Prairie Scraps

  This is a really large surface: 12"x18", but so easy to use!  Wow, do I love this one!  Being patient, and chalking a little at a time, peeling it in between sections, makes this one turn out just beautifully!  I even added a shape of the deer in the middle, to give it a pop out 3D effect! If you'd like to see how I made this one, check it out:  https://www.youtube.com/live/6k_vELlsoJY If you love this one, I've listed it on my new website:  For Sale

  Every year, I give my entire family an ornament that I've made.  Well, some years, I purchase them, but I usually try to make them.  It is so much fun to make a new design  each year.   I also try to make new designs for my craft shows to sell each year.  This year, I am joining in on the gingerbread trend. I took some pre cut ornaments from the craft store - Micheal's this round and painted them with camel chalk paste.  Then I used bright white to put the mini transfers on them. I think they turned out so cute - what do you think? Here's the video of them being made:  DIY Ornaments

  This was a fun and easy craft to make for a gift or decor item any time of the year.  I got this tray from Hobby Lobby on a 60% off for spring products a couple of years ago.  Do you buy things at full price at Hobby Lobby?   I try to get things that are only on Clearance or on sale. You could use any stencil/transfer for this that has a pattern.  I used greige chalk paste to go with it and keep it simple.  Here's the  How-to Video .  I'd love for you to go check it out.   Don't want to make it -  I've listed it on my new website for sale:  Wood Damask Tray

  These are some spoons from my craft stash!  I bought them at our local thrift store for $.75. I think I made a mistake and didn’t think this through. Dollar Tree sells new ones for $1.25 for 3. These were stained and possibly moldy. Maybe you’d throw them away, but being the hoarder I am, I’m going to fix them into something pretty!!  I painted them and made a cute decoration for the kitchen!  What a wonderful and quick gift idea - don’t you think? Pair them with the oven mitts we made yesterday!  Here’s the how-to video:  Thrifted Spoons How-to

Day 1   I’ve inked a lot of the square oven mitts from Dollar Tree, but i wanted to give these shaped oven  mitts a try! These were a black Friday deal from  Chalk Couture  and I got them FREE!  Here the  how to video here:  Day 1 Be sure you check out the whole series for some great homemade gift ideas! 

  Are you ever wondering what you can make for your Christmas gifts?  Maybe your looking for more meaningful gifts to share with your friends, families and neighbors this holiday season.  Or you just enjoy making your gifts for the holidays! I have put together 30 days of how-to videos to get your creative juices going. It is a totally free video every day, for 30 days over on my  YouTube Channel !  That's it!  You just subscribe and be sure to hit that Notification bell so you know when my videos go live! If you'd like to get early access to all the videos, you can join my membership and the videos will be there for you to check out as soon as I make them (life happens, so I plan to record my lives as I have time! ) What sort of things would you like to see me make?  I'm looking for extra ideas if you have them. Please feel free to share your ideas with me!