Christmas Presents

I am always trying to bring the outside in and this year I did this with my Christmas tree. I picked hydrangeas from my yard and put them in my tree as well as adding birds and bugs. I just love how it turned out.

I also tried to reuse/recycle by using old maps as wrapping paper and using vintage Christmas cards as tags. I found fun ribbon to tie it together at my local craft store.

My mom made me this really cute tree skirt this year and I was inspired by the colors! Thanks Mom!

-The Crafty Gardener

Merry Merry Christmas...

Merry Christmas

Finding a paint color can be a difficult decision. I just love blues and greens. I always find myself with tons of paint chips laying around because of this. So this year I decided to make them useful. I took paint chips and stamped out the letters MERRY CHRISTMAS and make myself a cute banner. I hung the banner up over an old window with cute ribbon I used for my Christmas presents. This was a fun project!

The Letter 'E'

-The Crafty Gardener

Make It A Homemade Christmas

This year I decided to make all of my Christmas gifts. I made homemade candles out of soy wax, living ornaments, and  succulents in tea cups to name a few. I had so much fun making these, I think I will be making gifts from now on.

Soy Wax Candle in a Container from Ross

To make the candles, I just bought soy wax flakes at my local craft store and melted it down in the microwave. I found that 5 minutes worked out best. Next, I poured the wax in a container and inserted a candle wick. I also found the wicks at my local craft store.

Living Ornament

To make the living ornaments, I found glass ornaments that had a hole in the front at my local craft store. Then I bought air plants at my local nursery. Lastly,  I went down to the closest creak and picked up rocks. These turned out so cute and made great gifts.

Tea Cup Succulents

To make the succulents in a tea cup, I found a tea cup at the thrift store. After washing it, I dug up succulents from my yard and put them in the tea cup. I filled in dirt around the succulents and gave them a good water. After this, I put some pretty moss around it. This turned out so cute, it is going to be hard to give it away!

-The Crafty Cardener