weekly creative #15

Welcome to week #15 of The Weekly Creative!
I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas. I took the week off of blogging while I spent time at my parents house in Washington state. The week went by WAY too fast but was relaxing and fun. 

Wednesday is my 1 year "blogiversary" so please stop back over because I have a fun giveaway planned!

Also, I'm throwing out some resolutions. If they're out in the open, I might be more inclined to follow through with them. I guess we'll see... Feel free to leave some of your resolutions in comments below!
A few of my resolutions for 2013: 1. Complete a blog makeover  2. Find a healthy balance between work, family, working out, crafting/blogging and time with my husband. 3. Take part in a local craft show and/or start selling again on Etsy.
This week I'm skipping features and going straight to the link party.  Please link up any of your favorite projects from 2012! Here are a few on MY favorites from the year...

Link up as many projects, recipes, etc. as you'd like. No giveaways or etsy shops please. 

Visit some other blogs and show them some love. Simple as that.
Thanks for linking up! Happy New Year!

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1. Printable January Calendar	2. Black Ruffle Scarf	3. Disney Road Trip Baskets	4. Tutorial: Minnie Mouse Ear Hair Clips	5. Cherry Bounce
6. Easy Pillow Cover	7. Top 15 Crafts from 2012	8. Top 12 Posts 2012	9. Office Decor	10. Little Goodwill Finds
11. Shopping Finds	12. Hot Chocolate on a Stick	13. January 2013 Calendar	14. Inspiration Doily	15. Best Of 2012
16. TV Tray Makeover	17. Chalk Board Magnets	18. Top 5 Posts of 2012	19. DIY Retro Clock	20. Rainy Days Crayon Art
21. Oatmeal Peanut Butter Muffins	22. Owl Pillow	23. DIY Laptop Case	24. Winter Wreath

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the weekly creative #14

Welcome to week #14 of The Weekly Creative!
Merry Christmas! I hope everyone is where they're going to be spending the holiday, safe and warm with family and friends. Thank you for stopping by every week to link up your amazing projects and recipes. I truly love seeing what you post every week and the inspiration really keeps me wanting to blog.
As promised, here are some pictures of our decorated Christmas tree (better late then never, right?):

Now, onto the features. Here is what I was loving this past week (make sure you grab a featured button from the sidebar under the tab "grab a button"):

[1] This handmade felt stag by Simple Home Life is the cutest animal I've ever seen hanging on the wall!

[2] MacGIRLver made  dollar store drawer pulls that look absolutely amazing. [3] I'm really hungry for peppermint whoopie pies after Practically Functional showed us how to make them.
...& if you missed them, here are the posts I shared this past week:

Now...onto this weeks party :) 

Link up as many projects, recipes, etc. as you'd like. No giveaways or etsy shops please.  Visit some other blogs and show them some love. Simple as that.
Thanks for linking up! ... & Merry Christmas.

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1. Hand towels	2. Sid Rabbit and other stuff	3. Candy Cane Garland	4. $1 DIY Iphone Case	5. Rosette Plate Wreath
6. Christmas Crunch	7. Flower Necklace	8. Display Your Holiday Cards	9. Reversible Jammies for Baby	10. Christmas Card
11. Rocking Horse Makeover	12. Triple Turquoise Necklace	13. DIY Lego Table: Curious George	14. Guinness Chili	15. Bleach Tee

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glittery chord ornament

While meandering through the aisles in Michael's, I stumbled upon these sweet little letters. I knew the second that I saw them that they would make perfect ornaments. I originally thought that I'd wrap them with yarn, but I found something better: glittery chord!

I won't say that these were "simple"...because it did take some time to make sure the chord wrapped around the letter nicely and covered the entire thing. However, all it took was an eye hook, some chord & a hot glue gun and I had some fun little ornaments to include in some of my Christmas gifts.

Even though they're a little late for this year, I'm sure they'll look adorable on the tree next year!

