Lucky Linky Tuesday November 30: Salt Dough Ornaments from Ador

Salt dough ornament from Melissa at Ador.

Welcome to Lucky Linky!  I hope everyone had a safe and fun Thanksgiving weekend.  I was able to visit my hometown of Shelby Twp., MI and see my family while my husband and brother-in-law drove down to State College to see Michigan State *beat* Penn State.  Yay Sparty's!!!!

I can't wait for this week's edition of LLT!  Holiday time is my favorite time for crafts.  Last week Melissa from Ador shared her instructions for making salt dough ornaments.  These  remind me of childhood and my mom.  Melissa has more to share at her blog, ADOR. 

What do you have to share today?  I ask that you link to a post, not your home page.  Your post needs to be something you created, cooked, invented (cool!), painted, fixed up, decorated...anything you put your creative mind to work on.   Please share as many posts as you want and visit others who have also posted here.  Thank you and have a wonderful week!

Kicking off the Holiday Season with Some Anthro Inspired Decor!

 I have a few pictures of some holiday decor I've done in my home for you.  I  tried to do some Anthro inspired displays after looking at some of their awesome window display pictures on Facebook.  If you haven't "Liked" them on facebook yet, you should take a look! 

Happy Thanksgiving!  I hope you enjoy all the wonderful people and beautiful things in your lives:)

Lucky Linky...almost Wednesday??!

Welcome to Thanksgiving week...surprise, surprise..my husband decided to take the week off.    This is the first chance I've had to get to a computer today because we've been getting things done around the house that have needed to be done for a while.  I don't think my husband realizes how much I'm normally on the computer during the day( lol )!


Last week the post that stood out most was from Rusty Rooster Vintage.  I really liked her Santa book wreath and photographs of her booth at a recent show....gorgeous and inspiring!

Well, if you're here to link up, welcome, and excuse my tardiness.  I can't wait to see what you've been working on! 

Etsy shop owner interview series: Megan from Buggy Bowtique

Lucky Star Lane loves promoting handmade shops!

I recently asked if there were any readers out there interested in free advertising for a month here at LSL and this is how I came about meeting Megan from

 Buggy Bowtique.  Megan just started her own Etsy shop and I'm pleased to share her interview here!

1. How did you decide to start a handmade business?

I quit my job working at a daycare to stay home with my daughter and started to make more things for her. I fell in love with it from the beginning. I love creating new designs and knew that there was no way that I could create all these beautiful things for my little girl! I would love to be able to that but ... there aren’t enough days in the year for her to wear all of the wonderful things I would want to make for her. I decided to name my business after her because she is the inspiration for all of my beautiful creations. We have nicknamed her Buggy, thus my Buggy Bowtique.

2. How would you describe your design style?


I think I am pretty modern. I like to keep things new and fresh. I love to work with soft comfy fabrics that are good for baby or to find cute one of a kind embellishments to use.




3. What made you decide to sell on Etsy?

I have loved buying from Etsy!. You can find the most amazing things on this site and I’m just really excited to be a part of that now.




4. What kinds of items do you currently sell?

I sell mostly bows, made of flowers and ribbon, as well as headbands. I am working on adding tag blankets this week.

5. What has been your best seller so far?



I suppose my bows. I haven’t been open for very long and I haven’t sold the same thing twice so … just the bows in general !




6. Are there items you would eventually like to add to your shop?


I am adding tag blankets this week and working on a couple of other things. I will be sticking with children’s items. I hope to have aprons up soon, as well as winter gear, hats, scarves, and mittens ! After that I am sure there will be more but this is enough to keep me busy for now I think!




7. Do you have any long term goals for your shop?

I am also going to start selling at flea markets (starting this next weekend) and my husband and I have a long term goal of opening a bakery. He is currently in culinary school. We would like to get a shop front eventually and make a family business out of it. It would be wonderful to be able to work together eventually!

 

I would sincerely like to thank Megan for sharing her love of creativity and letting me tell a little bit about her here on my blog.  You can also find her at her blog  Buttons, Bows and a Baby.

Ribbon Spool Ornament

 Do you use a lot of ribbon?  I do!  I end up trying to save the cardboard ribbon spools because I always think I'll use them to organize other ribbon.   I recently went to a new ribbon organizing system where I take the ribbon off the spool and put it in small plastic bags and then put it in larger clear tubs by color.  Colorizing it has really helped. 

