
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
THE DIRT: Paper Whites in Jars

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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
The Inspiration Board: Creative Party 187 & Repurposed Hanukkah Candles
So let’s get this creative party started – I can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to. If you’re new to link parties, share your creativity by linking up below. I love pinning and sharing your projects. The features will be up as always on Friday.
Monday, December 29, 2014
BE MY GUEST: Fairytale Flower

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Friday, December 26, 2014
The Inspiration Board: Spotlight 186 & Inspiring Red & White
Hello friends! I hope everyone (who celebrates) had a wonderful Christmas. Things always get crazy leading up to the big day but we always ends up thoroughly enjoying ourselves with family and celebrating this special day. And now we can look forward to the new year and hopefully a slower pace. It’s been a busy week so if you didn’t get a chance to stop by, here’s what I shared this week.
New Year’s Eve Confetti Bottles | Christmas Vignettes | 5th Annual Owl Lovers Calendar (Free Printable)
And now for the projects in the spotlight this week. There a a lot of yummy food features because you all have been very busy in the kitchen. Plus, it’s the season for cooking and baking!

And now for the projects in the spotlight this week. There a a lot of yummy food features because you all have been very busy in the kitchen. Plus, it’s the season for cooking and baking!
Thursday, December 25, 2014
CELEBRATIONS: Christmas Vignettes from my Home
Merry Christmas friends! If you celebrate Christmas, I wish you from the bottom of my heart a joyous day of faith, family and friends.
If you happened by today, here are a few photos from my holiday décor this year. Enjoy the day. I hope to have the features from The Inspiration Board up tomorrow but they might be a little later in the day…

If you happened by today, here are a few photos from my holiday décor this year. Enjoy the day. I hope to have the features from The Inspiration Board up tomorrow but they might be a little later in the day…

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Wednesday, December 24, 2014
INKLING: 2015 Owl Lovers Free Customizable Calendar


Tuesday, December 23, 2014
The Inspiration Board: Creative Party 186 & Tiny Sweater Ornaments
![Sweater 4_thumb[1] Sweater 4_thumb[1]](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-uIu9H4HoulE/VJY8nwa7k4I/AAAAAAABJyY/BwtvJpEUeQA/Sweater%2525204_thumb%25255B1%25255D%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
So let’s get this creative party started. Share your creativity by linking up below. I love pinning and sharing your projects. The features will be up as always on Friday.
Monday, December 22, 2014
CELEBRATIONS: New Year’s Eve Confetti Bottles


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Friday, December 19, 2014
The Inspiration Board: Spotlight 185 & Inspiring Stitches
Hey, hey, hey friends. I’ll keep this short and sweet because it’s been an insane week and I’m sure you are just as busy. I was sort of counting on a slow week at work so I could get some blogging and holiday prep done but work was crazy with a capital C. It will be a mad dash to the finish line but as always, end with a joyous holiday. Enjoy the weekend everyone. I’ll see you back here on Monday.

Marshmallow and Peppermint Stir Sticks | French Quarter Book Review and Giveaway | Upcycled Gold Sweater Napkin Rings
And, in if you missed anything on homework this week, here’s what I shared.

Marshmallow and Peppermint Stir Sticks | French Quarter Book Review and Giveaway | Upcycled Gold Sweater Napkin Rings
And now for the projects in the spotlight this week.
Thursday, December 18, 2014
UPCYCLING: Old Sweater to Gold Napkin Rings


Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Homework {Reading}: French General–A Year of Jewelry {and a giveaway}

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
The Inspiration Board: Creative Party 185 & New Year’s Eve Confetti Straws
So let’s get this creative party started. Share your creativity by linking up below. I love pinning and sharing your projects. The features will be up as always on Friday.
Monday, December 15, 2014
GOOD TASTE: Marshmallow & Peppermint Stir Sticks


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Friday, December 12, 2014
The Inspiration Board: Spotlight 184 & Snow Day Inspiration
Happy crazy time friends. Are you on the crazy train too? We’re on serious final countdown until Christmas and New Years and I still have about a million things to do. I have begun to accept the fact that I will probably never be the person that gets holiday shopping done in October, has the Christmas cards ready to mail at the beginning of December and actually has a tree up and decorated in time to photograph and share here. But that’s okay – we’re all going to enjoy the beautiful holiday season even if everything isn’t picture perfect.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by this week, left comments, entered my giveaway and linked up projects. I’m so grateful to all of you. In case you didn’t have a chance to visit me, here’s what I shared this week.
Red Velvet & White Tulle Tablescape | Martha Stewart Inspiration and a gold foil kit giveaway | Dollar Store Owl Makeover
Thank you to everyone who stopped by this week, left comments, entered my giveaway and linked up projects. I’m so grateful to all of you. In case you didn’t have a chance to visit me, here’s what I shared this week.

