PLEATHER... Great for decorating your presents AND your friends! who knew??!! Click "Read more" for the tutorial

This tutorial first appeared as part of  Under the Table & Dreaming's 4th Annual Handmade Ornament Series .  I discovered A...

Ooh, Friday the 13th! I love it. And it's the hub's birthday... I love it even more! Thirteen is a lucky number in this household. ...

Okay, seriously? Where did last week go? Did Thanksgiving just come and go, just like that? Lets just say it was a busy, yet productive, wee...

Before I sneak off for the Thanksgiving holiday, I thought I'd leave you a fun tree tutorial. All you need is a little cork, glue and a ...

When I initially started dreaming-up this ornament, I wanted to use pearl and rhinestone brooches and other luxe-looking jewelry pieces. But...

Ah yes... Are those sleigh bells I hear? Has Christmas sprung up overnight in about every retail spot that I inhabit? Except Costco, w...

It's November. Halloween is officially over. I'm gonna go out on a limb and declare that it is now officially okay to start talking ...

If you like to craft, but aren't quite ready to go THERE with Holiday projects (I'm with ya, I get anxious just thinking of the hol...

I took a month off from crafting and wasn't going to make any Fall projects, but then I started thinking about pinecones... I love pinec...

So I know it's probably a bit early to be thinking of Christmas-- which, ahem ,  is just a mere 6 months away... But I had to share th...

Wishing you a beautiful Christmas! image via carolyn cochrane on etsy With Love,

With the last minute Christmas shuffle and two little guys that are out of school and stir crazy, our home is rarely photo-ready this time ...

Like most people who like to craft, I have a TON of stuff just waiting to be used-- leftovers of this and unopened packages of that.  Inste...

Instead of buying a bunch of wrapping paper, this year I decided to invest in a bolt of craft paper-- A ginormous bolt that will literally...

Our 2012 Holiday Card!   My duties are done.  Now I can relax under the tree with a jug of egg nog.  :)

The kids are officially on Winter Break (yee haw!) and the holiday preparation craziness is subsiding (phew!).  Here's what we've b...

Christmas is 10 days away.  Say it with me " What??!!! ".  I think I say this every year, but this year seems EXTRA crazy! Self-i...

Here's our kid friendly, "not boring", somewhat disco-like mantel in our family room.  It's bright and colorful and I thi...

We haven't put up our tree yet (saving that for the weekend), but I feel like I'm finally getting into the holiday spirit. This yea...