How To Make Your Own Christmas Ornaments (Part 3)

I late made my ain crystal ornaments to seat all over the tree. And I fifty-fifty gave a few away equally gifts. I used some uncomplicated supplies from the dollar store, as well as the entire procedure was slowly as well as fun! 

So, today I'm sharing a brusk as well as sweetness tutorial most how to brand these niggling fellas!

The best affair most these ornaments is how slowly they were to make.

I went to my local Dollar Tree as well as institute giant crystal vase filler. It had never occurred to me before to purpose these until before inward the year. I had bought some crystal vase filler from Target for but about $10 a few months agone as well as I noticed that all of the crystals had niggling holes inward them similar beads.

 So, needless to say, the lightbulb went off when I institute these packages of vase filler (with the holes) at the Dollar Tree for $1 per bag. There were tons of unlike colors, too.

I chose uncomplicated clear 'crystals'. They're but plastic, but they hold back real. (I fifty-fifty had a few left over REAL crystal droplets left over from a chandelier install. I used the existent crystals intermittently throughout some of the ornaments, as well as they hold back almost identical to the plastic ones.)

I also needed smaller crystal clear beads, a few pearls, as well as some sparse jewelry wire.

I attached swirly metallic hooks to the tops of the ornaments.

I ended upwards making a bunch of unlike ornaments.

So, here's how you lot brand these. 

Cut a 12'' slice of jewelry wire. (Or decide how long you lot wishing your ornament to live as well as multiply past times 2. For example: for a iii inch long ornament, cutting a half dozen inch slice of wire.)

Pick a large bead amongst the hole on the top. Thread the wire through the hole, pulling it fifty-fifty on both sides. Then, add together a few small-scale beads to each side of the wire.

Once you lot experience you lot convey plenty small-scale beads, twist the wire together a few times, securing those beads inward place.  

Continue that procedure a few times. 

When your ornament is at the desired length, bend ane side of the wire downwards into a hoop. 

Wrap the other side of the wire but about the hoop until it's used up. Leave a small-scale department of the hoop exposed for the ornament claw to instruct through.

Now stick your claw through!

Here's an slowly film tutorial from commencement to finish.

The steps commencement from the bottom of the ornament as well as function their agency up.

And that's it! You convey yourself an easy, beautiful keepsake! 

They brand smashing gifts, too!

And my favorite affair is that you lot tin genuinely customize these to hold back nonetheless you lot want.

They hold back smashing inward your tree, giving it a niggling extra bling!!

Thanks for stopping by! I'm as well as thence glad you're here!

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Christmas Ornaments Part 1

Christmas Ornaments Part 2

The craziest snowflake ever

5 to a greater extent than ornament wreath ideas

Til adjacent time!!

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Top x Projects of 2012

2012 volition live over soon, too I can't believe my weblog volition live 1 twelvemonth quondam on Jan 3rd! This twelvemonth has been such a crazy twelvemonth total of novel beginnings, too every bit the twelvemonth comes to an destination today, I've been reflecting a lot on all of the picayune wonderful experiences I've enjoyed since starting this blog.

So, I persuasion I would part the ambit 10 projects on my weblog from the initiative off year.

Here are my most my most pop projects, inward order, from 2012.

#1. Master Bedroom Makeover. This was yesteryear far my most pop post inward the concluding year. I'm non actually sure why, but I would approximate it was due to the drastic before pictures. :)

#2. The Striped Guest Bathroom: The moving ikon below is the most pinned moving ikon from my blog. When I was re-doing this room dorsum inward January, I had a wild persuasion to pigment stripes on the picayune one-half wall, too I'm thus glad I did!

#3. How To Paint Trim: My tutorial for ikon cut has been 1 of my most pop posts to date, too I'm thus glad. I holler upwards how daunting ikon my solid seemed at initiative off (when I had never fifty-fifty touched a paintbrush before), too it makes me happy to know I've been able to assist others amongst what I learned along the way. I too included earlier too afters of all the rooms inward the solid inward this post, thus it's a fun read fifty-fifty if yous accept no intention of wielding a paintbrush anytime soon.

#4. Our Kitchen Cabinet Chalkboard Paint: This was exactly just 1 of my favorite ideas, thus it makes me thus happy to know how much yous liked it. 