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christmas crafts for kids

I think I love little kids crafts just as much as any other type of craft! We had our annual Christmas party at work the other night and I was in charge of the kids craft. I thought something easy (and yummy) would be the perfect thing. These little Christmas mice and reindeer are fun crafts for kids of all ages and they are made using simple supplies. Here are the instructions for both:

snowman "wreath"

We don't have a lot of Christmas decorations...so this year I've been working on adding a few to our collection. I whipped up this little snowman wreath the other day and love how he looks in our house. I originally thought I'd hang him on the door but I liked him inside so much more.

the weekly creative #13

Welcome to week #13 of The Weekly Creative!
This has been a very busy week of work, crafting, sewing, wrapping, packing and trying to get ready for Christmas. We leave Sunday morning for a week with my family in Washington state. I can't wait to get on the plane and relax :) I've been meaning to share our Christmas tree but the time has been fling by and I'm just now getting around to it.
If you're unaware of our tradition, we name out Christmas trees. So far we've had Albert & Belinda. This year...I'd like to introduce you to...
Ceelo! (I suggested every "C" name I could think of...and somehow, we ended up with Ceelo "Green")

Next week, maybe I'll finally have a picture of it decorated!
Now, onto the features. Here is what I was loving this past week (make sure you grab a featured button from the sidebar under the tab "grab a button"):

[1] These glittered pine cones by Turtles and Tails are the perfect addition to any holiday mantle. 

[2] I wish I would have found these felt gift bags by Poor and Gluten Free a few weeks ago. I would have loved to give all of my gifts in homemade gift bags. [3] These adorable peppermint candy coasters by Once Upon a Sewing Machine are so festive & fun.
...& if you missed them, here's what I shared this past week:

Now...onto this weeks party :) 

Link up as many projects, recipes, etc. as you'd like. No giveaways or etsy shops please.  Visit some other blogs and show them some love. Simple as that.
Thanks for linking up!

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1. Easy Wreath Joy Letters	2. 5 Easy Holiday Garlands	3. GIrls Hooded Cape	4. Heart bokeh	5. My Felt Deer Head
6. Super Easy English Toffee	7. Soft Ginger Cookies	8. Glass Bead Votives	9. Pine Cone Frames	10. Flower Hair Clips
11. Peppermint Whoopie Pies	12. Tin Can Snowman	13. Denim & Burlap Stockings	14. Christmas Time	15. S'mores Brownies
16. From trash to treasure	17. PB inspired SANTA	18. PB inspired NOEL	19. A Christmas Cocktail	20. Sprinkle Ornament
21. Japanese crochet flowers	22. Baby Jesus Ornaments	23. Scrabble Tile Names	24. Drawstring Bag for a Mason Jar	25. $4 DIY Tree Skirt
26. Budget Friendly Ornament Garland	27. Bohemian Christmas Decor	28. Vintage Lace Stockings	29. 12 Crafts of Christmas #10	30. Handmade Ornaments
31. Lacey Pinecone Ornament	32. DIY-Christmas Rag Basket	33. Christmas Banner Tutorial	34. Caramel M&M Bars	35. White Elephant Ideas
36. Christmas Candy Bark	37. Festive Laundry Basket	38. $8 DIY Cupcake Stand	39. Fuzzy Rosette Headband	40. Photo Bottle Cap Magnets Tute
41. DIY photo props	42. Holiday Soap Dispenser	43. China Hutch Christmas Decor	44. Christmas Mantel	45. Family Room Christmas Tree
46. Kids Craft Gem Christmas Tree	47. Scrap Trim Christmas Tree	48. Cheap drawer pulls	49. Christmas in the Kitchen	50. Boot Cuffs
51. Christmas in the Dining Room	52. DIY Painted Wooden Spoons

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snowmen gift tags

I've been on a snowman kick lately. I started with these fingerprint gift tags and have now moved onto other little popsicle stick snowmen gift tags. They were fun and EASY to make...which seems to be my theme this year for Christmas.

I started by painting some popsicle sticks white. When they were dry, I painted on eyes, a mouth and some little buttons. I then added a felt hat and a little felt carrot nose.

To make the scarf, I used a small amount of colored paper and cut out small scarf-like shapes. Using an exacto knife, I cut a slit in the scarf so I could slide it right onto the popsicle stick.  

I added names and attached them to all of my packages. I LOVE gift tags! [p.s. this post may be linked to any number of these blogs]

fingerprint gift tags

I love kraft paper. I have always wrapped gifts in it because you can decorate it however you choose (so many options)! When I saw these Kraft paper gift tags I knew I wanted to make some cute little tags for the holidays for any colorful gift bags I may end up using.

With being busy, I wanted to come up with a cute tag that I could whip up pretty quickly. I have seen some cute snowman fingerprint ornaments around on the web and thought they would make darling gift tags as well.