Fall Crafts

A reenactment of my previous experiences with wreaths: "Oooo, pretty!" "Want it!" *Looks at price tag* "Yeah, no way. I could totally make that myself for waaay less than that." *Goes home, forgets about it, repeat*
I've seen a lot of gorgeous homemade wreaths on pinterest(how cute is this one?), so I finally decided to give it a try. Here's my result.

A Tutorial Tuesday: Vintage Linens Pocket Notebooks

Since my last post where I shared my altered moleskin notebook, I've been going a bit crazy with making little notebooks. I have lots of vintage linens -pillowcases, sheets, napkins, hankies, you name it. I think they have such lovely patterns and colors so why not feature them on a little pocket notebook? I've written up a simple tutorial.

Source: e-tells-tales.blogspot.com via vân on Pinterest

Source: michellesjournalcorner.blogspot.com via Kristen on Pinterest

Source: creativejewishmom.com via Cassandra on Pinterest

Source: thecurvycarrot.com via Emily on Pinterest

Source: allicrafts.blogspot.com via Kristen on Pinterest

Source: rosehip.typepad.com via jessica on Pinterest

Oscars wrap-up

 

 

recipe via delish.com

 This year's Oscars watching party was especially fun. We munched on homemade caramel corn (so simple to make) and other delicious snacks. We played Oscar Bingo, courtesy of How About Orange, and made our own predictions, ballots courtesy of Twig and Thistle.

 We loved Natalie Portman's earrings so I was super excited to see this tutorial posted over at CRAFT:. I didn't see very many of this past year's films so my predictions were way off.  I did enjoy a nice little party with my family and friends! And I have a lot of short films that I must see. What were your favorite films of the year?

Button Love

One of my absolute favorite crafting materials is the button. I guess you could say I'm a collector. I have jars and jars of buttons and a whole drawer in my craft room devoted to vintage buttons still on their cards. I'm not picky either, when it comes to buttons. I love them all -from the elegant and vintage to the bright and kitschy plastic type.
A few years ago I purchased a button jewelry kit from Sew Bettie and I've been mad for stacked button jewelry every since. It's so fun to play with the different colors and styles.

a ring -2 stacked buttons held together by the cutest deer brad.
made for selfish me.

More buttony goodness after the jump.