Category: Seasonal & Holidays
Fast & Easy Holiday Centerpiece
Are you looking for a fast and easy holiday centerpiece for your dining room table this season? I made this pretty “Christmas tree” centerpiece out of a 3-tier cake plate and some ornaments in about 15 minutes. (This post contains affiliate links. For my complete […]
DIY Breakfast with Santa Decor
Most of my creative energies have been focused on work-related projects this year and sadly, I’ve been MIA from the blog for long stretches of time. I am making some major changes right now to get things back into balance, which I’m really excited about. In […]
DIY North Pole Directional Sign
Last week I made a super-cute prop for our annual Breakfast with Santa event at work. This fun project makes a BIG impact and it would be a charming addition to a holiday-themed front porch at home. My North Pole Directional Sign was fast, easy and […]
Holiday Gift Idea: Winter Sangria Kit
I once owned a gift basket business, so I’m no stranger to “collected” gifts. In the 10 years I had the store I made coffee baskets, tea baskets, pasta dinner baskets, chocoholic baskets – you name it, I probably made hundreds if not thousands of […]
Halloween Decor on the Cheap: It’s Party Time!
The last few weeks of my life have been complete craziness…I started a new full-time job after being self-employed for 25+ years, but I have not given up any of my freelance projects yet. And – I decided it would be a good idea to DIY […]
Halloween Decor on the Cheap: 5 Fast Thrift Store Fixes
I’m in the home stretch of pulling together a whole bunch of DIY Halloween decor for one of my restaurant clients, and today I’m sharing 5 FAST Thrift Store Fixes you can throw together with supplies from your local thrift or ReStore. Silver Trays – […]
Halloween Decor on the Cheap: Spooky Spell Books
Old books make a great addition to spooky Halloween vignettes, don’t you think? I picked up a pile of books at my local thrift store to work into my table decorations for the party. I chose books with Halloween appropriate titles and dark covers and […]
Halloween Decor on the Cheap: Pretty Poison Vases
I’m plugging away on Halloween decor for my client party this weekend, and one of my dilemmas was what do put on the smaller tables in the restaurant. I’m making spooky vignettes for the larger ones, but I don’t have room on the little tables – […]
Halloween Decor on the Cheap: Bloody Candles
Want a Halloween decor project that will give you a lot of spooky bang for very little buck? Today I’m going to create Bloody Candles using thrift store candlesticks and Dollar Store candles. Last year I tried the bloody candle trick using empty wine bottles […]
Halloween Decor on the Cheap: DIY Potion Bottles
One of my restaurant clients is having a Halloween party this year, so I’ve been crazy busy DIY-ing all kinds of spooky decor. I’m trying to keep the budget low and luckily there are lots of neat things you can make with thrift store finds […]