Personalized Card Seals {A Silhouette Project}

Ever since I added a quick little embellishment to a card I sent a follower awhile back, I started thinking about using my Silhouette SD to make personalized Card Seals for the holidays. While I need to get a little better at gluing the words/ embellishments in a cleaner way, I think the idea of a little personal element to an otherwise standard envelope might just be too much fun!

I haven't decided what I am going to add to my holiday cards yet, but here is the one I did for an LTC follower that got the thinking process started.

What do you think? Is there a way you could make this work for you, and jazz up your holiday cards too? I'd love to see if you come up with anything too!

Happy Wednesday,

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Big Boy Room Reveal

We finally took the plunge and moved our little man into a big boy bed.  He is almost 3 1/2 and was definitely ready.  I am never ready for new phases with my babies but getting a chance to decorate a new room sure helps!    

This was his room before the switch.  I posted about it here.

First up was a new wall color.  I chose Polar Star by Valspar.  I was super happy with my choice.

Here is his room upon entering today.

Would you believe my sister found that old school desk (that I LOVE) at a Goodwill for only $8?  She called me right away and asked if I wanted it.  Sisters are awesome.

He requested a "cars and trucks" room and that is what he got.  I acquired the wall decor through Etsy, Hobby Lobby, The Country Living Fair, my basement, my Mom, and one of my big sisters.  

I simply taped old car photos inside of frames.

His birthday is July 15th which is the meaning behind the 715.

The license plates are from states where my husband and I were born or where we grew up.

The Valvoline hat from his Halloween costume was perfect to hang on a hook in his room.

My sister started collecting bouncy balls for me a long time ago when I mentioned they would be cute in a jar.  And the little jar is filled with Daddy's old micro machines.

I loved the front of these maps so I just pinned them to the wall inside of an empty frame.

Of course you know there had to be a banner in his room.  Cheaper than curtains and a curtain rod and I love them!

The bedding is actually the underside of a Pottery Barn plane quilt that I found at a yard sale when he was a baby for only $5.  I wanted a red quilt so I flipped it over and it works great!

The bed was around when Daddy was little and the sheets were ones he actually slept on.  The pillows were made by my Mom and I using an old shirt of Daddy's, a Silhouette studio image of an old car, and a plane cut from my son's old shirt.

I love his new room.

It was a hit with our little mechanic too.

Thanks for stopping by Lemon Tree today!  

Happy Tuesday!

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Winners

Congratulations to this week's winner to the Home for Hire shop, Heather Brewer!

Congratulations!! I will be emailing you with information about your prize!

Don't forget, you can get 15% off of your order at Home for Hire by entering the codeTREE15, now until Thanksgiving.

Thanks for entering and everyone have a wonderful weekend!!

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Friday Finds {Pinterest-My Style}

{Give Thanks}

These great pins are so fun and fitting for the upcoming holiday. I thought it would be neat to share a variety of ways to say {Thanks via Pinterest finds}.



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Over the next few days, I wish you laughter, love, tasty food and new memories this Thanksgiving! I know I always look forward to my grandmother's traditional {Share Salad}. Dinner would not be the same without it.

Enjoy your holiday LTC!


Jessica

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Home for Hire Discount and Shop Giveaway!

**This giveaway is now closed, but you can still receive 15% off of your order now through Thanksgiving with the code TREE15.**

Alright folks, are you ready to see the most adorable Etsy shop?! Allow me to introduce you to Home for Hire. It is filled with the most charming little goodies, and I'm delighted to have found it just before the Christmas season!

I can think of plenty of people on Christmas my list who would love items from this shop. Care to have a look around with me?

First in my cart will be these darling Hand Stamped Holiday Tags. It would be impossible to not love a present adorned with these sweet tags.

Or the Green Polka Dotted version. I just love apple green as a part of a Christmas color scheme, it's too cute.

If you have a love of rustic, you'll go crazy for these Farmhouse Chic Napkin Rings,

or the Mustard Yellow version. Yummy.

