Holidays

DIY Mudcloth Stockings

December 5, 2017 by CORINNA HENDERSON

I love indigo African mudcloth and I think it’s a fantastic compliment to the boho aesthetic. It’s become my favorite fabric material for table runners, pencil pouches and now stockings. I love that I’ve been able to find a way to work this textile into my holiday decorating. These mud cloth stockings look really cool on the fireplace!

DIY Mudcloth Stocking- decorative stocking tutorial- boho style Christmas

We keep our stockings hung on the bedroom doors with wreath hangers for a first glimpse of morning surprise on Christmas morning. Stockings can get heavy and I don’t trust stocking hanger hooks to hold them up once they’ve been filled.

So the ones I’ve created are purely for the look of stockings hung on a fireplace. But with a few adjustments- swapping hot glue for needle and thread and skipping the polyfill- they’re perfect to stuff with gifts, too!

supplies

Mudcloth fabric
Heavy weight fabric like canvas
Hot glue and gun
Tassel/fringe/lace trim

tutorial

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I like using a material like mudcloth as an unexpected alternative to what we traditionally see during holidays because I find it more interesting.

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Did you make your stockings? Do you think you’ll be making some? Share your stockings bought and handmade with #showmeyourboho on Instagram to share with the community.

These are exactly what I wanted to jazz up the fireplace mantel for the holidays. To see more of my holiday mantel, check in for tomorrow’s blog post where I’ll be sharing photos and details for my Christmas 2017 decorated mantel.

Get your boho style on more this holiday season:

Dollar Store Botanical Gift wrap

Handira, Evil Eye Talisman and Mexican Felt Ornament Tutorials

Autumn Bar Cart: Kilim Pumpkin Autumn Art Print

November 10, 2017 by CORINNA HENDERSON

Hello there my beautiful boho babes! The end of summer is gone, Halloween is gone, are we diving into Christmas decor? If you’re wanting to take a bit longer to enjoy the autumnal vibes, I’ve created a collection of kilim pumpkin printables with matching typography. These are an awesome boho vintage vibe to them and the kilim colors are perfect for an assortment of styles. Here’s how I used mine to style my Autumn Bart Cart:

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Vintage Boho Autumn Bar Cart

with free printable kilim pumpkin art prints

The transition from my Halloween bar cart to autumnal bar cart is simple and keeps Thanksgiving in mind. I kept out a few pumpkins but have mostly dedicated the cart to holding libations for guests. My cacti glasses are on top the radio and I’ve added a bottle of wine with my DIY felt and tassel wine bottle charms (perfect for a hostess gift!).

And candy, of course, because you never want people getting grumpy while waiting on food to be served. This window gets a ton of late day son so the plants are always at home here and don’t get moved, even for the holidays.

It’ll be easy to once again transition to Christmas decor by swapping out the pumpkins, gourd and art. This time of year moves so fast that I don’t like to do excessive decorating for each holiday. There’s just a little too much to be getting done to also set aside time to completely redecorate a mantel, bar cart and front door but I think these few items pack enough of a punch to feel festive.

If you want to get your hands on a pumpkin kilim printable, they’re available free for newsletter subscribers or, for just a dollar, you can buy them in my shop.

Shop Boho Art Prints

I’m not going to sit here and pretend that I don’t have any Christmas decor out yet, because I totally do. I’m just taking my time pulling all the things out so I don’t burn out. So far I’ve been stocking up on different sized gift bags because I already don’t feel like wrapping anything. And bottle brush trees from the Target dollar spot and light up metallic trees from the dollar store because those are pretty amazing for mantel decorating.

I’m not sure yet what the plan is for Thanksgiving. Normally I just go to whatever family members house I’m expected at. But I’m vegan and even the corn and greenbeans get embellished and/or cooked in animal product. I’d rather just sleep that whole day away, but we will see. I hope you enjoy this look at my simple boho autumn bar cart and that you take a moment to get the art print. Be well!

