Monday, July 20, 2020

Towels


Well hello monday morning....
How was your weekend?
Mine was busy with family and sunshine.
Seems like when we get sun in the pnw everything else
gets put on hold and outside we go!



But I wanted to share some of the newer kitchen towels 
I have added to my Etsy Shop- 
2340 West Newton
Ever wonder why I named it this?
The name of my Etsy shop is the address of the home 
I grew up in in Magnolia, Wa
When I started my shop and decided on the name,
I really wanted to honor my Mom and Dad and 
the short years we had in this home.
My memories were good ones and
although life changed drastically when I turned
13 I hold onto the special times that I remember there.


This is the perfect towel during our pandemic!
And this one too, 
anyone need a refill on their mimosas these days?
All the towels can be found in my shop

Come take a look at what's new for some great
gift ideas whether it's for a bridal shower,
wedding gift, birthday or housewarming.
There's something for everyone!


Saturday, July 18, 2020

Country Home


It's finally the weekend!
I pulled out the Country Home stamp set again and made a few
more super easy cards with this set.
This photo below shows you how I made three different card styles, all the same stamp. 


All three cards have background paper that was printed vellum
which is a light weight almost translucent paper.  
I just stamped the vintage pitcher on white card stock
and used stampin write markers to add just a hint of color
to the arrangement. 



This one below with the buffalo plaid background 
I didn't even color it in,  just let left it all natural


Have you been creative during our stay at home order?
I've been trying to share with you some simple ideas
to get creative in your own home. 
Hopefully you have tried a few!


Country Home Stamp set
#147678-  $21.00

fall flowers stamp set

This is a very versatile stamp set, so cute!

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Kitchen Towels


Good Morning!
How about a little fun this morning?
These are a few of my new kitchen towels available in my
Etsy shop.
Adds a little fun to the kitchen.


Let's do a give away!
How about you leave me a message saying which is your
favorite and I will draw the name of the winner this friday!
You will receive two of the towels as the winner!

Let's have a little positive fun!

Sunday, July 12, 2020

Walls of Wisdom



It's been a few days,
wanted to share with you this amazing company 
Walls of Wisdom that I ordered this personalized 
canvas from.
You have so many styles to pick from,
this is the one that happen to catch my eye
based on our families love for the
mountains. 



Take a look at some of these
other signs that they have made 
Here is their Etsy page to view 
HERE 
Walls of Wisdom
Here are a few that I liked...


You can order any sizes starting at 2ft on up.....
Check them out!
Such a fun way to personalize your home!




Thursday, July 9, 2020

Country Home




Taking a little break from the diy's to get back to
some cards to share with you.
This cute vintage pitcher is from the Country Home
stamp set.  


The background is a piece of vellum paper which is a paper that is 
transparent and stamped with images. 


I used stampin write markers to color 
the flowers.  There is not much color
in this neutral card,  I love the simplicity of it.




Monday, July 6, 2020

Indoor light redo



This is my entry way and the light above was originally 
silver tone.  I really wanted to add a little touch of black
in the space and thought having the light black would be
a perfect addition. 

This is what it looked like before I painted it.


I found this Krylon Matte black
spray paint.

Here it is with two coats of the matte black paint
on it.  Love how it turned out!
Nice addition without having to spend
any money on a new light when the 
one I had looks great.




Here it is up close.  
Look what a little paint can do!
Nice update at a fraction of the cost. 
You can also do this to faucets,
door handles, etc.
If you've thought about updating things in your
home and want to do it at a fraction then spray painting 
the item is the best way to go.
It's an inexpensive way to update your home
without buying new pieces and using what you have already.
Give it a try!
Do you have anything you want to update?




Thursday, July 2, 2020

Faux Mini Cakes



A few posts back I showed you the larger faux cake I made.
Well I had a small 2 1/4" x 6" styrofoam piece that made me
think to make a smaller version of the large cake.
Insert these "mini" cakes.

You can view my original post HERE
to see how to make these "faux cakes"
The process with be the same for any size cake
you choose to make.

I use these cakes for wedding decor and events,
right now they are sitting on my counter.
You could use them in your kitchen/home decor.


To decorate the cakes I used artificial leaves or what they call
"picks" from the craft store.  You can use any greens you have especially for the smaller mini cakes as they only need a few
little greens on top of them.
You can see in the picture above on each top of the mini cakes I used different greens on each one so that you can see how different ones look. 
The roses are made from paper using a big shot die, but if you don't have the die, these can be made by hand.  I will be posting how 
to make those on my next post. 
Something to look forward to!