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The Last Pumpkin of the Year. (Make a frosty pumpkin for your winter decor.)

November 16, 2011 13 Comments

I refuse to decorate for Christmas prior to December 1st and I usually have a small fortune invested in real pumpkins each fall season (so I don’t want to just toss them…yet.) Here’s an easy way to take your fall pumpkins into winter. Create frosty winter pumpkins while you wait for December.

Filed Under: Autumn, Crafts, epsom salt, Fall, glitter, project du jour, Pumpkins, Thanksgiving, winter

More Halloweenishness: a Dollar Store entry way.

October 17, 2011 20 Comments

There is a mirrored wall in our entry-way.  Me no likey.  However, Handsome Hubby won’t let me take them down or cover them.  It can be a challenge to decorate because everything is reflected and can look too busy. So in getting ready for Halloween, I chose to use light colors and a lot of […]

Filed Under: apothecary jars, cheap and easy, Crafts, decor, glitter, Halloween, spray paint Tagged With: Glitter

Yes! I am dreaming of a White Christmas…. why do you ask?

December 15, 2010 16 Comments

I’m linking up today with a couple of Bloggy Christmas Home Tours. Love the time of year. LOVE!! I’ve mentioned 80 ba-zillion times that I have a new color scheme each year at Christmas. I am already dreaming about what I am going to do for 2011. (Being as I am so inspired by the […]

Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, decor, glitter, Holidays, winter

Easy monogrammed ornaments.

November 10, 2009 35 Comments

Make pretty, monogrammed ornaments. Take horrible, plastic, over-sized ornaments from the Dollar Store…. Spray paint them, add a monogram and liberally apply glitter….  Ta-da! To do this, I used a Cricut (calligraphy cartridge) and black cardstock.** I watered down a little ModPodge in a shallow dish, then floated the cut letter in there for a […]

Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, glitter, Holidays, Mod Podge, project du jour, spray paint, winter

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