Photo ornament

Love these!

I took 6 photographs and made them very small. I used Microsoft word. I made multiple strips of pictures and smaller strips with our names. I attached them using brads and then added ribbon.

Next time I will alternate the order of the pictures on each strip to add more variation in the finished product.

Our special holiday toys with storage!

We LOVE Fisher Price Little People. They even have holiday series. Every year we add to our Christmas collection and Fisher Price helps by adding to the series every year! We wrap it up and then let the kids open it at the beginning of Christmas vacation. They love playing Christmas every year.

I am not a fan of toys in the living room---unless they are being played with. The home for our toys is typically NOT in the living room. However I have found a great way to store our Christmas Little People. We keep decorative holiday boxes (large) under the tree with our collection. Our newest addition is a workshop; I still need to find a box for this addition.

The kids have a blast and everything stores nicely....a perfect combination.

A beautiful way to store your bows

I had seen many of these on pinterest and couldn't wait to make my own. The frame was gold and was missing the glass. I got it for free from a family member. I used craft paint and brushed over the gold. I did not do a second coat so that little bits of gold are left. Next I selected ribbon and stretched it across the back. I attached it using staples. We hung it up and started adding bows!!!

A fathers day candy bouquet!

I let the kids paint a flower pot. Then I sprayed with a gloss sealer. We places something heavy in the bottom and then a half circle styrofoam piece. The candy wa hot glued on bamboo skewers an then arranged. To finish it off we used shredded paper to fill in the spaces. It was a huge hit! My husband picked candy off at his leisure. He kept one at home and one at the office.

Chalkboard paint message board

There was a blank space on the backside of some kitchen cabinets. A little chalkboard paint and now it's an enjoyable space for family messages. You wouldn't want to post things that get changed everyday, but a weekly update is doable.

You can write special messages for holidays or birthday parties!

(ignore my messy counters!)