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December blog

Emily Carriveau
Dec 4
1 min read

I can’t believe it’s already December, which means it is time for me to bust out all of the gift wrap and glitter ribbon. Although life looks a little different this year, I’m still so excited to go above and beyond with all of my wrapping because that’s what truly brings me joy. There’s something about the pretty papers and the fancy ribbons… Pairing things together and creating little works of art to gift to all of the people that I love. On today’s blog I am sharing some of my favorite gift wrappings I’ve shared with you guys over the past couple years. Hopefully this brings you a little inspiration and a whole lot of joy.

November

Emily Carriveau
Nov 6
2 min read

For everyone new around here, I wanted to get you up to speed! I'm Emily. Mid-40's and starting over. Right now, I'm in full "make this house a home" mode. Honestly, it feels like my whole life is under construction... from my dream craft room and my bedroom with wall-to-wall storage, to Brady's new Lego room and my "she cave" in the garage.

I've been taking you all along for the ride, and the finish line is finally in sight... at least for phase one of my vision!

Stick around for the next chapter because once the construction dust settles, organization is up next!

Art Room Sneak Peak

Bedroom Sneak Peak

Lesson Learned- Always Get a Quote

For this project you will need:

Canvas bags

Laundry Basket

**Optional: If you want to label your canvas bags, do so now. I labeled mine using iron-on vinyl. My labels included Tools, Tags, Ribbon & Bows, and Toppers.

Taking your canvas bags, cut off the top portion and cut off the handles. You can make bags different sizes depending on the contents.
Fold in the sides of your cut bag and cut little slits on either side. You are creating holes to feed the straps through
Use the straps to tie your bags to the laundry basket.
Fill your basket with rolls of gift wrap and gift bags... and fill your tote bags with all your gift-wrapping supplies. Now you're organized and ready for the holiday season!

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For this project, you are going to need:

Olive Oil to gift

Plastic bowl with a lid (I found mine at the dollar store)

pair of tights

acrylic paint

hot glue gun

**Optional: gift basket, kitchen towel, etc.

Take your pair of tights and cut off one leg
Place the olive oil in one of the legs and tie off the top like you would a balloon. Trim off the excess.
Taking a scissors, cut the lid of your bowl like you would a pizza
Place the bowl into the other leg from your tights. This is going to take some maneuvering and patience
Once your bowl is fully in the leg of your tights, tuck the end into that lid
Place a significant amount of hot glue around the top of the olive oil bottle and place it inside the bowl forming a mushroom shape
Use acrylic paint to paint your mushroom. I added spots and a butterfly.
Gift your cute mushroom wrapped olive oil or add to a gift basket. This makes the perfect hostess gift or bridal shower gift!

October Blog

Emily Carriveau
Oct 2
2 min read

Construction is well underway and I can’t wait until everything is complete. Electrical is wired, drywall is nearly done, and my new porch is poured! This is a snapshot of what my future craft room is gonna look like… Yes, I’m doing color tiles in my Small Town Me brand. This room is going to be a dream come true! I’ll be sharing details on all of my finishing colors and details… in the meantime, sharing links to all my construction updates so far.

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LV BAG 🛍️

I’m still getting so many questions on the Cute tote bag I made for my sister. This is a kit that comes in several different sizes. Linking it right here as well as the video so you can see the project in action.

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PICTURE GALLERY ❤️

I had no idea how many or which picture for the photo wall… here are the details:

I started my wall with 23 pictures, but this is somewhat irrelevant. Start with as many or as little as you want because this is meant to grow with your family.

I did a variety of canvas and metal prints … ratio is close to 50-50

Main center focal point picture

(I printed mine on metal)

24x30

Other pictures are:

18x24

16x24

14x11

14x18

10x10

Again, the sizes you print are somewhat irrelevant and are going to depend on your wall size . A good rule of thumb is to print several. Of each size. making some of them portrait and some of them landscape.

Be sure to lay your pictures out on the floor in front of your wall to figure out the perfect placement. Take a picture to refer back!

Start with your middle picture hanging it in the middle of your wall and then work out from there.