Snowflake Art

Our kitchen is lacking something.  A lovely backsplash.  We can’t make a tile decision to save our lives so we leave it as is and I fill the empty space with pretty art.

I wanted something a little festive to hang out behind our stove…

I decided on snowflake art!  Snowflakes are great because they last through the winter months.  Who wants to go through lots of DIY work for two weeks worth of fun?

The process to make this snowflake art is very similar to the gift I made for my brother.  (You can read about that here..unless you are my brother.)

• Purchase a 2x2 sheet of plywood. 
• Make your significant other cut it down to size. (Ours was 22” square.)
  • You could do this yourself.  Just don’t tell my husband.
• Paint the board a background color. (White for our piece.)  Let dry.
• Borrow your mom’s Cricut to cut out a bunch of snowflakes. 
  • I imagine you could also cut your very own.
• Spray back of snowflakes with craft spray adhesive.
• Apply snowflakes to painted board.  Press down edges well.  
• Use spray paint to cover board and silhouette (Black for our piece.)
• Let dry.
• Remove snowflakes.
• Beg your significant other to cut a frame out of leftover colonial molding from your recent powder room make-over.  Use wood glue to apply the frame to the painted board.
• Fill in corners and paint the frame.
• Enjoy your lovely new snowflake masterpiece.

Linking up to: Dare to DIY @NewlyWoodwards (Be sure to check out all of the lovely decked halls.  Fa la la la la.), Centsational Girl, HomeStoriesAtoZ, The Inspired Room

On a completely unrelated note, tomorrow is Décor and the Dog’s first birthday.  I love a good birthday so consider it a celebration.  There will be lots of wisdom sharing (from you and me) and a giveaway!

Happy Birthday dear little blog!

Deck the Living Room

Let’s end the week with the last part of our holiday house tour!  (Check out our dining room and mudroom if you missed them!)

Our living room is looking might festive.  Don’t you think?

I think there is a fine line between decorating for Christmas and your house throwing up Christmas.  I don’t know that throwing up is wrong.  It’s just a fine line.  Both Nate and I dislike clutter so we try to keep the Christmas items to a minimum…but we still want the house to feel cozy and festive.  Make sense?

Our tree is artificial.  We’re too lazy and cheap for a real one.  This tree is 12 feet tall.  We both wanted a giant tree for our two story living room.  We bought this during an after Christmas sale.  It’s not pre-lit.  Way to go cheap selves.  I cringe every time Nate stands on his tip toes on a ladder to add the star.  If it was up to me, only the bottom third of this tree would be lit.  I’m glad Nate isn’t afraid of heights!

You will also notice the lack of presents under the tree.  We like to decorate early but shop a little later.  It’s good to spread out the holiday to-do list.

Here are a few other holiday views of our first floor.  I can only wish that the sun will shine again someday here in Iowa so we could have some well lit pictures!

Is your house all decked out?  Does it throw up Christmas or do you not have nearly enough decorations? 

Check back Sunday night for a DIY holiday project.  And next week is my one year blogiversary.  Big stuff!

Holly Jolly Dining Room

The holiday tour of our house continues in the dining room. (Check out our mudroom and mantel if you missed them!)

We have a major red theme going on in the rest of the house but I also really like blue/silver for Christmas.  Lucky for me, blue/silver works well in our formal dining room.

I wish there was a way to make Christmas lights look awesome during the day.  That will be how I make my millions.  Don’t steal my idea.  I have to work today so I can’t apply for my patent.

I’m not going to lie.  This room is mainly for looks.  It’s the first room you see as you walk in the front door.  We’re not formal people.  Some day I’ll make it useful.  Until then, it’s a good place for 1 of our 2 trees…

And our hutch….

I’d fire my photographer for taking crooked pictures…but then I’d have to take them myself.

That’s our dining room all decked out in blue and silver!

Do you have a formal dining room? Do you use it?  What’s your holiday color scheme this year?