Category Archives: let’s get crafty

make it yourself mistletoe

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make it yourself mistletoe
I’m definitely a crafty gal, but during the Christmas season I tend to turn it up a notch (hence all these DIY posts that are popping up lately).  My slight addiction to Pinterest has also been and inspiration ~ that’s where I found this cute felt kissing ball by ohdeedoh.com We’re having a couple holiday parties so I thought it would be fun to hang it in our main entry way to the kitchen .
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cozy sock ornaments

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cozy sock ornaments
Our retail teams double in size during the busy month of December…. so before we head into the busiest weekend of the year, I wanted to put together a little something to let them know they’re appreciated. I wanted it to be creative, thoughtful & fun… and fairly easy to put together since I needed to make 24 of them. I picked out a variety of super soft & colorful slipper socks & grabbed .
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coffee filter snowflake scene

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coffee filter snowflake scene
I get inspiration for my store windows from many things, people & places… one of them being Anthropologie.  I blogged about these amazing windows I saw in New York in the summer of 2008. The thing I love about Anthropologie is they always use common things like cups, books, bags, plastic bottles, cupcake liners… and turn them into amazing art installations.  Unfortunately I don’t have a team of artists on call to implement such .
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tree of gratitude

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tree of gratitude
Typically Steve & I travel to West Michigan for all holidays since both of our families are there, but since we’re hosting an exchange student &  recently  had our kitchen remodeled our family is coming down to Detroit for Thanksgiving this year. I don’t get to host family functions that often so I wanted to create something out of the ordinary to celebrate this day of gratitude. So I put together this PDF that .
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give a card – get a smile :)

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give a card – get a smile :)
Since we’re collecting handmade Valentine cards from our firefly fans to distribute at Children’s Hospital of Michgan, we thought we’d share some clever ideas from Miss Martha and Disney’s Family Fun. Don’t boxed Valentine cards look boring after perusing these pretties? And if you’re crafty with the scissors & glue… we’ve even added some snazzy clip art you can use. And for the kids that like to color, print this sweet sheet. We’ll be .
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a wish for the new year

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a wish for the new year
Did December fly by so fast that you didn’t get a chance to send greetings to your friends & family?  I got my cards out a few days before the 25th, but thought they could easily be sent as New Year’s cards. I started with some coloful papers, ribbon, a scalloped scissors & our wish tokens. And since I hand delivered our neighbor’s cards, I included some sweet sipping chocolate as well.  Since we .
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not your ordinary chalkboard paint

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not your ordinary chalkboard paint
Got something to say?  Need a little charge of color in the kitchen?  Do your kids love to draw-draw-draw?  This hip paint could be quite fantastic! Like discovering wonderful gems on the world wide web?  Simply subscribe to this blog and we'll email you our latest and greatest finds.

how do you make your handmade valentines?

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how do you make your handmade valentines?
Since we're collecting handmade Valentine cards from our firefly fans to distribute at local assisted living homes, we thought we'd share some clever ideas from Miss Martha and Disney's Family Fun. I like how these pretties were created from simple things like pencils, cupcake liners, left-over candy canes from Christmas, conversation hearts, dum dum suckers and cut up paper doilies.  Click HERE to see all of Martha's card ideas and HERE to see what .
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recycled firefly

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recycled firefly
One of the many things I'm thankful for is friends who encourage me to be creative just because.  It's really easy for me to get wrapped up into doing things solely for work so when I got the invite from my friend Michelle to participate in an artist ornament exchange, I accepted the challenge and came up with this silly character I gathered up some burnt-out retro Christmas light bulbs. colorful wire, assorted beads .
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how do you like your gingerbread?

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how do you like your gingerbread?
Last weekend I attended a 'pimp your sleigh' party and had fun putting together my festive edible creation… I was feeling pretty good about my work until I came across this blog post!   Like discovering wonderful gems on the world wide web?  Simply subscribe to this blog and we'll email you our latest and greatest finds.