Wreaths

DIY Geometric Succulent Wreath and the worst quilt ever

May 29, 2018 by Tanya 49 Comments

Quilting has absolutely nothing to do with this project.

You like wreaths, I like wreaths, and I bet we both really like an easy DIY wreath that is cool, affordable and quick to make.

I bring the topics of quilts up because I love them, and I am absolutely the worst quilter that ever quilted.

I realized this after carefully shopping for just the right fabrics, planning and choosing the week of a snow storm in the early 90’s to try my hand an quilting.

AND MAKE A QUEEN SIZED QUILT.

Yep.

Queen sized, lots of snow, and the saddest attempt at quilting ever. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Boho Style, DIY, Wreaths

DIY kraft paper farmhouse wreath

March 26, 2018 by Tanya 54 Comments

This post has been way too many days in the making.

I love how this easy wreath turned out that I made recently for my front door.

It was fun, thrifty and I was able to use supplies I already had!

Perfect for a rainy day when you want to stay in your comfies and not have to leave the house right?

I used a foam wreath form that I already had (it had flannel wrapped around it from a while ago) torn s [Read more…]

Filed Under: DIY, Farmhouse Style, Spring decor, Wreaths

How to flock a Christmas Wreath

November 11, 2017 by Tanya 15 Comments

Inspiration sometimes seems to strike quickly with some projects I have found.

Other times, the idea hangs around and I just have not sat still long enough to pull it all together in my head.

This time, the wreath in all it’s 1990’s glory hung in my garage for too long, a product of two blended households.

Spring, Summer and Fall, there she hung for too many seasons in a row before I finally decided to give her a fabulous makeover.

One that included a lovely flocking and some updated accessories.

As I began to remove all of the ribbon I kept thinking that this would have looked lovely on the set of Designing Women, remember that show?

Me too, I loved it and it made me want to be a Southern business woman who had shoulder pads to die for. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Christmas, Farmhouse Style, Wreaths

Cozy Fall farmhouse porch + pumpkin drunk

September 28, 2017 by Tanya 8 Comments

Since we are still having days that are in the mid 70’s I don’t have the heart to buy a truckload of pumpkins only to see them go bad mid-October.

There is nothing like an early pumpkin purchase gone wrong to cure you of ever wanting to purchase them too early again.

While I share the shots of this year’s Fall Front Porch I will revisit the epic fail I am referring too in the not so distant past.

I give you Fall 2014.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Autumn, craft, Decorating, Farmhouse Style, Wreaths

Faux Succulent Wreath

February 7, 2015 by Tanya 44 Comments

Happy Saturday beautiful people!

Guess what? It’s raining in the Northwest (shocking I know) so I cleaned up my studio
area (which is half playroom/Lego Mecca and half my space) and I am going to try and
create my little heart out this weekend.

Since I have been blogging I have written I think one post on how to keep plants alive.

So what this means is, if you are going to go on a vacation, you might want to find another
home for them if you expect them to be watered.
It’s not intentional, it’s just one more thing to remember, and well a dog barks when it’s
hungry, plants need to up their game and come up with something besides a slow wilt. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Decorating, DIY, Dollar Store Projects, Modern Decor, Wreaths

Top DIY Projects + Reader Favorites for 2014!!

December 30, 2014 by Tanya 5 Comments

Happy last day of 2014 friends!!

I don’t know about you, but to me that just looks and sounds crazy!

But we are here again, saying farewell to another year, and welcoming in a wonderful new year full of hope, promise, and
some projects we can work on together!!

I want to thank you for your continued reading, encouragement, and ideas.
This has been an interesting year, with a mix of loss, joy, excitement, and truth telling.
Mixed in there was a whole bunch of laughter, hot glue sticks, and learning that made it a wonderful blogging year here
at twelveOeight. And I have you to thank for that. If you didn’t keep on coming back and reading, pinning and sharing
there would be no twelveOeight.

So thank you, thank you for making my dream grow, and turn into something unique and different, and far more wonderful
than I could have dreamed on my own.

