Thrify Project- Necklace Stand

I don't have a necklace stand. I've wanted one for a while. I found this strange thing at a thrift store for 1$ and knew I could do something with it.

It was some kind of aluminum painted to look like silver (it was chipping off in some places), and made to look like a scale. The middle arrow has a screw that can loosen, but it's really and effective scale.  So I added a bit of this:

 Almond color spray paint.

And here is my result:

 A brand new unique necklace stand.

Simple Gift

 For a quick and simple gift, I made personalized cards. The person I was giving them too likes things simple, but has a great love for nature.

For this card, it took me about 10 minutes to make sixteen cards. I used a grass stamp (SU's Inspired by Nature), and two colors of green (Kiwi Kiss and Old Olive). Then a small letters to make them personal. In this case I used her initials.  It's a great gift that can be used for multiple purposes, as a thank you card, a note to someone or any kind of card that she's really need.

Birthday Cakes

My son had a birthday last week and the party finally ended. He had a party with one side of the family, and then the other. It's been fun, but busy, I decided to make cakes for both parties! So here they are!


 For the combined birthday party, It was Toy Story themed. The birthday boy and girl are 4 and love it! I found these adorable cupcakes on a Disney website1 They were pretty simple to make and great for a big group. The link and instructions are here. I used a few different supplies. I used green airheads for the ears and antenna, and I used mini marshmallows that I smashed. I thought that to be much better than a mint, especially b/c my kids don't like mints, but they're also much cheaper! I used a basic butter cream frosting for these.

 The excited birthday kids!

 For the next one I used good old fashioned frosting and tips. I have never used fondant and don't know how. But I prefer the look of frosting. For those that know tips, I really don't know which #'s I used. But I used a grass tip, a very large leaf tip, a small star tip, and a small circle tip. I used Decorator Frosting* for this one.

The thrilled birthday boy!

*Decorating Frosting Recipe
1 lb powered sugar
1 tsp salt
5 tsp cornstarch
1 c. shortening
2 tsp clear vanilla
1/4 c. milk
mix well!

My mom taught me frosting is very forgiving! It's easy and fun to work with!

Christmas Craft - 10 under 10$

I finally got around to finishing a Christmas craft. It only took about 10 minutes once I sat down and did it! I saw something similar at Gardner Village, it was 7.95, and I thought, hum, I can do that!

Supplies needed:
Berries, Bells, Branches/Sprigs, Wire Cutters, Ribbon, Hot Glue, Large Snowflake

 I originally found a larger pine snowflake at Joann's for 1$. I bought three. One didn't make it home whole, the other my son painted, and the other my daughter stepped on. They were too fragile. I glued one back together, but I will use it for something else. Instead, I found these thick felt snowflakes at Joanns, that were in a two pack, also one dollar.

 I had the berries left over from years ago making wreaths, and I always have ribbon on hand. I wanted to use twine for a more rustic feel, but tore the whole house apart only to figure it was in storage however I couldn't find it and didn't want to buy more when I have stockpiles of ribbon.

The branch was part of one larger one that was 50% off at Michaels so it was 2$


I made a large loop through the snowflake. Then I tied the the berries and branch together, then tied to the longer ribbon. Then Tied the bell to cover the knots. I used just a dab of hot glue to hold together the ties and just a little more secure for the branches.  And that was it!

Very simple, under 10 minutes and under 10 Dollars!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Krumkake Tradition

Every year my mom makes Krumkake.  I love to help. I don't have my own Krumkake iron yet, but that's okay because I'm still live close, so I can make them with my mother!

Krumkake is is a Norwegian waffle cookie made of flour, butter, eggs, sugar, and cream. Krumkake are traditionally made during the Christmas season. A special decorative two-sided iron griddle, similar to a waffle iron, is used to bake the thin round cakes. While hot, krumkake are rolled into small cones around a wooden or plastic cone form. Krumkake can be eaten plain or filled with whipped cream  or other fillings. *

You have to eat Krumkake with two hands as it is delicate and crumbles, but it is delicious!

Merry Christmas!




*Description copied from Wikipedia

Favorite Christmas Movies

Do you have a favorite Christmas movie? Is there one you can watch every day for a month and not tire of it? What are they?

On top of the usual, It's a Wonderful Life, because that's everyone favorite, we LOVE Elf.  My 4 year old loves it, thinks it's so funny.  My husband and I grew up watching Muppet Christmas Carol, and the kids love it. That is one that we watch as often as we can! We love to watch The Family Man at Christmastime. It's the reverse of It's a Wonderful Life.  Mr Krueger's Christmas is older, it has parts that we still giggle and make a little fun of, but it's the best! It has Jimmy Stewart as Mr. Krueger. It's a must see with a wonderful message. Our kids other favorites include Veggie Tales -The Toy that Saved Christmas, Mickey's Christmas Carol, Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas, and of course the Dora and Sesame Street Christmas shows too.


Hope you are having a fabulous Christmas season, and I hope to share soon some of my crafting! I've started several projects, but simply haven't had time to finish and share them! I'm running out of time too!


Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!

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What's on Your Tree?

I've been so busy working and doing other things, I haven't had time to work on my Christmas craft projects (I have three that are in the brewing stages, so I'll post those soon).

So I'm linking up to Thrifty Decor Chick's Christmas Tree Party! What's on your Christmas tree?

 We have a few Disneyland ornaments because we went to Disneyland on our honeymoon.  The week before Christmas.

 Our wedding was December 19th, one week before Christmas! My mom found this cute ornament for us 8 years ago!

 We have vintage items too. My mother in law made this when my hub was 1.

 My husband has always liked turtles. So we decorated my son's room with turtles, he was a turtle for his first Halloween. So we have a turtle bell.

Our simple tree. It's short but works well in our small home. We also have pears because there is a significance to them from when the hub and I were dating.  And of course we have the babies' first Christmas ornaments.  I love how we'll continue to collect little treasures every year.

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