Holiday Gift Guide

All of my jewelry (except the cuffs) come packaged in a natural gift box with raffia bow.  FREE SHIPPING sale ends tonight at 10:00 EST!

Before & After Cell Phone Charger Box

As promised, here is what is inside the green box!  I think I remember seeing some type of DIY project in Real Simple or Martha Stewart like this years ago using a shoe box...  Anyway, I was going through some old stuff a couple weeks ago and found this decorative paper box that wasn't quite my style.  I painted it green, distressed the edges with some brown paint, and then cut a couple of holes in the back.  Then I strung the charger cords through the holes and voila!  Now we don't have cords and phones laying all around the house!

Before & After Accessories Nook

I went to the Goodwill a while back with my friend Stef and came across this dresser for $50!  It was in really great shape besides the top that was severely water damaged.  I just had to have it.  Not to mention ever since I saw this picture of Kelly Rae Roberts vanity table I have been inspired to put together my own little nook...

I took the dresser home and started removing the damaged layers off the top.  Now, I'm the kind of gal that likes to paint old furniture and my husband is not.  He kept insisting that it is an antique and shouldn't be painted but I really wanted to paint it with a distressed finish in a funky color like green or turquoise.  I decided to compromise by keeping the original wood finish and adding some pretty Kaffe Fassett fabric to the top.  I had a piece of glass cut to keep the fabric from moving and to also protect it.  The Hubs and I then went to Hobby Lobby and found these great hand painted knobs for 1/2 off!  Lastly I came across some shelf liner at Target on clearance for about $3 and lined the drawers.  In the top drawer I placed a couple of serving dishes and put necklaces in one and bangles in the other.  I think it turned out pretty cute, not to mention it was a great deal!

See my Before & After Studio Desk post here...

Up next...I will show you what is in the green box...

The Fam

Hope everone had a great Thanksgiving!  The turkey double-header about did me in (one meal at 1:00 then another at 2:00), but it was well worth it!  One of my favorite moments was when my aunt came in the door with a big suprise- a huge stack of aprons she made out of my Flower Bucket fabric!  She made one for all the ladies in the Fam- how cool!!!

Speaking of Handmade gifts, Etsy has put together gift guides so if you are doing Holiday shopping this weekend check them out for some good ideas!  There is also FREE SHIPPING in my Etsy shop until Monday night and I hope to make some new pieces available over the weekend...

XO,
Genevieve

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope everyone has a great Holiday!  I want to give a big THANKS to all of you guys out there that read  this blog, and for all of your thoughtful comments along the way...It means a lot, so THANK YOU bunches...

Also, to get in the "Black Friday"/"Cyber Monday"/Holiday Sale mood I will be offering FREE SHIPPING in my Etsy shop until Monday night.  All of my jewelry comes "gift ready" in enviro-friendly recycled boxing with a raffia bow.  Now is the chance to grab a present for that special someone, or feel free to treat yourself!

Happy Turkey Day,
Genevieve

Guest Blog Appearance at Lillyella

Head over to Lillyella today to see my guest blog post on how to make this earring display!

Back to my Roots...

Ummm... so it didn't make me look like the girl on the box, but it feels great to be a brunette again!  I usually go back to my "natural" color in the Fall/Winter, not to mention salon highlights are such a pain to maintain and tough on the wallet...  Thanks Feria #45!  Crap, now I need to change my profile pic, don't I?