Hi there Just Us Four readers! My name is Laura and I blog over at The Experimental Home where I share my everyday creative experiments. I believe that I can create anything with just a little experimentation and you can too! I am so excited to be guest posting today on Thanksgiving eve. I am also excited because in two days, our Christmas decorations come out of the attic and it is time to deck the halls! I am not one of those people who totally replace my seasonal decor every year. For me, the best part of Christmas decorating is all the wonderful Christmas memories that the decorations hold. However, each year some decorations get retired and new ones take their place. This year, I know I need a new wreath for my front door. I wanted to create something simple and modern with classic Christmas style. I have been loving the color-blocked look this year, so I decided to experiment with a paint dipped wreath. It was super-simple to make and I just love how it turned out!
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Guest Blogger: Thanksgiving Wine Glass Charms
This holiday season, I am giving you the gift of new blogs to read! Yep, throughout the holiday season, I will have guest bloggers come here and share a little bit of their awesomeness so you will have fun new blogs to read for the new year. Today, we start with our first guest blogger, Katie!
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Hello Just Us Four readers! I’m Katie from Snap-On Buttons and I am so pleased to be a guest blogger! Thanksgiving is perhaps my favorite holiday and if your like me, there’s always a full house. I’m here to show you how to make these super cute Thanksgiving wine glass charms.
I hate always having to second guess where I put down my drink at parties. That’s where wine glass charms come in handy. Using my Silhouette Cameo, I cut out charms using their Thanksgiving charms. I really liked these charms because their subtle and inexpensive.
I cut out the same charms in different card stock colors, so guests have more options and diversity among the charms.
To make the rings for the wine charms, I used gold wire since it matches my Thanksgiving decor the best. However, it could easily be customized to match yours as well. Using wire cutters, I cut wire about 2 inches long and wrapped it around a soda bottle cap.
Slip the charm onto the wire and you have a super cute, easy, and practical craft for Thanksgiving!
I wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season! I hope you’ll stop by Snap-on Buttons soon to see what I’ve been up to!
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Those charms are super cute! I know I always hate losing my glass at parties too so this is definitely an idea I would use. Thanks so much Katie!
Be sure to visit Katie and see all the other awesome ideas she has to share!
{Guest Post} Nautical Rope Hurricane DIY
Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend. Today, I have an awesome project from Anne who writes the awesome blog, Circus Berry. I am so in love with her nautical rope hurricanes and she is sharing a great tutorial with you here today 🙂
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Hello Just Us Four followers! I’m Anne from Circus Berry, helping out Shannah while she takes some R&R time and I am thrilled to be a part of her guest posting crew this month.
I am a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist-turned-business owner and blogger, living the American dream outside of Buffalo, NY with my husband, our two children, and our dog Mojo. I am a perpetual crafter, decorator, and inventor of reasons to have celebrations…everyday. I have a passion for food, sunshine, fitness, alt rock, flavorful drinks, things that sparkle, and the color blue. The Circus Berry blog is an extension of my party-styling and concept design business, where I share all things related to living and loving life. Thanks for coming!
The nautical theme is pretty popular right now, and with it all things wrapped in rope. I personally love the idea. I have a dream of spending summers in Rockport, Massachusetts someday, decking my coastal home in all things New England, beach, and nautical. In the meantime, though, I will just deck my front porch in that style.
To add to the front porch collection, I crafted these quick (and inexpensive, relative to the store-bought originals) rope-wrapped hurricanes.
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{Guest Post} DIY Watercolor Notecards
I am having so much fun sharing all these amazing bloggers with you during the month August. Today, Fotini is going to share an awesome watercolor craft with you that is perfect for getting kids involved too.
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Hey there! My name is Fotini and I blog over at Glamorous, Affordable Life! I’m
excited to fill in for Shannah while she’s spending some time with her little ones!
excited to fill in for Shannah while she’s spending some time with her little ones!
Today I’m going to share with you watercolor note cards! This is a
fun, inexpensive and creative project for you and the kids!
fun, inexpensive and creative project for you and the kids!
What To Cook Wednesday – Guest Post
Did you know that every month I feature one of YOU as a guest poster for What to Cook Wednesday? It is a great way to get some exposure for your blog AND, if you like to cook, your recipes too!
Interested? Email me at justusfourpartners {at} gmail {dot} com for all the details!
Today, Heather from Heather’s French Press is here to share a weekly menu plan with you! If you have never visited Heather’s blog, you should! It is filled with delicious recipes that fill my “must make” list!
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I hope the new year is off to a great start for you all. Here’s a peak at how we are starting 2013.
Sunday – family dinner night is even more special on Sundays, and I LOVE trying new things like this Bacon Wrapped Chicken with Asparagus. It was a HUGE hit!
Monday – and we’re off to another busy week. Slow cooker meals like this Balsamic Pork are perfect for busy weeknights.
Tuesday – has always been Taco Tuesday. My kids simply will not have it any other way. We like to mix-it -up a bit with these baked taquitos.
Wednesday – trying to lighten things up – we LOVE pasta, but these zucchini noodles make a healthy {and delicious} alternative.
Thursday – Quick meals don;t have to taste like quick meals. This cordon bleu is SO easy, and you would never know it.
Friday is pizza night!
Saturday – the weekend at last. Time to celebrate with lasagna roll-ups
.Have a great week:)
~Heather
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Thanks Heather! Those all look so delicious…my mouth is watering just thinking about them. I’m definitely loving the idea of the balsamic pork!