The empty ribbon spools make a great base for a scrappy ornament.   This one I painted with red acrylic craft paint, let it dry then applied some glue around the edges and glittered with iridescent glitter.  I cut  two circles slightly smaller than the spool, embellished the front one with a mini clothespin, ribbon, rhinestones, and a stamped greeting.  The back I left plain and hot glued the circles to the front and back.  It was very easy and not very time consuming except for the painting.  It took around 3-4 coats. 

   

 I'm making ornaments this week so I'll have more for you soon......

Simple Circle Punch Tree

This is a quick scrappy project if you're pressed for time.  You will need:  a 13.5" tall paper mache cone (this one is from Michael's), a 2 inch circle punch or die cutting machine that cuts circles, 6 or 7  12" x 12"papers of your choice, glue, and a 5" flower pot (you can paint it if you want).

 The hardest part of this project is choosing the paper.  My house has a lot of black and I like to decorate at Christmas with gold and red.   The cone fits sunggly on top of the flower pot.  You could glue it for stability but I didn't need to. 

Vellum greeting from Anna Griffin and red paper from My Mind's Eye

 

What other things could be glued to a paper mache cone to make a tree? Do you remember my macaroni tree from last year?



Dr. Seuss Fabric!

This Dr. Seuss fabric from Robert Kaufman recently caught my eye so I had to make a baby shower corsage with it.  I can't wait to make a funky diaper cake and centerpiece to match for my Etsy shop! 


I also finished this cake to match the baby bedding I showed you last week.  What do you think? 

I've been working on a few holiday crafts today..I can't wait to share them with you. Stay tuned.

Lucky Linky Tuesday November 16



Picture from Leanne at Organize and Decorate Everything



Welcome to another week of November Lucky Linky.  Last week I saw a lot of turkeys, a few Christmas ideas starting to pop up, and a lot of just generally CUTE ideas.  (love CUTE!). 

One of my favorite ideas was this old window used to hold photos.  Check out Leanne from
Organize and Decorate Everything for her super easy instructions.  I love how the photos all have muted tones and the white border.  Super charming Leanne!!

I want to see what you've been up to!  Please link a recent creative post from your blog...or two or three.  I look through and choose my favorite..or at least do my best...sometimes I have a sick child or am out of town or something...but I do my absolute best.  It's all meant to be fun and inspiring, which is what I hope you all feel about blogging and visiting me here.  

I hope you have a very creative and inspired day, friends! 

Color or No Color?

 Photo and bedding from New Arrivals, Inc.

I had a customer send me this picture to see if I could make some items to match the bedding.  I love the bright colors and pairing of the stripe with the floral.  That hot pink shag rug is making me feel nostalgic..LOVE it!!

 Photo and styling by Dear Lillie

This is another awesome girls room I found when browsing the blog Dear Lillie.  If you haven't seen this blog yet, you really need to check it out.  Everything is LOVELY.

Photo from HomeGoods

And here is a picture I saw on the HomeGoods site.  I love the couch and funky pillow combo.  My husband probably wouldn't go for this color but I can always dream:)

Happy Saturday morning!

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I've been working so hard on my Etsy shop orders this week I've barely had time to read blogs and visit my lovely friends in blogland.   I have to tell you I love to read blogs.  It's probably my absolute most favorite way to spend my free  "alone" time.   

With that in mind, I would like to offer a month of free advertising at the Lucky Star Lane blog to my lovely readers and blog friends who inspire me daily.   If you're interested, please email me at erin@luckystarlane.com or leave a comment.  This is my way of saying THANK YOU  and celebrate the last year of blogging and one year anniversary of the Lucky Star Lane Etsy shop!

LLT November 9

 Welcome to this week's edition of LLT.   The holidays are right around the corner and I'm already starting to get a little nervous about getting everything done.    I've started early with the shopping and have a weekly list for myself to stay on track.  Most of what I want to do is make things, shop, and bake for people I care about.   
What other things do you do around the holidays (or anytime) to show the people you care about how much they mean to you?  I would love to hear your holiday traditions!

WOOD SHAVING WREATH, Munich, Germany

This travel blog photo's source is TravelPod page: CHURCHES, THE GLOCKINSPEIL AND BEER!

This travel blog photo's source is TravelPod page: CHURCHES, THE GLOCKINSPEIL AND BEER!

This travel blog photo's source is TravelPod page: CHURCHES, THE GLOCKINSPEIL AND BEER!

I was intrigued by these photos taken in Munich, Germany in 2009 by Dancejill on TravelPod.   These handmade wood and pinecone wreaths are absolutley gorgeous!  TravelPod is a unique website where people can share pictures they've taken while on vacation.  I haven't had a chance to explore there much yet but so far I've enjoyed what I've seen. 

Have you been to any great creative photography sites lately?