Paper Lace Doilie Wreath ***TUTORIAL***

Hi Sweet Friends!!!

Have ya missed me at all?

I can tell you that I have been a HAPPY

Happy Girlie crafting away in my newly

refreshened Craft Studio.

Today I whipped up this darling wreath.

I don't do much decorating for Valentines

BUT knew I wanted a unique, sweet

wreath for my front door.

So, while PINTERESTing I saw

a similar idea using book pages and

wanted to adapt one using simple,

cheap dollar store doilies.

(do any of you Pinterest?

Oh my, Oh my...)

Here's what you will need:

1 Package 7 or 8" Round Doilies

Round Card Stock  for Base

Various Heart Shape Goodies for Center

Glue Gun

This is EASY!!!

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Okay first, you take your doilie and

make it into a cone shape.

Glue on just the edges and

attach to your cardboard base.

Oh...before I forget...to your back add

a ribbon for hanging.

As you attach your *cone* shaped doilies you will

begin to shape them in a circle.  You will have to

overlap them in the center as you work around.

I always attach my ribbon with a button...

it gives it a more sturdy finish.

I placed a flat Doilie over my surface before I

started gluing the doilies...but you don't have to.

Okay...so now you have all your doilies glued on

it should look something like this one below.

Are'nt those edges puuuurrrty?

I just so happen to have a pink heart doilie that

I used as my base for the center decoration.

On top of that I placed a sturdy Red Heart.

I continued to layer hearts on top of each other

in varying sizes. 

The one below is actually

a fuschia color and is felt.

Then I pulled out some vintage goodies I had and

glued this to the center of my stack of hearts.

There is no right or wrong way to do the center.

I would change this out and do different colors and

even make one with a springy feel.

Let your imagination do the ruling!

Am certainly LOVING how it looks now hung

on my deep burgandy door!

Please let me know if you do this or

are gonna give it a try! I so HOPE

I have inspired you to get out and

CREATE!!!

Wanna sneak peek at some sachets I made?

These are filled with laveder and smell divine!

Can you guess what I started out with?

These are something we all have in our home...

cardboard rolls from toilet paper!

hehehehe

Be inspired and Blessed!

Lorena

I'm linking my tutorial over here..please check these beautiful Blogs out!

Kristen's Creations

Sauvy Southern Style

***Let the CREATING Begin...***

Hi Dear Friends!

Well, I finally have come up for air and am

done with the cleaning, rearranging and reorganizing

my Studio.

And, as promised...

I am sharing pictures so you can all enjoy

my *crazy*manic*mind* at work...lol

I have truly rethunk my room and

how I use it to come up with what I

believe is the best way for me to get the

maximum amount of work space for the

crafting, painting and little sewing that I do.

I did dismantle the drafting table and now

am using the table top as a surface for additional space to work

on.  It is connected to the folding table that is

jetting out now into the middle of the room

anchored on the wall.

Under my table top, I placed all my plastic

drawer storage bins and have them

hiding, but still keeping things I need close.

My goal was to put those things I use the most nearest.

Do you see the Printers Drawer?

I have 2 of these and decided I could put one out

for knicknacks and little things that always

seem to be around.  Now they all have

a neat place to reside, easy to find and

I even put some pretty lace that I can

use in there as well.

Below....I LOVE how the light comes through my pink

clear drawers that house those tiny little goodies

we must have to create!

Also, all those pretty boxes need to come out

for display so you see them...they

all have things I need inside but

kept tidy in a pretty contain...

doncha think?

I'm so tickled with this area below!

I found this great pink satin covered box

last week when a dear friend and I when

thriftin.  It now houses all my *pretty*

glove boxes that I keep my

clay roses I make in.

Do you see those two pink paint bottles by the

lamp...its metal paint and my green lamp

will get all *pinked* up soon!

I also cleaned up my ribbon holder and just

put out the pinks and white.  I then put the

rest close by in a drawer which make them

easy to get to.  On top you will see my

sweet lil pin holder collection that I have.

