Ornament Ideas from All Over Blog Land

I love ornament Ideas!  If you look at the bar just below the picture at the top you will see a link to see lots more ornaments!  I will be adding more to this post as I find ideas around blog land.
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Over at A Journey of a Thousand Miles......she has a tutorial for making these darling photo ornies with pix and scrap paper.

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A little differnet idea  check out the complete tutorial over at Just Another Day in Paradise for these wonderlful photo block ornies - love them!
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Wow These Vintage CD Ornies are beautiful!  Check out the tutptorial over at  The Lindy Cottage Hill....

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What a fun ornament for pictures - tutorial over at In My Own Style.

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Love these beautiful ornies - clcik here for a tutoral over at Beatiful Haven.

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House on Ashwell Lane is featuring this darling ornies with a tutorial - clecck here to see how she did this!

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Love these DIY Mercury Ornies - Check out the Tutorial over at Finding My Aloha!
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Adorable Ornies with Tutorial over at Pocket Full of Pink
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Ooh love this heart ornie lots of ways to make this ornie over at Deck the Halls

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What a fun ornie made from scrapbook paper - check it out over at Crafters Anonymous
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Isn't this beautiful click here for a full tutorial on how to make it hourself. 

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I LOVE THIS IDEA!  I am going to make it with my Super Seven!  I will show you the results when I am done, meanwhile, click on this link to see a great tutorial over at "Cleverly Inspired Blog. 

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Cute!  Loves these from scrabble tiles - check it out at Decor on a Dollar!

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Food Gift Ideas from Around Blog Land

 I will add more to this post as I come across more great blogger gift ideas!

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WOW!  Love this gift presentation over at  Studio Birget Kerr - she has instructions on how to make Pomegranet Molasses - what a unique gift!  (Click Here)

Love these Hot Choclate Jars over at She's Kind of Craft - she even has the gift tags there for you to use.  Fun!!

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All kinds of Food Gift Ideas over at Simply Sweet Home

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What a great idea a Smores Kit - check out all the details over at Today's Fabulous Find.

 
 
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This fun little gift has all the instructions over at Life in Rehab - click here for full instructions.

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Oooh looks so yummy - complete tutorial over at Ladybug and Lizard check it out!

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She has some great cookie gift and party ideas over at Morre Minutes - check it out!

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Clever gift idea that can be used all year long!  Check it out on A Creative Momma.

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This is over at Stuff By Ash - She has a tutorial for Poor Man's Cupcake - did a great job didn't she!
Love these bags for food gifts - where the tag is also a gift over at A Bit Tattered

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Love these paint cans filled with gifts over at Clean and Scentsible Click here to see the details

Full instructions for this fun gift and presentation - click here!

Step by Step To Decorating Our Mantle

Linking up this week with Cuisine Kathleen, Link in my side bar.
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I thought I would share with you how I have decorated my mantle.  This mantle is a bunch of leftover things all put together on a garland. I was going to change it this year - but I really like it - so next year I will change it up again.

The first step is to put the lights up.  I have tried to do this with the greenery and it never did look right.  I put it up and then added the garland and twisted the garland around the lights.  It worked much better.  I also used 100 count lights on both the mantle and the bottom part.  The 50 count lights weren't enough light.

I added a nail to both sides of the mantle to hook the lights so they are stable and also to hook the garland.  It gives it much stability.  I decor the mantle with each holiday so  the nails really help.

 I wanted this to be a really  nice thick garland (which is pricey) so I bought the really cheap stuff and doubled it.  Then I wrapped it around the lights to cover the cords.

The next step is to add the ribbon.  As I undid the roll I twisted it and twisted it around the garland so it  would intersperse with the garland. 

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I had some leftover plastic snowflake garland and added it into the garland as well.  You cant even see it but it add's a great reflection of the lights.

Now comes the fun part!
Next step was to add some broken ice branches and scatter them all through it and  add some leftover white poinsetta's in clusters in the corners.

Next I added a bunch of ornaments I had, silver stars and balls, ice scicles, snowflakes, boutineers from weddings,  etc.  The fun thing about this kind of a garland set up is you can tuck things on top, in the back as well as in the front.  It all adds to the overall look.  I also added a strip of  netting to the lights on the mantle to soften them

Here is the finished look!  I still need to add some do-dad's to the mantle as soon as I get them unpacked. 

It is lovely with the lights at night as well.

Thanks for stopping by - hopefully I will have time to post a few more things tomorrow. 

. Have a great week!

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Today I am grateful for a nice warm house - this is what was outside this afternoon as I decorated - a full blown Idaho blizzard!

Gift Ideas from All Over Blog Land

I found these at Katie's Nesting Spot - click here for details - they are adorable!

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Also had to share these from over at A Journey of a Thousand Miles...... also with tutorial

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What a fun idea for teachers or neighbor'sts - Check out all the details at "From My Front Porch To Yours"

Another great neighbor idea from Today's Fabulous Finds - complete with tutorial

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What a fast and fun idea with tutorial over at Thrifty and Fabulous

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What a Fun Countdown Idea for kids!  Check out the tutorial over at Brandy's Crafts.

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Instructions at My Serendipity - Cute Lotion Bottles for Christmas!

Cute Hand Sanitizer Snowman - Instructions at Crafts and Scrap

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I was going to send this link to my girl's but decided I wanted to do it for them - she has a complete toutorial and ideas over at While He Was Napping - thanks for the idea!

ABC Book for Church

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Isnt' this crayon apron adorable - check out the how to's on SHe's kind of Crafty

All Kinds of Hair Bow Ideas over at Vintage Wannabee

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This bow is beautiful - all kinds of ideas over at Attempting Aloha

T-Shirt Quilt - Instructions at Measuring My Live in Love

Awesome! Pop-Up Hallelujah Chorus at Macy

These are both so great - please take a minute to watch them - very inspiring and worth the time to watch.

Mob Chorus at Ontario Mall - this is Amazing!

Awesome! Pop-Up Hallelujah Chorus at Macy