Christmas Crafts (For Less of Course)

This is my first official post about Christmas. I realized, in order to make my house the wonderland I hope it to be, I'd better get a jump on some of these fabulous ideas I'm having. Mind you, many of them come from seeing great things on favorite sites, e.g., Pottery Barn, Ballards, Wisteria.

Now, sadly, the amazing camera I'd like to journal these Christmas-crafting projects with, is, alas, a Christmas present. So, I will do my utmost to take decent pictures and ask you be kind and bear with me until December 26th.

And now to the inspirations.

This is post one. I'm sure there will be two or three more. This hopefully will give you not only some great ideas yourself, but also save you some time scouring the sites.

I'm not going to tackle them all, though I imagine myself with limitless funds and time to accomplish them, winning the laud of hundreds...

Ahem. Back to reality...Alright, here we go. Ladies, prepare to get crafting!

burlap tree skirt

Okay, now aren't these the most wonderful Christmas items? I'm sure after seeing them, your mind is whirring with, "Oh, I could make that by..." Yay! Christmas ideas.

(Oh, and by the way, if you're wondering why I haven't been posting my own crafts, I've been refinishing my two sets of stairs and upstairs hallway with Husband. This two-day project, which I allotted four days for--because, well, you know how projects go--has actually morphed into a project of epic proportions of which there is seemingly no hope. Argh!!! I'll give you a sneak peak here soon, and then follow up with what actually happens once I figure it out myself!) :D Wish me luck!

xoxo

Country Living's Crafty Organization

Large magnetic memo board

Vintage metal tray message board

Chalkboard- & metallic-paint message boards

Jelly-jar storage solutions!

Shoe-box cord keeper 

As a follow up to yesterday's post, I thought I'd share some more of these cheap, crafty ideas from Country Living. Hope the get your creative juices flowing!
(I know I'm heading out to find a vintage tray soon--there is a antique store I adore that always has tons--for cheap!)



For a full listing go here:
Craft Projects to Help Organization
Click here for the full how to of each project.

Cute ideas with clothespins

So I was toodling around Country Living and they had some fun projects with clothespins.
I've been needing a reason to buy okiobdesigns' fabulous ones, and now I have a project worthy of showing them off (and giving them to friends!).

Here is the project from CL

"Recipe Cards

For your next dinner party, write out copies of your beloved recipes on colored notecards, then decorate with stamps. Use clothespins to hang them from a length of ribbon near the door so guests can take them as they leave."

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Now, wouldn't this be much cuter with Okiobdesigns'? And, it would be a perfect project for a garden party, where you could give away seed packets. Or pretty much for any holiday/birthday party as a way to display little party favors.

Hope this gives you some ideas and some inspiration for crafts of your own!

To see her Etsy shop, click here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/okiobdesigns
To see her blog, click here: http://onecheapbitch.blogspot.com/