Valentine's Day Cards

I have been trying to incorporate stitching in some card making but haven't had a chance yet. It just ads another dimension to hand made. These valentine's day cards by "Fold" are so cool! She also makes some amazing wire cards that I will be featuring very soon. Stay tuned...

Creative gift wrapping ideas

Compliments of Martha Stewart... (again)
Blow up a calendar on your copier and circle the special day

Print on copy paper and wrap with a bright bow!

Paint chips make a creative gift tag...

Use newsprint as wrapping paper and complete with a fun ribbon.

Myko's first Stocking!

This weekend we did our gift exchange and myko enjoyed her first stocking full of treats!

It's Tree Time! The Holiday Season Has Begun.

Last year, we braved putting up a Christmas tree in our small 850 sq. ft. apartment. After my husband left the tree laying on the ground w/out water all day, I had to clean up all of the needles that had scattered from the tree fitting through the small front door. I was a little worried how this was going to turn out. After nursing the tree with water and tying the tree up to a door to compensate for the $6 tree stand (again my husband's crafty idea) the tree turned out great and we enjoyed our first holiday season as a married couple :) Had the situation not turned around, I would be looking at creating one of these pieces of art on my wall. Deck the walls!

Hang decorations directly on the wall in a tree shape to create a crafty holiday centerpiece.
String hung on the wall acts as makeshift tree limbs to hang decorations on!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Not so Christmas Decor

Looking for some elegant decor for the holidays?! These could go from Thanksgiving to Christmas and not be so "Christmasy" that you have to take them down at New Years Eve! Check out makelewakan's etsy shop for these great finds...