our wooden table is buzzing this time of year with christmas card writing, list making, book reading, meal sharing & moments in-between.
today i am gift wrapping on our dearly loved table, one of my very favorite parts of the holiday season.
i believe a package should be just as beautiful as what’s inside, don’t you?
you know my love for clipboards. we hang calendars from our thrifted clipboards & trade expensive frames for them.
i’ve shared this idea once before, but i thought we could all use a little refresher.
if you’re looking for a little inexpensive gift idea for the holidays, blossoms and billows’ prints are just perfect.
i recently ordered aubrey’s family monogram print for our home & thought what a wonderful gift it might be for the other little families close to us!
& if you’re in need of a quick gift, you can even order her prints as instant downloads! at just $8, you can gift your entire lady tribe with a fun print on a clipboard! i especially love this one.
to make your gift special, gather supplies you already have on hand. tie a bow around your print & chalkboard. tie a tag onto your goodies & gift it! so simple, festive & happy!
total cost: $9 ($8 for the print, $1 for the clipboard)
sweet aubrey is also offering an amazing giveaway of $100 to her shop! that’s 11 prints from her shop that you can keep or gift to others! yay!
to enter, simply:
1. check out the blossoms and billows shop.
2. follow blossoms and billows on ig @blossomsnbillows or like her Facebook page.
3. comment below with your email address & a creative wrapping idea!
i will pick a random winner next wednesday, december 17th, at 8am cst!
happy winning, friends!
love,
natalie
p.s. use code “zinnia” for 25% off your order in the blossoms and billows shop! yay!
giveaway closed! our random winner is jenna! we will contact you shortly about your giveaway prize! yay!
friends, have you check out my sidebar recently? there are so many fantastic makers over there offering some incredible handmade goods perfect for gifting during this time of year!
i am over the moon with my friends at haven enterprise & their wood working magic.
i was so excited to work with them to create this gorgeous trivet with the word “gather” carved into it.
it makes me teary just thinking about the word gather & it’s significance in our every day lives.
i think it’s so important that our family gathers at the table each evening to share a meal. luke’s family lives just down our dirt road so every week we share at least one dinner with them. we gather at the table & tell stories, share podcasts we’re listening to & books we’re reading. they taught me the value of slowing down to break bread together.
in those moments, we find everyday beauty.
my friends at haven enterprise are offering up a giveaway today, too!
one lucky natalie creates reader will win the “i am” butcher block from haven enterprises!
to enter, simply:
1. visit the haven enterprise website & take a look around
2. sign up for their newsletter here!
3. share your email address & what “gather” means to you.
i will pick a random winner next wednesday, 12/17, & announce it here!
love,
natalie
p.s. receive 15% off at checkout with the code “MERRY14” in the haven enterprise shop until december 19th!
congrats to lori for winning! we will contact you shortly!
hi, friends! i am so excited to share with you a little project i am part of during the holiday season!
i was asked by lacy of living on love to participate in 12 days of handmade christmas! each day, for 12 days leading up to christmas, one blogger is sharing a fun & simple project that you can make at home.
today i am sharing a cute “you are home” ornament you can make & gift for just $1 that’s oh so easy & quick!
immediately when i saw these united states cutouts at hobby lobby in the wooden ornament section, i was inspired. there are so many possibilities for what crafty goodness you could make out of these ornaments.
i knew they were just perfect for our dear friends who just recently moved to our town from missouri.
a little back story – our dear friends & their little family just moved from our college town in missouri to our current hometown in arkansas just a handful of months ago. i remember that transition & how difficult it was adjusting to a new town & new people. we are so happy to have them here, but i wanted to honor their big move in 2014.
with just a buck (& my 40% off hobby lobby coupon!), some supplies i already had on hand & a bit of time, i was able to make a cute ornament they can hang on their tree in their new home.
first, find some acrylic paint & two pieces of fabric that all coordinate & match one another. paint your wooden states cutout & let it dry for about ten minutes.
while you’re waiting for your ornament to dry, cut out your states. they do not need to be to scale. i simply free-handed my state shapes, but you could find a map online, print out the images & trace the shape onto your fabric.
once you’ve cut out your states, glue the fabrics in the appropriate place on the cutout using mod podge.
after your mod podge is dry, you can paint little red hearts on the cities or towns of your choice.
once the paint is dry, tie ribbon of your choice to the ornament & gift away!
i plan to attach my ornament to a little holiday gift basket of goodies for our friends.
happy crafting & don’t forget to check out the fun projects happening for the next 12 days!
December 1 – Rustic Wooden Chalkboards with Living on Love
December 2 – Fabric Candy Cane Ornaments with Crafty Mally
December 3 – Cookie Jar Snow Globes with Tag & Tibby
December 4 – DIY Bath Caddy with Down Home Inspiration
December 5 – “You Are Home” US Ornament with Natalie Creates
December 6 – Fat Quarter Cloth Napkins with That Moxie Girl
December 7 – Painted Decor Blocks with Classic Play
December 8 – Footprint Reindeer Aprons with The Caterpillar Years
December 9 – DIY Hostess Gift with Buzzmills
December 10 – Emoji Onesies with Frock Files
December 11 – Dried Fruit Ornaments & Garland with Maker Mama
December 12 – Salt Dough Frame Ornaments with Small + Friendly
December 2 – Fabric Candy Cane Ornaments with Crafty Mally
December 3 – Cookie Jar Snow Globes with Tag & Tibby
December 4 – DIY Bath Caddy with Down Home Inspiration
December 5 – “You Are Home” US Ornament with Natalie Creates
December 6 – Fat Quarter Cloth Napkins with That Moxie Girl
December 7 – Painted Decor Blocks with Classic Play
December 8 – Footprint Reindeer Aprons with The Caterpillar Years
December 9 – DIY Hostess Gift with Buzzmills
December 10 – Emoji Onesies with Frock Files
December 11 – Dried Fruit Ornaments & Garland with Maker Mama
December 12 – Salt Dough Frame Ornaments with Small + Friendly
love,
natalie