 #5. Christmas Ornament Wreath: This was yesteryear far the most pop pocket-sized projection I've done, too 1 of the most recent! I had over thirty of yous ship me your ain versions, too I cannot fifty-fifty limited how wonderful that made me feel! Thank you!

#6: The Office Makeover: This was 1 of my personal favorites, every bit it's a room I acquire thus much purpose out of. Updating this room gave me a slap-up identify to focus too create. It's too 1 of the only rooms that I've done too and then totally left alone. I haven't changed a unmarried matter nearly the decor since I finished it dorsum inward early on February.

#7: The Guest Bedroom: This picayune room was 1 of your favorites also. The funniest constituent is that this room has undergone to a greater extent than changes than whatever room inward the house. I mean value it's because it's rarely used, too I tin dismiss experiment amongst it without inconveniencing our day-to-day activities. This was the version 1.0 of the invitee sleeping room done inward Jan 2012.

#8. Guest Bedroom Version 2.0: After taking most of the decor inward this room too using it inward other rooms, it got kinda bare, thus I redid it 1 time to a greater extent than inward May. The stripes lasted nearly six months, every bit it is currently nether structure 1 time again. I already accept stripes inward the bathroom, too frankly I decided that 1 room was enough. So, the stripes are straight off gone, too you'll meet version 3.0 soon. Although short-lived, this room was nevertheless 1 of your faves. :)

#9. Our 2012 Christmas Tree: I loved that this post made it into the ambit 10, every bit I genuinely set my pump too soul into it! With a picayune thrift shop tree, too hundreds of homemade ornaments, I was able to create a tree that I loved. 

#10. The Dresser Makeover: Last, but for certain non to the lowest degree is the dresser. When I initiative off set eyes upon this $50 Craigslist dresser, I knew it could live amazing amongst a picayune TLC. However, I could accept never predicted how well-loved it would live yesteryear you! Nearly a twelvemonth later, too it's nevertheless my favorite slice of furniture redo!

So, that's it! The ambit 10 of 2012! 

It was crazy year, total of ups too downs, but I dearest knowing that through all of it, I was able to bit-by-bit brand our solid a home! I thus await forrad to what 2013 has to bring.

Make sure to halt yesteryear Thursday, Jan tertiary (my blogiversary!) where I'll demonstrate yous a few of my favorite posts from this twelvemonth (they mightiness surprise you!), too speak nearly to a greater extent than or less of the things I've learned inward my initiative off twelvemonth of blogging. I promise you'll join me!!

Most of all, accept a happy too rubber New Year, too I'll meet ya NEXT YEAR!

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What I Learned From My First Year Of Blogging

I started this weblog i yr agone today, on Jan 3rd, 2012. I began amongst this really simple post. Along the class of a year, I learned hence much nearly myself; much to a greater extent than than I would accept ever expected. So, inwards celebration of my initiatory of all blogiversary, I'm only going to portion a picayune of what I learned inwards the past times year, as well as hence acquire out you lot amongst a twain of my favorite posts. Not necessarily the most pop posts I've done (I shared those here earlier), but only my personal favorites.

So, what did I learn?

Here are the run past times 5.

1. I learned to believe inwards myself. No thing what. There are enough of people who volition tell you lot you can't do something or that you lot shouldn't. Choose to ignore the naysayers. Instead, environs yourself amongst those who mean value you lot can. Blogging has taught me to apply this same regulation to every expression of my life.

2. I learned people are good. There are hence many kind, supportive, generous, as well as appreciative people out there. I never expected for people to hold upwards hence nice. I fully expected to seat on my crash helmet as well as brace for impact. But the hateful comments never came. Quite the opposite happened. I met hence many amazing readers who really appreciated what I did, as well as were ever hence sweetness as well as supportive of my (sometimes failed) attempts to hotglue materials together. As of this day, in that place are tons of readers that I really know past times mention because of their constant support.  

3. I learned to hold upwards myself. The initiatory of all four months of my blogging were a hot mess. It took me awhile to notice my ain style. My decorating was sometimes bad, as well as my writing was oftentimes bad, too. I spent a lot of fourth dimension learning as well as improving. Eventually, I kinda institute my vocalization as well as realized that no thing what, the learning volition never stop. 

