No, I don’t think we’ll be having a white Christmas. It may be a yellow one, though. Our ornamental pear trees have just now begun to turn bright yellow. They usually turn red in October and are completely bare by this time, but for some reason they have not changed […]
Author: Scarlett
Die-Cut French Fry Boxes
I needed some pretty little treats to give to my lady friends who meet at the park every week, so I got out my die cut machine and made these. I wanted to show you some pics of how cute these little things turned out. I used my BigShot die cut […]
Chrismon Ornaments
I wanted this project to be very kid friendly, so I decided on salt dough for our chrismon ornaments. We whipped up a simple batch of salt dough using this recipe: 1 cup salt 1 cup water 2 cups flour (add a little more flour if it’s sticky) Just roll it out and […]
4 Handmade Christmas Cards
Altered Drink Coaster Ornament (#3)
Altering these drink coasters is fun! They give them to you at restaurants no matter what you order so they are easy to obtain. Fortunately for me, my friend gave me some to play with. I love taking something that has no spiritual meaning to it whatsoever and turning it […]
Our Favorite Snowflake Book
This is another book we have on display during the winter season–The Snowflake, Winter’s Secret Beauty, text by Kenneth Libbrecht, photography by Patricia Rasmussen. It’s an incredibly comprehensive book on snowflakes and the pictures are spectacular! Like most of my art books, I primarily bought this for the images, but it certainly […]
Altered Drink Coaster Ornament (#2)
Here’s my drink coaster covered in glue and ready to be transformed into a beautiful ornament. Forgive the sticky appearance of my table top. This time of year there are lots of adhesives being used in this area. First, I covered it in some canvas paper. I’ve never used it […]
Photos–December Dew Drops
I looked out of my front window and gasped! My entire yard was covered with shimmering dew drops. Surface tension is so amazing! I ran and grabbed my camera and took some shots of my divinely ornamented lawn. With the reddish colored underbrush, the first two look Christmassy. It always looks so […]
Altered Coaster Christmas Ornament
My incredibly creative and resourceful friend, Missy Trantham, made this beautiful Christmas ornament. There are two things about this ornament that I LOVE. First, it’s made from a drink coaster that she saved from a recent dinner at Chili’s! Awesome! The coaster makes a very sturdy base for collage and […]