Showing posts with label clay tags. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clay tags. Show all posts

December 03, 2011

a christmas tablescape

There's nothing better than a little holiday tablescaping. Here's what I've been playing with this weekend.


For most of my tablescapes I just shop the house. But this one is about 50/50 on items I already owned vs newly purchased items. Only because I was near an Ikea during Thanksgiving in Florida and couldn't resist adorable white bowls with silver snowflakes, sparkly white snowflake ornaments & white wicker balls (there has to be a better name for those, right?)


Oh and then there was the most fabulous fabric store ever where I bought the beautiful grain sack inspired runner and the red and white stripe napkins. Which I think are actually dishtowels, but I like them as napkins so let's just go with it.


These antique ball jars are new to me, but I didn't have to pay for them so they don't count. Mom gave them to me. They've got the old zinc lids and everything. Super fun. What was she thinking leaving them in the garage to collect dust all these years?


I heart Ikea. And white bowls with snowflakes.


Handmade clay tags make every tablescape better!



We have a lot of holly bushes in our landscaping. I don't care for them most of the year, but right now they are full of red berries and are actually really pretty. Don't be fooled by their looks though. I stabbed myself 5,987 times while cutting and arranging them for this table.


ooh....do you spot my other new Ikea item. Yep, its my Christmas-y striped rug. How on earth do they make a rug for $4? Someone please tell me. I bought 3 of these because they were just too good to pass up. And if Sarah and Melissa have one....well then I need one too! :)


Oh and I almost forgot about the vintage-inspired paper straws - super fun for Christmas entertaining. You can buy them here


I've been working on some mantelscaping this weekend too! Hoping to show that to you this week if everything goes according to plan.

xo
alima ;)

Head over to Layla's to see some other great Christmas tablescapes!
The Lettered Cottage

and to Sarah's for a Good Life Wednesday!
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Holiday

May 10, 2011

playing with clay


These clay tags are a fun, easy project. All you really need is a few cookie cutters and air dry modeling clay. If you've worked with clay before you can most likely go at this on your own without instructions. I had never worked with clay so I downloaded a little tutorial from my favorite blogger, Sarah from A Beach Cottage.


The next several photos I took with my iPhone instagram app during the process so I apologize for their poor quality. On a side note: I love the convenience of that app for shooting and sharing pictures quickly.


I had fun shopping for cookie cutters but didn't have any luck finding the right size circle. So I used the lid from an empty spice jar for my circles. It actually worked pretty well.



I would love to buy an alphabet stamping set like this one so i could stamp fun words or names on them!



The clay takes a while to air dry and I am not the most patient.


But it was worth the wait!


I think they turned out really cute!


I'm still on the hunt for fun cookie cutter shapes so if you have a good resource I'd love to know.

P.S. Those pretty daisies were free - I picked them off the side of the road :)
P.P.S Here is a direct link to Sarah's tutorial. And check out her blog while you're over there. Seriously, my favorite of all time.

And of course, I had to link this post up for Sarah's Good Life Wednesday!

May 09, 2011

Weekend Recap!

It was a great weekend!
It started off Friday afternoon when a package arrived from my Mom. 

Inside was this metal caddy of vases from Pottery Barn. 

And two antique creamers, which of course I will use as vases.

A beautiful antique linen and a cookbook were in the package as well (Sorry I didn't take pictures of those).

Later that evening another package arrived. My little man sent me my absolute favorite and the best chocolate on the planet from French Broad Chocolate in Asheville, NC.

Cocoa Nib brownies...delicious!!
via french broad chocolate

And a mixed collection of hazelnut truffles, maple truffles and dark chocolate sea salt caramels.

via French Broad Chocolate

via French Broad Chocolate

Saturday my husband gave me this shirt from Anthro.
via Anthropologie

We enjoyed an afternoon visiting the in-laws and then made it home just in time to make a few Mint Juleps and watch the Kentucky Derby!

I actually made Mint Julep Iced Tea. Super tasty. Will definitely make again.

Then more gifts! A Slatkin & Co Fresh Lemon Candle & an Anthro gift card!
via Anthropologie

Sunday morning we went to brunch. Eggs Benedict! yum!
(The outside of the restaurant had these cool oxidized metal walls)

We enjoyed the rest of the day relaxing and playing outside.
 And I had fun channeling Sarah and playing with clay!
{More on that later}
via A Beach Cottage

I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend too!