Hoppy weekend! :) Is everyone ready for Easter?!? Hopefully, everyone is remembering the reason for the season... with spring HERE in full bloom it's time to get our pastel color craft on. And who better to inspire us than the queen herself, MArtHa sTewArt.
HAPPY CRAFTING!
1. Eggshell Votives: HERE
2. Daffodil Candy Cups: HERE
3. Doily Basket craft: HERE
4. Bunny Garland craft: HERE
Spring in Ohio is so tempermental. One day it can be beautiful, sunny, and warm and the next day it can be gray, cold, and snowing. Right around this time every year I start longing for sunny spring days filled with green grass, flowers blooming, and blue skies with fluffly white clouds. As I type this post and look outside my kitchen window, I can see a dreary sky, wind blowing, and big icicles hanging from the tree. So, to brighten my spirits, I decided to do some quick decor projects this weekend to bring a few touches of spring into our house.
First up was a quick decor change to brighten up the fireplace in our living room. When I was Christmas decorating I had filled this vase with pinecones, so it was definitely in need of a change. A few spring blossom branches from Hobby Lobby and some stones as filler and it instantly brightened up that little corner of our house.
The next change was super fast and simple....the addition of a spring quote to our chalkboard wall (excuse the terrible quality of this photo. I'm not sure what happened to it!)
We have a built-in china cabinet in our kitchen and it's a place that always gets decorated with seasonal items. For spring it is decked out with a cute butterfly garland.
I used my Cricut to cut butterflies out of fun, spring colored paper using the PaperDoll Dress Up cartridge (I cut them at 5 1/2 inches). I also cut butterflies (same size) from plain cardstock and then adhered a patterened butterfly to each so they would be more sturdy. Then I punched a hole at the top of each wing, strung them together with twine (Honeydew from The Twinery) and hung it on the china cabinet. Instant spring!
Another place that needed a touch of spring is this antique cabinet in our family room. I change out the decor seasonally, but didn't really have anything I loved for spring. Two quick projects later and it is dressed for spring!
First I added a little details to a pillar candle to give it a little more personality. I bought a spring green candle at Target and then using my Cricut , cut a branch and bird from vinyl (both shapes from Storybook cartridge) and stuck it onto the candle. The candleholder is actually a favor from a friend's wedding many, many years ago.
Then I made a spring print to sit next to the candle. I used scraps of patterned paper and cute the banner using my Cricut (Sports Mania cartridge). I used twine (Lemondrop from The Twinery) as the string for the banner and then adhered each little triangle to the twine. The letters for the word "spring" actually came from my stash of rub ons. I haven't used rub on alphabet letters in a long time, but I thought this font was perfect for spring. Using more scraps and a few punches, I added the details of the butterflies and flowers.
I orginially was going to frame the print, but I didn't like how the frame overpowered it. Instead I used a thin 6x8 canvas that I painted robin's egg blue. When it was dry, I used glue dots to adhere the white clip and then clipped up the print. I loved how it looks with the springy blue border!
I love how each of these little projects has added a touch of spring to different spots in our house. It's hard not to smile and be excited about sunny days with green grass, flowers blooming, and blue skies when I look at each of them! Hopefully those days are just around the corner!! THINK SPRING!!!
RANDOM FACT ABOUT ME: I have very small feet and have to buy my shoes in the children's section. Yep - girls size 2! At times it's awesome because I can find some cute shoes....and other times it's just plain humiliating and frustrating. It is the one thing about my body I'd change in a heartbeat if I could!
Tis the season to make christmas cards... fa la la la la... la la la LAAAAAA. Hello again and welcome! I'm just loving our month-long winter wonderland/christmas shadoobee fest/holiday awesomeness. Aren't you?!? Hey, speaking of awesome do you remember Cindy Ruijgrok? Yeah?Well, guess what I have for you? Another mini scrapbook from her very cute etsy shop. {in case you missed the one that Christy did you can check it out here}
Would you like to know what my top 10 favorite things about Christmas time are?
You may be slightly confused on why I included "shopping" instead of only gift buying. Well, I like to always include a little "to me from me" nifty gifty. And I may or may not wrap it up {don't judge me}. Don't get me wrong, I LOOOVE to buy for others but you never know what deals you'll come across {and if it so happens to be in my size then I guess it's meant to be}. :D
A special thanks goes out to Cindy for sponsoring Cartwheels and allowing us to share with our viewers your products! :) YOU ROCK!
