Cozy Decor

Its getting cold... we've had some really cold days and I really don't like the cold. 

Even though we have a really great furnace... I still freeze... even when its 75 in the house. So I found some really cute buffalo plaid blankets to wrap up in... and I just had to get the pillow cases to go with them ;)

They are super soft and wash really well. The sad part is... I don't always get the chance to use them because our girls are always wrapped up in them... they even have their own but they always take mine. 

Silly kids!

DIY {Scrapwood} Snowflake

"To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold"  -Aristotle 


A wood snowflake has been on my "to build" list for years. So during Christmas break my girls and I spent some time building. I made a snowflake while my girls each made large wood arrows.

They were each different {just like us}

and they turned out great!

{plus: its always fun doing things together} 

There are so many good tutorials online from so many talented women. I probably have about 100 different tutorials saved on pinterest. But I just wanted a small one {18"} to go on my shelf in our livingroom. So I took the directions from a couple different tutorials and just shortened all the pieces.

{Free} Snowflake Kisses

Winter can be wonderful… but it can also be long, slow and cold.
We are making the most of these intensely cold days at home with family and hot cocoa.
Despite the cold… winter is beautiful!

{Easy} Snowflake Wreath

I love snowflakes! They are my favorite thing to decorate with in January.

After I saw a post online where ladies used snowflakes to make different crafts, I thought that I could make a wreath.

I had tons of snowflakes collected from previous years decorating for Christmas so I didn’t have to buy anything for this project.

Supplies used: snowflakes, hot glue gun, and some wax paper.

(Tip: the wax paper did not work very well... the hot glue stuck to the wax paper and it was difficult to pull it off without tearing the wax paper and the paper stuck to the back of the wreath. So maybe parchment paper would be better.)

After gathering my supply of snowflakes... I had a variety of different ones... I started laying out the inner circle. I arrange them overlapping the edges and alternating different designs so I didn’t have two of the same snowflake next which other.

Once I got my first row arranged, I glued it all together with the hot glue gun.

I did the same thing on the second row... I arranged the snowflakes and once I liked the layout then I glued them together with a glue gun.

I love using the glue gun because it dries so fast and as soon as I was done I could hang it up on my front door. It was really simple to make but it was more time-consuming than I thought it would be. So if you’re thinking of making a snowflake project plan for a little bit of time.

Happy crafting!