Winter Wonderland Wednesday - It's a Party #200

Welcome to this week's Winter Wonderland Wednesday party.  

Last week's party was filled with so many awesome ideas and inspiration.

Here are this week's features:

HOME DECOR:

Living and Learning with Luisa shared their gorgeous home all decked out for the holidays.

Positively Southern shared a stunning Christmas tablescape.  

CRAFTY CREATIONS:

So Much Better With Age gives an awesome tutorial on how to create this super cute sheet music wooden tag ornament.

TASTY TREATS:

Just Following Jesus shared three of her favorite cookie recipes.  Perfect for last minute holiday cooking.

If you were featured, please grab an "I've Been Featured" button.  You can find my buttons by clicking on the buttons tab right under my header.  Now let's get started with this week's party.  I can't wait to see what you have been up to.  Link up anything you have been working on...home decor, sewing, crafts, organizing, baking, recipes, etc.  I will keep this link open through Friday.

A few rules:

1.  Please become a follower (if you already follow me on Google, I would love for you to follow me on Linky Followers as well).

2.  Please link back to the party.  This way word can spread about the party.  The more people at the party, the more fun we will have, and the more views your posts will receive.

3.  Please enter the link to your actual post, not just a link to your main blog page.

4.  Please visit others who have linked up.  Everyone works hard on their projects and blogs...let's show each other some love by visiting each other.  Let's have some fun and hopefully make a few new friends along the way.

Ok...Let's party!!

Fall into Fall - It's a Party #199

Welcome to this week's Fall into Fall party.  

I can't believe it's almost Christmas!

Last week's party was filled with so many awesome ideas and inspiration.

Here are this week's features:

HOME DECOR:

Old Things New gives a step by step tutorial on how to dress up your chandelier for the holidays.

FURNITURE TRANSFORMATIONS:

 Victoria's Vintage Designs transformed an old Ethan Allen dresser into this super cute owl dresser.  Perfect for a nursery or child's bedroom.

CRAFTY CREATIONS:

House of 34  created this gorgeous one of a kind tree using parts of old Christmas decorations.  Super clever and very pretty.

TASTY TREATS:

The Crazy Craft Lady shares a recipe for Christmas Oreo truffles.  Yummy!

If you were featured, please grab an "I've Been Featured" button.  You can find my buttons by clicking on the buttons tab right under my header.  Now let's get started with this week's party.  I can't wait to see what you have been up to.  Link up anything you have been working on...home decor, sewing, crafts, organizing, baking, recipes, etc.  I will keep this link open through Friday.

A few rules:

1.  Please become a follower (if you already follow me on Google, I would love for you to follow me on Linky Followers as well).

2.  Please link back to the party.  This way word can spread about the party.  The more people at the party, the more fun we will have, and the more views your posts will receive.

3.  Please enter the link to your actual post, not just a link to your main blog page.

4.  Please visit others who have linked up.  Everyone works hard on their projects and blogs...let's show each other some love by visiting each other.  Let's have some fun and hopefully make a few new friends along the way.

Ok...Let's party!!

Fall into Fall - It's a Party #198

Welcome to this week's Fall into Fall party.

Last week's party was filled with so many awesome ideas and inspiration.

Here are this week's features:

HOME DECOR:

Our Home Away From Home  shared her home office/library.  She made those gorgeous drapes using fabric she purchased at Ikea for $8/yard!!!

CRAFTY CREATIONS:

Jenny and Teddy shares the pattern and a tutorial on how to make these cute little guys.

Locksley Lane  created these MacKenzie Childs inspired Christmas ornaments out of clay and mod podge.  Great tutorial.

TASTY TREATS:

Grandparents Plus shared a recipe for holiday punch.  Just in time for the holidays.

If you were featured, please grab an "I've Been Featured" button.  You can find my buttons by clicking on the buttons tab right under my header.  Now let's get started with this week's party.  I can't wait to see what you have been up to.  Link up anything you have been working on...home decor, sewing, crafts, organizing, baking, recipes, etc.  I will keep this link open through Friday.

