Reason for the Season...

I {LOVE} this saying and so I decided to make a board that I could hang up for this wonderful time of year! Here is how I did it:

{Reason for the Season}

Items Needed:

1- 1x6x14 board

Paint

Paint Brush

Vinyl

Raffia

Wire

Drill

Sand paper

Ink

Step 1: Take your board and paint it with your color choice. Mine is Tan.

Step 2: After it drys. Use your sandpaper and distress it and ink it all up.

Step 3: Using your transfer tape apply your CHRIST and "He is the Reason for the Season"

Step 4: Drill 2 small holes in each top corners for the wire

Step 5: Put your wire through and twist it around and around so it doesn't come out.

Step 6: Tie your raffia on and hang it up on your wall!!

LOVE IT!!

{Reason for the Season}

Christmas Chargers...

Another super easy project that make a great gift!! My awesome sweet friend asked me to do this saying and another for her for a charger and I fell in {love} with them. So naturally I made some for myself and it is one of my favorite parts of our decor!!!

{Christmas Charger}

Items Needed:

Vinyl Saying

Transfer Tape

Charger

Stand (if you want one)

Step 1: Take your transfer tape and lay it on top of your vinyl saying.

Step 2: Apply it to the front of your charger

Step 3: Stand it up on a shelf or a stand and ENJOY!!!

***You can also use paper and mod podge and cut out big letters or a saying and apply it that way!!!!*****

{Christmas Charger}

Glitter Trees...

What a fun and MESSY project! We had glitter everywhere but I LOVE how these turned out!! You can do them in any color of glitter you can find!! Here is how you do it!

{Glitter Trees}

Items Needed:

2- (however many you want) Styrofoam cones

Glitter

Glue/ Mod podge

Paint Brush

Paper plates

Step 1: Take you styrofoam cone and start by apply glue or mod podge onto it.

Step 2: Before that drys sprinkle glitter all over the glued area. (Use a paper plate to catch most of it if you can!!)

Step 3: Continue the first two steps until the trees are covered in glitter.

Step 4: Let them dry over night.

Step 5: Do it again if necessary. Mine I did 2 coats on and they turned out perfect!!

Step 6: Let them dry over night again! Then you can set them on the shelf or wherever you please!!!

{Glitter Trees}

Christmas at Our House....

Love this time of year!! I love to decorate, all the smells and most of all the atmosphere. So here is a look around at the Christmas decor in our home this year!

{Christ Subway Art} One of my favorites!! Tutorial to come in a few days!!

"Frosty" Word set. I got this set from Craft Goodies online. She cuts them for you and you make them!! She does an awesome job!!!
Homemade ornaments!! Also printed them offline and then made them myself!

{Christmas Card Holder} Tutorial below.

{Christ} board! Tutorial to come soon!

My entry shelf! My favorite part besides my Christmas Tree!! :)

{Glitter Trees} Tutorial to follow.Manger Scene....passed down from my momma to me. It is missing a few pieces but I remember this in our home every Christmas as a child!

{2x4 Snowman} So easy and super fun!!

{Countdown} Tutorial on side bar under "Christmas"

Front door Simpson Sign!!

{Stockings} board....My kiddos love this! Tutorial to follow soon!!

{Christmas Tour}

Christmas Cards....

It is the wonderful time of year to be able to send and recieve Christmas cards. I always get so excited to see what cards I will get and love to hang them up. I usually tape them to my door (gasp)! Ya....Tacky! So I decided this year I was NOT going to tape them to the door! So I found a piece of scrap wood and some clothespins and threw this together!! Here is how I did it:

{Christmas Card Hanger}

Items Needed:

1- scrap piece of wood whatever size you want

3 different coordinating Christmas papers

Mod Podge

Paint Brush

Paint (your choice)

Razor

Ink

E6000 or any strong glue

Staple gun

Ribbon

Lettering or Foam Stamps

Step 1: Take your paint of choice and paint your board.
Step 2: Take your clothespins and trace them on the back side of your scrapbook paper.

Step 3: Mod podge the paper to the clothespins and let dry.

Step 4: While that is drying...go back to your board. This step is completely optional. I used a barn red and hunter green and streaked my board all up!

Step 5: Sand your edges all down and ink them!

Step 6: Using a razor blade trim up or shave the edges of your clothespins and ink them as well.

Step 7: Using your glue, I used E6000 glue your clothespins around your board.

Step 8: Take your vinyl or stamps or whatever you choose and write your "saying" on the board. I chose "Tis' the Season!"

Step 9: Staple your ribbon to the back of your board.

Step 10: Hang it up and pin up your Christmas cards. I may have to make a bigger one next year. My pins are all full!! But this is super fun and so easy!! :) Have fun!

Christmas Advent Calendar....

Is that time of Season!! The time to start a countdown to Christmas!! My kiddos are so excited to start pulling a number down each day to see what is inside!! :) This is a simple and fun advent calendar!! Here is how to make it:

{Christmas Advent}

Item's Needed:

1- Mini muffin pan (4.00 at Walmart)

24- different "christmas" fun things to do

Christmas Scrapbooking Paper

Solid colored Cardstock

Glue stick

Ink

Magnet Strips

Embellishments

Vinyl or paper Numbers 1-24

Candies of some Kind!

