Create elegant chalkboard Christmas decor quickly and easily. Customized elegant decor for your home this holiday season! I love all the chalkboard finish Christmas decorations that I'm seeing in catalogs and in stores! The black and white color combination has such a classic feel to it, and combined with chalk it gains a personal touch. Custom made elegance! I like the look so much that I've decided to add a lot of chalkboard finished elements to my holiday decorating this … [Read more...]
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DIY Anthropologie Inspired Alarm Clock
I love to repurpose old items, especially when I can use them to recreate a designer look for much less! You, too, can create a retro styled Anthropologie inspired clock by using Goodwill finds and chalk paint. I used a clock found at Goodwill San Antonio and chalk paint to make an alarm clock that was inspired by this Anthropologie piece. I find these old fashioned alarm clocks at Goodwill stores all the time, and they never cost more than $3. I hoard collect them, because I love the retro … [Read more...]
Make an Anthropologie Inspired Bird House Village
I love lots of color and whimsy in my backyard, and I'm (very) slowly putting together a garden area that's inspired by the Mad Hatter's tea party in Alice in Wonderland. When I saw this garden sculpture at Anthropologie, I knew it would fit in with my "fantastical" garden. The price tag ($498!!!) was wayyy out of my budget, so I made my own. Here's how I did it. … [Read more...]
Butterfly Garden Art Made from a Whisk
I have been slowly putting together a "fantastical" garden area inspired by the Mad Hatter's tea party in Alice in Wonderland. My garden is made up of tea pot and tea cup creations, and I'm also filling it with whimsical DIY garden art. I recently taught you how to turn a whisk into a dragonfly. That project prompted me to start collecting any and all whisks I could find at Goodwill San Antonio (my sponsor for this post.) Here's my second whisk creation: a butterfly! … [Read more...]
Make a Bird Feeder with Cups and Saucers from Goodwill
As a child, I loved Disney's movie "Alice in Wonderland." I was enchanted by the wild antics that ensued at the Mad Hatter's tea party, and always dreamed of how fun it would be to happen upon an "un-birthday party" in the woods. Now that I have kids, I've decided to create a Mad Hatter inspired garden area (see my teapot bird bath!), where we can picnic and celebrate un-birthdays. Best of all, I get to recycle items purchased at Goodwill San Antonio. (This post first appeared at Dollar … [Read more...]
Tea Pot Bird Bath Garden Art Made from Thrifted Items
Make a tea pot bird bath by using thrifted items from Goodwill. This whimsical piece of garden art is surprisingly easy to make. I'm creating a Mad Hatter inspired garden at my home, so of course I'll need lots of tea cups, tea pots, and saucers to decorate with. Thanks to Goodwill San Antonio, it's easy and inexpensive to find the items I need to craft with. I fell in love with this lamp at Anthropologie, and I knew the design idea would be perfect for the "Alice in Wonderland" … [Read more...]
Make a Festive Holiday Gift Basket
Looking for a quick and easy holiday gift basket? Look no further!This basket took minutes to put together, and cost just $2.Supplies:Red metal basket (Dollar Tree)RibbonMini Ornaments (pack of 16 for $1.00 at Target's dollar spot)To make your own basket:Step 1: String the ornaments on the ribbon.Step 2: Wrap the ribbon around the basket and tie ends on to handles.What could you fill it with? Reindeer candy cane treats are one fun idea (find the tutorial at Dollar … [Read more...]