First Christmas Ornament

I haven't been able to find a first Christmas ornament that I really like.  I got one that simply says baby's first Christmas but I wanted one that said 2010 and I was having a hard time finding one.  I decided instead to make my own.  I took a simply embroidery loop and painted it red.  I got some printable fabric and printed Harper's 1st Christmas 2010 on it and had Harper do a footprint in the middle.  I wanted to do a hand print but that ended up being a big mess and didn't work very well.  I could hold and guide her foot better.  Then I just added some ribbon to hang.  Now maybe we will make a tradition out of this??

Recycle Bins

These bins are similar to the storage bins I did awhile back except that I lined them with plastic to help save the box.  These bins are so easy and fit perfect on my little shelf.  I don't exactly have room for those huge recycle bins I see in the stores.  Plus with a detached garage and 20 degree weather, we don't exactly want to take our recyclables out to the giant bin everyday.

First start out with you box and some fabric.

I just cut fabric to fit around my box and modge podged it to my box.  I didn't have enough fabric to make a box to pull over it like my previous storage box post.

Then I took an old waterproof mattress liner and lined the inside of the box and around the top edges.  This will help protect it from water damage.

I used modge podge to attach the liner as well.

Then I just lined the space where the liner ends with ribbon to hide the frayed ends.

I also glued an extra piece of cardboard to the bottom of the boxes to make them a little more sturdy.  Finished...

Christmas card holder

I love getting cute Christmas cards every year but they start to become irritating when I line them up on my bookcase and then every time I walk by one falls down creating a domino effect where they all come down.  So this year I decided to hang them up.  I didn't want to tape them to the wall so I bought some wooden clothes pins from hobby lobby, painted them red and hung the cards up using a piece of ribbon.  Nothing too terribly exciting but with all the cards on it, it becomes another Christmas decoration.