NOEL Wood Tags

A new set of DIY Wood Tags for Christmas!

These wood tags have a new addition. They have washers at the top. When I asked the hubs if he had a pair of old washers that he would mind sharing with me he quickly produced a hefty supply. He did not have to look too far either and gave me a whole hand full. Unfortunate they were a bit too shiny and perfect for the look I was hoping for so I rephrased my question. This time I was a bit more descriptive and asked if he had some that were old and rusty, as in washers that he wanted to get rid of. The older and rustier the better. He didn't. He only had new ones but no problem. Or as he says…piece of cake! He took the shiny new ones he had and made them them look old. It was amazing and only took a minute. Perfectly rusty, vintage style washers in no time. 

They turned out just perfect! Once the white base paint was dry and red stripes added, the NOEL letters were painted in black using some leftover sheets of sticker letters which were repurposed as templates. It worked great. Then some print was added on the top and bottom of the tags. Once all the tags were completely dry they were varnished. The washer were then glued around the holes and some twine tied on and they were ready for hanging.

They look so cute in the wreath on the front door. 

However, the great door post that my sister and brother-in-law made and gave to us a while back is the perfect spot for the new Tags.

At least for now. 

Happy Wednesday!

St. Nicholas Day

A great day to bake a batch of sugar cookies.

Nothing fancy. Just some simple, festive cookies that taste great. 

Even though there are no shoes lined up in front of the fireplace anymore, to fill with little surprises, it is still a fun reason to bake some sweet treats.  

Wishing you a

Happy St. Nicholas Day!

Brrr it’s COLD outside!

There is nothing better than waking up to SNOW in December!

Well actually, snow any time of the year is wonderful but there is just something extra special about December snow. 

It seems to make the holidays a bit more festive and gives everything a little more sparkle. 

It is great for a little doodle inspiration too!

This Snowman Sled ornament was painted years ago however it still hangs on our tree every year and goes perfect with the snow outside.

Hopefully this December Snow is a sign of a White Christmas

however

we will just have to wait and see!

Happy Snow Day!

Christmas Chalkboard :: 2022

Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests. 

Luke 2:14

Christmas Blessings!

Queen of the Green!

A diy birthday card for our

TEE-RIFFIC daughter.

She loves to golf so thought she would enjoy a card with a golf theme. She also likes Dr. Seuss so this quote was great for the inside of the card.

The pink fun foam was perfect for making little golf balls. Of course, you can never go wrong with glitter so added a bit on the earrings, driver, golf balls and of course

the crown.

It may not be golf season here right now however the golf themed card works any time of the year.

Have a "Par"fect day!

Roller Skate Card

Popping in with another DIY birthday card.

Our daughter~in~law wanted to go roller skating for her birthday this year so I jumped at the chance to make a “Skate” themed card for her.

This roller skating card was fun to put together. All the pieces of the skate were hand cut, hole punched and outlined with markers and metallic pens. The cute pink striped ribbon was laced through the holes and I found this wonderful polkadot "B" in my stash, which is her initial, and added that to the back. The heel was an afterthought and come to find out, the skates she used had a heel also. Even Better!

The striped ribbon shoelace, sequins and her initial were my favorite parts of the card.

It came together pretty quickly with supplies I had on hand.

Simple but so fun!

They had a great time skating and and so did I...making the card!

Happy Wednesday!

Birthday Cards made with Playing Cards!

A deck of cards is all you need to make these fun birthday cards. 

It just so happened that I had several decks of playing cards that were given to me a long time ago by a friend who gets them free from a near by casino. She loves a great deal and they were perfect for these father/son cards.

We celebrated my brother-in-law and nephews 60th and 30th December birthdays together at a fun party so I wanted the theme of their cards to coordinate. 

They both love to play games so the playing cards were perfect.

Choosing the cards and arranging them was fun and took the most time, which is not surprising.

It was fairly quick and easy after that. 

Once the birthday cards were finished I got an another idea!

A little something to go with the cards. 

MORE CARDS!

Actually, a personalized DECK of CARDS for each of them. 

There you have it…birthday cards made with recycled playing cards and personalized playing cards as gifts. FUN!

Happy Tuesday!