Pinterest Inspired: 4th of July Wreath

I have fallen in love with pinwheels and have several projects featuring them on my 4th of July Pinterest Board and this year I was bound and determined to create a wreath full of em'. 

Wrapping the straw wreath in strips of blue jean from an old ripped pair came from  Fox Hollow Cottage. 

I finished my wreath a full two weeks before the 4th!

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Silhouette Cameo Project: Grad Banner

Today I made a graduation banner for our neighbor, you would have thought I'd planned it to coordinate with this shade canopy.

I selected a variety of shapes and added some embellishments.

Instead of spelling out Congratulations which would have taken 15 pennants alone, I added the sentiment as one word using only one pennant. The SDH our the high school initials.

A personalized banner. Sweet. 

Well Done, SDH and Yeah! 2013!

Almost party time!

Sun is shining, the world is bright for this young grad!

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Paper Flower Prayer Garland

Today was overcast and perfect for working indoors on paper crafting.

I recently purchased a Silhouette Cameo. Oh, the fun things you can do with this machine!

Vintage Rail Travel Themed Dresser

A fictional railroad line departs at 5:30.
All aboard! Sorry about that, couldn't resist. :)

Both my father-in-law and my grandfather worked for the railroad and we have inherited many of their memento's, from pay stubs, Pullman wool blankets, to railroad lanterns. When I came across this Winter Resort poster I knew instantly our guest bedroom had its theme. I purchased two versions of Winter Resort from Cafe Press and couldn't be happier with their quality. In lieu of framing them, I plan to decoupage them to wood slats so they appear as old signage.