Bringing Nature Indoors II



I like the rustic look that nature brings to decorating.  Here are a few ways that I used nature to decorate this winter season.

 

(This tag is a Recycled Gift Tag)

 

Materials: Short pine branches, pine cone, bracelet, vase  

Materials: small jar, Epson salt, ribbon, candle, short pine branch

 

 Pine Cone Garland

Materials: Pine cones, string

 

 

I hope you're keeping warm! Thanks for stopping by!

Festive Wine Glasses

Happy New Year everyone!  I hope you enjoyed your NYE celebrations.  I hosted a small last minute gathering at my place.  I'm going to share an easy and inexpensive party decor tip that will add extra festiveness to any occasion! In just two steps you can add a special touch to your drink ware. 

I took advantage of the post Christmas sales and bought these pompom bows at Target. (2 for $0.30!)

First: Punch a hole through the paper on the back, near the corner, and thread ribbon through it.

Lastly tie the ribbon around the wine glass stem and trim the excess.  

And there you have it! Fun, festive wine glasses that can work for any occasion. 

 

Cheers! 

Holiday Mason Drink Jar Tutorial

Together David and I made holiday mason jars for our Holiday Party last weekend.  They gave the party an extra festive touch! 

We gathered our saved mason jars from tomato sauces, and soaked them in hot water to remove the labels.

 

These tags are for guests to mark their jars with their names.

Cut strands of ribbon to wrap around the jar, and string the tags through the ribbon.

Hot glue the ribbon to secure it on the jar.

                                            

Finish it off with a striped straw and voila!

                              

 

We served mango mojitos in our jars.

I recommend using plastic straw as these paper ones got too soft.

 

 

I hope you're enjoying you holiday festivities!

 

Decor Find! (Rocks&Mountains)

How is your holiday shopping going?  I'm just about done with mine.  I have some fun DIY projects that I will share soon too.  In the meantime...I want to share some beautiful décor that Rocks & Mountains is selling on Amazon. 
Rocks & Mountains specializes in white bone china. (I wish I had a bigger apartment so that I could to get more of their décor!) 

Here are some of my favorites. Check their website for more items.

http://www.amazon.com/Paisley-Decorative-Pitcher-White-Large/dp/B00GRKGO2U/ref=sr_1_5?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1386639043&sr=1-5




http://www.amazon.com/12-5-inch-Bone-China-Platter-White/dp/B00DCG8ZNI/ref=sr_1_3?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1386640845&sr=1-3



http://www.amazon.com/Decorative-Vases-Diamond-Pattern-2-Pack/dp/B00DH50YQ0/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=A29Z5KLHPDB50Q



http://www.amazon.com/Slate-Planter-Decorative-Vase-White/dp/B00GU7LOD4/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=A29Z5KLHPDB50Q

Stay tuned for some simple holiday DIY projects!

 

DIY Winter Decorative Bottle

I have been wanting to try this beautiful DIY winter decorative bottle by Sweet Something Design since last year! I finally followed through.  This is a great project for winter decorating! The bottle would look great on a mantle.  See the Sweet Something Design link (above) for the tutorial.

(I copied piano sheet music.  Snowflake decoration is from AC Moore.)

Thanks David for taking the pictures!  Find David's beautiful bone china decor here: Rocks&Mountains

Stay warm!

Christmas Wreaths (Hi again!)

Now that the warm weather is gone, I have turned my focus to back inside projects.  (I guess I'm a seasonal blogger.) The holidays are approaching, and I've been feeling crafty! I'm not skipping over Thanksgiving, but is the Christmas Wreath I made for this year.  (I still have my Autumn Wreath hanging.)

Christmas Wreath

I made a mini version with a cute owl decoration for my boyfriend! 

Mini Christmas Wreath

I purchased all the materials at AC Moore.  

For the large and mini wreath I simply tucked each piece between the vine branches.  I hot glued the owl.

Tip: Always check Retailmenot.com before checking out. I scored a 25% off coupon! 

Holiday Party Recap

Hello! Over the weekend my boyfriend and I hosted a holiday party for our friends.  The party was a blast, and I enjoyed baking and decorating!  I found this cute Christmas tree brownie idea here and attempted to do it myself.  I'm not the best froster, but this was a fun way to make the brownies festive!

Photo credit: David Santiago

I bought the pearl sprinkles and the decorating icing at AC Moore. I kept mine simple, but you can go all out with the decorating! 

**Tip: If you want to use a candy cane for the trunk of the tree, make sure you make thick brownies.  My brownies were on the thinner side, so the candy cane didn't fit. 

We also bought these awesome photo props from Party Goodies on Etsy.  She can customize your order.  

The theme of the party was Eat, Drink, & Be Merry!  We used this print out as part of the table centerpiece. 

Hope you're enjoying the holiday hustle bustle! Have a great week!

Pine Cone Frenzy

Lately I've been a little pine cone happy (as strange as that may sound)!  It all started with using pine cones as place holders in my previous Thanksgiving post.   Now I'm using pine cones to compliment my holiday decorating! I found my inspiration on pinterest.

DIY Pine Cone Door Hanging:

This is a easy and fast project.  I finished it in about 10 minutes! 

Materials:

Ribbon

Pine cones

Hot glue gun

Scissors

Method: 

1. Cut ribbon to desired length.  (Hold the ribbon from the door hook to see how low you want the pine cones to hang.)  Tie a knot where you want the pine cone positioned.

2. Tie a bow at the knot.  

3. Hot glue the bow to bottom of pine cone.

4.  Trim the excess ribbon on the side not for hanging.

5. Tie all the ribbons you have together and hang.  I used 3 pine cones but you can use more or less.

More pine cone decorating:

Coffee table center piece:

(pine cones, mason jar, epsom, salt, candle)

Mixing glam with rustic: 

(vase, costume jewelry bracelet, pine cone)

What are your favorite holiday decorating tips?