Global Style Hostess Gift DIY: Wine Bottle Charm

November 6, 2017 by CORINNA HENDERSON

This time of year is so special and my favorite part of all the magic is the generosity. People are especially giving with random acts of kindness, hosting of gatherings, and exchanging gifts. It’s a beautiful restoration in the faith of humanity. If you’re planning on attending any hosted events, you’ll probably want to thank the host for their time and hospitality with a hostess gift. Today, I’m going to show you how you can create a global goods inspired bottle charm for wine, liquor, sparkling ciders, fancy sodas, etc. Using tassels and felt balls, it’s not only easy to make but also very festive.

You could customize this craft to suit a variety of gifting ideas. Make it larger to fit around a jar for a number of jar related gifts. Fit it around the neck of a vase for gifting flowers. Swap the embroidery floss for elastic and turn them into bracelets. Definitely get creative and make things that fit the person you’ll be giving it to!

Let’s dive into how to make a…

DIY Felt and Tassel Wine Bottle Gift Charm

Supplies:

Tassels (Don’t forget your coupon! I always use the app for convenience)

Bottled Drink (it doesn’t have to be alcohol, think sparkling ciders, fancy sodas, etc)

Felt Balls (I bought mine at Michaels but this one from Amazon is cheaper)

Embroidery Thread (the color doesn’t really matter as it’s hidden for the majority of it)

Embroidery Needle (If you don’t buy these, just look for a large eye and sharp point)

The How-To:

How to make a felt ball and tassel wine bottle charm adornment for Hostess gift giving.

Start by threading the tassel onto the middle of an 18 inch long piece of embroidery floss. Then thread both ends of the thread onto an embroidery needle. Thread 2 felt balls onto the thread.

Then, diagonally thread one of the piece of thread through a third felt ball. Then thread the other piece the other direction, diagonally. This is where the felt balls will split around the neck of the bottle.

Finally, thread 7 balls onto each piece of floss and tie them together into a knot. Snip the remainder off with scissors.

You can then slide it over the top of your hostess’ favorite bottled drink (sparkling cider, wine, vodka- anything goes) and you’ve got a festive, globally inspired hostess gift.

I love these so much that the idea of parting with them makes me want to keep them for myself. And, to be completely honest, they’re hanging on my kitchen cabinet knobs right now while I decide. Haha.

Which one do you prefer? The darker color scheme or the brighter color scheme?

DIY Hostess Bottled Gift Felt and Tassel Charm tutorial

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Check Out These Other Global Inspired Hostess Gift Ideas:

Global Concrete Planter Hostess Gift created by Up To Date Interiors

DIY Scandi Inspired Wood Ornaments created by Casa Watkins Living

Wine & Tassel Hostess Gift created by House Homemade

The holidays will on us before you know it. And just in case you hadn’t heard- we have less than 50 days until Christmas! So save these projects, get to making your favorites and enjoy this time with your friends and family. Be well!

My Tree Style: Colorful, Global, Bohemian

December 9, 2016 by CORINNA HENDERSON

If you’ve ever wanted your Christmas tree to embody a colorful, global, bohemian style. I’m going to do my best to share with you how I created that vibe with my own Christmas tree. I don’t really deviate much from my “norm” when decorating the tree each year. Yes, seeing other people choose a theme and go wild with it is interesting to watch. But the idea of that doesn’t sound fun for me. I know what I like and that’s handmade ornaments from around the world, colorful jewel toned ornaments you can buy in bulk, and whimsical, unexpected ornaments that speak to my brand of bohemian.

My Tree Style: Colorful, Global, Bohemian

Tree Topper | Pom Pom Garland | Felt Heart Ornaments | Elephant Ornaments

Glass Mexico Ornaments | Dark Blue Christmas Tree Skirt | Colorful Ornament Set

I think the key to making such an eclectic mix up of styles and themes work cohesively is by sticking with a color story. The basis of the tree is very jewel toned. With different packs of shatter resistant ornaments in similar bright greens, pinks, reds and blues. Then filling the rest of the tree in with “flavor” makes it interesting.

The main color story of my tree is obviously pink and blue. The colors are beautiful together every time. The bright pink is fun and whimsical and the blues are classic. No tree is complete unless it sparkles, so lots of glitter and mirror finish ornaments complete the look of my tree.

