Plant yourself a big old pot of paperwhites. They’re one of my favorite things this time of year.(Yes, that is a dog dish from IKEA.)And here’s a sneak peek of a tutorial that should be done tomorrow: Looks awful, right? Stay with me…I promise it’s good.
[Continue reading...]Another PB knock off
December 2, 2009 By 19 Comments
Before I get to that, I just wanted to draw your attention to the auctions going on this week over at A Daily Scoop. A young husband and father (an 8 month old and a baby on the way!) died last week when he became stuck in a cave. I don’t know this family in […]
[Continue reading...]Templates for the Fleur de Lis and high heel
December 1, 2009 By 2 Comments
Several of you have emailed me and asked for the templates my sister and I used to make the ornaments for the tree at her store (seen here) and I’m a giver, so here they are. Fleur de Lis High heel And don’t forget that the 12 days of handmade ornaments starts today. I’ll be […]
[Continue reading...]Like handmade ornaments?
November 30, 2009 By 3 Comments
You’re in luck! Kristin over at Write It Down (click on over, even if it’s just to listen to Sarah Mclachlan’s version of Silent Night — #8 on her playlist) is hosting 12 days of handmade ornaments starting tomorrow and running through the 12th. I’ll be posting on the 7th. Here’s the scary part: I […]
[Continue reading...]You might be a redneck if….
November 27, 2009 By 8 Comments
you blow up rubber gloves and convince your kids to color them like turkeys so they’ll stay out of your way whilst you’re making Thanksgiving dinner. We also may have cooked 2 turkeys for 10 people (6 adults). We wanted to try 2 new methods. #1 came from Martha and is called “spatchcocking” (yes, really). […]
[Continue reading...]So sparkly I could be a vampire
November 24, 2009 By 12 Comments
My sister and I decided to make ornaments for the Christmas tree at her store. We used the same method I used for the peace sign ornaments, but we cut out high heel and fleur de lis shapes instead. And used hot pink glitter. And made like 50 of ‘em. What a mess! No, really. […]
[Continue reading...]You know that fabulous Eddie Ross wreath?
November 21, 2009 By 34 Comments
This one. Everybody’s making them, and I’m a follower….a cheap follower. So, I loaded up the fam and headed for Dollar Tree. I found plenty of ornaments and almost everything else I needed. They were out of white glue. Weird. The line to check out was long and winding. Bennett was about 10 minutes into […]
[Continue reading...]Peace Sign Ornament Tutorial
November 17, 2009 By 31 Comments
Have you seen these ornaments in the Pottery Barn catalog? Here’s a whole tree full: Cute, right? BUT, they’re $6 a piece. And I’m cheap. Here’s how I made mine. Print out a template of a peace sign. Here’s mine. It measures about 5.5”. The PB ones are 7”. Cut out the template and then […]
[Continue reading...]They’re baaaaaaaaack!
November 16, 2009 By 19 Comments
I wait all year for these babies to appear in my grocer’s freezer case. I think they’re even better than I remembered. The holidays can begin.
[Continue reading...]Winner! Winner! Winner!
November 14, 2009 By 2 Comments
The winner of the Piggy’s & Petals crocheted beanie and flower giveaway is: Kristin, who said “These are so cute. I think I’d pick white or shocking pink!” The winner of the Piggy’s & Petals pettiskirt giveaway is: Lydia, who said “Hmm. I might need two – chocolate and pink, and pink and white. Sooo […]
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