Winter Decor

It is FREEZING here today

so we're staying warm inside

enjoying old ticking feather pillows

and cozy cable knit throws.

I'm loving old photos

French postcards and ironstone.

All of the Christmas decorations have been taken down and put away

and I've been fluffing the nest.

It's funny how bare everything looks when the decorations come down.

I like to think of it as a blank slate.

I kind of like the bare look for awhile.  It's fresh and clean and I can rearrange and change things up a bit!

Enjoy your day!

xo and God Bless,

Kathleen

Linking up to Feathered Nest Friday

and

Fridays Unfolded

Decorative Storage Boxes!

Can you guess what these boxes once were?

Yep, that's right.

Diaper boxes!

So here is what you do:

~cut off all of the top flaps

{be sure to save these for use later in the project}

~paint the box whatever color you wish (i just used white spray paint)

~after the paint has dried, hot glue some ribbon or other trim around to top edge to dress it up a bit - this will also hide the cut edges from where you removed the flaps

Now here's where those flaps come in..

They will become your box labels.

Just cut them to size then spray them with chalkboard paint.  After they dry, use a hot glue gun to glue them to your box. Now you have a neat label that you can write on again and again as your storage needs change.

You're all set!

You can use these for toys, books, clothes...whatever you want.

I used mine for extra clothing that our little one has not grown into yet.

I also made a set that I painted metallic silver for the boys to use to stow away their toys.

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So gather up those diaper boxes {bankers boxes work well too if you don't have diaper boxes} and get creative.  You can also cover them with fabric or decorative paper if you'd rather.  Make it yours and enjoy!

xo and God Bless,

Kathleen