January 31, 2010

Princess Project and a Freebie!

Good evening ladies! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend with your families and I hope you are still enjoying this time with them so I will make this short. I wanted to share with you a project that I did for my daughters room. Tiffany @Making the World Cuter made a tutorial on Super Hero Rules for her son. However, while writing this tutorial she included a picture of Princess Rules she made for her daughter and I fell in love. I loved it  so much I copied it word for word! The only difference is that I used a thick canvas with no frame. Thanks so much for the adorable idea Tiffany, my daughter loves it!

Now for the freebie! As promised I have made you a desktop for February! I have made it so you can customize it yourself but if you need any help I will be happy to customize it with 3 pictures and any other writing you would like for only 1 dollar! So if you would like me to customize it just shoot me and e-mail with your pictures and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Enjoy!



January 30, 2010

Awesome Giveaway

Happy Saturday!!! I hope all you lovely ladies are having a wonderful weekend with your family. It is a pretty nice day here in sunny southern California. The weather is about 65 degrees and when I think of all of my readers and how I am sure most of you are in 20 or less weather I am grateful for my 65 (even though its a little crisp outside). Moving on since I'm sure most of you are rolling your eyes thinking I'm a wimp lol. I wanted to tell you about an awesome giveaway! Tam @Sew Dang Cute is giving away a 25 Dollar gift certificate redeemable towards any of her adorable products!!! It is "sew" easy to enter that you should all head over there right now! Giveaway will run until Tuesday, February 9th, 12:00 P.M. MST so shoot on over and enter up to 19 times today! Here are some examples of what you could buy! Enjoy!


January 29, 2010

Adorable Purse Hook

Good morning Ladies! I hope everyone is having a fabulous Friday and are looking forward to having a fantastic weekend! I wanted to share with you ladies, especially my fellow purse lovers, this adroable tutorial. Shannon @Posh Pieces put this together as a backpack or coat hanger for her daughter but I thought that this would be an adorable purse hanger as well! It is an in-expensive, pretty way to show off some of your purses, and to free some of your closet space! So head on over and check out this awesome tutorial taking this:

and turn it into this! Enjoy!

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January 27, 2010

Gift Box Decorations

When I first saw the title of this post I thought what on earth is this woman talking about? Gift boxes? But I was curious so I kept reading and I am glad I did! Kaysi @ Keeping It Simple came up with an adorable, inexpensive, sane way for all of us moms out there to change our decor with each holiday! She has come up with this ingenious idea to go from this


To this for everyday use (you can hang pictures on the clothespins)



To this for Valentine's Day!



Wow! What a great idea! This is such a smart way to take something plain and make it beautiful. So this is the time where I have to live vicariously through you, my wonderful readers. I want to see all of the decorations you have made for this Holiday of Love since I am confined to a 10 x 10 room with minimal decorating room. But by September we should have our own place!!! Cross your fingers! So e-mail me your photos so I can feature them here! Enjoy!


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January 25, 2010

I Love You Boards

I know it has been awhile since I have blogged but I have had the flu. Now with the flu now that I am feeling a little better I found some time to find this tutorial on how to make these adorable I Love You Boards for Valentines Day. Stacie @The Creative Crate came up with this adorable idea that is so easy to do and I can't wait to see what you come up with! Enjoy!


January 19, 2010

Pottery Barn Knock Off Candle Chandelier

Happy Tuesday! I was going to go to bed until I found this amazing tutorial that I had to share with you right away! Now these amazing chandeliers have been seen at Pottery Barn, Z Gallery, Restoration Hardware, and more and they sell for anywhere from $200-$500! Now I don't know about you but there is not way I could afford that! Wouldn't it be nice if we could have this beautiful chandelier and not pay an arm and a leg for it?! Well thats exactly what Stef @Frugal Home Ideas thought and is sharing with you how to make your very own Candle Chandelier for under 40 dollars!!! If I had a dining room or a house for that matter I would make this tomorrow and I hope those of you that have dining rooms go out and do so! Make sure you share your pictures with me of your finished project. Enjoy!




January 17, 2010

14 Valentine's Day Decor Ideas!

So like I said in my previous post I have been doing tons of research to find the cutest Valentine's Day ideas for you since it is only 3 weeks away! Over the next few days I will be doing some wonderful features of many things you can make easily in your home!

