Welcome back to the VIP! Before we get started, just a reminder that if you haven’t entered the Angel Wings Giveaway, there’s still time! Go here to enter to win. Now, let’s get this party started! We can’t wait to see what vintage inspired projects and “deck the halls” Christmas decor you have to share this week! Picking just a few features from last week was too hard, so we have oodles of them for you this week! 🙂
Gingerbread Men Cinnamon Dough Ornaments
November 23, 2015 by 13 Comments
I know the title of my post seems wrong, since gingerbread men should be made of gingerbread, but I wanted to make some cinnamon dough ornaments, shaped like gingerbread men, so let’s just roll with it, ok? 🙂 If you recall, the theme for my Christmas decor this year is ” old-fashioned farmhouse”, and just like the 1st ornament I shared this year (see it here), these little guys look like something Mary and Laura (the Little House girls) would {Read More}
Angel Wings Giveaway from Marmalade Mercantile
November 22, 2015 by 137 Comments
I have a beautiful giveaway today, from the awesome folks at Marmalade Mercantile. When they asked if I wanted to host a giveaway for them, I wasn’t sure what the item would be, but when they told me it was a pair of these angel wings – heck yeah! These will make such a pretty addition to Christmas decor, but will look great year-round as well. Thepair of shabby cottage white angel wings have an antique white with an aged chippy patina finish {Read More}
Silent Night in the Living Room and Farewell Photos
November 21, 2015 by 15 Comments
I’m plugging away at my Christmas decor, hoping it’ll all be done by Thanksgiving, so I work on a few things each day. I did some tweaking on the wall behind the couch in our living room, to make it look more festive. I removed the window shadow box shelf that I made last year. {see shadow box shelf tutorial here}. I’ll probably move it to my bedroom later, but I wanted to put Christmas wall art in its place. I purchased the Silent {Read More}
The Sexiest Man Alive and a North Pole Sign
November 20, 2015 by 19 Comments
When riding in the car with a teenager, conversations can be all over the map. One minute my son will be talking about a video game, the next minute we’re discussing the Jackson 5, because we heard them on an oldies radio station. Today, our conversation swerved toward People’s “Sexiest Man Alive”. #WeirdConversationToHaveWithTeenageSon
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? 🙂
Vintage Inspiration Party – Fall Decor & DIY Projects
November 17, 2015 by 9 Comments
Welcome back to the VIP! We can’t wait to see what vintage inspired projects and decor you have to share this week! Thanksgiving is just around the corner, so we selected some fall decor and projects as features this week, before it is time to see all things Christmas! First, let’s take a look at what your hosts have been up to recently!
Christmas Cards Printables – Winter Watercolor Barn
November 16, 2015 by 15 Comments
Normally we take our family photos to include in Christmas cards during the summer. Every year, it’s a fiasco. Seriously, I think my family plots together how they can make it as difficult as possible for me to take a decent photo. I’ve whined enough about it in the past, but if you’re new here, or just want to read about my past family photo ordeals, here you go… {2014 Family Photo Ordeal} {2013 Family Photo Ordeal} The agony goes back much {Read More}
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}
The Good Old-Fashioned Way
November 14, 2015 by 16 Comments
I don’t know about you all, but with the events of the last 24 hours in France, I just want to yell, “Stop the world, I want to get off!” I know the it’s probably naive the thing that the “old days” were any better than today, but I think most of us, myself included, crave old-fashioned values, and a whole lot less bad news. I came across this hymn from the early 1900’s called, “The Good Old-Fashioned Way”, and I just had {Read More}
