Frosted Vases

For those of you who are on Pinterest, you have probably seen this project. It involves glass vases, rubber bands, and white spray paint. We thought we had to try this because it seems so simple! Put the rubber bands around the vases in any pattern you want, spray paint the vases softly. Let them dry a really long time (like a few days) and then carefully carefully take the rubber bands off. Just a warning, you can smudge the paint if you aren't too careful. 

It would probably be a good idea to coat it all with a clear coat of something, but I'm not sure what yet. Although maybe your white spray paint won't come off as easily as ours did. But anyways, here they are!

Happy Crafting!

-Brittany & Caroline-

Gift from La Paz, Bolivia!

One of my best friends is a 1st year teacher in La Paz, Bolivia, and when she came home this week to celebrate Christmas, we were able to go out to lunch, catch up, and she gave me this present!

The flowers are made of wool by women living in La Paz and this is their income. As she described to me, it is such a different life down there than it is here in America, and it has reminded me to be thankful for what I have. As you can see, I placed the flowers in a mug that is sitting on our long shelf featuring our mugs and small antique collectables in the family room. Thanks Joy! 

-Brittany-

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! Here are pictures of our centerpiece that we put together with some items we had laying around the house: ribbons and handkerchiefs topping small vases. Also, ribbons crossed the table as if it was a gift! Simple decorations and we get to keep them and reuse them for something else!     -Brittany-

Dry Erase Menu

Another Pinterest item I made was a dry erase menu board for Caroline's apartment at school. Here is how it turned out:

And here it is hanging in the kitchen!

-Brittany-

Yarn Wreath

So Pinterest is one of my favorite new obsessions. I have a wreath DIY section and decided to make one of the yarn wreaths. Here it is!

-Brittany-

'Tis the Season for... Shoes?

My mom went to a Christmas party for ladies only. She came back with this cute little Christmas tree. 

If you notice close up, it is decorated for women only!

Bows with high heels. ornaments of socks and flip flops (because, hello, we are in Florida). How cute!!

-Brittany-