Hey Guys!!!
Thanks so much for all your comments!!
We are ready to announce our winners!!
The winner of this AMAZING machine is...
#1422
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Monday, November 29, 2010
It's TIME!!!
Saturday, November 27, 2010
It's been a long time....
Hey strangers! It's been almost three months to be exact! I can't believe it's been so long since my last post but we have had some distractions around here:)
Tenley Nicole born November 2, 2010
I want to thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. We are doing great and starting to establish some routine. Now on to the crafting:)
We started decorating the house for Christmas this week and that really got me motivated to do some DIY! I love Christmas decor so what better way to get the creative juices flowing!
I started with this Christmas centerpiece. It has all of my favorites ~ snow, Antique White spray paint and silver! I should also mention that it cost me practically nothing!
I started with these twigs that I found laying around. I snapped them to about 4 inches long (give or take with each piece) and spray painted them with Rust-Oleum Antique White spray paint. I just layed the pieces out on newspaper and sprayed one side. It was super quick and easy.
Next I used two of these small sized (jelly jar size) mason jars and one larger size to act as the votives. I had the small ones (bought a case of 12 at Wal-mart last year) but I had to purchase the larger one at Hobby Lobby. It was 50% off so the jar was about a dollar! They also have the larger size at Wal-mart.
I always have jute in the house but if you don't have any you can buy this 4ply at Hobby Lobby. With a coupon it's a couple of bucks and it goes a long way!
I started wrapping the tops of all three jars with the jute, hot gluing as I went. This was a cute addition and it also got rid of the rings around the lid!
One down....so cute!
Remember the sticks?
I just attached them (paint side out) all the way around the large mason jar. A little dab of hot glue holds them great!
Next, I wrapped a few strands of 1 ply jute around the jar, knotting and cutting off the excess as I went.
Now for some sparkle! I purchased these wooden snowflake ornaments at Hobby Lobby. They are usually 4 for a dollar but they were also 50% off so they were 8 for a dollar. I stocked up!
I sprayed three snowflakes with a new favorite Rust-Oleum Textured Metallic spray paint in Silver. It's soooo pretty! I just want to walk around my house and spray everything:)
Ooooo sparkles:)
I hot glued one to each of the smaller "votives".
I bought this package of 12 tealight candles for about $3 after a 40% off coupon.
Another Christmas favorite ~ bag of snowflakes...also purchased at Hobby Lobby.
So there it is! My first post baby DIY. It was sooooo cheap and easy! I hope you all like it:)
FREE STUFF!!!!!
There is still time to enter our Rust-Oleum and Paint Ideas Giveaway as well as our Silhouette Machine Giveaway.
Go HERE for the Rustoeleum and Paint Ideas Giveaway!
and
HERE for the Silhouette Machine Giveaway!
Again, thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers and for your patience as we have been adjusting at home with our new little blessings!
Happy decorating!
~Ashley
Friday, November 26, 2010
Rust-Oleum & Paint Ideas Giveaway!
Happy Black Friday!!
If you have not signed up for our Silhouette Machine Giveaway click HERE!!!
Our giveaway today is from our friends over at Rust-Oleum!! They have the BEST spray paint in town... Hands down!
Today they will be giving one of our readers this goodie bag!!
It's a fun tote bag with a vintage Rust-Oleum T-shirt & a Paint Ideas T-Shirt!!
The Shanty Sisters are adding to this!
With this giveaway you will also receive a feature post on our blog. We will make a post showing a Rust-Oleum project you have done and link back to you!! We will give you plenty of time to get your project ready and pick a day to post that works for you.
How fun is that??
How to win....
1. Leave a comment telling us your favorite Rust-Oleum paint color!! (1 entry)
2. Become a fan of Paint Ideas on Facebook and come back and tell us (1 entry)
3. Become a fan of Rust-Oleum on Facebook and come back and tell us (1 entry)
That is 3 ways to enter guys!!
We will announce a winner on Monday morning!
Happy Black Friday!
Make sure to check out our other great giveaways we are doing this week!!
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Black Friday ~ Silhouette Style!!
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Just wanted to let all of you in on a FABULOUS sale Silhouette is running for our readers...
All you need to do is use the coupon code SHANTY in your cart at checkout!!