4. I've learned that you lot accept to start somewhere. It's hence tardily to acquire overwhelmed past times life's imperfections. But things volition never hold upwards perfect. Start where you lot are, as well as brand the best of what you lot have. 


5. Don't compare your showtime to someone else's middle or end. I learned that this is my journey, as well as the solely somebody I involve to compare myself to is the somebody I was yesterday. Everyone's path volition hold upwards different.

And now, before I go, I'll acquire out you lot amongst my favorite posts from the year. These posts aren't the most beautiful, or fifty-fifty eloquent. They're only the ones where I portion my life, as well as mayhap a funny storey or two. 

Our Story

Our Living Room: 2 years of blueprint flops

Thank you lot hence much for stopping past times today! Thank you lot for your support, kindness, as well as constant encouragement! And most of all, cheers for celebrating amongst me! 
I'm doing a toe touching inwards your honor.

(This was my sibling Christmas picture. It's a time-honored tradition.)

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How To Update Old Brass Fixtures

Have yous e'er works life something actually cool at a thrift shop too yous convey it dwelling too that one niggling thing ignites a spark that makes yous modify a bazillion other niggling things inward your house?

Well, that happens to me on a weekly basis. For my ain mental sanity, I should actually merely rest out of thrift stores, but dangit they depict me inward similar a gnat to a porch light.

This yesteryear weekend, I came across a brassy niggling lantern chandelier at the thrift store. I had been looking for something similar this for awhile, too then when I saw a $5 toll tag on the lantern, I intend I yelped outloud. Seriously, this affair should select been to a greater extent than than $5.
High-five to the awesome individual who donated this to the thrift store.

When I saw this thing, I knew instantly where it would go. 

The inward a higher house film is from the first set of renovations I did to our top dog bedroom. I works life that giant chandelier (also originally brass) too decided that it was ameliorate than the nighttime dark-brown ceiling fan that was at that spot before. 
You select to larn meet the before pic of this room amongst the nighttime woods paneling too erstwhile ceiling fan. 

After a piece of living amongst the giant chandelier, it began to actually annoy me. It was merely likewise large.

The niggling brass lantern seemed similar a much ameliorate fit.

So, I decided to spray pigment the niggling brass lantern, too.
Here's what I ended upward with. 

I actually dear the agency it turned out, too the size fits the room much better.

To update the chandelier from brass to brushed silver,  I used 1 of my favorite argent spray paints, Rustoleum kitchen and on my bath faucet. I similar it because it creates a brushed nickel goal rather than a chrome argent finish. So, it's perfect for all sorts of dwelling decor stuff, peculiarly fixtures.

Once I had my chandelier hung, it got me on a redo-tons-of-other-stuff-binge. So, I completely redid my vanity area. If yous read my weblog a lot, yous mightiness notice what I did. 

 I spray painted the vanity mirror silver, too. And I also painted the tabular array satin black, and completely reupholstered the chair.

See how this affair looked the solar daytime I brought it dwelling from the thrift shop here.

I dear the agency it looks inward the evenings, amongst the niggling light on. Here's what it looks similar during the solar daytime now.

I similar the novel vanity colors much better. They complement the greenish carpeting too embroidered pillows now. 

And that's non all. While I had my spray pigment out, I spray painted to a greater extent than or less other thrift shop find. I works life a niggling gilded  mirrored vanity tray at the thrift shop for $2. I sentiment it would endure perfect to concord to a greater extent than or less of my jewelry. 

Most of this junk is from Target too thrift stores. And Forever 21...or Forever 29, every bit I similar to telephone telephone it.

And 1 final thing, I decided to sell my erstwhile vanity stool that sat nether my antique flip-down desk. It was likewise small. So, I pulled an erstwhile pianoforte bench out of a storage cupboard too painted it black. It's non a permanent solution, every bit I actually select no sentiment what to practise amongst this room long-term. But, it's okay for now.

Check out how I afterward upholstered this stool amongst stripes here.

And those are all of the chamber updates for today!
Thanks too then much for stopping by! 
*To meet a consummate history of the development of this room from the solar daytime nosotros moved inward to months after this post was written, larn here.

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