Easy Decorated Banner Cake

I LOVE banners lately!  

I had to bring a cake to a party a few weeks ago & wanted to make a paper banner to decorate it with.

I found a wonderful tutorial on Pinterest.  It came from the blog A Contented Common Life.

I made my banner & then used some flowers to decorate the rest of the cake with.

 I really think it turned out cute !

The nice thing is you can use all of the decorations again for another time!

I loved how easy the banner was to make.... 

So I  decided to make a larger one for my Easter Decor in my entry way.

Happy Easter!!

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Chic On A Shoestring

TaterTots & Jello
Lolly Jane
Under The Table & Dreaming
Brassy Apple
Home Stories A to Z
At Home With K
Cherished Bliss
Jillifyit
My Uncommon Slice Of Suburbia
The Little Giggler
The 36th Avenue
Kristen's Creations
At The Picket Fence

Framed Key Decor...

Today was one of those days that I started switching around my decorations...it must be spring fever! 

Then I got the idea to make this.

I really love how it turned out & I decided to hang it on the hall tree in my entry way. 

It was a nice change from the wreath I usually hang there.

I love using stuff that I already have around the house to change things up a bit...

All I did to make this was:
 -Take a frame & remove the glass front.
-Line the frame with scrapbook paper of your choice.

-Then I took this key that I got from Hobby Lobby a while ago & tied a long piece of  ribbon to the top of it.
-Then I wrapped it around the top of the frame & replaced the backing to the frame.

-Hang it from the hook with the ribbon & tie a bow.
 I didn't even glue the key to the paper so I can switch the key & the paper out for other holidays if I decide too!

This spring fever has me wanting to rearrange everything...I just wish it could motivate me to clean out a few closets instead!

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Craftomaniac
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The Girl Creative
At Home With K

Paper Garland: How To

I have been wanting to make a paper garland for a long time.  When I pulled out my Valentine's Decor, I decided to try & make one for my mantel.  You can see it HERE.  I like how it turned out,  so I decided to make a Happy Birthday banner that we can put up for birthday parties.

I picked out some scrapbook paper I liked & some ribbon to coordinate.

Then I made a template for the shape of the banner...

Real fancy...huh?  It worked though!

Then I traced the template & cut out the paper.

Then I hot glued my ribbon onto the templates to create my banner.

Then I traced out my letters to spell "Happy Birthday".  

I actually got my letter templates from the dollar store....

They are the perfect size & included the whole alphabet & some numbers.

Then I just glued them on to the banner & I was done!

I'm really happy with how it turned out...

It will be fun to put up when the birthdays arrive!

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http://thriftydecorating-nikkiw.blogspot.com
www.the36thavenue.com

http://www.firefliesandjellybeans.com/

http://www.atthepicketfence.com/

http://www.mysimplehomelife.com/

http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/

http://lollyjaneboutique.blogspot.com/http://craftomaniac.blogspot.com/

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/search/label/Link%20Parties

http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2012/02/february-before-and-after-party.html

http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/

http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/

http://www.thesasselife.com/

http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/

http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/

http://organizeyourstuffnow.com/  

An American Girl Closet

American Girl....

My daughter LOVES these dolls!  She has a good size closet in her room, so we turned it into her American Doll's "room".

 We got these cork board squares on clearance for 50 cents each.  Then she went through the catalogs they send us in the mail & found pictures of the dolls she & her friends have. Then we pinned them on & added a sticker with each doll's initial.

Libby has Morgan, Lanie & the dog coconut.

Living Room

Bedroom & Salon

She does have clothes in there too...above the living room.

You can see the rest of her room HERE.  We just changed it a few months ago.

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Our Scripture Tree

Last year, we started a new tradition that my kids LOVE!
It's an advent calendar that has a scripture & a question for each day until Christmas comes.   

I originally got the idea from the magazine called "The Friend" which is put out by our church for the children to read.  You can find the link HERE.

 I  decided to make ourselves a Scripture Tree out of felt.

So we could do it every Christmas.

 I typed up the scripture for each day numbering them 1-25 & put the question next to it.

Next,  I printed it out & framed it. 

Now the questions hang above the tree in our hallway.

I was going to make a felt ornament for each day, but  then I found these adorable stickers at Walmart.  I just added Velcro to the back & they have worked out great.

 They are made of plastic, so they'll last a long time.

Each night the kids take turns & read the scripture, answer the question & pick an ornament to hang on the tree. 

When the tree is full...we know Christmas is here! 

They love it & it helps remind us what Christmas is all about!

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Cheap Christmas Print...

Do you want a cute & easy Christmas Print?

I got all of my supplies at the Dollar Store...

I picked out a gift bag that had a cute Christmas Tree on it.  Then I headed down the frame isle & picked up an 8X10 silver frame to match.

 

 Trace the paper that comes in the frame onto the bag...cut it out & place it in the frame!

Voila... a $2.00 Christmas decoration!

The best part is that  you can still use the other side of the bag to make another one to give as a gift. You actually get two prints for a dollar.  You can do this for any holiday, they really make cute gift bags for all of the seasons!
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