Etceteras: his and her mugs

We take our coffee very seriously in this household. My husband leaves for work very early in the morning and makes the coffee. When I get up, the coffee is in the pot is waiting for me. It’s a nice routine that I enjoy.

So even though we don’t have our weekday coffee together, we can now have his and her mugs.

To make these mugs, I simply painted the dots and hearts onto the mug using Martha Stewart Multi-Surface Metallic paint. According the instructions, the paint can be used on wood, glass, metal and fabric. The curing time for glass is 21 days.

These mugs would make a nice engagement or wedding gift. Or, make a holiday basket by adding coffee beans and homemade sugar cubes. 

In the meantime, I’ll be counting down the days until we can use our new his and her mugs.

This project is linked at the parties listed here and 

      

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Giveaway: shabby apple little black dress

The holidays are fast approaching and that means it party season. Dinners, school and church events, work and/or family & friend parties and more. Did you get a new little black dress for this holiday season?

Thanks to Shabby Apple, you could win this stylish Boogie Woogie women’s dress and dance the night away feeling oh-so-glamorous.

Here’s what I like about Shabby Apple:

I love the detail on this dress.

 Here’s how Shabby Apple describes the Boogie Woogie dress.

Some things are just better together: peanut butter and chocolate, Ella and Louis, love and dancing.  We decided to pair two things we love—the soft, cotton jersey of our favorite t-shirt, and the gorgeous sateen of our Jazz Age collection—to create the Boogie Woogie, an indispensably comfortable-yet-elegant little black dress.  A luxe jersey cap sleeve top is gathered at the waist with a wide satin sash, and a veritable bouquet of appliquéd, ruched flowers and leaves adorns the full sateen skirt that swirls just below your knee.  A truly inspired combination,the Boogie Woogie has star potential.

 

 

Here’s how you can enter for a chance to win the Boogie Woogie dress from Shabby Apple.

Please leave a comment for each entry below:

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Contest Rules:

1. This contest will run from Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:00 a.m. PST until Thursday, November 17, 2011 6:00 p.m. PST.
2. The winner will be drawn from the comments using a random number generator.
3. Winner must have a United States shipping address.
4. To be eligible, anonymous and no-reply entries must leave an email address so that I can contact you.
5. There can be no exchanges for the winning dress.

Good luck!

Plus, Shabby Apple is offering 10% off to homework readers. Just use coupon code “homework10off” on the Shabby Apple website and you’ll receive a 10% discount. Click on the image below to start shopping at Shabby Apple.

 

I am an affiliate of Shabby Apple, however I did not receive any compensation to host this giveaway.

Giveaway: my memories suite winner

The winner of the My Memories Suite giveaway is Sherry S.

Congratulations Sherry. I will send you an email with all the details.

Even if you didn’t win, you can still take advantage of some My Memories Freebies:

Click on the image to access this freebie.

Thank you to everyone who entered.

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Come back tomorrow for a new giveaway. 

Here's a hint: it's fun, flirty and festive.

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The Inspiration Board: link party spotlight ~23~

 

Thank you to everyone who linked up a project on the Inspiration Board this week. Time now seems to be passing at warp speed with Thanksgiving around the corner and Christmas following soon after. Based on all the beautiful links it looks like many of you are prepared for the upcoming holidays.

 

Here are a few of the inspiring projects in the spotlight this week.

 

 

I love this blessing dress by Jake and Baylee. The ruffles and flowers are just gorgeous. This was actually linked to last week’s inspiration board but it was the last link and I missed it when I was working on the features. That will teach me to not refresh my page.

  

Daring and death defying circus card by Sandy Ang. The bright colors and wonderful circus elephants are so fun.

  

Children’s art class owls by Elle and Lou. What a wonderful art assignment for her class of 10-year olds. I love the personality of each owl. 

 

A beautiful hand painted nature nursery by Cheap Crafty Mama. Click on over to see all the nursery details and additional painted walls. I loved this wall with the family dogs chasing a squirrel. 

Missoni is all the rage, especially since Target began selling Missoni items. Inspiration Realisation shows us how to achieve the Missoni look with a zig zag or chevron pattern.

  

Beautiful and elegant ceiling stencil medallion by Debbie Doos. I can’t imagine working on a stencil on your ceiling. This takes stenciling to a new level (literally)! 

