DIY & Crafts

Do you have any champagne corks left over from New Year’s Eve? Here’s a project to put them to use! I have to give credit to my husband for this one…it was totally his idea. Champagne corks are the perfect shape for tiny little toadstools, and turning them into magnets makes them practical as well as adorable! I always think of toadstools as being red with white spots, but Ben […]

I’m going to be honest with you guys…I hate wrapping presents. I can never get it to look all neat and pretty, and it frustrates me to no end. So I either use gift bags so I can avoid wrapping altogether, or add cutesy elements to distract from my lackluster wrapping skills. Lucky for me, wrapping things in brown paper and adding cute embellishments is totally on-trend right now! It's also […]

I've been obsessed with the Scandinavian tree pattern on the pillows from my Artsy Modern giveaway (which you can still enter, by the way)! So I came up with this project. I think these trees are the perfect way to add some winter festivity in a subtle, modern way. You know I’m all about simple, easy seasonal updates... To make this garland, I simply cut the trees shapes out of black […]

I'm sharing the DIY instructions for this colorful acorn garland over on the Bali blog today! If your mind is already switching to winter/holiday mode, you can apply this same principle to anything, really--pinecones, twigs, etc. Add a little paint in your favorite colors and they'll feel seasonally appropriate, but also very "you." Check out the rest of the photos here!