Last but not least...

I guess I should have made this a 3 part series

But I am not clever enough for that

So lets pretend I did...

If this was a series, this would be the last installment

I know I showed you how much I love these

Since hubby said "no"

I couldn't resist buying leopard print ribbon

It was love at first sight

Can you believe Michael's had this?

A little bow later and I had this.....

My Inspiration

My Version

Its not snowing in Charleston.

But I like the effect

From Napkins to Pillows

When browsing Pottery Barns Christmas Catalog 

I couldn't get enough of this plaid print

1. I love Plaid

2. Christmas plaid is even better

3. It already matches my Green Sofa and red accent chair

Of course I had to have it!!!!

I went to my local Pottery barn and they only had the green version

Still very cute, but I wanted red

They did however have it in the bigger size but I really had my heart set on 24x24

Since I was heading back home for Thanksgiving

I thought I would try the local PB there

Well, I got the truth about my beautiful plaid pillow....

They were not for sale....EVER!

Can you believe that?

PB decided to not produce the 24x24 pillow cover featured in the catalog

They did however produce Napkins and place mats instead

At least thats what Ms. PB told me

So I bought 4 napkins at $6.50 a piece and thought

"Project Time"

I usually use place mats, they are less expensive and easier but again-

I wanted 24x24

The first thing I did was sew the 2 together
Because of the plaid I wasn't to stressed about it being perfect

Then I flipped it over and connect the 2 ends
Only pin the sides
You want the envelope opening

Sew the sides

And Voila!

The price for one PB pillow cover
If they even existed
$29.00


They cost for mine
$13.00

Updated Entryway Trees

I know I gave a little tease on the last post about what I have been up to

Meet entryway trees

I love these trees

They are always beautiful

But as you can see, they need a little updating

Here is the front door that I absolutely love

A little bit of this

And that.....

Gives me this

I love this Muslin color

Its a beautiful winter white that makes me smile

It was beautiful like this, but I wanted to be inspired by Ballard,

Not copy them

Even though I totally would!

So.................

I added this:

And got this...

So here you have it

New and improved Trees

You melt my heart

Every year since Lucy was born, we make "handmade" ornaments

You know the kind, the hand print hanging on the tree.

They are still my favorite, so we will probably still do them

But- for now, I decided to make it more fun for Lucy

While browsing Michael's earlier today we saw ball ornaments

They were plastic!!! Have I been living under a rock?!?!

I thought they were all made out of glass!!!!

We decided on the melted snowman 

Here is what you need:

glue

Ornament balls

glitter

some felt

sticks (from the yard)

paper

tooth pick ( I used mini skewers I had laying around)

And if you are lucky enough to have one of these.....

I had Lucy squeeze the glue into the hole,

shake around the glitter until you have a blob

Use your toothpick to arrange the hat, scarf, buttons, and nose etc.

I used felt because I like the way it made it look a little more real

Because melted snowman in a globe are so common and real, right?

She had a blast, however the attention span of a soon to be 3 year old is short

We only completed 2 of the 4

There is always tomorrow!

I still need to had the "you melt my heart" tag

Just not sure what I want yet

What do you think?