If your wondering what gift to give this holiday season you should definitely check out her etsy shop!
On the week of Christmas my true love gave to me.... gift tagies for freeeeeeeee. That's right people, for F-R-E-E. And by the way isn't my singing beautimous? Thank you very much... I'll be here all week. {One of my dreams is for me and my hubby to be musicians.. wouldn't that be fun??} BUt, seriously, are these not the cutest gift tags ever??? And yes, they are for free. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
I must warn you though... if your gifties are already wrapped up and sitting cozy under the tree then they will be momentarily disturbed. You will be ripping off those old tags and replacing them with these pretties. Just sayin'.
Blue&red make the perfect Christmas couple. Click here to download. Download Papercrave-labels
That is the cutest glove I've ever seen! And do you see that hot chocolate cup?!?! Yes, please. Download these pretties right here. Download Black-apple-free_tags_download
Birdies. Need I say more??? Download Birdtags
Martha has always got it going on. Download Martha-stewart-tags
Feeling whimsy? Download HolidayTags
Whether you're traditional, vintage,whimsical, colorful or whatever... there is a gift tag style just for you. Happy Christmas tagging :D
Hi there! I am Katie McAllister, a 26 year old, living, working and playing in the Deep South. I am not sure what word best describes me, but I’d say enthusiastic would probably be best suiting. I get my love for art from my mother, who too had such enthusiasm for all things crafty. I dabble in everything, from screen-printing to sewing. Having a graphic design background you can pretty much bet that I love fonts, great packaging and of course, the color wheel.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Katie Company! I started Katie Company in 2009 to spread the love of creating pretty things. This one-woman show is run by yours truly with occasional help from my lil’ sister, Mary Keeley, who moonlights as a photographer.
Katie Company is made up of a few of smaller “enterprises” as I like to call them:
There are the Etsy Shops:
Katie Company Inc (www.etsy.com/shop/katiecompanyinc) - a collection of handmade jewelry and accessories
Katie Company Prints (www.etsy.com/shop/katiecompanyprints) – graphic and modern prints with a slight vintage flare for your home
Then there is the blog (www.katiecompanyinc.blogspot.com) where I spill my guts about trying to live a creative life. It also documents things that inspire my creativity and me as well as letting me showcase some of my creations.
Come over and see me!
I am excited to introduce my new collection of mixed media cross-stitch jewelry! I have been working on these for about a month now and am finally ready for them to go out into the world!
With Christmas around the corner and cross-stitch on my mind I whipped up some pretty little gift tags for you to print off ( for free, yes, free!) and use for your very own!!!! Bring a little handmade to you Christmas packages this year!
Fun Fact: Mexican food is my best friend. We talk about everything and it doesn’t judge me or tell me to get over myself. Seriously, we are BFFs. Katie + Mexican food = 4 EVA
Thanks Katie for your fun interview and AMAZING freebie gift tags! You're welcome back anytime!
I love making lists....especially at Christmas! (I know...it's not even Thanksgiving yet...but remember that I am super organized and have already started my Christmas planning!) When I was little, my sisters and I couldn't wait to get the Sears Christmas catalog so we could make our annual Christmas list. We would go through the whole catalog, page by page, and write down every last item we thought we needed. Now that I'm older, I'm the one in charge of doing the gift buying, meal planning, and taxi driving during the busy holiday season, so I need something to help keep me organized! I have seen lots of ideas for Christmas planners, but most of them were too big for what I wanted. I just wanted something small that I could throw in my purse and take with me on my 1001 Christmas errands.
A friend sent me this cute little notebook in a goodie package and I decided it was the perfect size for my Christmas planner (it's approximately 4inx3in). I originally was going to cover it with holiday patterned paper, but I decided I liked it just the way it was. I added some tabs using a Stampin' Up label punch and also added a little label on the front (also a Stampin' Up punch).
Now I have a place to keep my to do lists, wish lists, lists of gifts to buy, and a mini calendar (for the calendar I simply divided each page in half and use each half for a different day). The last little touch was to adhere an envelope for receipts to the inside back cover.
So....now it's time to make your lists and check them twice....in a cute little Christmas planner of course! Happy list making!!
