Lately, I’ve been obsessed with holiday nutcrackers and even after deciding on a candy cane themed Christmas in our house, I just can’t stop admiring the nutcrackers for sale at all the Home Goods stores in town (yes, I regularly go to more than one Home Goods store in the DC area, and YES, it is my other much more serious obsession). Being inspired by a nutcracker napkin ring set of 4, I found online at the World Market for $9.99, I decided to make my own version of the rings with a great dollar store find of nutcrackers ornaments for only $1 for a a set of 2. The…
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DIY: Napkin Rings
Last week, I was going through our storage unit and found some leftover PVC pipes from our bathroom renovation. And as I girl who hates waste, I thought of an idea to upcyle these pipes into cool napkin rings. It was easy to do, and I loved how they turned out. Supplies: 1 1/4 inch PVC pipe (toilet paper tubes could also be used and are easy to find around any home) Dremel drill or hand saw Sand paper to smooth the pipe edges (optional) Twine or ribbon (fabric or burlap would look super cute too) Embellishments or trim Hot glue gun or fabric glue Cut the pipe into pieces…
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A Box Full of Love
I have always loved birthdays, not just mine but the birthdays of all my dear friends and family too. It’s always a great day to have a party and to be surrounded with loved ones to celebrate life. But this year I was so sick on my birthday that I couldn’t even think about celebrating. Then… last week, I got the most amazing healing gift from my lovely family from Arizona: a box full of LOVE. I just had to share how creative and caring my sisters in-law and mother in-law are. I love all the details from the wrapping to all the gifts full of things that I love.…