Top 10

I know I said I was going to take this week off, so sue me :) I just couldn't help myself when I was browsing blogland and saw everyone linking up their favorite projects of 2011. I just HAD to join in.

Let's do this David Letterman style starting with number 10.

#10 Cupcake Stand


#9 Moss Letter Wreath


#8 $5 Headboard


#7 Craft Room Storage


#6 Stencil Top Table


#5 Helping a Friend with her Dining Room Transformation


#4 Craft Room Makeover



#3 Avocado Table


#2 Beast to a Beauty Dresser


And the number one project of 2011 is......

MY KITCHEN RENOVATION!


I just LOVE the way it turned out! Stay tuned in January and I'll give you a step by step tutorial of the island makeover!

Well those are my favorites. Do you have any favorites? I hope you'll join my in 2012 for some amazing projects I have planned!


Lisa

HUGE Shabby Apple SALE with FREE SHIPPING!

I hope everyone had a Happy Holiday! I am feeling full, fat, but mostly full of blessings. It was a great day. Hubbs got me a nail gun and compressor. I am probably the only woman who I know who LOVES this gift. I already have a million projects up my sleeve.


I will be taking this week off to work on some projects and spend the last bit of my break relaxing and doing whatever I want. (AKA hanging out with the hubbs and pups, glass of wine, and my DVR)

Before I go, I wanted to let you know about an AMAZING sale at Shabby Apple! They are offering an EXTRA 20% off sale merchandise AND FREE SHIPPING! All you have to do is enter the code WINTERSALE at checkout and you get the 20% off and free shipping. So get your Christmas spendin' booties over there and buy something good :)

Like this:




Or this




Or even this




Happy Shopping! See you in 2012!

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Merry Christmas!

  May your days be merry and bright!

From my family to yours!

Gifts with Glass

 Mom....stop reading immediatedly. You will ruin your Christmas present! 

Ok...no that we have that over with, I wanted to share with you a REALLY cute and easy gift idea for anyone in your life. 

A friend at work sent me this idea, so it's not original. First, you need to buy some of this.

You can find this stuff at Hobby Lobby. I used my 40% off coupon and paid around $12.

I bought a 20 piece Pyrex set for my mom, but I wanted to make it more personal. Her last name starts with a B, so I used my cricut and some contact paper to cut out big B's.

You will need to lay the contact paper on your cricut where the label side is facing up.

I cut out all the B's and applied them to the center of the glass.

I applied the glass etching creme with a cheap foam brush and waited for about 5 minutes.

I scraped off the excess with the foam brush and put it back into the bottle.  Then I wiped off the excess with a damp washcloth.

I peeled off the contact paper.

The final result!

I just LOVE how these turned out! I might go glass etching crazy and start doing all the dishes in my own house! How cute would these be for neighbor gifts, teacher gifts, etc?

Have you ever used this stuff before? Do you have anything you want to etch?

Recap

  It's raining in GA today, and what a great day to grap some hot chocolate and sit in my pjs and catch up on blogs.

I case you misssed out on some of the AMAZING bloggers we had for the 12 Crafty Days of Christmas, I'll give you a recap with links to their projects. I hope you will visit these ladies and tell them how much you enjoyed seeing their projects on the 12 Crafty Days of Christmas!

Cassie From Primitive and Proper


Judy From DIY By Design


Ange from The Blooming Hydrangea


Crissy from Crissy's Crafts


Ashley from Cherished Bliss


Judy from The Hoppe's


Me :)


Heather And Vanessa from At The Picket Fence


Sam from The Junk House


Ali from My Third True Love


Julie from The Painted Parlor



Roeshel from The DIY Showoff


So there you have it! I hope you had as much fun as I did!

I'll be posting tomorrow some last minute gift ideas. Mom...you can't read about them!

12 Crafty Days of Christmas: Guest Blogger Roeshel from The DIY Showoff

I am so excited for our last blogger today. Roeshel has an amazing blog, The DIY Showoff. She has featured a few of my projects and I'm so honored for that. Roeshel has a huge blog, but still manages to find time for the little bloggers, like me, out there. She hosts weekly link up parties, which you must join in on!  So, here's to our very last blogger for the 12 Crafty Days of Christmas!
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Hi Before Meets After friends! If we haven't met, let me introduce myself. I'm Roeshel from

  I'm thrilled to be here today!

I've really enjoyed following the 12 Crafty Days of Christmas, haven't you? So many creative ideas and Lisa is amazing! I love her before/after DIY projects.  I'm honored to be invited to share my simple, inexpensive last minute idea with you today.



With the holidays, quick and easy DIY ideas are my best friend, especially when they're great gift ideas too. 

Materials:

• Canvas Corp. pre-made stretched burlap 
• Sharpie/permanent marker (I love the "Stained" by Sharpie for fabric)
• Optional: embellishments and hot glue

HOW TO:

Using a stencil or free hand, make monogrammed art work (or silhouette or anything) using a permanent marker on the pre-made burlap wrapped canvas.

It doesn't get any easier than that! I love how it looks old/faded...

The smaller shapes make pretty gift tags/ornaments too. 

Thanks so much to Lisa for hosting such a great series!  Merry Christmas!

~Roeshel

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I'll be back this week for some of my own last minute projects! 5 more days....are you ready???