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5 Ways to Decorate with Pinecones

  By Brie @Darling Doodles | December 5, 2012 - 4:30 am |
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I have a treat for you all today!  I asked my friend Shelby to write a guest post and share some of her amazing ideas.  I’m lucky enough to know Shelby in real life and she is as lovely and sweet in person as she is on her blog.  She is also one of my photography icons and if you pop on over to her blog you’ll probably fall in love with her pictures as well!

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Hi I am Shelby from the Brandon and Shelby blog, and I am so excited to be here on Darling Doodles Design today. When Brie asked if I would guest post I was extremely flattered because we all know Brie is a mastermind of creativity.

Anywho, so the Christmas season is upon us and this month can get quite expensive with all the gift giving, decorations,  food etc! So to make it a little easier on all of us, here is a few, basically free ideas:

5 Ways to decorate with Pinecones:

{You can buy the pinecones from the store or get them free and find them under any pine-tree}

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 Use twine, ribbon, yarn (basically what ever you have) and wrap those little pinecones and give them a nice warm ‘blanket.’  Pop those suckers into a basket with burlap or hang them from some garland.

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 Get some twine, burlap, and paperclips, and attach the ends of the of pinecone to the twine. Finish it off with tying some burlap around the paperclips.

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A simple elegant way to show off those pinecones is to put them in Mason Jars. Add some red berries and green pine that you found from a pine tree and you are done.

#4

Find an old tree or bush outside and snag some branches off. Place the branches in a jar and wire the pinecones to the branches.

#5

Use pinecones as a simple statement and use them to embellish wrapped gifts.

Also, to get the old fashioned look for paper, you can find my tutorial here.

Christmas can get really busy and so I like to keep things simple with my decorations.

And that is what I just showed you-

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I hope these ideas helped or inspired you for this Christmas season.

I would love for you to come by and visit my blog- hope to see you around!

And Merry Christmas!

 

I’m “Over the Moon” for these gift tags!

  By Brie @Darling Doodles | November 20, 2012 - 4:30 am | , ,
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Hi Darling Doodles readers! I am so excited to be here today! I love Brie and all of her amazing ideas! My name is Lisa and I blog at Over the Big Moon along with my good friend Pam. We are all about family, traditions, and fun! We have a lot of free printables, free Pre-K packs, and recipes so come on over and take a look!

Today we are sharing some canning jar toppers with you. I love this time of year but don’t love how many treats come to my door! Well, I do love them – that’s the problem :-) About 4 years ago I came across a recipe to Pepper Jelly and it changed my life! I love it! It is a super easy appetizer that you just dump over cream cheese and serve with Ritz crackers. I thought it would make a great neighbor gift at Christmas time. Not only is it not a treat, but also because people have a lot of parties to go to and this is an easy go to appetizer for them.

There are so many great ideas of things you can put in canning jars to give as gifts that are not food. You can do candy cane play dough, candy cane bath salts, or a holiday sugar scrub. Canning jars just make cute packaging for whatever you are going to give! I wanted to share some canning jar toppers for you. All you have to do is cut them out, tape to the top, put the ring on, and if you are really going all out tie a ribbon. I didn’t want Thanksgiving to be left out so I also made them in fall colors for you!

Click on the image to enlarge, and then right click to save to your computer.

I hope you will come visit us as Over the Big Moon soon! Have a wonderful holiday season! Thank you so much Brie for letting us stop by and say hi today!

The Golden Smokey Eye

  By Brie @Darling Doodles | September 25, 2012 - 4:30 am | , ,
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I’m so excited to introduce you to one of my dearest friends today.   Her name is Morgan but you can call her MoMo.   She is that friend that knows way too many of my dark secrets, can tell way too many embarrassing stories about me, and I never would have survived high school without her!  We don’t get to see each other too often anymore due to the fact that we live on opposite sides of the country but whenever we do I swear I lose ten pounds from laughing and crying so hard.  Best ab workout ever.  Besides being one of the amazing people I know she is also impossibly gorgeous.  Just take a looksie:

Hehe, yes I stole one of her wedding pictures from Facebook.  But honestly…

 

Morgan also has her own business called Wink!  Can you see the name in the logo?  It’s like a where’s Waldo game!  (Except much cooler and not very hard.)

She offers great tutorials and make up tips, plus fantastic before and after pictures of her clients on her Facebook page.  Here’s just a few tips:

And today she is going to share a quick tutorial on how to achieve a Golden Smokey Eye with all of us!  Lucky us!  So without further ado here is MoMo…

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Ladies…

Two words for you… Smokey Eyes. EVERY girl needs to master the Smokey Eye. The problem is, not everyone likes the super dark, almost black version. It doesn’t work for everyone. And that’s ok!

Let me introduce you to a new, fresh way to update your smoked eye… it’s called a Golden Smokey Eye and it’s seriously so super easy!

Just follow the simple steps below and keep these tips in mind:

*Don’t use shadow on your brow bone, right under your eyebrow. If anything, use your foundation powder to highlight your brow bone. A smokey eye can go from Fab to Drag in a matter of one foul brush stroke.

*Clean up your eyebrows. Tonight, your eyes are the center of attention. Let’s make sure they don’t embarrass themselves.

*BLEND BLEND BLEND…. That’s your Smokey Eye Mantra.

For my colors I used Mac Charcoal as the dark color, and for the Gold I used Mac Woodwinked. I used waterproof Black eyeliner, and just Mascara! That’s it!

