winter
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Large Four Foot Christmas tree family sign
This Christmas tree family décor sign was quite the feat to make. My mother fell in love with this phrase and so wanting to surprise her with a fun Christmas gift . As you know by now I love to do things as cheaply as possible! I could have made this into a small sign but Krystal had an old billboard she had acquired on the side of her house. She was kind enough to cut a 4 foot section off of the end of it and since the backing was wood I just used the back of the billboard. If you flip this Christmas tree family sign and look…
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Old Fashioned Wood & Vinyl Sleigh Holiday décor sign
Confessions from this girl – I love the dollar store! But what really bites is when you find a darling metal sleigh ornament at the dollar store and sadly only purchase two. So, you find yourself driving to 8 different dollar stores. Only because all of the other stores were sold out. Yes folks! Sadly that happened to me. Here is what was created from the majestic 2 silver sleigh’s. Some Old Fashioned Wood and Vinyl Sleigh Holiday Décor sign. This project was pretty easy and I’ll show you step by step on how we did it. First Measure the wood piece that you are going to use. Next…
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Chipboard Snowflake Board
January is upon us again with short daylight and long nights. What do you do with the weeks between Christmas and Valentines’? I feel like my home is so Barron after the Christmas decorations come down. A few years ago, Avry and I started making winter-themed decor to put out during the month of January. We have been using a blue and white theme, I love how it has brightened up my home to have some light seasonal decorations out. We try to create a few new pieces to add to our winter decor collection each year. This year I found some chipboard snowflakes in our collection of craft supplies.…
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Hello Winter metal wall craft
Winter is in full force at my house and the ground is covered in snow! After the holidays I tend to get the “blues” so a few years ago I decided it was time to add some Winter type decor to my home. Of course in the color blue! This Hello Winter metal Wall craft will surprise you at how easy it is and how cheaply it can be made. Last fall we made a Hello Fall one identical to this but instead put Hello Fall and embellished it in fall colors. You can see a more detailed post about it HERE. In the post I just linked to you…
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Simple Winter Word Art Sign
Keep it simple! These are words that I often need to remember. While crafting I’m always looking for the next big or trendy item to create. But, it is also good to keep crafting simple and stick to what you know. This Simple Winter Word Art Sign is a perfect of example of that. If you have a few scrap boards, paint and some vinyl lying around, you can have your own Simple Winter Word Art Sign completed in around 10 minutes time. To create your own Simple Winter Word Art Sign you will need: Thin Scrap piece of wood (10″ by 6″) You can also us a thick board to help the sign…
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Snow Day Winter Home Decor Sign
As I changed my home decor at the beginning of January from Christmas to Winter grays, blue, and white decor. I noticed that I don’t have many decor items to put up and my house almost looks baron for a crafter! Sometimes its hard to know how to decorate for in between seasons. I’m always creating and adding new pieces to my seasonal decor. We came up with the idea to create a Snow Day Winter Home Decor Sign to add to our January decor. Like many of our other projects any scrap wood, vinyl, and paint will make creating this project quick and simple. To create your own Snow Day Winter…
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Hot Cocoa Mug Whip
Ever wonder how you can get the perfect looking mug of hot cocoa? What if I told you that you could make one that looks perfect all the time? This is a quick and fun project on how to learn to make a Faux Hot Cocoa Mug Whip. Items you will need to make your own Faux Hot Cocoa Mug Whip: Empty ceramic mug (any color) Cardstock cut into a round circle the size of the top of your mug Wall plaster / spackling. In a tub – can purchase almost anywhere, Walmart, Target, Dollar store, Lowe’s, Home Depot etc. Frosting bag with tip (we didn’t want to ruin our…
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DIY – Simple Candy Cane Bath Salts with gift tag
Looking for a small, easy gift idea for those girlfriends? This is the easiest and simplest Candy Cane Bath Salts tutorial you will ever find! First, gather the containers you will be using to give your gift of bath salts in. I found little unused brand new glass jars at a garage sale last Summer. Next, Purchase some Epsom Salt and Peppermint essential oil. Since this is just a simple & easy bath salt I didn’t want the fizz that goes with a bath bomb so I opted out of using baking soda or any other ingredients. If I could buy just Peppermint Epsom salt I would! Per every cup…
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Winter Theme Ski Lodge Pillow
During the few weeks between Christmas and Valentine’s day, I love to decorate my home in a winter snowflake and blue theme and color scheme. Sometimes is hard to find items or ideas that are more winter themed without looking too much like Christmas decorations. Sometimes a pillow or board with a simple phrase or saying can be the piece to bring your decor look together. For this Winter Theme Ski Lodge Pillow, I used a pre-made blue pillow form cover and added the wording ski lodge in black iron on vinyl. I love that this project is easy yet adds to my winter theme decor. To create your own Winter…
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Easy Sewn Fabric Christmas Gift Bags
Every December I am always looking for neighbor Christmas gift ideas. I usually pass out several neighbor gifts, I like to find things that are inexpensive. I like to give items that are useful or consumable, yet still, let them know that we care about them. This year I decided to go with a consumable gift and purchased a bunch of brownie mixes. I found a fun little poem to go with the mixes but felt like they need something more. I decided to sew some simple bags out of scrap fabric to personalize my brownie mixes. These Easy Sewn Fabric Christmas Gift Bags are so simple that anyone can make…