I hope you’ve found an idea or two here that inspires you to have some fun with your tree. If you have any questions, please use the comment form below to let me know! Don’t forget to visit each one of my friends below to see how they describe and pull together their Christmas tree. They’re all incredibly beautiful, you’re going to find so many ideas to love!

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5 Stocking Stuffer Combinations

December 8, 2016 by CORINNA HENDERSON

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My favorite part of gift giving within my little family is the stockings. Filling stockings with little treats and gifts is much more enjoyable than wrapping Christmas gifts to place under the tree for me. The challenge of finding things that will fit in the stocking and using my lifelong tetris passion to get them all in, the whole experience is just fun for me. And I know some people like to wrap the goodies inside the stocking, but I just don’t have that passion.

This year I was faced with the exciting challenge to make Big Lots my one stop shop for everything from the stocking to the goodies inside. From children’s stockings to men’s stockings to the pets, a unique gifting experience can be created. Even if you forget to take care of those stockings until the last minute, with so many Christmas presents to choose from in the store, you’ll be happy with what you pull together.

I ended up having to take my little guy along with me. Thankfully everything was easy to find because he loves to talk and chat with every person around. We first found the seasonal section and picked out our stockings. Aisles dedicated to pets, gift sets and toys were nearby so we spent some time browsing those. And in the larger walkways there were temporary displays dedicated to gifting.

You may or may not have all the same stocking requirements I have (Dad, Mom, Child, 2 Cats and a Dog), but I’m going to walk you through my ideas for each stocking to hopefully inspire you with your own ideas for your stocking needs.
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And then because I love to break out of doing things in any traditional way, I decided not to hang the stockings on my mantle. I used over the door wreath hangers to hang them on the hallway doors! A couple cute clothespins, Christmas cards and handwritten name cards are all it took to add the stockings to the doors securely with holiday charm.

Obviously my challenge wasn’t a challenge at all. Big Lots checked off every item I needed for my stocking stuffers and then some with great quality, trendy and name brand items, and it was all had for a great value. I hope you’ve found some inspiration between the stocking stuffer ideas and the stocking hanging idea. Let me know what part you enjoy the most in the comments below!

Colorful Eclectic Christmas Tour

December 6, 2016 by CORINNA HENDERSON

It never fails, every year on November 1st I drag our Christmas tree out of storage and put it up. For 10 months out of the year I refrain from decorating for Christmas. But for the months of November and December, I like to focus on adding magical Christmas charm.

And here we are, less than 20 days before my favorite day of the year. I love Christmas. And I’m still not done. But it’s The White Buffalo Styling Co‘s Holiday themed Blogger Stylin’ Home Tours time. If you’re stopping by from Cuckoo for Design, Hello and Thank you for visiting today!

I’m also linking this tour to the Holiday Housewalk party hosted by Jennifer Rizzo.

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I’m also sharing this tour as part of The Nester’s Holiday Home Tours.

I’d love to show you two spaces today. I’ll start with the living room and then I’ll show you a peek into my sanctuary.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

I like to teeter on the edge of subtle with Christmas decor. Just enough embellishments and swapping out a couple year round pieces for Christmas specific ones is the approach I take.

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Oh Colorful Christmas Tree…

I’m sure my tree just looks like a hot mess of ornaments threw up on it and haphazardly threw some pink pompom garland in the mix. But that’s kind of the rules of my tree decorating game. I love funky bright colors, ornaments from and inspired by around the world, and whimsical little touches.

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Not A Creature Was Stirring…

In my bedroom, I chose to go soft and simple with my decorating. Some faux greenery draped over the head of the bed, a funky tree pick in the pothos and a votive filled with cinnamon sticks adds just enough sparkle to make the room magical.

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I hope you’ve found inspiration or an idea or two here. Please be sure to let me know if you have an questions or comments below using the comment form. The next stop on the Blogger Stylin’ Home Tours is Dimples and Tangles. I know you’ll enjoy your visit there!

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