HOME Decal, Flower Boxes and Signs

I designed this decal recently and I have fallen in love with it.  We've mostly used it for flower boxes but this last week I made it into a sign.

The inspiration for it was from a few different crafts I've done. I've been making a lot of these home tiles and love the substitute of Washington state for the O. I also really love this new font I got so I was hoping to combine the two and in such a way I could do it on the flower boxes.

It looked good but not completed. I had created this wheat wreath last Christmas for a wooden box. I had tried a few different borders with the HOME decal but this one had the 'farm house' feel I was going for and was simple but decorative.

I made the first box, which is approx 5x5" and sized the decal. I used Oracal 651 which should hold permanently to the stained box. Making one for myself helps so I can see how well it holds up.

Once I got going, it was easier to make more and I got a lot of positive feedback from them.

I have pictures where my "photo bomber" isn't so apparent but I love this one!

I was really hoping to make one for myself once things slowed down but we already have a lot of table decor so I decided to try the sign route. The sign is about 9x13". The wheat was MUCH easier to weed, making it even more desirable to make. I'm really happy with how it turned out. When I open my Etsy shop (plan is for this summer), I'm debating on selling just the decal in the two different sizes or selling the sign itself. I wonder what else I could make with the decal?

An Easter Evening Feast

This year for Easter, we invited a lovely couple from down the road who's children live too far away to celebrate Easter with them. They remind me of my grandparents and our kids even call them "Grandma and Grandpa", although they are old enough to be our grandparents as well. It seemed like the perfect time to pull out my grandmother's china and my mom's goblets from Italy. Although, the only really crafty part was the place cards for seating & perhaps the flowers from our garden (I didn't even pipe the deviled eggs because I didn't want to do more dishes), it was fun to take pictures of all of it.

I used hollowed eggs but I bet boiled eggs would work too. 

Starting to set the table.

My husband made the roast.

We choose to do a pound cake for our "shortcake". Baking is a craft too, right?

Parties Galore

I love decorating for parties. I try and find an excuse often so that I can dive into some decoration creations. I'm an introvert, completely. So my parties usually just have a handful of family members or close friends but it is always exciting to prepare for. This last month was my daughter and son's birthdays. I had lots of little people and it was a lot of fun. Here are some decorations. I have a mini banner stand, my wood-working husband helped me make. They are about a foot tall. I'm hoping to make more. The great thing is that they can be painted to any color scheme. He also put little notches at the top so that the ribbon/string doesn't slide down and you can interchange banners: