There have been times in my life when
I had to face certain truths.
Hard truths. Life truths.
Such as....
I look better as a brunette than a blond.
I will never like licorice.
I am not a very good housekeeper.
Those kinds of truths.
(what did you think I meant?) :-D
Another truth? I am not very fast when it comes to decorating my home for holidays.
I always seem to be way behind everyone else.
When everyone else is posting pics of their completed trees and mantels...
- and have most likely already started their Christmas baking and writing their Christmas cards....
I am still crafting.
Cutting up $2 Goodwill cable-knit sweaters
(aka "perfectly good sweaters," declared my Mama.) :) But they made these really pretty sweater balls.
Yes. Sweater Balls. They are ALL the rage, or so I told my Mama. She looked at me in disbelief.
"Where can you buy them?" she asked.
"I'm not really sure. Maybe LLBean? But, today, I am making my own sweater balls."
"Do they have a purpose?" asked my very practical Southern Mama.
"Well, not really. Although I guess you could use them to stuff your bras in the Winter time."
I laughed. Not my "perfectly good" Southern Mama. :-D
Mama didn't buy it for one minute, but she grabbed a cut-up circle of $2 Goodwill sweater and an extra needle - and on a quiet Sunday afternoon after Thanksgiving, Mother and Daughter crafted a basket load of Sweater Balls.
Cause nothing says Christmas more than a wreath made from $2 Goodwill Sweater Balls. :)
I filled the wreath with 3 different sizes of balls made from 3 different sweaters. Two creamy white sweaters and a pretty, soft blue one.
I added Dollar Store bells and glittered foam balls.
Mama didn't stay around to see me make my
Faux Mercury Glass Balls.
She would have surely thought I had lost my
ever-loving mind when I took "perfectly good" glass balls and dabbed fingernail polish remover on them with a saturated cotton ball.
Cause its hard to explain to your Mama why you have gone mud-pie crazy over these
Faux Mercury Glass Ornaments. And making her understand that any ornament which exists in my home - that doesn't walk - will get a good coating of Dollar Store fingernail polish remover.
Cause I am crazy mad for this look right now.
I can't wait to show her how our craft project turned out. I am going to hang it in my foyer over a mirror. I even cut off the sleeve of one of those "perfectly good sweaters" to create a "perfectly good wreath hanger." Here in the South, we don't let nothing go to waste. :)
But, I thought I would give you this little sneaky-peeky to let you see what I am up to. I hung it on my chippy blue door The Hubbs bought me.
Unlike my Blogging Brethren, I am nowhere close to being finished. In fact, by the pitiful looking piles of tissue paper and half-spilled bins and pine bough clippings scattered around the house - it looks like there is Holy War (or should I say HOLLY War) going on at The Everyday Home.
But, I LOVE it! So I hope you enjoy this week full of Sneaky-Peeky's. Next week - if I can finish up some more "perfectly good" craft projects - I will be ready for a few big reveals.
xxoo
Sharing with:
Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday
Mary at Boogieboard Cottage for Masterpiece Monday
Thrifty Decor Chick for Before and After Monday
Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
The Stories of A2Z for Tutorials and Tips Tuesdays
Heather at Setting for Four for It's a Party!
DIY Showoff for Holiday Highlights Party
Kristen's at Kristen's Creations for Show Us Your Creations
Kim at Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday
Stone Gable for Tutorials, Tips and Tidbits Thursday
Heather/Vanessa @ at the picket fence for Inspiration Friday
My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday
I would be ever so happy - make that "Perfectly Happy" if you pinned any or all of these pics. Thanks for sharing. :)