Birthday Greetings

I thought that I would continue on with the Birthday theme and share some cards that I made for some Birthdays coming up this month. The first one is my take on the card that Tia had on her previous post with the 3 tier stand. I thought it was super cute and had to make one for myself.

Enjoy!!!!
Andrea

A Day to Celebrate...

...2 of my most favorite people! My sweet little Blake is 1 today. Of course he has no idea, but I'm sure he is going to love playing with more wrapping paper, boxes, balloons, and digging into his very first "smash cake"!




We are having a wonderful celebration with all of our amazing friends {well, minus a few} who have had such an important role in Blake's birth and his first year. We are really looking forward to it as this past year was a rough one, so the celebration will be extra sweet. And one of the most important people in our lives is the birthday girl below, Vicki. Yes, she shares the same birthday with my little Blake! Last year, she spent her birthday for many many hours at my house with my 4 other children while Blake was arriving into this big, beautiful world. Thank you just isn't enough, Vicki. We love you!

Vicki....we are so grateful to have you in our lives. You are truly one of the most genuine and selfless individuals I have had the pleasure of knowing. I love you with all my heart! Happy Birthday my dear dear friend.

xoxo,

tia

Happy birthday...

to 3 of my 5 children this month! Yes, we have 3 January birthdays...all ten days apart from one other, too. And since it's a little too early to get out the Valentine's Day decorations {even though I'm dying to}, I've decided to dedicate this whole month to birthday vignettes. Our baby #5, Blake is turning 1 on January 8th and we are having a big celebration at our house this weekend with some of our wonderful friends, so I started playing around with display ideas today. Here is what I've started with:

My favorite galvanized 3-tiered stand from Pottery Barn

Cute little Happy Birthday mini card in a vintage flower frog. I love all the stars on it, because to me, the star represents my 5 children.
Another mini birthday card that I've repurposed along with a mini vintage inspired flashcard that says "candles".



I love how the mix of colors from my left over birthday candles looks in this mercury glass votive holder
Orange damask with a robin's egg blue "celebrate" sign...matches my house perfectly!
One of our favorite things.....cupcakes! This one is a wax cupcake and fits nicely in a glass cloche.
Ok, so I'm not one for clowns. In fact, they scare the heebie jeebies out of me, but when I think of birthdays, I think of clowns and games and these mini versions are so cute and add the perfect touch to my birthday vignette.
Happy Birthday to Blake {1}, Paige {5}, and Bryson {12}!!

xoxo,

tia

Hi Bloggers!!!! I am Tia's sister-in -law Andrea and I was asked if I wanted to Blog some on Two Junk Chix and I am trilled to get to. I love anything crafty, scrapbooking & card making, photography and organizing and I look forward to sharing these things with all of you.

The beginning of a new year is one of my favorite times of the year. I love to re-organize and re-purpose areas and things in my home. It is a fresh start for the new year.

Being a girl and all of us gals love our bling and we need cute ways to store and or display our pieces of jewelry. Here are some ways that I have saved and bookedmarked to try in my home.

I loved this display from one of Tia's Crimson Clover jewelry shows from the fall. She used an old screen to showcase her jewelry by hanging pieces through the screen . You could do this on a smaller scale and hang it on the wall. Super cute and I love it!!!

I found this "open drawer display" on Martha Stewart.com using antique tea cups and saucers What a beautiful way to display jewelry.
Or displayed in the tea cups and saucers on a dresser or on top of another piece of furniture.




This super cute wall mounted box that is easy to make in only 3 steps. I think I will be crafting one of these gems in the near future for myself!!!

From Martha Stewart.com

Box How to-

1. Select a shadow box ( or a small wine crate) with a back and sides that are at least 1/4 inch thick to accommodate the hooks. Sand and prime the box, then apply 2 coats of semi gloss spray paint.

2. Cut a piece of decorative paper to fit inside the box, coat the back of the paper with spray adhesive and press it into place, smoothing it from the center out to the corners with your fingers. Then lay our the jewelry where you'd like it to hang and screw in the hooks at the appropriate points.

3. Finally, add 2 evenly spaced saw-tooth hangers to the box's back for a steady mount.

Decoration with a purpose. Use an existing piece to display necklaces from. Faboulous!!!

Martha Stewart.com




So easy but so cute. Use an art canvas covered with paper and straight pens to hang pieces from.

Here are a couple of cute holders and stands that I found online that have a vintage look to them.

Urban outfitters
$28.00

Pottery Barn

$59.00

Enjoy!!! Happy New year!!!

Andrea

Ringing in the New Year...

...is always so much fun and means so many different things to different people. It's out with the old and in with the new. New beginnings....a fresh new start....a new outlook on life...new projects...new adventures...and the list goes on. For me, I'm hoping 2010 will be filled with many new craft projects, decorating ideas, flea markets, and to just continue to inspire, be inspired, and evolve. 2010 is going to be a fabulous year!

I wanted to share with y'all some great things and eye candy for New Years that are right up our Two Junk Chix alley. I just love banners for every season and I found this New Year's banner that is so pretty.

http://www.bekahjennings.etsy.com/

A display of clocks {old & new} about to strike midnight is a cute idea for a New Year's display.

The classic simplicity of a champagne bottle in a silver cooler is timeless...

...and what a fun spin on bubbly? Just take those left over Christmas ornaments and fill up champagne glasses and voila! Thanks Martha!

What a fun way to customize your bottles for your party...

http://www.printyourparty.etsy.com/



This idea is so great! Give each of your guests their own bag of confetti attached with their own noisemaker and they are set for when the clock strikes midnight.

And the display on the cake stand is always a good choice. Thanks again, Martha!

What do you take to the New Year's party you've gotten invited to?

Hostess Gift Ideas

A nice bottle of wine is always a great choice. I found these cute little knitted stocking caps and scarves to dress up a wine bottle. I mean, don't ya hate to buy those wine bottle bags? This is just so much cuter!

http://www.forthetiny.etsy.com/

Here is one of my new favorite hostess gifts. I started buying these last year and they are always a hit. These are a few vintage door knob wine bottle stoppers that you can choose from. You can find them at http://www.knobstoppers.com/. These make the perfect gift to take to that New Year's Eve party!

This is the one I have!!

From Two Junk Chix, we hope that 2010 will be a fabulous year and bring you much love, happiness, success, and many blessings!!

xoxo,

tia

Merry Christmas Y'all!

Merry Christmas y'all from Two Junk Chix! We hope you have a very blessed Christmas and a festive New Year!!

xoxo,

Tia & Janae

Oh Christmas Tree

{via Martha Stewart, Better Homes & Gardens, Country Living, Flickr}