Showing posts with label country living. Show all posts
Showing posts with label country living. Show all posts

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Crazy About This Ornament Idea


I am so gonna stock up on these glass globe ornaments. I am already thinking of all the pretty trinkets and treasures I can place inside each ornament. We live on the northeast coast of Florida, so I am thinking it would be a great idea to fill some of these ornaments with our pretty white powdery sand from the beach and a few shells and send off as gifts to family in Texas.

Sealed with a Kiss, Kirsten
S.W.A.K.

Peace Dove


I can't wait to start decorating for Christmas! I love doves and all that they represent which is why I love this Peace on Earth  tree. It is simple and yet, really pretty. Also, notice the scattering of white feathers below the tree limbs? I really like that little extra touch.

Sealed with a Kiss, Kirsten
S.W.A.K.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Cheezy Kitchen Ghosts


I am starting to think that my kitchen might be haunted. But, luckily, they are the cutest little ghosts to ever haunt a kitchen. Not only are they cute, but, they are also a bit cheezy. THAT'S because they are made out of cheese cloth!
This Halloween craft idea is from Country Living . I have a large beautiful rustic candelabra hanging in my kitchen which I bought 4 years ago at a little shop named Croatia Boutique and Ironworks in Riverside/Avondale area of Jacksonville, Florida. It was the perfect spot to hang my Cheezy Kitchen Ghosts. This Halloween craft project is Easy Peezy Lemon Squeezy. Plus, I like any craft project that can be done while outdoors enjoying the fresh Autumn air. Balloons and fabric stiffener help create the shape of the ghosts. My daughter had a fun time popping the balloons once the cheese cloth had dried. This was a really fun project. Click HERE for instructions to make some cheezy ghosts of your own. Happy Haunting!

P.S. I really like this photo of the ghosts which came out by accident. I was balancing on a step stool so that I could get a photo and slipped off (those who know me best, know that I am clumsy) right when I was taking the picture which created just the right amount of camera shake to create this "ghostly" image of my ghosts. Some of the best things come about by accident.

Sealed with a Kiss, Kirsten
S.W.A.K.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Boo-tiful Bunch


I use to think those white tissue paper wedding bells found at party stores were really cheesy.....until now. I love this simple and adorable Halloween idea from Country Living Magazine . Buy a few white paper bells, glue black paper or felt eyes and mouth on them and drape with cheese cloth. Easy Peezy Lemon Squeezy.

Sealed with a Kiss, Kirsten
S.W.A.K.