If you have any questions, you can find me at http://www.facebook.com/WinkEyelashesbyMoMo

xoxo,

MoMo

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Crafting and Creativity-Guest Post

  By Brie @Darling Doodles | March 27, 2012 - 4:00 am |
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Sarah and I are swapping blogs today and sharing some of our favorite projects.  Just take a look at all of Sarah’s cuteness, she doesn’t disappoint!  My favorite- the adorable Spring wreath with the butterfly!
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I’m so excited to be here at Darling Doodles today! 
I’m Sarah & I blog over at Crafting and Creativity.
I am a 20-something stay-at-home mom of 2 awesome kids & we live in Alberta, Canada.
Although we had a mild winter, I am so excited for SPRING!
Here are some of my fave spring & Easter crafts:
My New Spring Wreath this year was a trash-to-treasure project…
This Spring Wreath was super-easy to make…
This Framed Easter Egg Art is one of my all time faves…
These Fabric-Covered Easter Eggs were another simple way to add some colour & to get our family ready for Easter…
Last April my daughter turned 1 & I did a Black, White, and Pink Party to celebrate. Her birthday is just around the corner again & we’re excited to celebrate her 2nd birthday! I love doing fun parties for my kids!
My blog has lots of DIY fabric flower tutorials, organizing solutions, some sewing, scrapbooking, and easy projects for the home.
 I made this DIY Jewelry Holder using a cabinet door that was going to be thrown out. I painted it, mod podged some wrapping paper to the back, then added knobs. It’s so handy to hang my frequently-worn necklaces on it!
I hope to see you over at Crafting and Creativity real soon!
Thanks so much to Brie for having me today!!

Brieanna

Guest Post- St. Patricks Day Craft

  By Brie @Darling Doodles | February 24, 2012 - 5:30 am | ,
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Hi everyone! I’m Crystal from A Pumpkin and a Princess. Thanks for having me Brie, I am excited to be here.

Today I’m going to share with you an easy ombre four leaf clover canvas I made for St. Patrick’s Day. On my blog you’ll see that I love decorating for every holiday. It gives me a reason to craft and change up our decor. This also means I make frequent trips to Michael’s, but I’m not complaining. :)

To make your own you will need scrapbook paper, a four leaf clover punch or die cut machine, glue dots, and a canvas or frame. Disregard the gingham paper in the picture, I ended up liking the solid colors only.

 Using a small hole punch I added mini green brads in the center of each clover. This step isn’t necessary but I liked the look of the brads.

 I then used small glue dots to adhered the clovers to the canvas. This makes them easily removable in case you want to reuse your canvas.

Then stick them onto the canvas and you’re done. I didn’t measure the spacing, but you could bust out a ruler and make sure they line up correctly.

 It looked a little bare so I added some green raffia to finish it off. I think it completes the whole look. If you have an extra frame on hand you could use that instead of a canvas by adding scrapbook paper to the glass, then the clovers on top.

Thanks for having me today. I hope you will come visit me sometime over at A Pumpkin and a Princess. Have a great weekend! 

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I think my favorite thing about this is how easy it would be to replicate for any holiday and you can use the same canvas over and over!  Hearts for Valentine’s Day, eggs for Easter, stars for 4th of July, etc.  My kind of craft.  Thanks Crystal!

 Brieanna

12 Days of Gift-mas- Day #7

  By Brie @Darling Doodles | December 9, 2011 - 8:30 am | , , , , ,
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Before we get to Gift Idea #7, you might notice something a little different..new blog design!  Yay, isn’t it cute?!  I am so excited to finally have a custom blog design.  Seven Thirty Three designed the blog and she was amazing to work with.  So fast and perfectly willing to deal with all my nit-picking. I’m a happy customer.
So now what do you guys think?  I’d really love to hear your thoughts on the new design.  Leave a comment and let me know.

And now…back to business!

Today’s guest post is from Keri who is a contributing author to the blog Desire to Create.  But what makes her even cooler is that we’re related.  I come from a pretty big family so we’re like second cousins once or twice removed or something like that.  Either way, her craft idea is adorable so enjoy!

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When Brie asked me to be a guest blogger I was very thrilled! And a little nervous…because I have never been a guest before on any blog.

I love to craft anything and everything and so when Brie asked me to do this post I decided to show you what I made for my nieces for Christmas this year. My sister just older than me has three beautiful little girls and I chose to make them feathered headbands.

This gift is very inexpensive but very fun for young girls! Everything I used to make these headbands I purchased at Wal-mart and Dollar Tree. You will need a glue gun, headbands, feathers (color of your choosing!), glitter glue (optional), bracelet charms/pearls/pendants (something to tie it all together!) and also tulle (also optional).
I have three very different headbands to give different options of looks to create.
I first glued all the feathers on the headband. They can be stacked to create different looks and it may be easier to glue the feathers on a button first and then glue the button on the headband. I tried both and while the button was easier I got a different look when I tried gluing the feathers directly on the headbands.

After I glued feathers on all the headbands, I chose a charm that I wanted in the center of my feathers. All the charms I used I got at Wal-mart. They had a very good selection in the jewelry supply section. I also used glass beads on one of the headbands to give a little more sparkle.

On this pink one I put a little bunched up tulle and used the glass beads as a center.

I also used glitter glue all long the headband on the pink headband. It took about 8 hours for the headband to completely dry.

Lastly I used silver glitter glue to touch up the headbands here and there to give it a little extra glitter (all little girls can use a little extra glitter).
It was a simple but fun project and also very inexpensive. I plan to make one for myself after the holidays when I get my hair cut into a pixie cut again!
The headbands can range to very simple and plain to complex and extravagant. Many craft stores carry a range of fun feathers if you want to get very bold and sassy with your designs.
I want to send a big thanks to Brie for including me on her blog! Happy holidays everyone!

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Fashion-tastic and homemade.  Great gift idea Keri, thanks!