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From old boring dollar store tree skirt to no-sew Pretty Ruffled Loveliness

I'm Loving all the great ruffled tree skirts out there in blog land so of course I had to have one too , I will feature other bloggers take on it at the end of the post .

So here is mine I bought a tree skirt at the dollar tree last year and it just didn't fit with my theme this year but of course I couldn't throw it away so off to Pinterest I went to see what I could do to update it and make it all pretty I found this

its by http://anwjohnston.blogspot.com

So here is what I used

Tree Skirt

3 Different colors of fabric

Hot glue Gun

Scissors

I will let the pictures talk Check out the Blog I listed above she has a great tutorial on how she did her's.

Super simple and quick way to update your old ugly tree skirt .

Here are some others to check out

linked up at:
http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com
http://naptimecrafters.blogspot.com
http://www.serenitynowblog.com

My Christmas Mantel

This was the easiest mantel so far I knew right away what I wanted it to look like and when I got my Lovely Star bunting from my newest Blogger Friend Angie at ourlittlenestupnorth , I was so happy it matched my colors so perfectly .

I added the little red bulbs to bring the red color to it ( I go a little crazy with matching colors )

I made this A from a old cereal box and yarn and as you can see below it isn't perfect lol I need to cut the extra cardboard off but didn't see it for some reason Un-till I just now added the picture to this post ( YIKES)

I painted some pine cones that are from my backyard and also my favorite thing ever FREE! next year I will send a box to someone :) The little Green tree is from the Dollar tree ( Another Fav)

My Wonderful Angel is from the Goodwill I will post about the before's on that one later it wasn't this pretty before. I only paid 2.50

Well that is it , What do you think?

Im linking up over at :

http://www.homestoriesatoz.com

http://www.houseofhepworths.com

http://www.aglimpseinsideblog.com/

http://eyehearttoday.blogspot.com

blog.addicted2decorating.com

#1 I decorated my tree for under $10 ( Crinkled Streamers)

I'm not Cheap but I would rather call it Thrifty :) I could Give a price to everything I have for decor in my house and I would be surprised if anything! is over $10 that I have bought I say that because I still have a few things from our wedding that were pretty expensive if I would have known that people would Actually buy me the things on my registry I would have added some really nice fine china to hide away until the boys are 18 and moved out then display them :) , anyways I'm getting of topic here so here is the first post for my Christmas tree decor.

Crinkled Streamers are Perfect for Garland and I only used 1 roll so that was only .50

below is a step by step on how I did it .

Man My tree is needing some fluffing or something lol

Thanks for reading My short post !

Make sure to stop over at my "Show it off" Monday Link party you can link anything you have blogged about so even if it isn't a DIY project or crafty I still want to see it .

I was thinking of starting a link party called "getting to know you " and just have people link up their about me pages

ps. I will be posting the rest of the steps in the next few days

Winner's For the Deck the Halls Blog Hop Are.....

First I want to thank all the wonderful blogs involved in the Deck the halls Giveaway what a amazing turn out !

Thank you to all of you that wanted to WIN my prizes I hope you stick around and enter More :)

Onto the Winners

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Winter 2011 Handmade Gift Exchange [Craftaholics Anonymous] Post 2

A few weeks back I signed up to join in The Winter 2011 Handmade Gift Exchange hosted by Linda of Craftaholics Anonymous. I was paired up with Angie From Our little Nest Up north she is so sweet and very! talented , I'm so lucky I got paired with her look at what she made me.

A beautiful Yarn snowflake bunting that fit perfectly with my colors.

You can see that post about what I made her for the Gift Exchange Here .

Thank you soooo much Angie I love it!

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Winter 2011 Handmade Gift Exchange [Craftaholics Anonymous]

A few weeks back I signed up to join in The Winter 2011 Handmade Gift Exchange hosted by Linda of Craftaholics Anonymous. I was paired up with Angie From Our little Nest Up north I love making things for mothers I think every mother loves a keepsake of to remind of us of our children so after I found out some info about her and her children I got to work on her gift .

I made Linda a key-chain with a penny for each of her kids birth years and a penny for her wedding anniversary then I added a little hand stamped tag that says Lucky with the I LOVE YOU sign , I really hope she likes what I made her :) I cant wait to see what she made for me she is very talented.

Here are some pictures of what I made for her

It is illegal to deface U.S. coinage in a "fraudulent" manner. Therefore, as long as you are not doing it to commit fraud (trying to use the coins as legal tender after being altered), then it is perfectly legal.

Homemade Christmas Ornaments ( Salt, Flour and water)

Its that Time of the year for us to make our Dough Ornaments , We have been making these for about 5 years .( I will try ad find pictures from previous years)

It's a great way to change up your look year to year and a great way to get the kiddo's involved but the biggest bonus is it saves alot of money :)

It's super Easy to do

How to make salt dough ornaments

you will need

4 cups of flour
1 1/2 Cups warm water
1 cup salt
rolling pin
cookie cutters
cookie sheets
Wire Hangers ( Found mine at the dollar store )

I like to dissolve the salt in the warm water for just a min , then add the flour and knead for about 15 mins ( it helps to get hands a little damp if it needed)

Rub some flour on the surface you plan to roll it out on to help it from sticking .

roll it out about 1/4"

Cut out the shapes you want , you can also use a knife to cut shapes if you don't have cutters ( the owl and small start are from the boys play dough stash )

Make sure to Poke a hole in where you want the hanger to go ( I use a ink pen)