It's That Time Again!

Scraps and Scribbles' 2nd Annual 12 Days of Christmas Cookies Countdown starts in just a few days!  

If you'd like to be a guest and have an amazing Christmas cookie recipe that you would like to share, please email me!  I'd love for you to join in on the fun!

Fall Festival Show-offs

Thanks to everyone who linked up the Fall Festival party!  There were a lot of great projects!

Here's a look at my faves:

Check out this simple and pretty candle makeover from Hallelujahs by Holly

What CAN'T you make subway art for?  Loving this fallish spin from Carri's Crafting Corner

 

She Wears Flowers shared these cute wooden pilgrims and this awesome thankful quiet book-I loved them both

 

How cute is this oreo turkey?!?!  Head on over Love Times Three for the tutorial.

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Hope you all had a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

Dear Santa...

I'm in love.  With a machine.

Seriously.

I need one of these.  I'm hoping that I either get lucky and win the one House of Hepworths or Love Stitched is graciously giving away or that "Santa" will spoil me and I'll find one under my tree this year.

And these lovely ladies aren't the only ones giving away a Silhouette!  Here's some of the other places you can check out that are also giving one away:

1. HowDoesShe

2. Make It and Love It

3. Homemade by Jill

4. Infarrantly Creative

5. We Are That Family

6. Grosgrain Fabulous

7. Thrifty Decor Chick

8. The Idea Room

9. NoBiggie

10. Shanty2Chic

11. The Idea Room

12. Moms Review 4 You

13. Kevin and Amanda
14. Decor Chick

15. Be Different Act Normal

Sigh.  A girl can dream, right?

Who's That: Craftiness Is Not Optional

I'm pleased to introduce you all to the fab Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional.

She's a SAHM to two cutie-pie little girls, seamstress, crafter and thrifter.  If you've never been over to Jess's blog, here's a sampling of some of her awesome projects:

Can you believe this woman?!?!  She makes Barbie clothes.  I can't even sew in a straight line on a sewing machine!

Aren't these the cutest Father's Day cards you've ever seen?  Love 'em, Jess!

As I mentioned, Jess has two little girls.  I love the way she decorated her youngest's nursery-so simple and pretty.

I'm a sucker for silhouettes and Jess has a very easy tutorial so you can make your own.

Jess is a thrifter after my own heart-I love seeing all the steals she finds.

I love throw pillows and these are just too cute!  Check out the rest of Jess's bedroom makeover.

Head on over to Craftiness Is Not Optional and have a look around at the rest of Jess's great projects!  You won't be disappointed.

Come Show Me What You've Got!

Don't forget about the Fall Festival linky party going on here-McLinky closes at midnight on Wednesday.  Come on over and link up your fall projects!

Fashion Fridays: DownEast Basics

I don't know how many of you are aware of my deep love for all things DownEast.  It's been a long distance love affair via the internet since we don't have any DownEast stores here in Florida.  But love them I do.  If you've never heard of DownEast, they are a modest clothing company dedicated to making you look fab without blowing your budget.  Here's a peak at some of my current faves to give you an idea of what you've been missing:

Love the ruffle details on the Bon Nuit cardi-I've got a dress that this would go perfect with!

This cascading skirt has to be my absolute favorite thing right now.  It's just so pretty and feminine.

You don't see too many cute, long skirts these days.  The cool part about the Countess skirt-it converts into a dress!

I'm a sucker for polka dots and the Southern Belle top is covered in 'em!

I've been on the hunt for a cute brown dress for years and the Your Highness dress fits the bill nicely.

Want to give DownEast a try?  Go check out their awesome site and take a look around, or head on over to Our Family Treat, who is hosting a great DownEast giveaway-the winner gets her choice of anything from their new arrivals!  How cool is that?!

  

Who's That: All Things Thrifty

I am so pleased to introduce you all to the wonderfully talented Brooke from All Things Thrifty.  She is the queen of all things cheap decor-and by cheap, I mean inexpensive.  This woman can decorate and you'd never know it was done for so little!  Her blog is chock full of great decorating tips and projects that'll get those interior decorating juices flowing.  If you've never been over to Brooke's blog, here's a peak at what you're missing:

I'm a sucker for yellow.  It's just so bright and happy, which is probably why I love the flowers on this pillow so much.  Brooke shows you how to make them using this tutorial.

Can you believe that the valance is made out of a table runner and the pillows are made out of a tablecloth?!?!  LOVE it!  Check out how she did it here.

Check out this amazing re-upholstery job!  Can you believe that's the same chair?!  You can see the whole transformation as well as Brooke's top 10 upholstery tips here.

Aren't these PB knock-off signs the cutest?  And they only cost about $5!  

I am absolutely in love with this wall art.  It is just amazing!  The black design is felt!  To see the whole project and how Brooke did it, check out her tutorial.

Those yellow sidetables are to die for!  She snagged those beauties (pre-yellow) at DI.  Jealous!  Check out the before and after and all the steps in between!

Head on over to All Things Thrifty to see all of the other amazing things Brooke has to show you and get inspired!

Signage Update

Remember this sign from way back in July?

Well, I had mentioned back then that I was going to give it an update for each holiday.  I totally spaced on Halloween, but I have made a new insert for Thanksgiving.

Since I'm too poor to own any type of craft cutting machine, I used my freezer paper method (you can find the tutorial here.)

I found a font I liked, blew it up to the right size and printed out, then traced it onto my freezer paper.

Then cut out the letters,

filled them in with some brown paint and ta-da!

I added some ribbon (if you notice, it's the same ribbon from my quick fall sign) to the bottom to give it a little something extra ;)

I'm thinking about cutting out a little turkey or pumpkin to fill that empty spot.  What do you think?