Wreaths!

When I saw this wreath that Jen made over at Tatertots & Jello, I felt like doing a post about wreaths. It seemed to me in the past that wreaths weren't cool anymore and that they were outdated! I quickly realized how wrong I was, especially as I've seen a lot of cute wreaths out there in the craft blog world! When my mother-in-law recently had a garage sale, I noticed that she was getting rid of some brand new wreath forms so I snatched them up and plan to make some wreaths as Christmas gifts with them!



You can find Jen's wreath tutorial here



I would have never thought you could wrap yarn around a wreath form and it would turn out so cute! This wreath was made by KnockKnocking and can actually be purchased here



A combination of ribbon and felt make this cute wreath! This was made by Handmade Colectibles and can be purchased here



I love this whimsical wreath! For Halloween, wouldn't it be cute to make a black feathered one with a little black crow on it? This one was made by Gracefully Girly and can be purchased here. She makes them in a few different colors too!

New Cliet: HUGE Addition!

I was recently hired to help design a few spaces for a family I know. They are finishing up the construction phase of their HUGE addition, and want my help with space planning and choosing some accessories and window treatments. They live blocks away from the beach, so they built a very tall, three story addition, with two great rooms on top of each other...the second floor to be a media room with a large projector screen, and the upper level to be a multi-purpose space.

The following are pictures of the upper level, which will function as the following: Martial Arts practice space, toy storage, office space, scrapbook space, library, play room, and other storage! I have my work cut out for me, but luckily I have a blank slate to work with! Here are some photos of it...









Here is the second level, which is to become a media room, where a large projector screen will be and have a theatre-like setting!





They have already chosen some great wall colors, flooring, and ceiling treatments, so I'm excited for what the final outcome will look like. Needless to say, I will be busy working on these spaces for the next few weeks!

It's all about the small and simple things...

So, as the exterior of our house has been getting a makeover, I decided to complete a project that has been on my to-do list. I added the letter "f" to the window on our front door. It is the first initial of our last name, and I love the way it turned out!



You see, before we just had this window that made it easy for people to just see clear into our house...





Here is a view from the inside...



I printed a letter "f" once I found the right font I wanted it in.



Yesterday at Home Depot, I bought this contact paper for windows that has the Rice Paper look. It was about $20 for the roll.



Then I taped it down for a nice hold, and cut out the letter with one of Danny's razor blade things since I don't own a xacto knife! I ended up using the second one that I did. I thought I would adhere it to the inside of the window, but it didn't look good, so I cut another one out facing the correct way and adhered it to the outer side of the window. I had to use a debit card when I applied it to the window to make sure there were no bubbles.



And while it still doesn't give us complete privacy, atleast it helps somewhat, and I am loving the way it looks!

Ice Cream Sundaes

Does anyone else remember making these in grade school? I don't even remember what they were for, but they sure do make cute holders for ice cream sundae toppings!!! These were featured as the Craft of the Day over at Martha Stewart's website. You can find the tutorial here.

Magnet Paper Dolls

When you take some of the above, and add a little bit of mod podge, you can create cute little custom magnet dolls for any little gal in your life! These ones were created by Disney over at Ruffles and Stuff. I think they would make such a cute gift for any little girl, and talk about inexpensive! The magnet sheets are about $8 on amazon.com, but it comes with 5 sheets, so you could probably get about 5 gifts' worth out of it! Jsut simply cut out your magazine girls, and mod podge them onto the magnet sheets and cut them out!

Coolest Birthday Cake EVER!

This past Sunday night, we went over to our friend Tayshu's house to celebrate her 31st birthday. Her sister in law that made the cool Cookie Monster cake that I posted about here, also made her this totally awesome Birthday cake. You see, Tayshu is a huge fan of cheese so this cake is very fitting for her! And I just can't get over the detail of the shrink wrapped look that she did using fondant...and she even made it look shiny like it was wrapped in plastic by giving it a coat of water. The body of the cake is a pound cake. Isn't that cool? I have some pretty cool friends! :)

Cork Boards

I have a Back to School themed acticity planned for the ladies at my church coming up in the next few weeks, and one of the projects that we are going to doing is making corkboards. As I scoured the internet for diy corkboards, here are 3 cute examples that I found. Now, which one should we make...



I like how this one simply entails repainting a frame, and adding cork. Check it out here at The Enrichment Cottage



I like the simplicity of these. They are simple and cute, and I love the colors she used. Made by Michelle over at The Land of the Misfit Toyz



This one is also cool! You could customize it to any initial, and it would be cute in any room! You can find it over at Family Fun