Here are some of the DIY Projects that you loved this year, ready? [Read more…]

Filed Under: craft, Decorating, DIY, Dollar Store Projects, home decor, How To Decorate, how to make a chalkboard, Thoughts, Thrifty Living, Wreaths

Inspiration Monday Party | + weekly Fab Features!!

December 14, 2014 by Tanya 3 Comments

Ho Ho Ho!

Welcome back to another edition of Inspiration Monday Party.

The place were you are featured on 7 blogs…

I Should Be Mopping the Floor | Refresh Restyle

Redhead Can Decorate| | Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom

twelveOeight | What Meegan Makes | Your Homebased Mom

While we are all busy preparing for the holidays,

it’s nice to be able to sit down and relax while browsing through Inspiration Monday Party.

You are all SO talented, and boy is it hard to choose features each week!

We hope you enjoy this weeks features chosen by:

Julie, from Redhead Can Decorate

Christmas Mantel | collected + made

December 8, 2014 by Tanya 13 Comments

Hello and welcome to to my mantel tour 2014!

I could not be more excited to have teamed up with 14 other knock-your-socks-off talented bloggers to put together a
little mantel eye candy for you. No matter what your style or theme is, you will be sure to find some inspiration here!

Before you start looking for the fireplace, I will let you in on a little secret…
It’s on the other side of the room, and has a Christmas tree in front of it. It’s a gas fireplace with a tile surround, and
I usually keep my tree in that spot, and since it’s more of a fantel (fake mantel) than a mantel, so well why not use something else?

So, I like to use my wall of bookcases along a long wall in our family room for my seasonal displays, collections, and
ever-changing gallery wall.

Plus, we have a 3 month old giant (and by this I mean GIANT and really active) lab puppy tearing everything up right now,
and a sweet grandbaby who is loving his independence and is now walking. So, up high everything goes for now!

I knew I wanted to use a mainly red and white theme this year, as in year’s past I have had a very colorful tree with lots
of hot pink, aqua etc… So this year, it’s a little more rustic/cabin retreat than it has been in the past.

With some of my favorite crafts, collected things, and vintage finds mixed in.

My projects that became this year’s mantel are below & don’t forget to scroll down and see all
15 gorgeous mantels!! [Read more…]

Filed Under: Christmas, Craft Ideas, DIY, home decor, Wreaths

Inspiration Monday Party | Holiday Party Features!!

December 7, 2014 by Tanya 3 Comments

Have the holiday crazies started at your house yet??

I love this time of year and try to enjoy every minute of it but trying to slow it down a bit

seems almost impossible!

We’re loving all the holiday fun and ideas being shared this month.

So many amazing ideas! We can’t wait to see what you share with us today!

Be sure to follow us all on social media, too! We love to feature your creativity throughout the week.

Just search for the hashtag, #InspirationMonday:

I Should Be Mopping the Floor | Refresh Restyle

Redhead Can Decorate| | Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom

twelveOeight | What Meegan Makes | Your Homebased Mom

There are so many wonderful ideas shared each week it is hard to choose only a few to feature.

Know that we appreciate and enjoy all the ideas shared!

This week’s features were chosen by Leigh Anne of Your Homebased Mom. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Baking, Christmas, craft, Decorating, DIY, home decor, Link Party, Recipes, Wreaths

My Christmas Recap 2013

November 30, 2014 by Tanya 4 Comments

Christmas tree 2013 1

Hi friends!

I hope you had a restful (or productive, whichever is more enjoyable!) weekend, we have been busy around casa twelveOeight.
If you have been following me for a while, some of these may look familiar, this is my Christmas decor last year, I
thought it would be fun to go back and look at some of the changes a year later as I put the finishing touches on my
Christmas decorating for 2014 this weekend.

DIY Geometric Succulent Wreath and the worst quilt ever

DIY kraft paper farmhouse wreath

How to flock a Christmas Wreath

Cozy Fall farmhouse porch + pumpkin drunk

Faux Succulent Wreath

Top DIY Projects + Reader Favorites for 2014!!

Inspiration Monday Party | + weekly Fab Features!!

Christmas Mantel | collected + made

Inspiration Monday Party | Holiday Party Features!!

My Christmas Recap 2013

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