Handmade Holiday Cards

I'm so glad that I decided to go with handmade this Christmas. Everything was way prettier than just stuff I could buy. Here are the cards I made for each family. I used thread, felt, buttons, and a ton of glitter. 

Reindeer Games

Because these were too cute not to post.  ^_^

Absolutely in Love

With this gorgeous antique bolt and screw case we found this weekend. But at $2,000, I'll have to love it from afar. :(

Steampunk Bracelets

 I have recently realized my lack of wrist wear...so today i sat down and made a few pieces inspired by things i have found on pinterest. very happy with these.

green & brown bracelets: Tim Holtz sprockets + string

metal key bracelet: old watch with original drawing insert.

Weekend Wrap-Up

first post in a series of what i did on the weekends, since i hardly ever post on the weekends. this weekend, i attended the wedding of one of my friends. beautiful everything, lovely vintage dress, happy love time. here is the outfit i wore with some handmade elements. a redone necklace and an outfit specific headband.

Cola Crates & Repurposed Metal

i re-did the landing spot/shoe shelf in the hallway. we picked up a sweet cola crate from a flea market a few weeks ago and i finally used it for all the random things (name tags, keys, pens, etc) that we keep in the hall.

what wouldn't fit was put into a copper pot. we got a couple of these for free from leftover yard sale stuff, the other is in the kitchen.

my favorite new thing is a piece of metal we found on the farm. we just cleaned it up, stuck it on the wall and now it is a magnetic memo board! much more industrial farmhouse than what was there, very happy!

What I'm Wearing 4

i have been experimenting and playing with my clothes, so that is what you get to see!

this is an almost entirely new outfit, which is rare for me.

*fun fact* i have no idea how my ankles curve so much. i am made of rubber.

i finally got a girl black belt (no more using my husband's belt!) and this one, has an adorbs owl on it.

i also finally got a white dress, something i've been needing for a while. very happy with this one.

(hello, derp smile. i still like this picture though! *note* normal smiles are not usually so derp)

my old black shoes recently died, so i picked up some new lace black shoes. they are some comfy cute!

and my same old black cardigan, still working hard.

breakdown:

dress: Ross $13

Tights: Shoe Show $7

Shoes: Walmart $8

Belt: Rue 21 (love) 8$

Cardigan: Target $23ish

a bit about the accessories....the necklace was made by me (post here) from an old paintbrush.

the ring is from an excellent thrift shop in Murfreesboro, The Funky Trunk.

and the lovely vintage cameras were free to me, found in some old peoples' stuff.