DIY-ing

The long holiday weekend made for the perfect opportunity to get some projects done. I did a few things in the kitchen.  Like this...

Paint my Candy Apple Red accent wall.

Hang glass jars in front of my window.

Create  super-cute letters and some embellished hooks.  Inspired by CandieMae Designs. You can find her on Etsy. I actually found her at the holiday craft show my Mom and I went to in October.  I love her work! Love it!

Embellish my dining area canvas listing all the things you will likely hear during a meal at our house.

Put the silver I bought at the Sidewalk Sale in August to use.

And in the living area...

Create this lovely message center.  I'm going to use it for Christmas cards during the holidays then for things I need to remember before I walk out the door.

I also put the finishing touches on a bunch of scrapbooking pages and put my Disney book in order based on what we did each day. It is a miracle I remembered it all!  I also created a few collages.  I'm loving that technique for scrapbooking. So cute. So easy! You can dowload a ton of templates from Scrapbooks Etc's site or you can easily create your own on Muzy.com but only if you just want to use them online and don't want to print them. (Like I did above.)

I got started on a little project for my hallway.  Stay tuned for more on that later...I hope!