Friday, December 23, 2011
Make a Chainsaw Reindeer
Here’s a great idea if you have a bunch of tree branches and
limbs cluttering your yard from a necessary trimming or a wicked storm – make a
tree branch reindeer!
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Floating Jedi Christmas Tree
Every single Christmas tree of my childhood was decorated
with red glass balls and shiny gold tinsel garland. No deviation. At. All.
Here’s the weird thing. I’m starting to jones for glass
shiny ball ornaments.
When I got out on my own I quickly changed that. Every
Christmas tree I’ve ever had has been a collection of ornaments that coordinate
but there was and is nary a shiny ball in the bunch.
When I saw not Martha’s take on shiny ball ornaments, I really wanted to run out and buy a set or
seven.
Photo courtesy of notmartha.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
I Made a Gift Tag for Portland
I put a bird on it.
If you watch Portlandia you understand what I'm talking about. If you don't, watch the sketch below. Enjoy!
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Sunday, December 18, 2011
How to Make Reusable Cloth Gift Bags
I usually like wrapping Christmas gifts. I have all sorts of
tips and tricks to upcycle just about anything into gift-wrap, ribbon, and bows to make Pinterest perfect gift-wrap. My gift wrap turned art projects reduce
waste while the recipient is none the wiser. All they see is a pretty package and
that’s the way I like it.
I save paper gift bags like these in our stash stored in an under bed gift wrapping storage box similar to this one) for Husband because
he claims he’s not as good at wrapping gifts as I am. This may or may not be a
spousal management issue on his part because it means I end up wrapping almost
everything. (I am including affiliate links in this post for your continence.)
As our extended family has grown so large that it takes me days to wrap all of their gifts. After
last year’s four night wrap a thon left me less than holiday cheerful (to put
it mildly), I promised myself I was going to make wrapping gifts easier this
Christmas.
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