An Artful Adventure Ornament Swap

This month I participated in an ornament swap hosted by my dear friend Cassandra VanCuren. The first three ornaments are ones I made for the swap (they aren't the actual ones I swapped because I was spazzing out to send them on time and forgot to snap pictures of them, but these are the extra ones I made to keep)

This adorable sign and wooden spool Christmas tree were made by my swap partner

Lisa Brookins.

Peace Schuyler made these lovely retro delights.

Robin Martin made this sweet embellished bottle. I love how it looks in front of my vintage crochet sleigh of shiny brights!

With the busyness of work, volunteering, church functions, shopping and entertaining I am seriously behind on holiday blogging. I hope to share some pictures of my home dressed for the holidays very soon! Hope you all are enjoying this Christmas season. xoxo, Molly

Be Inspired

The Christmas Edition of Amy Power's online craft magazine, "Inspired Ideas" is now available! It is so colorful and so beautiful. It is brimming with yummy Christmas decorating projects, crafts, and treats. I feel so honored that Amy included my Sugar Plum Fairy Shadow box in the issue. .. I keep pinching myself because I really can't believe that my art is in a publication that features Mary Engelbreit.I mean seriously to have my name and art just a few pages away from hers makes me screech out loud and do the happy dance :) Not only is Mary a contributor but so is Matthew Mead and a host of other talented artists that we all love and admire. I hope that you will check out this amazing magazine. To purchase your own copy click here or on the photo of the cover above. Enjoy and I wish you happy cutting, pasting, stitching and glittering! xoxo, Molly

My Mad Halloween Tea Party

I first posted about my Halloween Tea Party here. Cassandra and I have been planning this artful gathering for weeks. It was a party for members of our "Pretty and Vintage Things" meet-up art group. The party day finally arrived and we spent hours setting up. We had so much fun transforming my house into a wonderland. I loved the decorations so much that I didn't want to take them down after the party! I wish I could live in wonderland everyday! We all had a great time eating, drinking, laughing and creating. Each lady made an Alice in Wonderland inspired altered cookbook. We also made some great memories. Thank you ladies for joining me in wonderland!

Cassandra and Karen

candy buffet!

Cassandra's macaroons

Sarah

Jeanne

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week! xoxo, Molly

Save Home Companion!!!!!!

Ok, stop everything and please click here! It's urgent! I miss Mary! I miss her Home Companion! If we join together we can bring it back!!! This magazine has been such a source of inspiration for me for the past 12 years. It went under 3 years ago but I honestly look through my 9 years of back issues atleast twice a week. They never get old and they never cease to inspire me!

Last month I blogged about the Alice in Wonderland Halloween party that I am planning. I am so excited to show you the top hat that I made to wear to the party! I sort of used the Better Homes and Gardens's tutorial for a mini top hat but tweaked it a little. I use glue instead of sewing it and instead of wire in the brim, I used cardboard (actually a cereal box). I used a velvet like material to cover the hat form and embellished it with vintage lace, braided trim, seam binding, vintage millinery and velvet and glittered leaves. I am going to attach it to a headband like this before I wear it :) I am getting into the "Wonderland" spirit by reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" to Lilly. I bought her this pink leather bound edition (photographed with the hat) from Barnes and Noble a couple of weeks ago. We are now on the last chapter. She has loved it! She goes around the house pretending she is Alice. She eats litte sweet tarts and tries to open doors with my vintage skeleton keys. It is so adorable! This weekend we are actually going to a croquet party and she asked if we were going to be playing with flamingos and hedge hogs ;) xoxo Molly

Just saw this on etsy and about fainted! I mean how insane is this bed?! Swoon

xoxo

Afternoon Tea

Last Saturday Cassandra had afternoon tea at her home. She set the table so beautifully! It was a feast for the eyes! She brewed three kinds of tea and mixed up a yummy pink sangria. We ate tea sandwiches, berries, cupcakes and macaroons. All of it was delicious. This girl knows how to throw a proper tea party.

After tea Cassandra got out loads of decorative papers and we all just sat around and visited and created whatever we felt like. I made a little hanging collage for my daughter Lilly's room. I imagined a little shop of sweet delights run by a fairy. Lilly loved it and named her fairy "Ella". xoxo, Molly