Starting Tomorrow through November 30th our readers can get their hands on this!!
~ Silhouette Machine ($299 value)
~ Home Decor CD ($55 value)
~ 1 Roll of Transfer Paper ($7.99 value)
~ 1 Roll of Vinyl ($7.99 value)
Shanty's readers can get ALL of this for $199 !!!
All you need to do is use the coupon code SHANTY in your cart at checkout!!
Click on the link below to take you there!!
We hope you all had a safe and awesome holiday!! We are so thankful for all of you and we will be back in the morning to announce another fun giveaway from one of our sponsors.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
A GORILLA Sized Giveaway!!!
In the spirit of Thanksgiving we thought we would thank our readers by giving away some great products from our sponsors! It's no secret that the Shanty Sisters have the BEST sponsors around... We love them!
If you haven't signed up for our Silhouette Machine giveaway click HERE!
So here we go...
She's Gorilla Tough!! Are you??
Shanty2Chic is! Here are just a few of our projects we have done using our very favorite glue!
So... Who needs A LOT of glue??
I think you all do!
We will be giving one lucky reader this AWESOME Gorilla Prize Pack...
That's not all!!
Gorilla Glue is also throwing in a "Yet to be released" Hoodie!!
How fun is that!!
How do you win?
There are a few ways to enter...
1. Go Like Gorilla Glue's Facebook Page and mention this giveaway in your status! (Lots of freebies there!) - 1 entry
2. Go Follow Gorilla Glue on Twitter! - 1 entry
3. Leave us a comment here telling us which Gorilla product is your favorite!! - 1 entry
Make sure you leave a separate comment for each entry you make. That's 3 very simple ways to win these goodies!!!
You have until Sunday night to enter this one and we will announce a winner Monday morning!
Remember to check out our Silhouette Machine Giveaway if you haven't done that already!!
Ready... Set... Comment!!!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Silhouette Christmas Banner & Get Another Entry!!
Hey Guys!!
Before we get started with this project make sure you scroll down to our last post or click HERE to enter our fabulous Silhouette Machine giveaway!!
I wanted to share another project I just did with my Silhouette!
I made a Christmas banner!
This is how I made it!
I used my very favorite new tool to make this project...
It's my Silhouette Machine!! Have you entered our giveaway??! If not, click HERE! If you already have then keep reading for an extra entry!
This is the space leading from my living room into my kitchen. I decided it needed just a little something.
I started with cardstock from Hobby Lobby in black and in cream. I got these packs half off which makes them so even cuter!
I started by cutting my black cardstock in 6" strips for my letters. I attached the paper to my cutting mat for my Silhouette.
Here is the screen view of my computer when I was ready to cut my first letters. I can't stress enough that this is my VERY FAVORITE feature of this baby. You can use any font that you have on your computer and also download free fonts from online sites. That gives you endless font choices without the charge and hassle of a cartridge!! Love it!
I loaded my cutting mat into my machine and it did the rest of the work.
Then I peeled my letters off.
Then I cut my cream cardstock in 6x6 squares.
And used good old Elmer's to attach the letters to the squares!
I then used some extra cardstock I had to cut a scrolly(pretty sure that is the professional term) stencil.
Then I used my very favorite acrylic paint color Seamist to stencil the scrolly on to the cards. I decided to put each scrolly in a different place on each card. I used a stencil brush and dabbed the paint up and down rather than brushing it on.
While the paint was still wet I added a little iridescent glitter just for fun! I also used an ink pad to distress the edges a bit.
Now I had all my letters ready to go!
I used a hole punch to put a 2 holes at the top of each card.
Then I used a long piece of twine to hold all my letters up. Ribbon works too but I love the look of the twine!
I hung it up and Oooooh I love it! It makes me happy :-)
How fun is that??
Who needs this machine? I think you all do!
So... Go HERE to enter this great giveaway!
If you have already done that you can now get another entry by...
Become a friend of Silhouette on Facebook!!
&
Become a follower of Silhouette's BLOG!
Once you have done those, go to the giveaway post and leave us one more comment! Woohoo!!
You have until Sunday night to get all that done! We will post a winner on Monday morning.
Also, stay tuned tomorrow morning! We will be announcing another fun giveaway from one of our other great sponsors. Thanks so much guys!!
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