When Santa Claus, gets home from his long night’s ride around the world, he was lacking a place to hang his coat and hat. Since the jolly old guy loved the Classic Christmas Books Stocking Hanger than I made last year, I knew he’d love a coat rack made of red and white books, ‘cuz he’s a red and white kind of fella! 🙂
DIY Christmas Ornaments with Quilt Block Patterns
December 4, 2015 by 10 Comments
I’ve kind of gone nuts this year sharing DIY Christmas ornaments, but since I wanted a specific theme for our Christmas tree, it was easier to make the ornaments myself than search all the stores looking for just the right ones. Since the theme I picked is “simple farmhouse”, I brainstormed what comes to mind when I think of farmhouses, and quilts immediately came to mind. I remembered the barn quilt my son and I made together in the spring, and the quilt-inspired chair I {Read More}
Make Rustic Christmas Shelf with Scrap Wood
November 27, 2015 by 1 Comment
Well, with Thanksgiving behind us, it’s now the time that sends terror into the hearts of procrastinators around the world (like myself). It’s officially the Christmas season. It’s officially the Christmas season and I haven’t bought one. single. gift. … No, not one. So, did I rush out to hit Black Friday sales today?
DIY Santa’s Toy Sack Gift Bag
November 18, 2015 by 5 Comments
Do you suppose waiting until November is more than halfway over, is too late to get on Santa’s good side? I figured I’d better not take any chances, so I made him a new toy sack. I figured Santa’s toy sack must be getting pretty worn out, and it might score me some “nice” points. It couldn’t hurt anyway, right? 🙂
DIY Mittens Garland
November 15, 2015 by 16 Comments
Yesterday I was at the fabric store, and as I am prone to do, I went in to buy one thing, and came out with something else completely unplanned. My husband was waiting in the car for me, so I had every intention of getting what I went in for, and getting right back out quickly, but then I spotted a display bin full of gloves and mittens. I have no idea why a fabric store would sell gloves and mittens, but my eyes {Read More}
Make a Santa Inspired Pallet Wood Christmas Tray
November 12, 2015 by 11 Comments
Mr. Claus has been a wee bit jealous that I’ve made a lot of projects dedicated to his wife, so it was time to give give the jolly old guy some attention too, with a pallet wood Christmas tray. I wouldn’t want to get on his naughty list!
Chalkboard Lettering on Glass
November 11, 2015 by 31 Comments
I’ll warn you right now, today’s project turned out awesome, and I totally love it…but I screwed it up. You might not even notice the problem up, but it’s a biggie. I just want to warn you now, so you don’t make the same mistake, but I’ll tell you more about that at the end – if you haven’t figured out the problem before then. Okay, so I was in the dollar store last week, scoping out the 2016 calendars. I {Read More}
A Junky Sign on Pallet Wood
October 28, 2015 by 23 Comments
A few days ago, I spotted these wooden letters that I thought would make a cool sign. I thought I’d make a basic “HOME” sign on pallet wood, but when I started playing around with them, it morphed into a totally new direction…
Chalkboard and Weathered Wood Reversible Wall Art
October 26, 2015 by 8 Comments
I love projects that have more than one way to use them, so I’m excited about my latest project, because it’s a reversible wall art project that has a chalkboard on one side, and a weathered wood look on the other. To make it, you’ll need a wood frame. I picked mine up for a few dollars at a yard sale. Cut a thin piece of MDF board, sized to fit inside the back of the frame opening. Framing clips added {Read More}
Farmhouse Christmas Ornament
October 25, 2015 by 28 Comments
When my kids were younger, our Christmas tree was pretty random looking, with an assortment of kid-made ornaments, and store bought ones, but the last few years, I’ve done most of the decorating and have gone with a theme for the tree. Two years ago, I did a “Vintage White” theme, last year, I did a “Gold and Glittery” theme, and this year I decided I want to do an “old-fashioned farmhouse Christmas” theme.