And now for the projects in the spotlight this week.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
ETCETERAS: Dollar Store Owl to White Glue & Crackle Paint Owl


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Wednesday, December 10, 2014
HOMEWORK {Reading}: Holiday Issue Martha Stewart Living & a Giveaway
There’s still time to create handmade or homemade holiday gifts and these ideas from the pages of the holiday issue of Martha Stewart Living are amazing. This story is titled Partners in Craft. I love that title because I love to share ideas and feel like the creative community is all about partnering. The projects featured in the story and in this post were created by members of the Martha Stewart extended family – colleagues, friends, current and past contributors to the magazine.
ALL STORY PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANNA WILLIAMS
These cookie snow globes are darling. We’ve all seen hundreds of variations of the mason jar snow globe but these take things to a new level. Everything in the jar is edible. Homemade gingerbread cookies, royal icing and little trees made out of hard candy are nestled in a snowy field of icing.

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Tuesday, December 9, 2014
The Inspiration Board: Creative Party 184 & New Year Paper Fortune Cookies

FROM MY ARCHIVES | New Year Paper Fortune Cookies
So let’s get this creative party started. Share your creativity by linking up below. I love pinning and sharing your projects. The features will be up as always on Friday.
Monday, December 8, 2014
CELEBRATIONS: Red Velvet & White Tulle Table


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Friday, December 5, 2014
The Inspiration Board: Spotlight 183 & Vintage Style Christmas
Happy Friday everyone. If you’re keeping track, there are only 20 more days until Christmas. That means I have approximately 19 days to get everything done. Hmmmm – I don’t think I’m going to make it this year. I mean, I still have pumpkins on my front porch. I obviously need to get moving. I’m taking inspiration from all of the wonderful projects shared this week on The Inspiration Board. Thank you to everyone who stopped by, commented and linked a project this week. I’m so grateful to all of you.
If you didn’t get a chance to visit me this week, here’s what I shared.
Dollar Store Coffee Mug and Sock Cozy | Handmade Market Holiday Gift Guide | Gold & White Holiday Hutch
If you didn’t get a chance to visit me this week, here’s what I shared.

And now for the projects featured in the Spotlight this week.
Thursday, December 4, 2014
CELEBRATIONS: White & Gold Holiday Hutch


Wednesday, December 3, 2014
SHOW & TELL: Handmade Market Holiday Gift Guide 2014

The Second Annual Holiday Market Link Up was a smashing success. So many beautiful shops shared their wares. I’m amazed at the beautiful products and love to support handmade. If you missed the link up, I host a link party every year for handmade shops and then create a holiday gift guide from featured items.
Here are the shops featured in this year’s Handmade Market Holiday Gift Guide. You can view the items in the slideshow below or in the collages with links following the slideshow.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
The Inspiration Board: Creative Party 183 & New Year’s Confetti
Happy beginning of December everyone. Can you believe it? The countdown has begun. Is anyone else suddenly in panic mode? Like every year, it will all somehow get done. Anyway, I’m so happy that you’re here and willing to share your amazing creativity on The Inspiration Board.
So let’s get this creative party started. Share your creativity by linking up below. I love pinning and sharing your projects. The features will be up as always on Friday.
So let’s get this creative party started. Share your creativity by linking up below. I love pinning and sharing your projects. The features will be up as always on Friday.
Monday, December 1, 2014
CELEBRATIONS: Dollar Store Coffee Mug Sock Cozy


We’re officially in the holiday season. O.M.G.!! I have a million things still to do. If you’re like me and need some quick and easy gift ideas, this dollar store coffee mug sock cozy couldn’t be any easier or easier on the wallet.
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Friday, November 28, 2014
The Inspiration Board: Spotlight 182 & Sugar & Spice Inspiration
Happy Friday everyone. If you’re here in the U.S. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration with plenty of stuffing and pie! Since most of us today are recovering from way too much food, I’ll keep this short and sweet. Have a wonderful weekend and I’ll see you back here next week.
Artful Christmas Book Review | Birch Printable Thank You Cards | DIY Spiral Notebook with Wood Veneer Cover
Here’s what I shared this week here on homework.

