Southern Scraps

We all like a little sparkle at the holiday and many of us love glitter year round. Make clothing, gifts, home decor, or holiday decor with glitter. Here are nine (9) fun projects to get your glitter on! She's kinda crafty     The Crafted Sparrow     Glitter cup     Glitter jars by Madigan Made Headband by and then we saved Glitter circle garland honey and fitz Glitter candles by A Pumpkin and a Princess Glitter tags and boxes by Carolyns Homework Glitter ornaments  

Only a week left 'til Christmas. It's time to get those gifts wrapped up. The packaging make the simplest of gifts seem extravagant.  Here are  five unique ways to wrap a gift. I think this one is my all time favorite. Of course, it involves glitter.  I'm definitely doing this in the future. Glitter tags and boxes     Button stamped     Pom pom gift wrap       Clothespin embellishments     Ribbon and candy    

I'm not much of a seamstress, but my grandmother sewed and quilted and I've held on to much of her stash. I also tend to gravitate towards the discount bin at Joann's for fabric for those non-sewing fabric craft projects, so I really "must" do something with all of it. Today's Must Do Monday is all about fabric projects you can make with scraps. Some of these would even be great Christmas gifts or cute package decorations! Ruffled key fobs from Twin Dragonfly Designs     Mug mat or coaster from My Personal Reflections     Applique dish towels by Cathie and Steve     Fabric covered books by I Am Momma Hear Me Roar     Scrap fabric bunting by Craftaholics Anonymous   Of course by now we all now we can make tons of stuff with rosettes made from fabric scraps. Why not turn those into keychains too?     Rosette key chains?     Fabric covered photo mats   ...

When I first saw the comeback of neon, I thought "oh no- flashback to those early teen years that I do not want to be reminded of." However, it has grown on me and there are a few projects on my "Must Do" list I'd like to try for the summer. For the love of- Neon planters with office supply stickers Bracelets by Wobi Sobi Bracelets by Transient Expression Belts by What I Do Neon confetti gift wrap by Studio DIY   Uses punches but those office dot stickers would work too! Neon necklace by a pair and a spare Chunky necklace by for the love of

I promised on Monday when I shared some gift wrap ideas that I'd share the one I used this year, so here it is. I really fell for the idea featured in Matthew Meads Holiday book, as seen here.

This is the time of year when we are all wrapping gifts. Do you like to get creative with your wrapping? I love "decorating" packages. Not so much the actual wrapping- I let the hubby to that, but I love to put bows and embellishments on. Here's some ideas I'd like to try: from TDM fabric sash (becomes part of the gift) Use more than one store bought bow GH felt flower bow by A Spoonful of Sugar designs These are potato chip bags! Martha Stewart woven glitter ribbon- Matthew Mead via centsational girl P.S. I'm trying out this last one this year. Come back Thursday to see my packages.