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Spring Wreath

Mar 202012

This has to be one of my most favorite things in a while! I just love the baker’s twine!! It makes me giddy every time I look at it! Do you feel the same way about it? Maybe I’m just weird…: )

My original plan was to do a whole Spring/Easter Mantel, BUT in case you missed my big news yesterday, I’m moving to Wisconsin, so my goal is to pack everything, not pull even more things out! Definitely the worst part about moving! But This little wreath will probably be the last thing I pack, just so I can keep looking at it!

My husband is actually the one who wrapped the wreath form with the baker’s twine. Ok, so I might say baker’s twine like a million times in this post, but I just LOVE it! I got it for FREE (maybe that’s why I like it so much) from Pick Your Plum!

This whole wreath is completely interchangeable… another thing I love about it! I want to do a pink lemonade party for my daughter’s second birthday and I plan on using the baker’s twine wrapped wreath for that party so I didn’t want to permanently attach anything to it.

{Here’s what I did}

After the wonderful hubby wrapped the.. yes.. baker’s twine around for me I just tied the twine around and pinned it with thumbtacks where I wanted the banner to go. Then cut out little triangles and folded them over the twine and glued them on (the only thing I glued)

I used a straight pin to attach my little birdie to the wreath, I just poked it through the back layer of fabric and into the wreath. {Here is the tutorial on how to make the birdie}

I cut out all the little flowers with scrap fabric and used thumbtacks for the center of the flower : )

See… super easy right?

I originally planned on making a wreath like this one, but as I got going it just kind of turned into it’s own thing : )

Source: modabakeshop.com via Ashley on Pinterest

Don’t forget to link up at this week’s Craft and Tell! I can’t wait to see what you have to share!

Also, from March 20-25 Lifestyle Crafts is offering 20% off all border dies, and when you use the code BLISS you get an extra 20% off! Great for all those Easter cards ; ) You have to go NOW though because once they are sold out, that’s it!

Show Us Your Plum {a link party}

Posted by Ashley 17 Responses »

Feb 012012

Welcome to Ashley & Janette’s 1st Pick Your Plum Featured Link Party!

The SUYP party was created to bring fans/addicts of Pick Your Plum together to show off their favorite Plum pick!

The 1st Party will run from February 1st-February 28th!

Pick Your Plum is a deal a day site offering swanky, sassy and cute products at low, affordable prices! The only thing is you have to act fast or else it will disappear before your eyes!!

– Rules to join are quite easy! —

- Include our SUYP button to your post to help spread the word!

- Link up creations, projects, gifts, or tutorials using Pick Your Plum products
(This includes showing us ways to wear or pair any fashion items such as shirts, scarfs, jewelry, etc.)

- We encourage you to sign up for the PYP Newsletter and like them on Facebook
(if you are just joining them on FB, let them know the Show Us Your Plum Party sent you!)

- Please consider following us to keep up with the parties and other announcements!

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By Linking your favorite PYP post, you are entering to win a PYP Mystery Box full of amazing products!! The winner will be announced on March 7th as our next party begins.

So come on, grab a button and SHOW US YOUR PLUM!

If you see that your link is missing, you have either not used PYP products, or not included the button in your sidebar/post.
Please email me with any other questions

Don’t forget I also have a weekly link party where you can show off any of your wonderful projects! You can find it HERE

The New House {and a list}

Posted by Ashley 5 Responses »

Nov 052011

Hey everyone! A post from me, I know right? Where have I been?

Moving. YUCK!

So I haven’t moved since before I had kids and well.. I’m pretty sure I get the

WORLD’S WORST PACKER/UNPACKER AWARD.

I suck at it. I hate it. It hates me. I complain about it (still). The boxes ultimately win.

BUT

I am officially out of my old house and in my new house. It’s a rental so no painting, but I have plans for decorating! We have pretty much been given, or slowly accumulated everything in our house over the first 5 years of marriage and none of it really matches. SO. I decided I would get rid of some stuff, but ultimately, I’m about to spray paint everything and redo a bunch of garage sale furniture.

Here are a few photos of the house before we moved in : ) It’s still a little scary right now.

The room below is my CRAFT room! Oh I can’t wait to get going in there!

I posted a while back some inspiration for my living room, but I change my mind. Constantly! But I did already make my coffee table, which I am still in LOVE with

and my TV stand

which I will be showing you very soon!

So since I haven’t been on here in forever I thought I would give you a heads up to what is coming.

-Before/what I want to do with my house pictures

- Christmas decorations tutorials

-hopefully some sewing projects

-and a LOT of tutorials

-I want SOOO badly to reupholster a wing back chair (we’ll see)

-maybe finish some unfinished projects

-homemade Christmas gifts

-who knows.. I might even throw in a few recipes since I have a kitchen that actually has some counter space! (no promises though) : )

And of course the Craft and Tell link party (where I get a ton of inspiration from)

Ok, I’m obviously a little over excited, but I really do hope to get most of those things done before the end of the year!!

So.. I’ll see you soon! : )

Make sure and stay tuned for a few more guest posts as I am ~~yelling at~~ unpacking my boxes!

Reader Picks

Posted by Ashley 6 Responses »

Oct 122011

Hey Guys!! Every Tuesday Mandy over at Sugar Bee Crafts hosts a link party and this week I got to help her pick out my favorites, which I have to tell you is extremely hard since she has over 500 AWESOME links! If you don’t link up at her party, you should head over there because not only does she host a fun link party, but she has a pretty awesome blog as well! It is full of inspiration : )

Thank you Mandy for allowing me to help you out this week!

II don’t know HOW she picks every week, it is so hard to pick just a few from all these awesome projects, but I did my best!

This coat rack from Coach House Crafting would look great in my house : )

Loving this yarn ball wreath from Craft Addiction

Oh how I wish I could quilt! Such a sweet quilt – Melanie Ham Designs

Very much in love with this table from 2 Friends & 2 Cities

This little bow is ADORABLE. Find it at I heart Nap Time

Cute pumpkin wreath by Mommy x 3=Insanity

Great pizza play set by Make the Best of Everything

This Pirate Booty Bucket is the cutest thing, such a great Halloween idea! Find it at The Gunny Sack

This shake looks divine! – Laugh, Love, & Craft

and I will leave you with a super yummy looking treat, Pumpkin Pie Truffles! Found on Something Swanky (a guest post by Shugary Sweets)

Don’t forget to link up at Craft and Tell going on NOW!!

and if you missed my post this morning about being a guest blogger on Cherished Bliss, HOP on over and check it out, there are a few spots left!

Show Me Your Shop Saturday

Posted by Ashley 4 Responses »

Apr 302011

So, because I have a slight addiction to etsy, and I just love my newest Link party, Craft and Tell Tuesdays sooooo much that I wanted to do another one. But I want to do one for all the people that work so hard on their etsy shops. So, I am creating a linky just for etsy shops (or any other shop where you sell handmade goods). This is something that if your new, like me, is kinda hard to get started and you can use all the publicity you can get!!! So I hope you enjoy browsing through the other shops!

Just a few simple rules

Follow my blog, I will be showcasing the shop with the most clicks and I’m sure you would want to know if it’s you!!

This is a family friendly blog so I do ask that you keep your photos family friendly : )

You can link up an etsy, artfire, blog, ect I just ask that the items you sell in your shop be handmade

Visit some of the other shops that have linked up!!

Below is my button, feel free to put it on your blog so other’s can find out about the linky!