A decor holiday how to ~ Anthropologie style

A few weeks ago I was strolling around Anthropologie with my big girl, looking for gift ideas. She spotted these cute little globes made out of mason jars. First of all I love mason jars. We pretty much use them for everything from painting to wine drinking. I knew that I could re-create them at home for much cheaper. The idea is so simple! All you need to do is round up some supplies:

Mason jars - we used various sizes for height
Hot glue gun
Snow - I like the glittery snow, usually a few bucks a bag at Michael's.
Holiday objects - trees, animals, Santa, pine cones (we glued pine cones together), garland trim....
Brown painters paper - this is my all time favorite thing to have around the house. For $10 at Home Depot and a roll lasts forever. Easy clean up for projects, gift wrap, rustic table runner....just like the mason jars, endless possibilities..

How to:

Heat up your glue, glue the figures to the inside of the lid, and fill with snow. That's it!

  

We found the trees from the mission building section at our craft store for only a dollar each and used garland trim to decorate them.

cute huh?

I think that they turned out great, and the kids love gazing into them. We did manage to get glitter everywhere in the process, but that was part of the fun right?

Hope you all had a great holiday weekend!

xoxo
d

Sew crafty.

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I am hoping to have a crafty holiday season this year. Time permitting. And it got me thinking....hey, I really want a sewing machine! How great would it be to just turn out your own couch pillows and throws?

And this book please.....

Here are some crafts I am thinking about.

I want to make a pouf (I love anything called a poof, except on the jersey shore please.) for my family room and the girlie's room....

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...and wouldn't this be a great handmade holiday gift?!

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You can find how to make it here. **Note to friends and family, If I can successfully be "crafty" don't be surprised if you receive one of these for the holidays **

Just what I was thinking about today....Hope you are having a great day! I have something yummy for your cookie jar tomorrow!

xoxoxo

d

Out and about...West Elm and Ikea.

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We went on a trip to West elm to exchange a rug we had purchased a few months ago. It was turning out to be a choking hazard for little O. Big balls of fuzz come up off of it (super irritating) and she of course puts them in her mouth. Long story short, don't buy said rug if you don't want a big hairy choking mess. The manager was so nice and helpful, I didn't even have mt receipt and was prepared for a battle. I was pleasantly surprised with the easy return and their customer service. I love West Elm even more now! So I got a new rug and picked up a few other things along the way. Like this sweet little paper mache bird. It is made from newsprint, and I am sort of loving all of the bird decor that is around lately. so sweet.

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And of course I had to pick up the paper mache topiary tree. I thought it would be nice on the table for the holidays or year round.

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We then spent "some" time in Ikea, a long time actually. E loves exploring room to room, and deciding which is her favorite. I became mentally overloaded, as I always do in Ikea, because there is so much to look at. We walked away with a couple of round jute seats to stack up in the family room, and some new pillow covers.



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I just saw this card holder from Pottery Barn, and I think I am going to make one. Looks super simple right? I am sure I can put one together for less than $199. I will let you know how it goes....all In all it was a nice day. Perfect with my two little angels, would have been three but R was working :). I hope you have a relaxing Sunday. I will be making this....and maybe these .

xoxoxo

d

Ps. here is the recipe exchange info for next week, and make sure to check out Jora's recipe for homemade stock!

Can wallpaper be more beautiful...

Just wanted to share this beautiful wallpaper I discovered in the most recent Riviera magazine. The paper is from Hygge & West It is so beautiful and would look great anywhere. Don't you think?