Bling - by Crafted by Lindy - Fab Finds from Etsy

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1. upper arm band armlet arm cuff bracelet gold - museglass

2. Vintage Gold Turquoise Teal Rimmed High Ball Glasses Tumblers - tearinguphouses

3. 100 Edible GOLD Crowns, wafer paper, edible glitter - SweetDejaVu

4. Ode to Belle - Vintage Yellow - gold-dress gown - threadoverheels

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5. 1960s Gold Heels / 60s Shoes / Cocktail Party - wildfellhallvintage

6. GOLD Deco Poly Mesh Roll - thotdesign

7. Vintage Lace Bow Headband - paperdollaccessories

8. Vintage gold feather pin - GraceMattie

[Lindy lives in Alberta, Canada, with her husband, son and daughter. Besides blogging, she enjoys running her stationery business and creating new designs for her Etsy shop. You can read her own blog here]

DIY printable paper peace banner :: Repost

 Today, I'm wrapping presents and using my own Santa gift tags and gift bag tutorial that I posted earlier this week.  While I'm busy being Santa's helper, I thought I'd repost another DIY project that I shared last year - the printable peace banner.

I gave these out to some friends last Christmas.  I was happy to see them hanging year round in some of their homes as mine does in our kitchen nook.  This is a great project to do with the kids and a great little gift that can be shared throughout the year.

 You can read the original DIY peace banner post here and download the printable banner here:

Printable peace banner template - PEA
Printable peace banner template - CE*

ENJOY!!

Santa's personal holiday gift tags - free printable

The kids are always excited to see how Santa wraps his gifts each year.  Often, he uses very cute gift wrap with snowmen or elves.  Well, this year, Santa has special gift tags and I got a hold of them!

I can't reveal my source but a little friend of mine, at the North Pole, shared these with me.  I was told I could only share them with those I trust. So here they are...Santa's personal holiday gift tags... for your personal use.  I think Santa will appreciate our making things a bit easier for him.

I printed these on card stock paper and used pinking shears and a hole punch to finish.  Click link above or photo below to download.  Enjoy!

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Rudolph - posted by Crafted by Lindy - Fab Finds from Etsy

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1. Retro Cute Rudolph Deer Christmas Stocking Aqua Blue - Mr Button

2. REINDEER ORNAMENTS VINYL DECAL STICKER - Cano Designs

3. Damask Rudolph Cards - Set of 12 - Oh Louise Designs

4. Deer to My Heart Hat - Polka Dot Robots

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5. Illustrated Christmas Carol Card - rudolph the red nosed reindeer - Maile Lani

6. Reindeer Bird - sabahnur

7. XMAS SALE Christmas Reindeer Felt Pillow - photographik

8. Rudolph-Special: Rudolph and 50 yards of Superthick Paper Twine - Paper Phine

[Lindy lives in Alberta, Canada, with her husband, son and new baby girl. Besides blogging, she enjoys running her stationery business and creating new designs for her Etsy shop. You can read her own blog here.]

Memorial Day thanks

old factory flag, originally uploaded by alamodestuff.

Today's Holiday Scramble: An ode to Someday.

Someday, I will have my holiday shopping completed weeks in advance.

Someday, I will have all of my holiday cards sent out early.

Someday, I will know exactly what to get everyone on my list.

Someday, I will be able to sit back, relax, and enjoy this crazy time of year.

Today is not Someday.

Wreaths - post by Crafted by Lindy

Who says wreaths have to be green and leafy.

1. christmas decoration from FloraLab - burgundy wreath - no shipping costs - FloraLab

2. modern yarn-wrapped wreath in light green - shoestringmodern

3. christmas wreath - KnockKnocking

4. purple christmas wreath with perched bird - sunnydayz5



[Lindy lives in Alberta, Canada, with her husband and son. Besides blogging, she enjoys running her stationary business and creating new designs for her Etsy shop. You can read her blog here.]

Spreading some holiday humor

I'm heading to a "girls night" holiday party this evening. We are exchanging ornaments (I'm sure many of which will be distasteful) and I decided that I'd resurrect my cheeky ornament designs from year's past.
I didn't have time to make these to sell in my Etsy shop this year but I hope to find some time to make them for personal hostess gifts and wine tags. It's a fun way to enter a party with laughter and break the ice.

To make: I used wood rounds that I purchased from the local art supply. I printed my designs and decoupaged them to the wood. I then adhered bead ball chains to the edges and gave them a nice glossy finish. I hope the recipient finds them as funny as I do.

I've also added some of these designs to my Zazzle shop. Now you can buy them on cards, t-shirts, and mugs. I'll be adding more in the coming week. These would make great gifts for office parties or gift exchanges!

Happy Halloween!

Mortimer waving to the neighbors
Sigh...since the boys have moved beyond homemade costumes now, I thought that I share a few favorites from the past.
2006 - E as mummy and M (sneaking up behind) as Ninja. E's costume was simply muslin tacked on to grey sweatpants and jacket. To this day, there are still little knots of thread on that jacket.2007 - E as an M & M. This is one of my favorites! I used puffy paint for the face and felt for the body. His only complaint was that people kept trying to take a bite out of him.

2007 - M as a crusader from Monty Python (the killer rabbit scene - notice it on his neck). People either recognized this costume right away or didn't get it all.

2008 - M as Angus Young from AC/DC.