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Merry Christmas Martinelli’s Gift

December 9, 2009 By Michelle Barneck 3 Comments

Here is another fun economical Christmas gift idea. I made these cute personalized labels and put them on bottles of Martinelli’s Sparkling Cider. (I totally stole this idea from my sis Jen and she probably stole it from someone else, just so ya know.) We gave these to my husband’s team at work last year and they loved them. They turned out really cute!

Front label

Back label

Finished product

It could be really fun to tie a pair of festive glasses to the top with some cute ribbon or put it in a basket with some yummy treats. My husband wants to give these out again because they were such a success and now he has a different team. We’ll see.

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Holiday Home Tour

December 7, 2009 By Michelle Barneck 35 Comments

Merry SITSmas!

I put so much time and effort in to decorating I thought I would share a little home tour so someone besides me could enjoy it. 😉 So here is a whirlwind tour of my main floor. Enjoy!

The Santa Bros. welcome you at the front door.

Then, the door opens to a garland on the banister.
(Dollar store garland with leftover ribbon)

Turn to the right to see the tree. It is massive and takes like 10 strings of lights. Kicks my tail every year!

I love this believe sign right in the middle of the tree.

The stockings were hung from the small shelf with care. I learned to put them up high after one of the stocking hangers nearly took out my son last year.

Row, Row, Row through the snow? Added some leftover ribbon.

Sorry, this is hard to see. There is my olive wood nativity from Israel, A small nativity that says “Jesus is the Reason for the Season”, A Believe sign, the piano music to “Silent Night”, a basket of cinnamon pine cones holding up a “Joy” tile, a Father Christmas figure and a tiny nativity in the midst of the words Silent Night. Phew. Click on the pic to see it bigger.

On to the Kitchen, there is my traditional seasonal list pad and top of fridge decor.

Some of the little ones Christmasy art on the pantry door. A tile on top of the cabinets.
I LOVE this quote!! My parents gave it to me for Christmas last year.

Sleigh (hand me down from mom) and tree (from college dorm) arrangement for the counter and more cabinet decor. All the random greenery is stuff that fell off my tree when hubs put it up that I didn’t bother to put back on.

Mr. Snowman stares down at us from above the blinds to the door waiting for a good time to pelt us with his snowball. Candy Cane Candle arrangement for the table. Warning:when storing your Christmas decor in the shed during 100 degree summers, your candles may warp. 😉

This is my very favorite decor item this year!! My mom always had her banister decorated with a pine garland tied with ribbons and I always loved it. Mine is much less formal, but I adore the plaid burlap type ribbon! I told hubs he had to be decorated with a Christmasy blanket if he was going to be in the pic. JK Again, dollar store garland with ribbon I bought one year at the after Christmas sale.

Some wall decor to transition us to the Family room. No, I did not stitch that cute sign. I bought it from Deseret Book on the after Christmas sale. I made the decoupage wood stocking at my Sister’s Mother-in-law’s Super Saturday many moons ago.

Winterizing the bathroom. My hubs actually laughed out loud at the wash cloths in the s’more snowman mug. We have a joke about my mugs. He hates them.

Adding a little flair to the DVD cases. We like to store our souvenirs from our travels here, so it was a natural addition to add a nativity from my Israel trip. The snowman was a gift from a good friend.

See there are benefits to not having a flat panel TV. 😉

More stuff.

Simplify your life, Believe in your dreams, See with your heart, Know what love means. Not necessarily a Christmas quote, but it fits the season for me.

I hope you enjoyed spending some time at my place! To see more Holiday Home Tours, head over to Tip Junkie! Reinvented has some great Trash to Treasure projects with wrapping paper.

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Rustoleum Revamp

December 6, 2009 By Michelle Barneck 7 Comments

Many of you are already aware of my relationship that started this fall with the tall sleek…can of spray paint. Once I found my true makeover love, I could not put the can down. Suddenly, a whole new world opened before my eyes. I could transform monstrously ugly items into wonderful home decor staples. Ah paint, how did I ever live without you?

So when I found out that Shanty 2 Chic was having a Rustoleum party, how could I not join in and give you a recap of some of my transformations. Here it is, my fall fling with a can of black and a can of heirloom white. Ah yes, I feel a trip to the hardware store coming on.

Some canyon black and an eight legged friend can take a 50 cent garage sale mirror from gaudy to spooky.

A bit of heirloom white can $1 garage sale urn from blah to voila! I have plans for that horrendous topiary too…if I can ever get to it. 😉

A little more heirloom white can turn a pair of pedestal candlesticks from animal to minimal.

But, probably the best update of all is kicking my light fixtures brass. Goodbye shiny gold! Hello black and bold! I used Gray primer and Satin Black on this baby.

Thanks for taking a walk down memory lane with me. I hope to be creating more soon!

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Snowman and Reindeer Treats

December 6, 2009 By Michelle Barneck 4 Comments

Um, excuse me? Did someone order the Cute Holiday Treat ideas with a side of You can do this?

Ultimate Hot Chocolate from Our Best Bites

I will put this one in my giant mug. Like the one from “So I Married an Axe Murderer.”

Peppermint Whipped Cream from Make and Takes

Is it possible to have a crush on a topping? I think I’m in love!

Snowman Donuts from Creative Holiday Gift Ideas

Love, love that carrot nose! Too cute!

Melting Snowmen Cookies from The Decorated Cookie

I died laughing when I saw this.

Marshmallow Snowmen from Speckled Egg

I love marshmallow. I love it even more covered in chocolate!

Reindeer Cupcakes from Homemaking Fun

So cute, except I’m not sure the Flipz would last long enough for me to decorate.

Reindeer Pops from Bakerella

On Dasher, On Dancer, On Prancer and Vixen I’ve got to go now, some of these I am fixin!

You know me, I’m all about the treats! And if they have a holiday theme, even better! I think I need some of that peppermint whipped cream stat! Have you had peppermint ice cream with hot fudge? It is a holiday tradition at my house and it is delish!

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