House of Hydrangeas

I mentioned on my post last Friday that I would be crafting with friends. Well, now I have the results to show you!  My friend Bekah recently purchased her first house in July and was very excited to decorate for her first Christmas in her new home. Like any smart girl, she took to Pinterest to get some ideas. We girls had a great time making all of the ideas come together, and I have to say, Bekah's holly jolly home looks fabulous!  The fun, festive mantel   Ornament bundles add interest and color to the mantel garland.  Bekah loves zebra print so the chartreuse balls she found were perfect! Tinsel and ornaments make great fillers for apothecaries.  Ribbon added around cabinet doors create for a great place to pin up Christmas cards. Spray paint old wine bottles and add a little dazzle with glitter branches for a festive kitchen table.  Styrofoam cones, glitter and spray adhesive were used to make these stunners. We had a little difficulty...

Your paper cutter has changed my life. Okay that's being little dramatic, maybe just my crafting life, but still. This guy is amazing. This is the 12" paper cutter from the Martha Stewart Crafts line. They sale them online at various sites and in craft stores (usually around $25). I got mine at Michael's with a 50% off coupon but even if I hadn't had the coupon, it would have been worth the money. I can't tell you how much use I've gotten out of this little guy since purchasing him back in September. He's got a clear ruler that flips up and down and helps secure your paper while cutting and allows you to measure for the right cut. He's got an expandable width ruler for your larger pieces. And he cuts everything so nice and crisp that you can come out with professional looking things like these labels with the perfect amount of white space on each side... These banners cut straight as an arrow... These tags...(created from sheets of $1.9...