nice, snowy backdrop!

Ornament Wreath!

Today I want to tell you about a really nifty Christmas craft!

All you need is a wire coat hanger and lots and lots of ornaments (around 80 I think).

I saw this idea last year and planned ahead and bought my ornaments at an after Christmas sale!

First, you bend the coat hanger into a circle (as best as you can).

Then you cut off the hook part of the hanger and untwist the metal at the top.

After that, it's easy!  

You just start stringing the balls onto the wire!

I would suggest using some big and some small ornaments.

Now, as you can see, my wreath turned out great!

Jessica ran into a little trouble...

her balls kept popping off!

To solve this problem, you should undo each ball from its hook,

and then glue them back together FIRST!

We skipped that step, 

but thankfully my ornaments decided to stick together!

From this picture you would think that my wreath is being proudly displayed on my front door, but it is not!

I like looking at it myself too much, so it's hung on the inside of our door!  

Maybe I'll share it with the world next Christmas!

Christmas ornaments!

Last Christmas, Joel and I made ornaments for each other.

I thought I was doing good.

Just look at those cute reindeer!

I thought I was doing good UNTIL

I opened up  THIS!

Joel hand-carved that nutcracker, and its mouth works! 

Unbelievable!

My ornament was definitely put to shame!  haha

Now the real problem is, this is supposed to be a yearly tradition! 

What in the world will I do this year?

There's no chance I can out-do the nutcracker. 

I'll just have to compete with myself!

I'll keep you posted!  :)

Welcome!!!

Hello!  Welcome to our cozy cottage! 

Here's what we've been up to today!

 All you need to make this festive, fall centerpiece is some candy corn,

twigs from the yard,

and a vase!

You hot glue the candy corn onto the sticks, and that's all there is to it!