Ball Ornaments are fun to paint and make great gifts to give, even if to yourself! These are fun ball ornies to paint and even the kiddos can help!
Cardboard Christmas Trees
I have a huge stack of flattened cardboard boxes in the garage from the move last summer. I keep thinking I need to put them on Craig’s List so someone else who’s crazy enough to move can benefit. Until then though, I wanted to use a few for Christmas decorations. Crazy? Maybe, but it’s a […]
Paint a Reindeer Christmas Countdown Calendar
I asked my grandson if he’d like me to paint a Christmas Countdown Calendar like the one I painted him for Halloween. Yes! Do you want Santa? Yes! Or a snowman? Yes! Or maybe a reindeer? RUDOLPH! Gramma, he has to be Rudolph! Well, alrighty then. Rudolph it is. I had a sneaking suspicion he’d […]
Make a Nutcracker from Cardboard Box
I love nutcrackers. It’s a newfound passion, developing over the past few years. I have no idea why. I just love them. A couple of weeks ago, the grandson and I were headed to the back of Target to that department. As usual. Normally he’s in a mad dash to get to the superhero aisle […]
Paint Dollar Store Tablescape, in 15 minutes!
Have you entered to win the KindleFire yet? Don’t miss it! Yes, you read that correctly. Paint a table runner, napkins and wine glasses from the dollar store in 15 minutes. Yes, you can! So which is more enticing – dollar store table décor or painting it in 15 minutes? Now, if you’re thinking ‘dollar […]
Dollar Store Christmas Ornaments
As soon as the dollar store put Christmas merchandise on the shelves, I was there to snag a few things. Not that I need them, of course. Although, one can never have too many Christmas ornaments, can one? Not in my world. I resisted the sparkly tree ornaments, festive mugs and plates, and other goodies […]
Make an Easy Bow with ‘Cheater Loops’
How To Make an Easy Bow For Wreaths & Garlands My video tutorial for making a Florist bow got a wide range of comments. Everything from Yeah right to Thanks for breaking it down into steps. If you’ve ever tried making a big loopy florist bow and had a lessthangreat result, I have a super […]
Dollar Store Gift Idea
It’s December 2, so your house is probably all decorated, the presents are all prettily wrapped and displayed under your glistening tree and you’re calmly enjoying each day, trying out new Christmas cookie recipes. AND, you stayed within your budget this year. If that’s the case, then you certainly don’t need a gift idea that’s […]