Christmas Light Craft

Do you ever unpack your Christmas decorations and find this? Just a gross pile of old Christmas lights... Which you thought you left in North Carolina when you bought a new set this weekend at Target? Well maybe not that specifically but this is what happened to me this week. 

I also had this fun stack of ribbons that don't necessarily match the wrapping paper I bought for this year. So I decided to get to crafting. 

I simply cut different lengths of the ribbon, and tied them on to the twinkle lights in a random order. What I liked about this is that I could switch out the ribbons for a variety of different colors/fabrics and change up the look drastically for different holidays or parties.

It definitely took a while, as the cutting and tying was tedious, but I just out an old episode of Greys Anatomy on and got to work.  

This is the finished product! Please excuse my kind of bare mantle... It's still a work in progress! 

Until next time,

xo

T

Glitter Mason Jars

I recently bought these adorable pencils at Kate Spade. I usually keep all of my pens and such in a drawer in my desk, but these were so cute I had to display them! 

I couldn't find a cup that I liked, so I decided to take on this mason jar craft I had seen on Pinterest. 

I started with Mod Podge and glitter (my craft essentials). I picked silver glitter because the hardware on my desk is silver. Plus it's so glamorous and looks great with everything! 

Then I masked off the section that I wanted to cover in glitter. I thought about covering the entire jar with glitter, but I like the idea of the subtler bottom half covered instead. I then painted this section with Mod Podge. 

After the Mod Podge I applied the glitter. 

I let the adhesive dry for a few minutes before I removed the masking tape. All in all the craft took me about ten minutes - a quick and easy update for my home office! 

Until next time,

xo

T