Christmas PINspiration

I'm pretty sure Christmas is the most inspiring holiday. From decorations inside your house to outside, mantles, trees, ornaments, to all kinds of delicious foods and table settings Christmas is very inspiring! I've been loving all the neat things coming across my Pinterest feed this week. In fact, they've been so inspiring I thought I'd share some of them with you!

 

Is this the cutest Christmas chalkboard idea you've ever seen? I love the unique look of this with the classic plaid bow and holly, not to mention that glittery reindeer! How cute!! Thanks, Kim @ Today's Creative Blog for this adorable idea! Check out her blog post to see how to make your own!

I love black and white stripes so this wrapping paper caught my eye immediately! And I love the green ribbon accent. My wrapping paper this year will include black and white chevron paper and another coordinating paper, as well. Black and white is always in style. I bought my chevron wrapping paper here.

 

Using free printables in my decorations is an easy and cheap way to add some holiday cheer and keeps the reminder of what Christmas is all about a daily part of our Christmas season. Check out Stephanie's (from Recipes from Stephanie) collection of free printables for this season!

 

These fresh garland wreaths are classy! And easy! Go check out how my sister from Less-Than-Perfect-Life of Bliss made these. It's an easy to follow tutorial and you'll have your wreaths hung in no time!

 

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And how about these place cards? I love the simplicity. Sprig of rosemary is the star of the show along with a simple handwritten font on cardstock. Stunning.

These are just a few of my favorite pins for this Christmas! Do you have a Christmas Pinterest board? Leave a link to it in the comments section below and I'll come follow you.

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Happy decorating!

Chalk Art {Spring Edition}

Spring is here although I think last week's weather was way more springlike than this week's. With the small changes I've been making in my house for Spring {and the constant reminder from my 2nd child that when she's a mommy, she's going to decorate her house for every holiday and every season - Thanks, Aunt Julie!} I decided it was high time to change the chalkboard art in my kitchen. About a year or so ago, I found the very best wooden frame to use for a chalkboard. I had been looking around for the perfect size frame to fit a specific wall in my kitchen. Then, one day I went to a local thrift store that I often visit and noticed certain tag colors were 75% off. So, I went through the art and found THE ONE! I ended up paying only $4.75 and didn't even have to paint or distress it. I only had to tear the macrame 'art' from the 1960s out of it and used very thin particle board that Hubs had in our garage to make the chalkboard section. I just sprayed several coats of chalkboard paint onto the smooth side and then hot glued it into the frame. Best thrift find I've ever found!

 Did you know that sidewalk chalk works like a charm for chalk art?! It's not just for sidewalks anymore.

 I used this method of making a chalkboard to do this little framed pic.

 My little sweetheart and assistant {aka. Shadow} decided to do her own chalk art! I think she did a great job!

I'm sharing this with a few of these parties.