Only two weeks til Christmas! Sounds like a good time to PARTY and break out a set of DIY Christmas tree party hats! I'm attending a holiday party this weekend and would love to show up decked out with Christmas ornament earrings and my new Christmas tree party hat. They're easy to make with tissue paper and mini decorations you can find at your local craft store, such as JOANN. Starting[...]
It's a good time of year to break out the sparkly dress! It felt like a fun addition to this photoshoot with my DIY oversized paper ornament lanterns I made by repurposing peanut butter jar lids! Using basic paper lanterns, I created these large ornaments you can hang on a porch, dangle from your ceiling or just throw around the house. No really, they remind me of giant beach balls! Use y[...]
The following post is sponsored by Darice Season's greetings! It's time to SPICE up your holiday gifting and give your coworkers, family and friends a little gift they'll actually USE. With Darice, it's easy to buy the bulk supplies you need to make these cute, easy spice mix gifts for the holidays! Whip a few variations of spice mixes, separate them into perfectly sized jars and top t[...]
NEW products are available in the Cleverly Shop just in time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday! I've been holding onto a few ideas this year to share just in time for Thanksgiving. Get ready to save 30% off EVERYTHING in the shop, including new t-shirt designs, stickers, a tote bag and a hat. The sale starts tomorrow and goes through Cyber Monday, so get ready to shop! Sign up[...]
Every holiday could use a little more rainbow, amiright?! As I started thinking about Santa's reindeer - as one does this time of year - I thought it would be fun to make a colorful reindeer garland named for each of the reindeer! Using a rainbow of paints and holographic vinyl, I made this simple holiday garland. It's the perfect size for stringing across a mantel or shelf, or you ca[...]
Making wedding decisions has been HARD. Going into planning, I was worried about my ability to make decisions. Ultimately, the decision-making has been the hardest part for me to overcome, but I did finally decide to make my own hand-painted save the dates with multiple elements, colorful paints and custom stamps. I'm learning that when you (hopefully) only have one wedding, it's hard[...]
The following plaid jacket insert tutorial is sponsored by JOANN I've enjoyed every second of fall and couldn't wait to take advantage of cozy scarves, plaid patterns, soft fabrics and warm sweaters. Using this vibrant Plaiditudes plaid flannel fabric from JOANN, I made over the back of a denim jacket! You can recreate this easy, no-sew plaid jacket insert with your favorite fabric[...]
Pies just scream "festive" to me! I always think of November and December as pie season, so I was excited to use my new ornament cookie cutter set to make ornament pies (or hand pies) with a sweet cherry pie filling. These personal-sized ornament hand pies are perfect for serving at holiday parties - maybe they're the perfect pair for a donut ornament display - or for Christmas desser[...]
The following post is sponsored by Tulip I think I want to make it a tradition to make new stockings every year (see last year's here)! Is that too extra? After making these personalized DIY calligraphy stockings for us this year, I'm SO excited to start stuffing them with gifts. Andrew and I agreed we'd only gift each other stocking stuffers this year, so I plan to get very creati[...]
Remember the days of bedazzling?! Well, although I've long outgrown that phase of my life, I wanted to bring it back just enough to make these colorful rhinestone trees to add to my Christmas decor! I narrowed down a few of my favorite colors as the backdrop for these rhinestone trees. Then I glued the rhinestones heavily around the base and let them drift as I moved upward. It added[...]