And now for the projects featured in the spotlight this week.
Thursday, November 27, 2014
INKLING: Birch Thank You Cards–Free Printable
A few weeks ago I created some free printable Birch Gift Tags and they were quite popular. Yay! In honor of Thanksgiving, I created a matching set of Birch Thank You cards. I’m so thankful for all of you and wanted to share these with you on this day of thanksgiving. The link to download the free printable is at the end of the post.
I made a version with a nice serif font.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
HOMEWORK (Reading): Artful Christmas 30 Elegant Craft Projects

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014
The Inspiration Board: Creative Party 182 & Pecan Mini Tarts
So let’s get this creative party started. Share your creativity by linking up below. I love pinning and sharing your projects. The features will be up as always on Friday.
Monday, November 24, 2014
INKLING: The Cinch–DIY Spiral Notebooks

Guess what I’m going to be making for Christmas gifts? Lots and lots of pretty spiral bound notebooks. And it’s super easy now that I have a Cinch by We R Memory Keepers. The Cinch is basically like a comb binder but with nifty features that make it easy to create pretty notebooks.

Friday, November 21, 2014
The Inspiration Board: Spotlight 181 & White Christmas
Hello friends! It’s Friday and we did it again. We crafted, decorated, cooked, baked, sewed and diyed through the week. All while inspiring each other. Hip hip hooray for creative sharing. Thank you to everyone who stopped by this week and a big virtual hug to those of you who shared a project here on homework. Here’s a recap of what I shared this week.
Acorn Cap Birdseed Cakes | 2nd Annual Handmade Holiday Link Up (for Etsy and Handmade Shops) | Vintage Button Napkin Holders

And now for the projects featured in the Spotlight this week.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
CELEBRATIONS: Vintage Button Napkin Rings
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
AU NATURALE: Bird Seed Acorn Cakes
As the weather turns colder, it’s time to remember our little backyard friends. I’ve been wanting to make some bird seed cakes for the longest time and finally took the time to whip some up.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
The Inspiration Board: Creative Party 181 & Cameo Candles
![Candles 2[2] Candles 2[2]](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-td2MDgom90Q/VGaXwhmcHKI/AAAAAAABF7w/OOpON944pCU/Candles%2525202%25255B2%25255D%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
So let’s get this creative party started. Share your creativity by linking up below. I love pinning and sharing your projects. The features will be up as always on Friday.
Monday, November 17, 2014
SHOW & TELL: 2nd Annual Handmade Holiday Link Up

Welcome to homework's second annual Handmade Holiday link party. Throughout the year, the majority of link parties welcome crafts, diy, recipes, decor and other creative projects but often ask that you refrain from linking your shops. Now it's your turn to market your handmade shop or handmade item with the chance to be featured in a Holiday Gift Guide that I will put together from selected link ups.
Friday, November 14, 2014
The Inspiration Board: Spotlight 180 & Inspiring Sides
Hey, hey, hey friends. It’s Friday! We did it again. We crafted, decorated, sewed, and baked our way through the week and inspired each other with our creativity. Thank you for stopping by, commenting and sharing your links here at homework. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and I’ll see you back here next week.
In case you didn’t have a chance to stop by this week, here’s what I shared.
In case you didn’t have a chance to stop by this week, here’s what I shared.
And now for the projects in the Spotlight this week.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
CELEBRATIONS: A Touch of Fall from my Home


These are just some snippets of fall from some of my projects or the styling for some of my projects. I love fall and when I went through my photos recently, I put together some of my favorite. Not everyday has to include a complicated craft or diy project to keep me inspired. Sometimes it’s something as simple as some peppercorns or moss.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
HOMEWORK READING: Willow and Sage–Homemade Bath & Body


It’s here. The second edition of Willow and Sage. If you’re not familiar with Willow and Sage, it’s created and published by Stampington & Company. Stampington & Company is a paper, stamping and crafty company. This bath & body magazine is out-of-the box for them and it is simply gorgeous.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
The Inspiration Board: Creative Party 180 & Acorns in the Snow


Hello friends. Today is Veteran’s day in the U.S. A day we celebrate America’s veterans and honor them for their service and sacrifice for our country. For all of you who have served or have a family member who has served, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
So let’s get this creative party started. Share your creativity by linking up below. I can’t wait to see what you’ve been working on. I love pinning and sharing your projects. The features will be up as always on Friday.
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