12.03.2019

DIY Mini Tree Garland


About a week ago, an Instagram account I follow that posts awesome Walmart finds shared a picture of mini Christmas garlands that you could drape over letter boards. I thought they were super cute and was immediately inspired. One was made of little pom moms, and one had tiny bottle brush trees all across it.

I went on the hunt for the tiny bottle brush tree garland but with no luck. I couldn't stop thinking about how cute it would be to have a tiny garland to decorate my letter board with for Christmas, so I got creative and made my own.

This project isn't anything earth shattering, but I hope it reminds you that if you see something you like, you can most likely find a way to make your own version of it, which, in my opinion, is even more fun!

I went to Hobby Lobby and scoured all the 50% off Christmas craft trinkets until I found these tiny acrylic trees. (They did have tiny bottle brush trees that I could've used, but once I saw these acrylic trees, I decided to go that route.)


Now...break for the tiny hands that invaded my acrylic tree photo shoot.


I obviously didn't pay attention to the quantity of trees in each package. Twenty is more than enough - too many actually for this project - so one package would've sufficed to make one or two garlands.

All I did for this project is hot glue the trees to some bakers twine I already had. Boom. Easy.

I didn't measure out the space between each tree; I just eyeballed it and tried to get close, knowing that a little imperfection only adds charm.


There are so many cute variations of trinkets at Hobby Lobby you could use to make your own tiny garlands. I saw cute candy canes, stockings, felt Santa faces, and so many other options that made me want to make aaaallll the tiny garlands.


I had quite a bit of excess garland, so I used small pieces of painters' tape on the back of my letter board to hold the garland in place how I wanted it.

Let me know if you get inspired to make your own tiny garland! I'd love to see what you come up with.



11.25.2019

Advent Verse Cards Printable

Hi all! Long time, no see. Er, talk? Long time, no type. Hello.

Today while Audrey napped, I created a set of 24 verse cards for Advent. There are many to be found on Pinterest already, but I was having trouble finding something I loved.


The cards I made are framed in pink and are adorned with fun, whimsical Christmas clip art. They are bright and cheery, and for good reason: all of the verses are focused on LIGHT. Jesus is the light of the world, and I think that's a beautiful aspect of him to focus on as we prepare our hearts to celebrate his birth.


So my gift to you this season is a free download of the Pages file I created. The cards are sized using standard business card measurements, approximately 3.5"x2".

They fit perfectly in Kraft brown mini sacks from Hobby Lobby, linked here, which I taped to the big chalkboard over our kitchen table.



The stamp kit for the numbers I used on the envelopes are linked here.

Get creative with how to use these cute little cards! I would love to see how you display or use them in your own home to countdown to Christmas!





And while you're at it, have yourself a merry little Christmas!