My Latest Cupcake Wrappers...

For all the shoe lovers out there.....STILETTO cupcake wrappers! And I used the shoe cutouts as stiletto confetti! These would be so cute for a girls' night out party, don't ya think? :)

Green Cupcake Wrappers with Love Story Overlay

I had a customer purchase these for her wedding! The green wrapper underneath the ivory gives it such an AWESOME new look! I think I'll start selling these in a bunch of different colors---and as always, I can do custom orders, so if you are looking for specific colors for your wedding, I'm happy to put it all together! Just email me or contact me through my Etsy Shop!

Florist for a day :)

I find myself getting so excited about Christmas that I don't do much for Thanksgiving! I just remembered that I have a super cute turkey that I made and painted somewhere in a box...I should go find it and set him out! I had a reader ask about using fruit in Thanksgiving decor, and I mentioned using cranberries as a filler in a vase--so I went out and did it!

I went to the floral shop in town and picked up some flowers with fall colors, then I headed over to the dollar store and got this nifty little vase. I love how it's short and squat! I also bought some fresh cranberries (they were only $1.99!) and I filled the vase with them--and water, too! Gotta give the flowers something to drink. :) I heard somewhere that you can use a crushed aspirin as flower food...but I didn't have any aspirin, so, let's hope the water will do the trick!

When you cut the stems, do it at an angle, and either cut them in water or put them in water right away so the stems don't suck up air. I'm no florist, so I just arranged them in the vase until they looked good. The cranberries were kind of convenient because they held the flowers in place!

I'm so happy with how my little Thanksgiving arrangement turned out! I think I'll do this every year!

Christmas Goodies...Inspired by the color purple

After I made my purple snowflake cupcake wrappers, I've been noticing purple in Christmas items a lot more! I think it's such a pretty color! I was able to find some gorgeous handmade items on Etsy that incorporated purple, and I'd like to share them with you!

These little Santa Booties are ADORABLE! I found these at GeorginaKay. There are some really great ideas on how to use these in the listing--my favorite is to hang them on your tree and put a little surprise in them!

These ornaments are SO fun! I love the modern, abstract patterns used. They are made out of polymer clay. I found these beauties at AngelaDesign.

And I LOVE owls! This stocking would be perfect for me. I found this one at yespleasestudio.

And I can't forget Holiday Greeting Cards! I'm lucky because my husband writes the Christmas letter every year. :) I just have to buy the cards to stick them in! I found these at SocialSalutations.

And what about tags for all those Christmas packages? These are oh-so-festive and sparkly and I absolutely love them! I love the inked edges and the purple floral paper used for the bird. These pretties can be found at bijouxpaperie.

Now a little off the topic of Christmas....I cut some Baby Shower Cupcake Wrappers today..check them out!

Baby Blue Birdie and Stars

Baby Girl Birdie and Hearts

Thanks for looking!

First Snow!

It snowed today! And boy, did it SNOW! It didn't stop all day. I had to do some errands, and my little boy did NOT like what he saw when we went outside. Sure, he enjoyed looking at the snowflakes falling when he was in the car...he also liked looking at all the trees covered in snow...but as soon as one of those white fluffy things hit his nose...he started to scream! I felt so bad for the little guy. We hurried real fast so we could get home and be all snuggly warm. :)

All the snow made me feel Christmas-y, so I bought a Christmas tablecloth while we were out! And I also made some more cupcake wrappers with snowflakes on them! I just love these ones:

I think purple is such a unique color for holiday items--it's out of the ordinary and really stands out amongst the crowd! They've also got a really neat tea-dyed look to them--I love the vintage/old style on EVERYTHING..so I was so excited when I found this paper. And aren't the polka dots adorable? Gives them just the right touch. :)

I've also been thinking a lot about decorating--I think this year I just might take all of my year round decor and box it up...and replace it all with everything Christmas! Sounds like quite a challenge, but I think I'm up for it!

Beautiful Thanksgiving Decor in Blogland

I've been looking around on all those amazing blogs out there, and I've found some really great Thanksgiving decor items!

I've chosen 2 to feature--grab my feature button if they're yours!


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These pillows blow my mind! And they aren't even pillows! They are placemats from WALMART! They come from Home is where my story begins.

So easy and SO beautiful--you just open up the seam a little and stuff 'em. Then sew them back up! I'm going straight to Walmart tomorrow to find these babies! Thanks so much, Becca, for showing us this FABULOUS idea!

This mantel decor comes from At Second Street, and I just LOVE it! Thanksgiving is a holiday for us to be grateful, and I just adore the banner that announces it. And the wooden blocks have a soft spot in my heart--I can't get enough of them. :) Follow the link above to see her other great Thanksgiving decor ideas!

Thanks you two for making my day with such beautiful handmade items!

I Love Fridays!

Hello Everyone! If you're visiting from Friday Follow Parties and you follow me, leave me a comment with a link to your blog and I'll come visit you! :)

I'm so excited for the weekend--we've got lots of plans...a few craft fairs, a holiday open house, a movie....it's going to be busy! I've featured a couple items here from Etsy...

I love this super cute Toddler Tie Tee from SuperTot...I actually just bought this same fabric a few weeks ago and I'm going to be making my husband a tie out of it too! He's a teacher and his kids just love all the fun holiday ties I make him. I'll post pictures when it's done. :)

And these blocks are from lisabees...such a perfect combination for Thanksgiving--don't you just love the turkey?!

And take a look at these Pinecone Turkey Placecard Companions from NaturallyNatalie...I would love to have these at my table!

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Happy Friday Everyone!