Folk art, chintz, cross stitch, and woodland creatures. Take these popular and up and coming trends for 2014 and mix them up in a bag and what do you get? Norwegian rosemaling! Rosemaling is a Norwegian style of folk art consisting of … [Read more...]
Homemade Oreo Valentines
I am a little bit of a Valentine’s Day grinch, but there are two aspects of the holiday that I fully support: corny puns and chocolate. This homemade valentine project has them both. If you are giving Oreos this year, add a homemade Oreo … [Read more...]
Shakespeare Quote Valentine’s Day Printables
Last year I made up some printable chalkboard-style Shakespeare graphics for Valentine’s Day, so I thought I might make it an annual tradition. Instead of chalkboard prints this year I made modern, colorful graphics. Use … [Read more...]
Round-up of Everything Christmas Tours
Over the past week, several other bloggers and I have shown you how we decorated our homes for the holidays. Whether we shared mantels, porches, or entire rooms, each of us had a unique style to share. Here are all the spaces featured … [Read more...]
Christ-Centered Christmas Card
I wanted a Christ-centered card to accompany the gifts my son would give to his Kindergarten and Sunday School teachers. I was able to use my Silhouette to make a very simple design that reminds us, without words, why Christmas is such a … [Read more...]
Easy Gem Icicle Ornaments
I originally made these ornaments last year as part of My Very Educated Mother’s No Ugly Ornament series. Have you seen those DIY mirror ornaments you can hang inside your tree to reflect your string lights? They are meant to add to the sparkle … [Read more...]
Merry Mad House Christmas 2013
Welcome to The Mad House Christmas tour! I wasn’t sure I was going to get tour pictures taken this year, as it is difficult to maintain a picture perfect room for more than a few minutes around here. I ended up just moving the mess from … [Read more...]
Dapper Glitter Deer
This is a sponsored post. I was compensated to create this project and received free product, but the opinions in this post are 100% my own. This is the story of a poor broken misfit, lost and unloved, whose potential was unlocked by the power … [Read more...]
Everything Christmas Tour
Christmas is in 9 days. NINE DAYS. I am incredibly not ready this year. Half of my presents aren’t purchased, nothing is wrapped, we’ve made no Christmas treats. The only thing I have finished is the decorating… so that’s what … [Read more...]
A LEGO Christmas
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of LEGO for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. The Mad House is entering into new territory this Christmas... LEGO territory. My son is the perfect age for them, and my daughter is … [Read more...]