It seems like it took me forever to get the Christmas decorations up this year. I finally have vintage Christmas decorations throughout the house…and they make me smile. The JTS brought all the totes and the Christmas tree down from the shed attic the day after Thanksgiving. Then we went to Arkansas for a week… [Read More]
Christmas Decorating Ideas And Christmas DIY And Craft Ideas
How To Make A Nutcracker Soldier Using Vintage Wallpaper
My Idea To Use Vintage Wallpaper To Make A Nutcracker Soldier If you want to know how to make a nutcracker soldier using wallpaper I’m your girl. This genius idea is all my own. I made the unusual nutcracker soldier using a stencil and vintage wallpaper. The colors in the wallpaper design screamed Christmas and… [Read More]
Make Your Gift Wrapped Packages Special
Repurpose A Vintage Christmas Card A vintage Christmas card repurposed as a gift tag is the finishing touch for my gift wrapped packages. I have a bunch of vintage Christmas cards just sitting in a drawer so why not put them to use. The old cards have such character and a totally different vibe from… [Read More]
DIY Gumball Machine Snow Globe
Gumball Machine Snow Globe DIY I made a gumball machine snow globe. The red gumball machine is perfect for a Christmas themed design. The snowy winter wonderland I created in the globe part of the machine makes me smile. Gumball Machine Snow Globe Those little snowmen looking out of the globe are so sweet. I… [Read More]
Red Porch Decorations With Buffalo Check Accents
Time To Decorate The Porch For Christmas Now that Thanksgiving is over we can decorate for Christmas. I pulled out all the stops and went over the top with my red porch decorations. The red poinsettias for $1 a pot at Home Depot were irresistible and I bought 6. Then I grabbed the roll of… [Read More]
Shiny Brite Christmas Tree and Decorating Extravaganza
They’re Shiny Brite Shiny Brite ornaments. Can you believe at one time I thought they were lame? Maybe you did too. The ornaments went out of style for a while. At least where I lived. Well, now I had to investigate the demise of Shiny Brite. From what I can gather plastic ornaments began being… [Read More]
Christmas Project Ideas Using Recycled Items
Kathy’s Kooky Christmas Projects I recently did a search on my blog for Christmas project ideas because I wanted to pin the photos to Pinterest. I came up with all these Christmas project ideas using recycled items. I forgot about a lot of these. They were a reminder of a time when I spent most… [Read More]
Christmas Porch Decorating With My Favorite Vintage Finds
Best Vintage Finds Make It To The Porch My vintage treasures make a big showing when it comes to the Christmas porch decorating . Anytime I decorate the porch it’s going to be with inexpensive junk finds. There’s no need to go out and spend a ton of money on cookie cutter decor. Like most… [Read More]
DIY Teacup Christmas Ornaments With Video Tutorial
How to make DIY teacup Christmas ornaments. My video tutorial shows the whole technique. These diy teacup Christmas tree ornaments are easy to make and boy are they cute. Once you see them I bet you head to the thrift store. You can find all kinds of teacups at the thrift store for… [Read More]
