4 days away till Christmas 2011 with a linking party!

Hi Everyone,
It’s amazing to me that we are only 4 days away from Christmas 2011. This year has been a year with so much to be thankful for! We are totally grateful to you for making this site the success it has been with our weekly linking parties and the amazing talents you share with us every week. I wish you all the best and the merriest Christmas ever with health and lots of joy with your love ones.



Please help us welcome our guest today Mari, She’s amazing at taking every day object and turning them into a stunning project!

I am Mari and I blog over at A Mom Not a Professional Nor a Perfectionist.

I am Mexican Puertorican married to a Southern Georgia boy and raising our 3 precious boys in Ecuador. How about that for some culture!  I am a missionary, a counselor, an artist and I love to cook.

A lot my recipes and craft projects come from these 3 mottos "necessity is the mother of invention", "Ain't got no money" and "Too cheap to buy it."

Evergreen and Eucalyptus Tree are dainty layered around the hurricanes to add that nature inspired effect.  The wreath is my favorite it is made from Fresh Carnations.  J-O-Y is spelled out on the red ornaments and red berries are hanging from the mantle.
Here is the tutorial on this Simple but Fabulous Fresh Flowered Wreath:

Supplies:
Floral foam
Floral Tape
Bright Red fluffy Carnations or whatever color you want
Red Wide Ribbon
Skewers

1. I could not find floral foam in shape of a wreath so I created mine buy cutting the blocks of foam and making a rectangle like this.

2. I used wooden skewers to secure it and then taped each side.  I would recommend that you use the green floral tape instead of the masking tape I have here:

3. Once it is secure begin inserting your carnations. Until the top is completely covered.

4. Then go around and place that wide red ribbon around the outside and inside of the rectangle.

5. Secure the ribbon with straight pins.

Yes, it was as simple as that!

Here are some Simple Nature Inspired Tablescapes for Christmas:



Just a few simple touches to create that nature feel. In the square vases we have place an evergreen twig with some red small pebbles.



The Eucalyptus is around each candle holder. J-O-Y is spelled out on the three red ornaments.




For the tutorial on how to make these simple Faux feathered Tabletop Trees go here.
Thank you so much for this opportunity,
Mari

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Congrats to all the ladies and here’s your badge for your blog…




Our top 5 linking spotlight! Please click on the pictures to visit their blogs!

Donatella’s amazing shirts transformation inspirations always blow my mind!



These apothecary jars are so easy to make!



Trays are so amazingly versatile!



Nothing says the holidays more than Eggnog!




How the sweet smell of fresh bake cheesecake!

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Would you like to be featured?


Welcome to our weekly linking party, where you get to showcase your art for free!



Well, it's where you get to feature your creations just by linking them here. Yep ... that's it. Simple right?  Just a few rules to follow:

1. Be a follower if you are not one already. Grab our badge on the right --------> for your blog while you're at it. Link any projects YOU have created.
2. No giveaway linking please. There's no limit to how many items you can link. Link parties are all about linking. So visit a few of the other links to discover new friends and link, link, link.  This is FREE advertising for your projects!

Please be kind and link back to this party on your posts. Invite  your friends on Facebook or Twitter about the party, the more the merrier!

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Davi Reid

Beautiful Christmas Card!





Have a great weekend Merry Christmas!
Maggie

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