Linen Pin Board

I have been eying the cute linen pinboards in all the major catalogs like Pottery Barn, Ballards, etc.

I've been looking for a cork board at thrift stores when my friend gave me a board that is cork like, for FREE! It was the perfect size being about 24" x 30".

I found some linen I liked for about $5. I ironed it up and laid my board on top of it.

I love the texture of linen.

I just hot glued it to the back. Pull tight!

I had bought and intended to put nail head trim around the whole perimeter of the board but I got it out of the package and hated it...it look super cheapy and not professional. SO I used the single nail head tacks that came in the package and did the corners.

I LOVE the finished product! I think it looks so beautiful and to me I think it looks like I bought it at Pottery Barn. I just need to attach a cream silk ribbon and hang it.

And another project that needs to be added to the list as a result of this project: Cute Tacks!

Blogaversary Winners!!

Thanks to the great shops that gave their products to you readers!

Thanks for all the entries in all the amazing Giveaways. I am grateful to all my readers!

Did you a win?

Plush Studios - $20 Shop Credit

#8 JandJ home

Cinnamon Ink - Print of your choice from her shop

#2 Amy

The Twinery - Ultimate Color Sampler Pack

#21 Kathy

Cut It Out - Five 4x6 frames of your choice

#18 Carli

(Carli, I don't have your email, so please contact me within 48 hours to claim your prize, camillastarks at gmail dot com)

OK...I will contact you by email and you will have 48 hours to respond. 

Thanks!

Halloween Bead Board Sign

A few ladies and I in my area have started a craft group.

We get together once a month'ish and 1 person is in charge of putting together a craft for all of us to do.

We had our first one last week and I was in charge.

I had a bunch of bead board left over from our bathroom projects so I wanted to do something with that.

I found my idea from Brown Paper Packages but I knew that we could dress it up a bit more than she had. So I had my husband pre-cut the wood ahead of time and then I just gathered all my supplies that we could possibly need.

I set up tables out in my garage (which was awesome because the kids could just play outside while we crafted). We painted our boards black and then everyone just took all sorts of directions from there!

Look at all that craftiness going on!

The table with all the goodies...doughnuts and juice, plus all the crafty goodies too.

Me in my craft attire...t-shirt with my hair back in a ponytail!

My Final Project

Halloween Rag Quilt

I finally finished my Halloween Rag Quilt, Yippee!

My kids have loved it so much.

They just lay it out like a 'carpet' and sit and lay all over it.

I layed out my fabric how I wanted it to be when it was done.

I sewed the squares together in rows. Then the rows together, with a 1/2 inch seam.

 Here's the long and tedious part... start cutting notches, about a 1/2 inch'ish, around every seem. Don't cut into the thread.

Then put it in the wash (cold water, no soap) then put it in the dryer to get it to fray!

 Like my cute bat pillow! It's from Ameroonie's shop.

Just in time for the snow that started flying today.

Happy Warm Halloween!

Now, Don't forget to go and enter the 4 Giveaways going on right now:

Plush Studios Pillows - $20 Shop Credit

Cinnamon Ink Prints - Any Print in the Shop

The Twinery - Ultimate Pack

Cut It Out - Five 4x6 frames

 Giveaways end Monday

Cut It Out Already Frames - {Giveaway}

A couple weeks ago I went to a local boutique/gift show and I saw these really darling frames, 

from Cut It Out, that have a similar look to the really popular wavy edged frames, except these babies are about a THIRD of the price. They come to you in a natural wood state which leaves you to be able to paint the frame whatever color would suit your rooms color scheme!

So for a HUGE chunk of savings you would need to put a tad bit of elbow grease into your project and paint.

I plan on purchasing several of these frames to go with my Cinnamon Ink photos (I bought at the same gift show) (Go HERE to enter her Giveaway that we have going on simultaneously).

Ken from Cut It Out is so awesomely giving away FIVE 4x6 frames to ONE of my readers. 

Isn't that such a sweet prize. A whole frame collage for one person.

SEE! I told you they were super cute!

Check their site for more designs to choose from.

Here's how to enter:

You must be a Google Friend Connect Follower of my blog to enter, If you are not yet, all you have to do is go to "Followers" on the sidebar and click "Follow" and follow the directions.

1st Entry: Go to Cut It Out Facebook Page, "like" their page and come back and leave me a comment saying you did so.

2nd Entry: Join their email list by emailing info@cutitoutalready.com saying "add me to your email list." come back here to this post and tell me you did so.

 

 Entry 3-5: Share this Giveaway on Facebook, Twitter and/or your Blog, come back to this post and leave a comment telling me you did so with proof* that you did. Separate comment for each thing you did.

 

* People are saying they don't know what it means or how to "prove it." It means to copy and paste the URL to where you had shared the giveaway link on twitter, facebook, or your blog. click on your status/tweet/or blog post that shows only that information and then copy and paste that url and put the url in your comment.

 This giveaway will end October 11th, winners will be announced Oct 12th via Random.org

The Twinery - {Giveaway} CLOSED

Today, 1 year ago, I started this blog! 

When I think of birthday's I think of presents, 

and when I think of presents I think of gift wrap and the presentation of the gift. 

And what better way to wrap any gift for any occasion??

BAKER'S TWINE

The hottest thing to tie on gifts right NOW!

The Twinery is such a great shop for so many different colors of bakers twine.

The Twinery has so graciously said they would giveaway a 

Ultimate Color Sampler Pack -14 colors!

I would be so dang happy receiving this beautiful color palette in the mail!

How would you like to win?

Here's how:

You must be a Google Friend Connect Follower of my blog to enter, If you are not yet, all you have to do is go to "Followers" on the sidebar and click "Follow" and follow the directions.

1st Entry: Go to The Twinery, come back to this post and leave a comment on which color is your favorite.

2nd Entry: Follow their Facebook Page, leave them comment love and come back and leave a separate comment telling me you did so.

 Entry 3-5: Share this Giveaway on Facebook, Twitter and/or your Blog, come back to this post and leave a comment telling me you did so with proof that you did. Separate comment for each thing you did.

 This giveaway will end October 9th, winners will be announced Oct 10th via Random.org