Today I will be starting off with featuring 14 Valentine's Day ideas for decorating your home! I am sharing these now so you have plenty of time to make them and decorate! They all have wonderful tutorials to show you exactly how to go out and make them today!

1. This first idea is so cute I can't wait to hang them in my house! Go check out Moda Bake Shop to find out how!

2. This next idea is an adorable Valentine's Day countdown that Somewhat Simple has put together for you!


3. Check out these adorbale crayon hearts made by Martha Stewart.

4. Or how about these cute hearts that you can hang from twigs or your ceiling. Carina Gardner shows you how!


5. This banner is so cute to hang in your house! Go to Polka Dot Chair to see how!




6. Go to Inspired Ideas to make this adorable wreath to hang on your front door!



7. Check out these adorable photo tiles to  personalize your decorations! Crafting Chicks shows you how!


8. How about this adorable felt heart wreath at The Idea Room.


9. Go to Better Homes & Gardens to learn how to make this adorable heart candle wreath.


10. These are the cutest decorations ever and so easy to make! Heather Bailey shows you how.


11. This candle is such a cute centerpiece and Life as Lori tells you how to do it.


12.How about these adorable modge podge XO letters that Our Nifty Notebook made.


13. Check out this adorable sign at Inspiring Creations.


14. And last but certainly not least this wonderful conversation heart picture! Red Heads Craft More Fun shows you how!

I hope that you all enjoyed these 14 ideas and can't wait to see your versions of them! Enjoy!


Cute Clipboard Tutorial!

Happy Sunday! I hope you are all having a fantastic Sunday with your family! I found some wonderful ideas for you over the weekend and I can't wait to share them with you! The first adorable craft is a cute clipboard tutorial. The lovely ladies @How Does She? put together this wonderful tutorial for you along with many other awesome ideas! I hope you go and check out their wonderful site and do some crafts of your own! Enjoy!


January 16, 2010

Felt Fortune Cookies

Hello Ladies! I know it has been a few days since I have posted because my cousin has been visiting from Boston. I love it when she is here and we have so much fun together! Since it has been a few days I am going to try and blog a few items today.

You are in a real treat for this one! Stephanie @Somewhat Simple came up with this wonderful tutorial on making Martha Stewart inspired Felt Fortune Cookies for Valentine's Day! You can make these and fill them with cute fortunes for someone you love! Enjoy!



January 12, 2010

2 Dollar Bookshelf Valentine's Re-do

Ok so I have this storage cabinet that I bought awhile from Target:

 


 


 

I have some fabric cubes that go into the compartments with no backs but the 5 other are decorative. I usually have some things on it but they are not very cute and I wanted to do something for Valentine's Day. So while shopping in the dollar section, which is my favorite place ever, I found these adorable packs of Valentine's Day paper. I bought a paper pack that had 8 sheets for 1 dollar and an embellishment pack for 1 dollar. I placed the paper on the bottom of the openings (I had to trim them a bit) and decorated on top of them. I also used some paper to wrap around a candle that I love the smell but it is orange so it does not match the decor. I then took an embellishment and added a ribbon and tied around the candle. Some more candles and pictures later and I love the way it turned out and all for 2 dollars! I hope this inspires you to look for great things in the dollar section or at the dollar tree to spruce up things you have in the house to make an amazing difference! Enjoy!


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

The Girl Creative

Top 10 Reasons I Love You

Hello Ladies! I hope the second day of your week is turning out to be a fantastic one! I know I am having an amazing time because my very dear friend and I have been wedding dress shopping since she just got engaged on New Years Eve! I am so excited for her and cannot wait to share my creative talents in helping her plan her wedding! We are having so much fun planning and I will be sharing with you some crafts and ideas in the next few months!

Today's post I am featuring Stephanie @Somewhat Simple who has made an adorable tutorial on a cute gift idea for your significant other! This is so easy and so cute to do that I cannot wait to make one for my hubby, just don't tell him! So head on over to Somewhat Simple to make this adorable craft! Enjoy!




January 11, 2010

Valentine Heart String Banner

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and I hope you are ready for some cute and creative Valentine's Day crafts, gifts, and decorations! The first item I am going to feature is an adorable Valentine Heart String Banner. This adorable banner is so easy to do with the great tutorial that Amy @Design-Aholic put together. So head on over to make it today! Enjoy!