get your DIY on

Amidst the craziness that has been my life as we approach the holidays, I've managed to find time to "get my DIY on". It's been a treat to craft my home into a fun holiday environment and it makes me wish I had even MORE time to do things like this!

It started with these fabulous glitzy feathers I found at Michael's several weeks ago. I combined it with some various greens we have in our yard and attached it all to this grapevine wreath I fashioned out of some vines we cut out of the trees by our fence two summers ago. Hang it from a wreath hook and voila! Simple and gorgeous!


















Oh la la my house sparkles!























Next I took this antique frame that I got while thrifting at a local shop. I plan to DIY it once again {after the holidays} into a mod-chic mirror for the girls room. {think sparkly spray paint in a metallic gray!} Today it hangs at the head of our table by some vintage ribbon I also found while thrifting! In the center I tacked some cedar greens, 2 antique silver spoons, and a red ornament. Very shabby farmhouse I think!

The other day I caught a segment on the local news channel showing these topiary type things you could do inside your house and I thought... why not make one for the front steps. I took a green metal vase I already had and cut several varieties of evergreens and layered them in the base. {I also used some of the cut-offs from our Frasier fir Christmas tree.} Then I snipped a handful of branches from our red-twig dogwoods and ta-da! A beautiful decoration to accent our front stoop.




We also DIY'ed as a family and made ornaments for our annual ornament exchange, but those must remain a secret until this weekend, so mum's the word for now! I'll share those in the week to come.


What projects do I plan to tackle after the holidays? Well, my antique mission arm chair for one. All it needs is some foam and fabric and it'll be a beauty. Next I'll get that frame fixed up and painted and the mirror installed. I also have two smaller round wooded frames {found while thrifting - do you see a pattern here?}. Those will be made into silhouette images of my girlies. Painted to match the mirror I believe. And last on my bucket list are the curtains for the girls room in that lovely bird fabric I found last week. I'm sure more crafty wonderfulness will come about as the winter wanes on, but these are my must-dos. Oh! And I almost forgot! I've been feverishly working on getting my crafting stuff organized. I'm eyeing up a few armoires on Craigslist to use to house my overflowing totes and drawers. I love organization!!

And not to be lazy, an update on my Weight Watchers progress. I dropped .6 #'s this week - half of what I gained over the past 2 weeks leading up to last night's weigh in. And I'm satisfied with that. I've decided to just try and maintain where I'm at {give or take 1#} and then jump back in full force in January.

What DIY projects have you tackled lately, or plan to tackle this winter?