A Little More Merry

As promised, I'm sharing a few new decorating updates... First up Merry banner. This area usually looks just like this, with a plain chalkboard banner, that I just haven't gotten around to lettering yet. I decided to jazz it up a bit with some polka dot letters and some fun pom pom yarn. I tossed up a few of my favorite holiday cards on that pretty birdcage display that my mom got me a few years ago. I feel like it needs some tinsel or something... What do you think?

Right below is a little drop zone area where I set up a couple of my favorite decorations. I love looking for cute little holiday decorations at craft fairs and have picked up a few over the years. The wooden reindeer is one that I got last year and I'm not gonna lie, he stayed up nearly all year. I only just put him away in August... And now he's back out. I love his little face, like he's unsure about this snow! *Giggle* 

I found this awesome chalkboard charger at the Target dollar spot (anyone else love that section as much as me?!) Since I stole the tray that usually sits on our coffee table for all my wrapping paraphernalia,  I needed something else to coral the table must haves - a yummy candle (Yankee Candle Jack Frost is my favorite scent!) a fun stacking jar from Anthropologie (okay, that's really a candle too...) A bowl of Andes mints and some coasters.

This little corner may be my new favorite... I made my first pompoms last night and threw them around the lamp next to the TV. I'm totally addicted now. I want to pompom the whole house. Haha! Then I found this cardboard house that I bought from SU! last year. I had planned to cover it with patterned paper and maybe decorate it a bit, but I love white houses, so I decided to leave it plain. I may add some sparkle to it later... Ooh! And that festive little tree! It's so cute! 

We usually corral our recyclables in a large planter in this corner, but I decided to re-purpose it for now as a wrapping station. I love my wrapping paper this year - lots of metallics! And that tray that I stole from the coffee table rests right on there with all the tape, scissors, ribbons and tags (you really didn't need to see that mess).

Our tree is filling up! It's getting harder and harder to walk into the kitchen! Just kidding... there's still lots of room. But it's impossible for anyone to sit in that chair now... It's kind of funny that it's Christmas Eve and I'm still decorating... haha! Hope you enjoyed the updates! Merry Christmas all! :)

Festive Flurry

One last holiday card to share with you...

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The small snowflakes from Festive Flurry are perfect to stack and create a little holiday "ribbon." Here, I stacked several fun patterned papers from the Season of Style and Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stacks along with the Subtles DSP. I layered some Whisper White card stock embossed with dots and some pretty snowflakes from the Winter Frost Designer Series Paper Stack and added a strip of Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon. A quick sentiment from Endless Wishes is the perfect final touch. Here's an "un-fancified" photo...

Paper: Crumb Cake Cardstock, Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stacks, Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stacks, Subtles DSP, Whisper White Cardstock, Winter Frost Designer Series Paper Stacks
Stamps: Endless Wishes, Festive Flurry
Ink: Illuminate, Whisper White
Embellishments: Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon
Tools: Festive Flurry Framelits Die

A Jar of Jolly

Hi there! Hope you're all ready for Christmas to come. I can't believe it's just a few days away! Just popping in for a few minutes today to share a card with you that I created a couple of weeks ago...

Have you caught on to the snowglobe jar craze? I haven't made one yet, but I'm dying to! I just haven't found quite the right little decorations to stick inside. So, I decided to make a card instead... :)

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I started with stamping the jar image from Perfectly Preserved onto some Whisper White cardstock and cut it out. I stamped the image a second time then tore the bottom portion of the jar. I dipped it into some Whisper White and Illuminate ink to give it a snowy look. I apologize, but it is near impossible to photograph! I cut my "snow" along the inside of the jar line and glued it down. Then I added my little embellishments - a snowman and tree from the Holiday Home stamp set. Then I sprinkled some snowflakes (also from Holiday Home) in Whisper White and Illuminate inks. I tied some Silver Metallic Baker's Twine around the mouth of my jar to finish the look. My card base is a simple Real Red card with a big of Basic Black Striped Grosgrain Ribbon around it. I trimmed the end with my pinking shears - I love this look. Then I added a strip of Crumb Cake cardstock, stamped with the sentiment from Endless Wishes, stamped in Whisper White ink. Then added some Frosted sequins for a little extra sparkle. Hope you like it!

Paper: Crumb Cake Cardstock, Real Red Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock
Stamps: Endless Wishes, Holiday Home, Perfectly Preserved
Ink: Basic Black, Illuminate, Whisper White, Stampin' Write Markers - Basic Black, Early Espresso, Garden Green, Real Red
Embellishments: Black Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Frosted Sequins, Silver Metallic Baker's Twine
Tools: pinking shears