I also toned the pink on my peg board down and

then slightly changed where it was hanging.

Yet still keeping it all close to where I may need it.

If you move around the room to the right of where

my tables are...I created more storage for

paints, things that need painted and

other dear to my heart goodies.

Here I places my beloved collection

of early 1990's Victoria Magazines.

I also have decorating and idea

books here too.

Hubby helped me bring this vintage dresser

of mine back into this room.  It now

has all my trims in the drawers as well as

on top of the neat 9 drawers shoe caddy I found

which is of curse, full of lace. 

I LOOOOOVE eye candy!

Moving around the room...we are to

the door wall which has the hutch that

I created by taking two pieces and marrying them.

I decided to place all my fabrics out

where I could see them...love the color!

Then I placed on top of this, some of the roses and

ribbons, and such that I use

Sooo pretty to look at as well.

Okay...I think I'm done now...

Hope this helps inspired you to get into you

room and CREATE!  I know now that

my mind feels less cluttered, I know where

everything is and now I can get

back to doing what I love!

Be Blessed!

Lorena



***HAPPY NEW YEAR DEAR FRIENDS*** and a whole lotta organizing going on!!!

Happy New Year Dear Friends!!!

Well, I took quite a long hiatis away from blogging.

I just needed to decompress, vegg and enjoy my hubby

and daughter.   We really had a great couple of weeks

celebrating the birth of our Saviour together.

How are you all doing? Did you have a great time

with family and friends?

With the new year...I seem to take a fresh approach to

where I am and what I want to accomplish this year.

I am not one to make new years resolutions as I

truly feel the Lord is constantly changing and

directing my life daily so that resolutions are

a daily aspect of my life.

After a creatively hectic time during the holidays my

craft studio gets way outta sorts.  I decided that in

keeping with being *real* I'd share with you what

a *creative* mind looks like during this time. 

So please be prepared...it aint pretty. 

Over the past 10 years that I have had

the privaledge of pursuing my passion I see that

there is *manic* side to me.  I say this because

I crave order and organization but yet in the midst of

creating...well that part of me flys out the window!

Just see for yourself...

I wanted you my friends, to know the real me...
yes I love to share a clean fresh room so others can
ooohhhh and aaahhhh
but alas that isn't the true me, most of the time, if I am
being completely honest with you.

I can say that this room got used even by my

sweet daughter and a friend who wanted a

*craft night*.

I was soooo tickled and they wanted to use my room

and supplies.  Sometime that I don't think my

daughter has ever done.

Okay...so now the other side has kicked in

(my need for order and organization).

I am in the midst of reworking, reorganizing and

moving furniture to better suit my creative needs.

My next post, when I come up for air

and to breath life anew...

well, I am hoping to share with you

a wonderfully FRESH new start to my

creative ventures in 2012!

And to have

a room that will be heavenly to create in!

Be Blessed Dear Friends!

Lorena

***MERRY CHRISTMAS*** Sharing my Pink Parlor

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

I was tweeking my *Parlor* today and

decided to share some pictures with you!

My creche, was given to me many years ago

by my momma.  I love it so and pull

it out most every year.  This year is was

originally in my tree...but my daughter

and hubby nixed that...lol.

So I created a beautiful scene with my angles...
singing the glories of Christ's birth!

and of course this wonderful passage from Luke

came to mind.

Luke 2:11-14

King James Version (KJV)

 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour,

which is Christ the Lord.

And this shall be a sign unto you;

Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes,

lying in a manger.

And suddenly there was with the angel

 a multitude of the heavenly host praising God,

 and saying,

Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace, good will toward men.

What a joyous occasion we are priveledged to

celebrate every year.  The birth of the one who

came to Save you and me!

Would you like to see more of my *pink* parlor?

This is MY room. 

I LOVE it so much that

I often will take my tea into this room and sit.

So let the tour begin...

I have given you, hopefully a view from all angles

in this room!

Then of course, I'm the queen of vignettes...

