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Handmade Holidays: DIY Christmas Ornaments

by Stacy on December 12, 2009

There’s no need to spend any money on ornaments this year when you have all these eco-fantastic ideas to choose from. Make something special using items you probably already have on hand and use the money you save to buy your self something you’ve been wanting all year, consider it a gift from your Secret Santa.

Retro Snowflake Ornaments from Family Fun

Paper Ball Ornaments from Goddess Hobbies

Apple Cinnamon Ornaments from McCormick

Stained Glass Cookie Ornaments from Simply Recipes

Thrifted Sweater Ornaments on Alpha Mom

Christmas Orange Pomanders from That Artist Woman

Christmas Tree Circle Ornaments also from Family Fun

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Salty Snow Prints

by Stacy on December 10, 2009

There’s not a whole lot of snow here in Texas, but I’m of the mindset that if you have lemons you should make lemonade! No snow you say? That’s no reason not to have a White Christmas as long as you have some salt on hand. Our Advent Art Activity for the 9th day of December was making salty snow prints. I got the idea from an amazing “friend” and fellow crafty Momma, Val from Frugal Family Fun Blog

Why KSW Loves These: Nothing could be simpler to make and chances are, you have everything you need to make these hiding in your cabinets

To make your own Salty Snow Prints, you’ll need:
~ Construction Paper
~ Elmer’s Glue
~ Baking Sheet or a Box Lid
~ Crayons or Chalk
~ Salt

First, have your kids draw images on construction paper using crayons or chalk. Next, help your kids trace their drawings with glue. Now, here’s the REALLY important part … place the picture on a baking sheet or some surface with a lip to catch the salt. Have fun pouring or sprinkling salt over the glue with your little ones, shift the salt around to make sure all the glue is covered. Empty the excess salt off your paper and let it dry {additional salt will also need to be shaken off once the pictures dry}

Have a blast with these and please send me photos of your Salty Snow Prints

*~*~* Pictured: two snowmen, a snowflake and a red bird *~*~*

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What to wear for Family Portraits

by Stacy on November 4, 2009

You may recall a few weeks ago we offered our services FOR FREE to any willing takers for all matters decor, style, and shopping. The perfect gift from us to you, just in time for the holiday season. Well, today – we had our first opportunity to help a friend out with a style dilemma.

Many of you may already know Jackie from her fantabulous site, Sweetie Pie Pumpkin Noodle {how can you not love her with a website name like that}. Jackie found herself in quite a conundrum when preparing for family portraits this week. I know the feeling – I usually end up buying WAY TOO MANY pieces and then throwing it all together at the last minute. Fortunately, Jackie had purchased some amazing pieces but asked for a little help pulling all the outfits together. Here’s what we recommended for her outdoor photoshoot:

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Jackie had already purchased that scrumptious cardigan for herself, the floral dress and both pairs of Old Navy shoes for her daughters, and a similar brown sweater for her husband. We recommended she pick up the sweater coat, skirt and tights from BabyGap and the vintage style top also from Anthropologie.

How adorable will this family be posing in these woods and on this bridge. Jackie, we hope you have a wonderful photo shoot and we can’t wait to see your pictures!

Scott Criswell Photography

We hope you enjoyed this post. Do you need some stylist advice of your own? Or would you like to gift someone a virtual wardrobe this Christmas? Great, we’d love to help you out and who can turn down FREE gifts? Just email us and we’ll shoot you a copy of our personalized questionnaire to get started on your new look. Psst, don’t forget to tell your friends about our fun, FREE services

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Wishing you a fantastic Fourth of July filled with family and friends, tasty barbecues, refreshing lemonades and one of these delicious treats.

American Flag Tart

Summer Shortcake

Berry Pound Cake

Red, White and Blueberries

Star Spangled Shortcake

Red, White and Blue Parfaits

Berry Cupcakes

God Bless All Things American {and Martha Stewart}

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Gift Tags Galore

by Stacy on December 16, 2008

This has most certainly been a season of giving as so many wonderful ladies have devoted their talents making tons of fabulous FREE downloads for us to use. Below is an assortment of fantastic gift tags I’ve seen on the web.

Click on the images to follow the links, download the images to your computer and print on card stock for best results. Cut clean lines or use assorted scrapbooking scissors for a brand new look.

Matha Stewart Gift Tags

Holiday Penguins

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Delight Gift Tags

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A big thanks to:
How About Orange
Tricia Rennea
Living Locurto
Delight.com
and
Grand Revival Design
for these beautiful freebies.

Have you seen other great gift tags on the web? Let us know so we can add them to our collection

Here’s a last minute addition courtesy of Little Window Shoppe and Angry Chicken:

Angry Chicken Gift Tags

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