Cozy Corners and Family Blankets

A few weeks ago my mother came to visit and brought with her a lovely handmade afghan. It was made by one of my grandmothers (we don't know which one!). I remember sneaking into my mother's closet as a little girl and seeing the corner of this blanket tucked away with the family quilts. Secretly I would pull it down and lay it on my bed.

I've always loved the bright and varied colors. It just makes me happy :)

This visit, my mother decided to give it to me, and I am so excited! It really cozy's up the corner of my living room! It is so funny, because just last week in my etsy interview they asked me about favorite handmade possessions, and I didn't have one so I listed my husband's family quilt! Now I have a little handmade nugget of my own :)

Here's to cozy corners and rainy Wednesday afternoons :)

home for the holidays guest post at smile and wave

Well Hello! Today I have a guest post up over at Smile and Wave! Check it out to see my DIY Tree Skirt.

Rachel's blog is quite possibly my favorite daily read! In case you didn't know, "Home for the Holidays" is a 2 week daily dose of Holiday Inspiration, DIY's and all around awesomeness from several talented bloggers, and I am beyond honored to be included on the list!

So what are you waiting for? Go check out Home for the Holidays!

Stacie

handmade display mini tree

Hello! In preparation for my recent show, I decided to build a little wooden dowel tree for displaying my cute little ornaments!

It was super simple! I went to hobby lobby and picked up a thick dowel (inch diameter) to serve as the trunk of my tree, and a bunch of little dowel sticks to be my branches! Then I used the drill attachment on my electric screwdriver and drilled random holes up and down the trunk of my would be tree! Finally, I took a random scrap of wood and drilled a hole in the center of it (inch diameter) to be the base of the tree! I secured the limbs with a dab of wood glue and let them set for 24 hours.

Next, I sprayed the entire tree with silver spray paint (boy was it pretty!). Finally, I used some bendable wire and wrapped it around each branch, so that I could hang multiple items on each limb. and Viola! One cute as can be display tree!

The show is over, so now what to do with it? Well I have  a little nook in desperate need of holiday cheer, so I thought that my new tree could reside there! I grabbed an old filing cabinet from our closet and painted it the same color of silver.

Now with the tree on top if the filing (and perhaps a cute wreath) It will make a nice little entry display.

I still need to decorate the tree with little ornaments, but that is on tonight's to do list!

-Stacie

the gingiber factory

New in the Gingiber Shop: mini plush owl ornaments. View them here.

hey measure about 7 inches tall and are each made with such love! I embroidered each face by hand. I truly love the deep crimson against the bright red.

I hope that you like them.

I think that I will pick a different animal muse for the 2011 year. Any suggestions?

the stockings are finished!

The Christmas Stockings are finished! Take a look!

Pink Christmas Stocking by Gingiber

Green Christmas Stocking by Gingiber

I am so stoked about these stockings! I have already sold one and have had several inquiries! I will only be making a dozen of each color, so if you like them, you had better act fast! It has been so much fun screen printing again. Believe me, it has been ages since I have done it, so this was a refreshing reminder of my love for printmaking.

Thanks for reading. I know this week's posts have been a bit "me" centered, but next week will bring a bit more content about pretty pretty decor and yummy recipies.

-Stacie