Actually, I don't take a lot of the blingy goodies

out cuz I just LOVE looking at them.

Does anyone else find that they do this?

Since this room is more of a pass through room

and is not used much

I guess I can make up my own rules!

I am making this my last post of the year!

I do thank those of you who follow me

and are such sweetie to post me comments!

You will never KNOW how much your

friendship has meant to me this past year!

Isn't blogging an amazing tool

to connect with others? I sure

think so!

MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone

and a

BLESSED

New Year!!!

Lorena

***CHRISTMAS AT MY HOUSE***

Hi Sweet Friends!

How are you all doing?

Are you ready yet for Christmas?

I have been sick with a cold for the

past week.  Yesterday I finally turned a corner.

I guess when that happens you have to *let go*

of everything you thought you were gonna

do and just be happy with things as they are.

I can honestly say that I did not decorated as much as I usually

do.  But you know what? It really is okay.

On to the sharring...

I do a more traditional themed of reds and golds

in my family living and kitchen areas...

With my *parlor* and *entry* this year

done up in whites and pinks.

I showed a picture last week of my Mantel...well

I did end up over at Hobby Lobby and got some

GREAT ribbon.  I made a few bows to add to my

greenery and gold bows for the red candles.

I am really satisfied with how this all came together.

Our tree was actually up for 2 weeks but because

of family being here, and both hubs and

I being sick...well finally on Monday we

pulled out the ornies and got er done.

This was how THEY wanted it to look...

me...well I'd have added more ribbon and

filler...but you know what...I would rather

they be happy with it..and they were.

Pictures just dont do it justice!!!

We have red and gold balls all throughout

with a mix n match of other

shiney ornies...it really is so pretty

at night with very little light in the room.

My hubby LOVEs, yes LOVEs Christmas

time and MUST have to tree close so

he can see it.  Its just his thang...lol.

I am showing you a couple of vingettes below that

are in my family room.

PINK Entry!

This is my 4ft White Christmas tree that hubby

got me a few years back.  I had been setting it

up on a table in the living room but this

year decided to add it to the table in my entry.

I tried to turn this into a pretty, winter wonderland.

I added some of my sweet lil Snowmen

that I collect to this area as they fit in sooooo

well!

Well, that's pretty much what I am going to

share with ya today.

I do have more displays and areas that I have done

but I need to get myself a shower

and off to paint again today...

I'm going over and finishing up my

friends Store window for her!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hope you are enjoying this wonderful time of the year.

Please don't for get...

JESUS is the REASON!

Be Blessed,

Lorena

*****CELEBRATING***** 20 Years of Blessings*****Family Time...so precious!

Greetings Friends!!!

Today my hubby and I are celebrating my daughters

20th Birthday!  Hard to believe how quickly

the years have gone by!   To think of what

we would have missed if GOD hadn't chosen our

Michaela to be a part of our family...

 GOD really knew what he was doing as he has

blessed us more than we could ever thank him for.

She is such a spark plug in our life and a joy to all who know her!

I just thinking she is BEAUTIFUL...

not just on the outside,

but

the inside as well!

So proud of you my girl!

Also, I had the JOY of having my parents visit

us just after the Thanksgiving Holiday.  They went

to South Carolina, where my dad's family is and

stopped by the Big D on their way home.

We so enjoyed their visit and miss them

so much already.  Glad they made it

safely back to the Greater Seattle area!

The above picture is of my daughter and

her 3 2nd Cuz's.  They LOVE her to pieces!

During my parents stay, my hubby and I

also had the privaledge of hosting his brother,

sis-in-law, nephew, his wife and 2 boys and

neice, hubby and their darling son.

We shared a beautiful christmas pagent

at our church Northridge, call the GLORY of Christmas.

Then we came back for spaghetti and family time

to celebrate birthdays.

My daddy's birthday is tomorow.  I

wanted to make sure we didn't forget his 81st!

I sure love this picture!

Don't you think my momma and daddy look young

for 81 and 75? I do!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Be Blessed!

Lorena