A few rules:

1.  Please become a follower (if you already follow me on Google, I would love for you to follow me on Linky Followers as well).

2.  Please link back to the party.  This way word can spread about the party.  The more people at the party, the more fun we will have, and the more views your posts will receive.

3.  Please enter the link to your actual post, not just a link to your main blog page.

4.  Please visit others who have linked up.  Everyone works hard on their projects and blogs...let's show each other some love by visiting each other.  Let's have some fun and hopefully make a few new friends along the way.

Ok...Let's party!!

Fall into Fall - It's a Party #197

Welcome to this week's Fall into Fall party.

Last week's party was filled with so many awesome ideas and inspiration.

Here are this week's features:

HOME DECOR:

Old Things New shared her beautiful den.  Such a warm and cozy room.

CRAFTY CREATIONS:

Sheer Serendipity shares a tutorial on how to make tab top drapes.  These came out beautiful.

FURNITURE TRANSFORMATIONS:

Simply Vintageous...by Suzan transformed an old blue dresser into this beauty.

TASTY TREATS:

The Pin Junkie shared her recipe for snowball cookies.  These are my favorite holiday cookie!!

If you were featured, please grab an "I've Been Featured" button.  You can find my buttons by clicking on the buttons tab right under my header.  Now let's get started with this week's party.  I can't wait to see what you have been up to.  Link up anything you have been working on...home decor, sewing, crafts, organizing, baking, recipes, etc.  I will keep this link open through Friday.

A few rules:

1.  Please become a follower (if you already follow me on Google, I would love for you to follow me on Linky Followers as well).

2.  Please link back to the party.  This way word can spread about the party.  The more people at the party, the more fun we will have, and the more views your posts will receive.

3.  Please enter the link to your actual post, not just a link to your main blog page.

4.  Please visit others who have linked up.  Everyone works hard on their projects and blogs...let's show each other some love by visiting each other.  Let's have some fun and hopefully make a few new friends along the way.

Ok...Let's party!!

Fall into Fall - It's a Party #196

Welcome to this week's Fall into Fall party.

We are having some crazy fall weather here.  Yesterday our temps were in the mid 70's and by tomorrow they will only top out at 35 degrees and there's talk of snow...ugh!

Seems like a perfect time to sit back and enjoy the party.

Last week's party was filled with so many awesome ideas and inspiration.  

Here are this week's features:

HOME DECOR:

Simply Vintageous shared photos from Trishia Yearwood's home for sale.  You must stop by to check out the entire home as each room is beautiful.

CRAFTY CREATIONS:

  Far From Normal created these super cute DIY magnetic spice tins.  Such a great idea!

FURNITURE TRANSFORMATIONS:

My friend Martina from Northern Nesting recreated her husband's highboy in their master bedroom by painting it with AS chalk paint.  She is super talented and I love what she has done with this piece.  Great color combo.

TASTY TREATS:

The Pin Junkie shared her recipe for a copy-cat Outback Steakhouse bread.  Yummy!

If you were featured, please grab an "I've Been Featured" button.  You can find my buttons by clicking on the buttons tab right under my header.  Now let's get started with this week's party.  I can't wait to see what you have been up to.  Link up anything you have been working on...home decor, sewing, crafts, organizing, baking, recipes, etc.  I will keep this link open through Friday.

A few rules:

1.  Please become a follower (if you already follow me on Google, I would love for you to follow me on Linky Followers as well).

2.  Please link back to the party.  This way word can spread about the party.  The more people at the party, the more fun we will have, and the more views your posts will receive.

3.  Please enter the link to your actual post, not just a link to your main blog page.

4.  Please visit others who have linked up.  Everyone works hard on their projects and blogs...let's show each other some love by visiting each other.  Let's have some fun and hopefully make a few new friends along the way.

Ok...Let's party!!

