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Sunday, December 25, 2011

Merry Christmas!




He will be called
Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God,
Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace.
-Isaiah 9:6


Merry Christmas, from our house to yours!




Saturday, December 24, 2011

Christmas Decor


It's Christmas Eve, and I'm just now getting around to posting our Christmas decorations.


The tree in the library:






The main tree in the family room:






We used pictures on the presents instead of name tags.




My Willow Tree nativity scene:


An elf made by my grandmother:


And a Santa made by her, too:


Beautiful stockings by the fire:





Saturday, December 17, 2011

Umbrella Girl



When I joined Pinterest a few months ago, one of the first things I pinned was this piece of art. Since I couldn't afford it the yellow in the painting didn't fit with my existing decor, I tried to recreate it using colors I have in my dining room.

The original painting was done with a palette knife, which was beyond intimidating. I asked the art teacher at my work for some help, and this is what was created:


I love it. Since it's semi-abstract, it's very forgiving with my beginner painting skills.


I framed it in a frame identical to the one I used for the doilies, so it matches without being too matchy.


This gives me motivation to stop just pinning and start doing!


Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Family Silhouettes



I was feeling thrifty and crafty the other day, so I put together this project using things I had around the house:



I started by taking profile shots of the hubs and myself using PhotoBooth on my Mac.


Then I resized them to the size I wanted and printed them out. I cut out the two images and traced them onto the paper I wanted to display. I took creative liberty with my hair and gave myself a hairstyle that was cuter than what it was actually like in real life.

Once they were cut out, I secured them onto a piece of painted cardboard, cut out some vinyl for the bottom, and stuck in a frame. I opted to tape the silhouettes so that we could rearrange the whole thing in the future as our family grows.




Monday, December 5, 2011

Framed Doilies







Years ago, my sweet grandmother gave me a set of three doilies that she had made. They have been stored in my jewelry armoire since then, but I finally figured out what I wanted to do to preserve and display them.

I found a framed poster at the thrift store. After painting the frame and the original print, I used adhesive spray to mount the doilies and keep them from sliding around.


I love seeing her beautiful handiwork being used as art in my house.