FREE Printable - 2011 Calendar at SWITCHEROOm

Just in time for New Years! Elle over at SWITCHEROOm has a FREE printable 2011 calendar. It's super cute! All you have to do is download it & print it on some 8.5 X 11 paper. And how cute would these look in a frame!! :0)

To get the full calendar in high resolution, click on the button below:

[Jen]

And the giveaway winner is...

#1 - Hannah at Young and Crafty

Congratulations Hannah! Please email me your info to claim your prize! :0)

If you didn't win, you are more than welcome to hop on over to my Etsy shop. The Holiday Sale is still going on, and you can use the coupon HOLIDAY10 to get an extra 50% off!

[Jen]

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Just wanted to wish you all a safe and merry Christmas!

[Jen]

The First Noel

Since it's Christmas Eve, I figured it would be appropriate to post a "Noel" sign to help celebrate Jesus' birth. I was recently inspired by Jessica at Craftily Ever After to make this metallic-looking sign. Here's the gorgeous Noel sign she made for $20:

This one is sold at Pottery Barn at a much higher price:

And here is the one that I made for less than $10:

To make this, I bought these particle board letters at Hobby Lobby for $1.99 each (total=$8).

Okay, now it was time to bust out the glue gun! First I hot glued all the letters together tilting the "O" for that extra flair.

But since the letters were so thin I hot glued some small wooden rods on the back to give it that extra stability. This way it won't bend & collapse.

Next I spray painted it with one coat of Valspar Premium Enamel Metal spray paint that I had leftover from a previous project.

And here is the finished product:

Not bad for less than $10, huh? And it was pretty simple to make and took very little time to put together, which is always a plus. :0)

I will be linking this up [here].

Merry Christmas Eve!

[Jen]