Fall into Fall - It's a Party #195

Welcome to this week's Fall into Fall party.

Last week's party was filled with so many awesome ideas and inspiration.

Here are this week's features:

HOME DECOR:

Calypso in the Country shared the house from Something's Gotta Give.  So much inspiration to be found in this room.

CRAFTY CREATIONS:

Confessions of a Serial DIYer created this super cute Anthropologie inspired stocking.  I pinned this days before this even got linked up to my party - Love it!!

FURNITURE TRANSFORMATIONS:

Gustave & Voltaire shared this gorgeous french cabinet transformation.  Stunning!

TASTY TREATS:

Pickles & Peppers shared a recipe for guacamole.  This is probably my very favorite food on the entire planet!

If you were featured, please grab an "I've Been Featured" button.  You can find my buttons by clicking on the buttons tab right under my header.  Now let's get started with this week's party.  I can't wait to see what you have been up to.  Link up anything you have been working on...home decor, sewing, crafts, organizing, baking, recipes, etc.  I will keep this link open through Friday.

A few rules:

1.  Please become a follower (if you already follow me on Google, I would love for you to follow me on Linky Followers as well).

2.  Please link back to the party.  This way word can spread about the party.  The more people at the party, the more fun we will have, and the more views your posts will receive.

3.  Please enter the link to your actual post, not just a link to your main blog page.

4.  Please visit others who have linked up.  Everyone works hard on their projects and blogs...let's show each other some love by visiting each other.  Let's have some fun and hopefully make a few new friends along the way.

Ok...Let's party!!

Fall into Fall - It's a Party #194

Welcome to this week's Fall into Fall party.

Last week's party was filled with so many awesome ideas and inspiration.

Here are this week's features:

HOME DECOR:

A Stroll Thru Life gave her living room a new look for winter.  Love it - especially the faux fur throw.

CRAFTY CREATIONS:

The Crazy Craft Lady created a giraffe striped feature wall using wallpaper.  Great tutorial.

FURNITURE TRANSFORMATIONS:

Confessions of a Serial Diyer transformed an estate find into this beauty.  You have to stop by to see the before to truly appreciate the after.

TASTY TREATS:

The Athletic Avocado shared a recipe for strawberry lemon-cream pie breakfast pizza.  What a good looking breakfast!

If you were featured, please grab an "I've Been Featured" button.  You can find my buttons by clicking on the buttons tab right under my header.  Now let's get started with this week's party.  I can't wait to see what you have been up to.  Link up anything you have been working on...home decor, sewing, crafts, organizing, baking, recipes, etc.  I will keep this link open through Friday.

A few rules:

1.  Please become a follower (if you already follow me on Google, I would love for you to follow me on Linky Followers as well).

2.  Please link back to the party.  This way word can spread about the party.  The more people at the party, the more fun we will have, and the more views your posts will receive.

3.  Please enter the link to your actual post, not just a link to your main blog page.

4.  Please visit others who have linked up.  Everyone works hard on their projects and blogs...let's show each other some love by visiting each other.  Let's have some fun and hopefully make a few new friends along the way.

Ok...Let's party!!

MacKenzie Childs Inspired Cookie Jar

Clearly I am obsessed with MacKenzie-Childs lately.  

The MacKenzie-Childs cookie jar is another one of my favorites.  The cookie jar sells for $52.  I knew I could definitely recreate this for less.

Here are my versions-they cost me a total of $15 each.  

I found these two cookie jars at Target for $4.99 each.  They were perfect because they already had a knob that I could remove and replace.

To make the painting process easier and smudge free, I used skewers and put each of the lids over a plastic cup.  I painted several light coats of linen white.

Using the same process as with my other projects,  I marked each lid with dots to form a grid and started painting.

Once the lids were dry I added aqua highlights and then finished it all off with polyurethane.

The knobs I used were pricey at $10 each.  I found them at Anthropologie.  I could have used less expensive knobs, however these had the brass base which mimicked the MacKenzie-Childs knob.

