Handmade gifts for christmas

December 1, 2011

I'm a crafty, make it myself, kind of person and have been surfing the net for ideas for handmade Christmas gifts.  I stumbled on  Heidi's Handmade Gifts from the Heart blog hop, where she wants to share ideas for anything handmade for Christmas.  I usually make up a few gifts in a jar, so today I'm sharing with you some that i have made up thus far. 

I had some mason jars left from summer canning  I filled those with Epsom's salt and scented it with lavender or eucalyptus essential oil.  I dug through some scrap material and embellished it with bows, bulbs, and bells. 

Who wouldn't want to enjoy a nice relaxing soak, in a hot tub of water scented with lavender on a cold evening????

All made up and ready to give..................

I'm linking this up to Heidi's blog hop, so join me in admiring these handmade gifts.

                                       
                                             Live Simple....................Sheryl

Feels Like Fall

October 19, 2011

Well now that its getting to feel more like fall, I've done a little decorating around the house with some pine cones from last year, a few of my dried sunflowers from the summer, i even had time to be a lil crafty.  There are alot of cute little pumpkins floating around the Internet, all shapes and sizes made from all sorts of different fabrics.  I thought i would give it a try and make a few of my own.

This one is made with a piece of white burlap i had.  I decorated the top with a twig and some acorns, tiny pine cones and leaves. I think this one came out the cutest, this picture does not do it any justice.

The third one  is made from a piece of white cotton, with twine wrapped around the twig stem, as you can see in this cluster of the three.

These were so fun to make, anything goes....Don't you love that sorta craft.


This is a little vignette i put together on my patio table to give it a little fall feeling. I threw together some pine cones, dried sunflowers, potted herbs and a old tattered bird house.  The tall candle sits in a old sprocket i found in a load of horse manure that we got from a nearby stable. 

I thought it was a keeper, old, rustic and in the shape of a star.

Just a few things i put together, hope you enjoy.  I'm linking this post up to Heidi's Fall Harvest Blog Hop over at My Simple Country living.  She has just started this hop for sharing your fall recipes, decorations, or anything fall related.  Join me and hop over to see some fall harvest happenings.

                                                   Live Simple...............Sheryl