There are beautifully colored Vintage Book Bundles,

and charming Vintage and Cottage-Inspired Coaster Sets.

Also, you just might fall in love with these Love Birds.

Fun shop, right?!

As if you needed another reason to browse around and buy a few things,

25% of the sales from her shop go towards supporting a family who is in the process of adopting. Isn't that great?!

As a little bonus shopping incentive, Home for Hire is giving all Lemon Tree Creations readers a 15% discount between now and Thanksgiving with the code TREE15 at checkout. Fun, right?!

How would you like to WIN a $25 credit towards this darling shop?! You'd love it right?

Click HERE for details on how to enter to win.

This is a sponsored post, written by me on behalf of Home for Hire. All opinions are 100% mine.

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Paper and Letters Christmas Garland

 Every year, until now, I have been swooned by all things 'cutesy' Christmas. I wanted ribbons and bows and polka dots oh my! I had glitter and feathers and monograms galore. This year, however, I was completely caught off guard by my desire to go a more rustic, natural and home-made with my Christmas decor. I found these awesome little boxes at Hobby Lobby and it really got my little vision running!

I've been on maternity leave with my little guy and wanted to get the Christmas decorating done before I return to work next week. As we were putting up our tree Monday night I realized if I wanted to cut back on the cutesy I couldn't use half of my decorations from past years. This meant our tree was looking a little sparse. So, I decided to take matters into my own hands and use some spare materials we had to make a few strands of garland, and I loved the way they turned out!

 The first one I made was a strand of stars cut from old dictionary pages. I didn't use a template, but just free handed 3 different sizes of stars. I stacked them all up in varying order, and poked a hole right through the center of all 50 or so stars at one time with a large sewing needle. I used basic white thread on the needle to string them all together. I love the look!! It's so homemade and just perfect for our not so perfect house right now!

The second garland was made from chipboard letters and twine.

I ended up using smaller chipboard letters per hubby's request, which was a good call! I simply hot-glued the letters to the twine in no particular order. I left the letters unfinished to add to the natural (and simple) look. It took less than 20 minutes to make and put up on the tree.

In the end these garlands were incredibly simple and quick to make, and they ended up being exactly what my tree needed. All it took to spruce up the tree was a little cheap thinking outside of the box! What Christmas crafts can you make for free from your craft closet this year? It's certainly not too early to start getting creative this holiday season!

 Merry Wednesday!

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Mini Pillow Ornaments

I am calling my newest project "Mini Pillow Ornaments" simply because they remind me of little pillows.  If you have been following LTC for awhile, you know I often mix my love of pillows with my love of iron-on transfer paper.  The evidence can be found HERE.  

I used my Silhouette machine for this project but for those of you who don't own a Silhouette machine, you have options!  You can purchase regular iron-on transfer paper at stores like Wal-Mart or Target.

I found the images I wanted to use in my Silhouette Studio.  I used Silhouette heat transfer in dark pink and teal.  After the cutting was complete, I cut around them and then peeled away the extra paper leaving only my cute images intact.  

I ironed them onto squares/rectangles of muslin material.  This is my go-to fabric as it is neutral, soft, and a bit textured.  I also cut a second piece of muslin for the backing of each ornament.

I cut out each image leaving an extra 1/2 inch all the way around.  Then with right sides facing each other, I put a string or ribbon of choice in a loop in between the two pieces of fabric upside down.

Next up was the pinning.

I left an opening at the bottom for stuffing purposes.

Pinking shears are so much fun, aren't they?

And of course, cutting corners is a must.

Then the little babies got all stuffed up.

And the bottom opening was stitched by hand.

I only got four done so far but now I can't wait to make more.  I am so excited about these little ornaments!  They will show up in my babies' stockings this year for Christmas.

Beware family and close friends, you will most likely be receiving one of these for Christmas!  

Wouldn't they be so cute as a package topper? 

I also can't get my mind off of how cute a tree would be covered in "Mini Pillow Ornaments"!

Oh, the possibilities... 

Whew...I better get busy.

Happy Tuesday!

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