Even at $10 per knob the whole project only cost $15/jar vs. $52/jar.  Plus I was able to have a larger and smaller cookie jar...MacKenzie-Childs only sells one size (large).

  I am loving my new cookie jars.

You can check out my MacKenzie-Childs inspired vase here...

and my MacKenzie-Childs inspired pumpkins here.

Can't wait to hear what you think.

-Judy

Fall into Fall - It's a Party #193

Welcome to this week's Fall into Fall party.

Last week's party was filled with so many awesome ideas and inspiration.

Here are this week's features:

HOME DECOR:

Calypso in the Country shared a gorgeous girly bedroom from a showhouse.  

FURNITURE TRANSFORMATIONS:

Artsy VaVa transformed a chair and created this beauty.

CRAFTY CREATIONS:

An Extraordinary Day  shared a tutorial on how she created this super cute acorn photo frame.

TASTY TREATS:

The Pin Junkie shared her recipe for caramel apple nachos.  What a yummy looking dessert.

If you were featured, please grab an "I've Been Featured" button.  You can find my buttons by clicking on the buttons tab right under my header.  Now let's get started with this week's party.  I can't wait to see what you have been up to.  Link up anything you have been working on...home decor, sewing, crafts, organizing, baking, recipes, etc.  I will keep this link open through Friday.

A few rules:

1.  Please become a follower (if you already follow me on Google, I would love for you to follow me on Linky Followers as well).

2.  Please link back to the party.  This way word can spread about the party.  The more people at the party, the more fun we will have, and the more views your posts will receive.

3.  Please enter the link to your actual post, not just a link to your main blog page.

4.  Please visit others who have linked up.  Everyone works hard on their projects and blogs...let's show each other some love by visiting each other.  Let's have some fun and hopefully make a few new friends along the way.

Ok...Let's party!!

MacKenzie Childs Inspired Vase

After making my Mackenzie-Childs inspired pumpkins the other day, I found myself searching through their website and finding more and more things to swoon over.  They have a pattern called Parchment which is absolutely beautiful and coordinates with my decor.  

  

I literally used the same paints and technique as I used for my pumpkins.

I painted each square of the grid pattern using one easy step.  I squeeze a drop of each of the colors I am using next to each other and load up my brush as shown.  That way when I paint the shading is already done.  After everything is dry I coated the piece with polyurethane to give it the same shiny look.  

Not bad for a free project.

Can't wait to hear what you think.

-Judy

Fall into Fall - It's a Party #192

Welcome to this week's Fall into Fall party.

Last week's party was filled with so many awesome ideas and inspiration.

Here are this week's features:

HOME DECOR:

33 Shades of Green  shares a tour of her beautiful bathroom.

FURNITURE TRANSFORMATIONS:

Clockwork Interiors transformed a boring brown garage sale find into this handsome masterpiece.

CRAFTY CREATIONS:

So Much Better With Age gives a great tutorial to create this boxy door draft blocker.

TASTY TREATS:

The Athlete Avocado shared a recipe for pumpkin cheesecake french toast bread bake.  Wow...yummy!

If you were featured, please grab an "I've Been Featured" button.  You can find my buttons by clicking on the buttons tab right under my header.  Now let's get started with this week's party.  I can't wait to see what you have been up to.  Link up anything you have been working on...home decor, sewing, crafts, organizing, baking, recipes, etc.  I will keep this link open through Friday.

A few rules:

1.  Please become a follower (if you already follow me on Google, I would love for you to follow me on Linky Followers as well).

2.  Please link back to the party.  This way word can spread about the party.  The more people at the party, the more fun we will have, and the more views your posts will receive.

3.  Please enter the link to your actual post, not just a link to your main blog page.

4.  Please visit others who have linked up.  Everyone works hard on their projects and blogs...let's show each other some love by visiting each other.  Let's have some fun and hopefully make a few new friends along the way.

Ok...Let's party!!