Gift Basket Making With Anthro!
On Wednesday I participated in another Anthropologie workshop. This time it was a gift basket making workshop. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this one or what it included, but nevertheless I figured it’s Anthro so it’s worth checking out. There were a lot more attendees at this event than the last one I attended. At our arrival, we were greeted with hot chocolate, juices, and an assortment of [...]
Table Centerpieces: From Fall to Winter
I did some quick and simple swap out for my table centerpieces… from fall to winter. My dinner table centerpiece went from a bowl of gourds to a bowl of pine cones. I spray painted the pine cones white and sprinkled them with glitter while the paint was still wet. Simple. Remember my frame turned tray? I love it and had to keep it as my coffee table centerpiece… So [...]
Winter Wonderland Vignette
When it snows, ain’t it thrilling, Though your nose gets a chilling We’ll frolic and play, the Eskimo way, Walking in a winter wonderland. Since I put this vignette together, I can’t seem to get the song Winter Wonderland out of my head. Walking in a winter wonderland. In the lane, snow is glistening. Now grab your coat and take a walk with me in my winter wonderland. ;) This [...]
No Sew Snowman
Last week on Tuesday I did a guest post over at Craftionary where I shared the how tofor a no sew snowman. Just in case you missed it, I thought to share it with you all right here on OTI… As you already may know, one of my favorite things about the winter time are snowmen! They are so stinkin’ cute! But sometimes it’s just too cold to go outside [...]
Winter Mantel
For this year’s winter mantel, I wanted to highlight my grandmother’s embroidered pillow cases. As I shared in the previous post, my mother had passed them on to me. I chose to frame the pillow cases to preserve my grandmother’s lovely work. To keep the focus on the pillow cases, I added simple pieces that create a subtle winter theme to the mantel. Are you surprised that there’s a hint [...]
Baby It's Cold Outside
I love gifting yummy treats in cute packaging as much as I love receiving them [hint, hint;)]. In the previous post, I shared candy cane cookie truffles, which I made using Trader Joe’s Candy Cane Joe-Joe’s cookies. Today, I will show you how I packaged them. Yup, those are winter hats that you see! With the chilly weather, tasty treats like to be kept warm too ya know! ;) Let [...]
Candy Cane Cookie Truffles
Just recently I was introduced to these scrumptious cookies… They are Trader Joe’s Candy Cane Joe-Joe’s. I was told I must try them… and try them I did. There’s candy cane pieces in the cream center.They were heavenly I tell ya! Have any of you tried them? If you enjoy the Girl Scouts Thin Mints, then you should definitely love these. As matter of fact, I thought they were better [...]
Winter Love
Let’s talk winter! Another season that I absolutely love! What’s there not to love about winter? Okay okay, yeah it’s cold… and snow and ice can make it difficult to travel. But I, myself, do prefer the cold over the scorching heat of the summer months (ssh, don’t tell summer, but it’s my least favorite season:P). For me, there is so much to love. I LOVE sweaters… I love layers… [...]
Crafting with Anthropologie
A few weeks ago Anthropologie had holiday vignette workshops at some store locations. I thought how fun would that be so I joined the workshop at the store in my area. Boy, I’m so glad I did! It was so much fun meeting wonderful people and crafting with them! The assignment: Each store is to create a holiday vignette using winter animals. Participants duty: Making the fur that will be [...]