Snow Days

The snow if over, for now.

Yesterday my husband and the girls made the above cupcakes from a cupcake kit that Grandma had sent.

I also took some more photos both yesterday and today.  Thought I’d share since there is not much else happening here.

Stay warm and safe, wherever you are!

I know this is not unusual snow for many of you.  I’m originally from Maine so I’m a little more used to it than most around here.  But this is a HUGE deal for Virginia.  We live adjacent to the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah National Park, so we have hills galore as well — with very little plowing equipment.  It has been quite a ride!

I’m sharing this with Donna and company — click below:

Tags: amateur photography, Blizzard 2010, Blue Ridge Mountains, snow days

I Can’t Create In This Weather

I live in central Virginia.  We have been having one heck of a snowy winter.  We usually receive 1 to 3 inches about 3 times a year, on average.

We had that huge 25 inch snowstorm in December.  Then we had flooding two weeks ago that canceled school for 2 days.  Last weekend we received 7 inches of snow that canceled school Monday and Tuesday.  Then last night we had another 4 inches that canceled school today.  In addition to all of that, they are predicting 2 to 4 FEET of snow in my area starting this Friday.

So I’ve been busy.  Busy shopping and shoveling.  But especially busy with the girls home from school.  We live in a small house that gets crowded quickly when everybody is home.  (My husband has been home too, as he is a teacher.)

Please continue to bear with me.  I still have projects and ideas coming out of my ears, but I am in a holding pattern.

Some photos of the snow and snow fun to tide you over.

Tags: snow days, Virginia snow

A HEM

I’m finally getting back to my creating and blogging after some unanticipated time off to be Mommy more than full time the past several weeks.

My niece’s birthday is coming up soon.  I had decided a long time ago to make her a letter to hang on her wall.  Her name is Hannah, so I made her an H.

I didn’t do anything too fancy to it — just a flower and some sparkly Mod Podge on several of the butterflies.  She is turning 12, so I wanted to keep it simple and less little-girly.  You can’t see the sparkly in the photo, but it’s there.

Meanwhile, my littles wanted letters of their own.

The big one, Emma, who is 8, wanted to design her own.  So that’s what she did.

She chose bright floral scrapbook paper then added lots of gems and a flower.  It isn’t what I would have created so I really had to let go.  I’m glad I did because she loves it!

The other little, Mira, who is 5, gave me more control.  Ha ha ha ha!  She chose her background paper, then wanted me to cut out the flowers from a different paper.  Other than that I was able to play with colors and spacing and glittery Mod Podge.

I painted glitter Mod Podge on the paper flowers to give them some extra sparkle.  Then I made some flowers with gem centers and hot glued those on.

Again, the photo doesn’t show the sparkly very well.

I’m going to hang them with a nail, then a drawer knob over the nail and the letter hanging from the knob.  I’ll try to remember and take a picture.

I’ve got projects in the double digits waiting for my time and attention, so stay tuned!  One of them is drying on the back porch.  I should have it finished in a few days so check back.

Tags: decoupage, DIY decor, girl's room decorating, Mod Podge, monogram letters, Thrifty Decor

Mantel Decor For The Winter

My mantel is the victim of continuing after Christmas sales.

I took down the Christmas decor, but still wanted something wintry.  Spring is definitely a long ways off here in Virginia.

So I made a little snowflake garland with ribbon and snowflake ornaments.

Then I fluffed “snow” onto the mantel and ran a string of lights underneath it all.

I replaced my Merry Christmas snowman on the shabby chic mirror with more ribbon with flowers and a snowflake.

Finally, I hot glued Christmas clearance ribbon and an ornament on the candles and tossed some more ornaments into the snow.  The red flowers in the vase were replaced with white with more ribbon and a hanging snowflake.

I’d been waiting for a chance to take better photos but the chance never came.  So know that my perfectionist self isn’t fully satisfied.  But then again my tag line is “Good Enough DIY, Decor, and More.” 

Thank you for stopping by!

Tags: DIY, Hot glue, shabby chic, snowflakes, Thrifty Decor, winter mantel decor

What To Expect In the New Year

Happy New Year everyone!  I am just now getting back into the swing of things now that the hubby is back to work and the girls are back to school.

I have numerous projects that I’ll be attacking as the winter rolls on.  A few of them need to wait for warmer weather so I’m sure to have plenty on my plate through spring.

What, you say, might I be doing?

Well, I received these lovelies as Christmas gifts:

Notice the safety glasses on top of the dremel?  My dear hubby took pity on my having to wear junior swim goggles.

Honestly, I’ve been so busy with family and visits to friends that I haven’t even opened the dremel yet.  *GASP!*  Yes, it’s true!

So bear with me as I get back up to speed.  I’ll be back soon!

Tags: DIY, Dremel, Lowes, Mitre Saw, Thrifty Decor