Step 1: Take your list of 24 fun things to do before Christmas and type them out on a word program. Print them and cut them into small strips and fold. Some examples of things to do: Take treats to a neighbor or friend, Sing Christmas songs, Make Sugar Cookies, Put up Christmas Decor, Drink Hot Cocoa.....Etc.

Step 2: Take your folded strips and put 1 in each muffin hole. I did mine kind of according to our month plans and did some of them closer to Christmas then others...Just FYI!
Step 3: Take your colored cardstock and cut 2 1/4 squares out.....then cut the Christmas paper at about 2x 2.

Step 4: I rounded all the corners of all the squares. So you can if you would like to :)

Step 5: Take your gluestick and glue all of your papers together and Ink them up!

Step 6: Next take your magnet strips and cut small 1/4 in pieces off.

Step 7: Stick 2 magnets on the top/bottom or sides of the square.

Step 8: My favorite step! Embellish your little squares!! I used buttons, little Christmas-y stickers and tags and little stick on jewels!!

Step 8: Take your vinyl or paper numbers and apply them to the squares.

Step 9: Place in your candies of choice. I used small M&M's, skittles, Hershey Kisses and such to fill the holes. So each day they take one of and get a little treat and get to do something Christmas-y!! Save your squares in a ziploc and use it next year!! ENJOY! :)

{Christmas Advent}

SuGar CoOkIeS!!

Sugar cookies are a tradition in our home for the Holidays and I love them!!! The kiddos love to cut...frost...and decorate them!! Here is a SUPER yummy sugar cookie recipe that I have made since I was a kid!! Enjoy :)
~Sugar Cookies~

Recipe:

2 cups of sugar
2/3 cup. of margarine
2 Lg. Eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Cream all above ingredients together

Add: 1 cup. sour cream

Cream together.

Add:
5 cups. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Sift together... Add sugar mixture... then add flour mixture. Alternating until it is all mixed well.
Dough will be soft!
Chill....Roll...and Cut out!!

Bake at 350 Degree's for 8 mins
Cool...Frost and Decorate!

{SNOWMEN}

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that you were all with those you love most!!! Here is a quick/easy Holiday treat idea!! So cute and sooo easy!!

Snowmen

Items Needed:

1- bag of small powdered donuts (Can be done with large donuts as well)

1- small bag of orange slices

1- tube of gel black writing icing or Choc. chips

Step 1: Cut your orange slices into little triangles for the snowmens noses

Step 2: Take your powdered donut and put the little orange slice nose in the center of the donut.

Step 3: Take your icing or choc. chips and make the eyes and the mouths. The icing worked better for me...it has a little trouble sticking but did ok!! :)

Step 4: Fill a plate and take them to someone!! Our family enjoyed them!! Super cute!! :)

Merry Christmas!!

Dear Santa....I can explain....

Such a cute and fun craft!! Fun to hang up for Christmas time!!

Dear Santa...I can explain...

Items Needed:

1- 1x6x16

Paint

Paint Brush

Mod Podge

Scrapbooking paper

Ribbon

Sand paper

Vinyl or Rub-On Letters

Step 1: Thoroughly sand you board down, and paint it!

Step 2: While it is drying.....cut your squares of paper to fit on your board (Mine has 3)

Step 3: After your board is completely painted and dry. Mod podge your paper on. I apply a thin layer on the wood and smooth out the square over it and then after there all on apply a thin layer over top all of them.

Step 4: Let your Mod podge dry really well....at least 12-24 hrs.

Step 5: Sand your edges if you want to give your board the "weathered" look.

Step 6: Transfer or Rub on your lettering

Step 7: Embellish with buttons

Step 8: Staple your ribbon on the back and tie it up into a knot!

Step 9: ENJOY!! HANG IT SOMEWHERE FOR ALL TO SEE!! :)

Wisemen

This is a simple but "wise" project! I have always loved this saying and wanted it somewhere in my house! So I put it together one day and this is what I came up with...super easy and quick!!

Wisemen Still Seek Him

Item's Needed:
1- 1x6x16
Paint
Paint brush
Sand paper
Ribbon
Vinyl or Rub- On's


Step 1: Thoroughly sand your board down. When it is all sanded you can begin painting it. Let it dry very well.

Step 2: After your paint has dryed. Take your rub-on's or vinyl letters and put them on your board.
Step 3: Embellish with your ribbon. I tied mine around the board underneath the words!
Step 4: Set it up on a shelf somewhere and Enjoy!!!

SNOW & MISTLETOE!!

This is a easy, fun, and cute craft. I was wanting something to sit on a shelf at my house so I came up with this!!

SNOW & MISTLETOE

Items Needed:

2- 2x4x4 blocks

2- 2x 4x6 blocks

Coordinating paint (Mine was mixed to a "periwinkle" blue and a "baby" blue)

Ribbon

Vinyl or Rub-on Letters (Snow & Mistletoe)

Buttons

Paint Brush

Sand Paper or Block

Step 1: Sand your 4 blocks thoroughly.

Step 2: Paint your 4 blocks the colors you chose and let them dry very well.

Step 3: After your blocks have dried you can sand your edges to give them the "old & weathered look"

Step 4: Rub-on your letters Snow and Mistletoe go on the "bigger" blocks and the & and the snowflakes on the "smaller" blocks.

Step 5: Add embellishments (buttons) on your blocks.

Step 6: Stack the blocks as shown below and tie ribbon around them and tie off with a knot on top!

Then you have a super cute "winter/Christmas" craft to put on a shelf or table!! :)

ENJOY!!! =)