DIY Napkin Rings

Theses burlap flower napkin rings are simple and inexpensive to make.

All you need is a paper towel tube, a scrap of burlap and a hot glue gun!

That's it!

Aren't they a great addition to the table? I love the pop of color they add.

Add Flair To Your Tablescape

Using chargers are a great way to add a little flair to your tablescape. They can help create the mood for your party and add that extra little detail to WOW your guests.

There are several different options when it comes to chargers:

You can buy them. I wanted a more formal look for this party so I opted to buy a decorative plate that accented my patterned plates. It gave the table a very modern and sophisticated look.

You can repurpose an old charger. I had an abundance of inexpensive gold colored plastic chargers from a Christmas party. I spray painted them yellow and used my cirlce dabber to add polka dots. They added the perfect touch to my summer table.

You can make them. I wanted to add a bit of fun and whimsy to my shabby chic baby shower. It was a chic theme so I chose to create my chargers with feathers. I used a round palcemat and hot glued feathers. Super simple but such a great addition to my rustic tablescape.

There you go. Three fun ways to add a little flair to your tablescape. Have fun and be creative!

DIY Multi Colored Stenciled Picture Frame

Do you want to add a little fun to your picture frames? Here is an easy way to add multiple colors in two easy steps.

You will need a cheap frame, acrylic paint in the colors of your choice, foam brush, a stencil of your choice and a can of spray paint in you guessed it the color of your choice.

1. Divide your frame into sections {I divided mine into 8} and paint each section a different color.

2. Tape your stencil onto the frame {I made my own stencil to match my party printables} and spray paint over it. Once your paint is dry remove the stencil and you will have a fun multi colored, patterned frame.

I had a round sign I wanted to frame so I added a little jungle grass to the back of my sign and attached it to the OUTSIDE of the frame. But I am wild and crazy like that. :)

Doesn't it look great on my dessert table?



The "Pinterest"ing Things I Did In 2011

I thought it would be fun to take a look back at the ideas I pinned and see how many of them I actually used. I was surprised to realize that I actually  used more ideas than I thought I did. I posted the pictures of most of them and the link from Pinterest and in some cases a picture of how mine turned out.  :) 

I made this for my family for our Christmas gathering. It was BIG HIT!!!

{I didn't take a picture of mine but I assure it looked just as beautiful! lol}

I totally forgot to take pictures of my gifts, but I used red and white polka dot paper for my bows and white gift bags with red and green tissue paper and red/green glitter monograms hanging from them. They were super cute and it made it really easy for handing out gifts!

I love this whole wall, but our boys have a space under their windows so that's where we are going to hang them. Yes, I said going to hang them it's still on the to do list. :)

This worked great!

{I didn't get a picture of mine.}

I LOVE how pretty these look and to think I had mine in a zip lock bag!

Can you imagine?!

{I got a little over excited and started putting everything in mason jars! lol}

I loved the idea of adding a little pizazz to a plain frame and...

I happened to have 4 of them sitting in my garage.

I love the way they turned out!

What a fun way to display your donuts.

They looked so pretty on my table!

This was such a great idea! This free download was super cute

but of course I couldn't find the link when I needed it so...

I had to recreate it from memory.

I already have the cute one downloaded for next year. :)

 

I LOVE this but I can't show you mine yet because I couldn't

 find enough berries to finish it! lol

This is so pretty!

I thought it would be perfect as a backdrop for...

a winter party.

{My photography isn't so great but it really was pretty in person.}

 I used this as an inspiration for...

these. :)  The original design is really pretty

but this matched something else I already had.

I thought this sounded like something different to try this year

for our staff Christmas party.

We made two bowls of the candy cane punch and it was a BIG HIT!!

 

ORDERED IT!! Can't wait to get it! :)

I made the snowman sandwich faces for my little boys.

They loved it!!

I loved the burlap wrapped around the table,

but I thought it would also look great as..

a backdrop!

I love the simple elegance of it.

I also got this idea to wrap mini loafs in coffee filters and tie with ribbon
but I couldn't find my pin to show you the original.

I thought these little cuties looked so adorable sitting on that trunk that..

I had pictures done by Simply Sweet Photography with my boys and a trunk!

{Clearly my youngest loved the idea too!!! lol}

I totally say this to my kids all the time now!!! lol

Finally, I had to add a link to my whole style board because I actually get up every morning and pull up my style board on my phone to look to see what I can I try to pull together!

{I know, I'm such a dork! lol}

I had so much fun getting inspiration from Pinterest in 2011. I can't wait to see what great ideas I will find in 2012!

DIY Paper Lantern Snowman

 

My friend Michelle and I are in charge of the decorations for the Angel Tree Breakfast at our church.  We have limited funds and a snowman theme, so I put my thinking cap on and with Michelle's help fine tuning the idea, we came up with these ADORABLE guys! :)

1. MATERIALS - 3.5" paper lantern for the head, 8" paper lantern for the body, sock, fabric scrap, black pipe cleaner, green brad, newspaper and string.

2. Tie the two lanterns together and wrap a strip of newspaper around the neck.

3. Wrap a strip of fabric around the newspaper to create your scarf. Cross one end over the top of the other and hot glue in place. Cut fringe on the ends.

4. Cut the toe and the top off of the sock. Tie a piece of string just above the heal to create the top of your hat.

5. Stuff some newspaper in to the hat, roll the bottom of your sock hat and hot glue to the snowman's head. Take a little square of fabric and hot glue around the top of the hat and cut fringe.

6. Cut your black pipe cleaner into little pieces to create your mouth and eyes and hot glue into place. Finally hot glue on a green brad for your nose and you have your own ADORABLE little snowman center piece.

Think how cute they would be with a patterned sock or maybe some dangling pom poms from the sides for tying the hat on. An orange brad nose or even some stick arms would look great too. The possibilities are endless. Have fun and be creative!

We set ours in buckets filled with white paper shreds to keep them from rolling around. We also added a piece of glittering Christmas drape as a table runner on top of a light blue tablecloth and two little buckets filled with paper shreds and mini Styrofoam balls to complete the table. The whole table turned out SUPER CUTE! We were so proud of ourselves we were high fiving! lol