  Beautiful macarons by Hello Lovely. These little guys are double stuffed for extra yumminess. If you want to bake something extra special, visit Hello Lovely for the recipe.

Wonderful colors and fiber texture in these fall yarn topiaries by Crafts n Coffee. A great way to use up leftover yarn and embellishments. 

 

I just love this anniversary gift by Ring Around the Rosies. Little heart map cutouts of personal places like; first home, best vacation and first “I love you”. A sweet, personal and sentimental gift. 

 

A beautiful tweed coat by Ode to Inspiration. I love tweed and the colors of this coat are sweet and youthful – perfect for this pretty young lady. 

 

52 Mantels shows us a variety of Thanksgiving table place card ideas. I love this brown paper flower place card and may have to borrow this idea for my Thanksgiving table. 

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This week’s inspiration pin board

{small and white ~ clean and bright}

Beautiful furniture makeovers with pretty knobs and detailing.

 
1. Creamy White Antique Dresser with medallion detail and crystal knobs – Dreaming in Color
2. Armoire makeover with fleur de lis detail – Fox Hollow Cottage
3. Desk makeover with crystal knobs – Coordinately Yours

 

If you were in the spotlight, please feel free to grab a button.

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Thank you again to everyone who linked a project and to everyone who came to visit. I loved looking at all the projects and visiting your sites.

Please come back next week for another link party.

Link parties are held every Tuesday.

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Also, come back tomorrow {Saturday} for a special holiday giveaway you won't want to miss.


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Etceteras: felted planets

Did you ever use this trick to remember the names and order of the planets? My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas. The first letter of each word stands for a planet: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. Now that Pluto has been reclassified as a dwarf planet, some are using the new phrase My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Noodles.

I kept thinking about that phrase when I reviewed the book Microcrafts last week and highlighted their felted fluffy solar system.

Here’s the project as seen in the book Microcrafts {above}.

I followed the step by step instructions and created nine (I wanted to include Pluto) fluffy felted balls. To make these felted balls, use a clump of wool yarn, run it under hot sudsy water and form a ball. 

Once the planets were dry, I used thread to hang them from an embroidery hoop.

I know my planets aren’t accurately represented as a model solar system but it was still fun to make these little cosmic balls and try to remember the names of all the planets.

This project is linked at the parties listed here and 

   

Etceteras: white on white inspiration

I created this white on white inspiration sign recently. I’m going to hang it over my bulletin board where I hang inspiring photos and project ideas. 

These cute treat jars were the original inspiration for the project. I came across these on Addicted to Decorating and was so intrigued by the raised lettering. The post reveals that the letters are chipboard scrap booking letters spray painted white.

 

 

I loved the white on white effect and headed to Pinterest to check out some other ideas. Here are a few that I found. 

1. Beach – Nautical Cottage

2. If I could choose – The Adventures of Mrs. Reagan

3. And they lived happily ever after – Not on the High Street

4. Mixed typeface – HGTV Urban Oasis

5. P.S. I love you – Keep Home Simple

I was ready to get started on my white on white sign. I had all the supplies on hand; chipboard letters, a piece of wood and white spray paint. Here’s what the letters looked like before I painted them.

And here’s the finished sign. I still need to add a picture hanger to the back and hang it over my board but even propped up on a shelf I feel inspired.

This project is linked at the parties listed here and 

     

The Inspiration Board: link party 23

Welcome to The Inspiration Board link party. Is everyone in full autumn and holiday mode? No matter how prepared I am, I always feel a little panicky around this time. For now, I’ll sit back and enjoy your projects.

If you’re new to the party – thank you for joining in the fun. I’ll be going through the projects and featuring some in the spotlight on Friday. If you’ve linked up projects in the past – thank you so much for coming back each week.


A few rules:

• Link up your own projects – something you created.
• Link to a specific post, not your blog home page (No Etsy shops or giveaways).
• Grab a “homework” button and include it somewhere on the post you’re linking, on your home page or a page of link parties. Or, if you prefer, add a text link.
• Follow homework. You’ll find the “Follow via Google Friend Connect” gadget on the right sidebar.
• Please visit the other links that intrigue you and make someone smile with a comment or two.

I’m ready to be inspired and can’t wait to see what you’ve been making.

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