Hey, hey! Ya ever have one of those projects where you can see it in your head and you just know it’ll be perfect and perfectly simple and then…it isn’t? Or at the very least it’s not as simple as you thought it would be and you’re stumped at how to finish it? Well that happened to me last week when I was rushing to finish my Advent calendar. I had seen one on the back of a scrapbook magazine and I wanted it, but I just knew I could make it myself. Once I got all the pockets made and decorated however, I realized that placing them on 12 x 12 cardstock sheets as I had planned was not going to work. I had spent a lot of time figuring out how I wanted it laid out 5 x 5 but it just wouldn’t fit and it didn’t look…
Christmas Tablescape
This is the first year I’ve had a “big girl” dining room table. (If you’ll remember, I bought this gorgeous mid-mod table earlier this year and then recovered the chairs and cleaned it all up a bit.) I literally could. not. wait. for Christmas to come around so I could decorate it just so. And so I did. Let’s take a look. (I apologize in advance for the lighting. I took these pictures very late Sunday night and honestly, there are no windows in the dining room so the lighting isn’t great in full sun either.)I started out with a gorgeous table runner I bought last year at Target. If I recall correctly it was at least twenty bucks and hubby had to convince me that it was OK to buy it. (I have issues with spending money.)Then I layered on some inexpensive round, green placemats from Marshall’s that I bought…
DIY Clip On Poinsettias
***Edited to update the cost. I found the receipt! Each of the clip packets cost $2.99. Which would’ve made the total for the project around $10.50! That makes each flower 44 CENTS! Way better than the store bought ones! :)Hi All!I had planned on showing you my Advent Calendar and give you a quick tutorial today on how I made it, but well…it’s not done. It’s almost there, but it still needs some work (which it will get late into tonight I am sure). Rather than skip a day of blogging I decided to give you an even more brief tutorial on how I made some of my tree decorations this year. I’ll be back with the Advent calendar later this week.Now on to the tutorial! This year I’m attempting a more elegant Victorian color schemed tree. As I’ve been shopping for bargains I came across some gorgeous clip on poinsettias…
Cyber Monday (And why you should support small businesses…)
OK, I’m not going to lie to you. I was one of those crazy people out at midnight on Black Friday. (I will say though, we hit two stores and headed home. It was crazy.) I love to shop. Even on Black Friday. Now that you know I’m mildly crazy let me share something else.I would rather have something handmade or support small local businesses than go to Wal-mart. Nothing against them of course, I do shop there when necessary. But what I mean is, I like sourcing small businesses because generally, I know what I’m getting. I know the time and effort put in to make something. I know the ingredients. I can feel the passion of the creator in the item.Last Saturday was Small Business Saturday. I was out shopping with a friend for her wedding gown and was pleased when she found one at a local shop…
Thankful Week 4
Well it’s the last Monday of November and I am thankful for a lot of things. Mostly, I’m thankful for all those leftovers that can be frozen and stored for later use. (I made a 12 lb turkey for two people. It was a little crazy. Turkey soup anyone?) I’m also thankful for a very patient hubby who went out with me at *midnight* on Black Friday. Yep, I’m one of those crazy people. And Kohl’s was cra-zay. Let me just tell you. It was nuts! I’m also thankful for good childhood memories and looking forward to seeing the new Muppet’s movie. Just the thought of seeing it on the big screen makes me giggle like a little girl again.I’m also thankful for time spent with family and friends this past weekend. It was crazy busy, but so worth it. Especially getting time to spend with my husband’s family and how…
The Liebster Award
I am totally humbled. Mtashie @ The Place passed along the Liebster Blog Award to me! The award is designed to promote up and coming bloggers with less than 200 followers. I so appreciate her thinking of me!The rules of the award are that you copy/paste the award to your blog linking back to the one who gave it to you. Then you pick 5 blogs to pass it along to and leave a comment telling them so.Here are my choices:Haley @ The Distracted BloggerKirsten – The Foreign DomesticKelly @ Simply KellyKira @ Kissing the Joy as it FliesErika @ EZxs5I’ll be back later with another post. Stay tuned!
Thankful Week 3
Well, it’s Thanksgiving week, so I certainly have being thankful on the brain. Here’s what I’m thankful for today (and always). 1. A husband who is patient and kind. 2. My ability to save us money while grocery shopping. As a result I had to organize my freezer to fit everything in! What a problem to have!3. Friends and family who love me.4. The blogging community that I’ve become part of in the last year.5. And especially all of you – for reading, encouraging and supporting The Scrappy Housewife in all the crazy adventures I’ve gone on since I started blogging. You guys are the best. :)Happy Thanksgiving!
What I’ve Been Up To – List Update #2
Happy Friday y’all!I have a slam packed weekend this weekend, so I wanted to take some time and update you on what I’ve bene up to here at the Scrappy house. Aside from tutoring and the every day stuff, I’ve been steadily working on “The List”.Here’s what I’ve finished:Small organizational bags for my purse (Unfinished crafts #3) and the plastic bag dispensers for our cars (Misc Projects #13)I got the idea from Tatertots and Jello after I’d seen their idea (and had to search!) on Pinterest. I’ll save you the searching and point you to the tutorial here.Here’s a closeup of my little bags. I searched everywhere for a cheap version of makeup bags and could not find them anywhere. I’m going to spend some time this weekend switching purses and I’ll give you a tour of how I currently (and plan) to organize my bag with these. I also finished the…
Mending a Burned Towel
Once upon a time I had a cute towel. You can see that towel below. Once upon a time I was also far less proficient in the kitchen and I burned said towel (and food – but I digress…). You can see the burn and my sad face below.At the time I thought all was lost, and I’d have to toss the towel, but I couldn’t bear to do it. Luckily for me, a few years later (I said I was a project hoarder right?) I took some sewing lessons and learned how to sew with a machine. When I dove in to the pile of mending, I decided I would take a risk on my little towel and see if I could fix it. Luckily, it worked and it was super simple.Here’s what you’ll need: Burned towel (duh)Spool of ribbon – $3.99 at MichaelsSewing machineCoordinating threadFirst you’ll cut your…
Thankful Week 2
I’m participating in Becky @ Organizing Made Fun’s A Month of Thankful Mondays. Today, I am thankful for the following:1. An organized freezer. (Yep, really…)2. The crafting time I had this weekend.3. A squeaky clean puppy. (Seriously, he was starting to stank! Whooo!) 4. My Hubs help in all of the above.What are you thankful for this week?