friday feature

just wanted to quickly share one of my favorite links from last weeks saturday soiree party...

the girls over at whipperberry shared this fabulous idea! i know Christmas is over but i LOVE this idea. and the chocolate just looks delish!

feel free to grab a button on the side bar if you'd like.

thanks everyone for linking up last week! hope you'll all stop by tomorrow to share what you've been working on lately!

custom construction party printables

just listed this party package in my shop!!

CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION PARTY PRINTABLES

A Little Lovely: 2010 Review

i saw another blog do this and i loved the idea, so i thought i would do it too! {although, i started blogging at the very end of april so i don't have a full year to review...oh well!} here we go

April

{painting crisp lines tutorial}

 May

{jersey knit flower tutorial}

June

{4th of July Wreath}

July

{reupholstered chair}

August

{painted chevron bathroom wall}

September

{black crystal chandelier}

October

{stenciled master bedroom wall}

November

{party planning}

December

{printables, printables, and more printables}

i really hope you've all enjoyed the past 8 months or so on a little lovely! i can't wait to see what 2011 has in store!! happy new year!!

tuesday tutorial

yay for another tuesday tutorial! i'm so glad you guys are willing and excited to share your tutorials on a little lovely, keep 'em coming!! today krystal is here...have you met her before? or been to her blog?! if not, you'll wanna check it out for sure!! {and even if you have, i know she'll love it if you stop by again} she has some seriously fabulous ideas over there!!! here she is...

Hello everyone, I'm Krystal and I blog over at Sassy Sanctuary.

I am SO excited to be here today on A Little Lovely (which we all know is a lot more the a little lovely!) I am a stay home mother of two, ages 2 and 4, so life around my parts can get kinda crazy.  I blog to keep myself sane, connect with the world outside my children, and to creatively challenge myself.  Before children I earned a bachelor's degree in Interior Design and am passionate (or obsessive, whichever term you prefer) about houses.  So most my posts and projects are home decor related although you will find a few recipes, kids crafts, and clothing ideas thrown in there.

I also love graphic design and recently started doing blog designs as a little side biz.  I view each blog as a little interior space I get to help make beautiful and find a lot of joy in working with people and helping them achieve a "blog home" they can be proud of.  If you'd like more information or would like to view some of my past work, you can visit me HERE.

Today I'm going to share with you one of my most popular posts.  My Family Rules sign and free printable.  There are all kinds of subway art prints and family rules prints out there. I think subway art is a lot of fun because you can really personalize it to fit whatever need and it's beautifully graphic. So when I downloaded a bunch of new fonts and wanted to try them out, I was inspired to make this. I just LOVE how it turned out! What a fun way to display all our family rules, now if only I could get my kids to follow them....

This is a very fun and affordable project. The print itself is a 12x12 so you can have it printed anywhere that prints scrapbook pages. I had mine printed at Scrapping Simply and it cost about $6.00, most of that shipping. If you have a local resource you could do it a lot cheaper. (I hear Costco does 12 x 12 prints, I'm just not lucky enough to live by a Costco.)

The frame was an unfinished scrapbook page frame from Micheal's and cost $7 (without any coupons, you can always print a 40% off coupon online). To finish it I painted it blue with basic craft paint, distressed it, and then put a coat of wood stain over the top. All of which I had on hand. Isn't the finish dreamy? (I have a dresser in the garage waiting for some love and I thinks its going to get this same finish.)

And then because I felt like it needed a little extra something, I added a few ribbon roses.  You can find the tutorial for those HERE.

So for under $15, I have this adorable piece of art for my home. Can't beat that! I'm not sure where its going to live yet, but I'll find somewhere perfect... and visible... we need all the reminders we can get!

So do you want one? You can either make your own family rules sign to fit your family, or you can have mine! Because I love you all so much, I made up a bunch with different background colors. The one I used is below but you can visit the original post HERE to see all the different background options.

(just click image to view it larger, save, and print.)

I hope you enjoy!  If anyone decided to use this I'd LOVE to see how they turn out so send a link my way.  Thanks so much for having me and I hope you'll stop by for a visit!

so cute, huh? thanks, krystal!!

if you would like to have your tutorial featured on a little lovely email me at alittlelovelyblog@hotmail.com

saturday soiree #32

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

thanks for coming to link up! i hope you are all having a wonderful day!

friday features

i'm super sad i was sooo incredibly late for our party last week! i promise to be better in the future! of course there were still some fab-u-lous projects linked up, as always!!

tomorrow is Christmas, but i will still have my linky party up for those of you who would like to link up. it will be scheduled ahead of time {as is this post! haha}

here are some of my favorites from last week!

 i need one of these dessert stands soo bad! the question is, will i be creative and make one or will i get lazy and just buy one...

 i bought a head band similar to this one a few months ago and i LOVE it! so i would love to try and make one of these! pretty sure mine wouldn't turn out this fabulous though!

i'm sure you have all seen these amazing glitter trees...but they are seriously too pretty not to share! my plan is to make some of these next year!

k, this wreath is so me! i love it, and it would fit perfectly in my home at Christmas time!!

thanks for sharing ladies! i would love for you to grab this button and put it up on your blogs!!

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT...PLEASE READ!!

i just wanted to quickly explain why many of you have probably received several different emails from me asking you to confirm your email address again in order to receive my newsletters! i was using a particular newsletter software and reached my subscriber limit in just a few short weeks. so...ive just switched newsletter software and you have to reconfirm in order to receive my newsletters still!

so sorry for the inconvenience! please check your emails because i sent out about 550 emails and have only gotten confirmations again from about half of you! with Christmas in just a couple days i won't be able to send out links to the printables individually. it would just take too long, sorry! however, i want you to be able to use them!!! so please confirm your email address as soon as possible!

thank you so much for subscribing! i'm so glad you're all enjoying the free printables!!

ps-if you thought you signed up, but haven't received any emails asking you to confirm your email address, please sign up again!

bonus free printable!

as my Christmas gift to you, i decided to share another free printable with you this week!! i've seen this color combination several times and absolutely love it! hope you do too!

merry Christmas!!

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the link to this free printable will be in this weeks newsletter, which will go out a little earlier than normal because of the holiday! please please please be sure to confirm your email address!!

2011 printable banner

this weeks free printable is from my new years eve party package! even if you aren't throwing a party this year, this banner would still be fun to have up to celebrate the new year!! can you believe it's 2011?!?!

this free printable will be available through my newsletter. if you aren't signed up yet, you can do so on the right sidebar!!

ps-many of you have already reconfirmed your email address to receive my newsletter, but if you haven't, please do! you should have received an email from a little lovely to reconfirm. i had to switch newsletter software because of the large number of subscribers!!

sponsor: madison reece

just wanted to give a quick shout out to one of my lovely sponsors, madison reece!! her shop is adorable and i love that it is an eclectic mix of everything! if you're still looking for the perfect Christmas gift for that impossible person to shop for {hehe!}, be sure to check out madison reece!

if you'd like to advertise on a little lovely email me at alittlelovelyblog@hotmail.com!

tuesday tutorial

i'm so excited to start tuesday tutorials on a little lovely!! today we are lucky enough to have stacey here! she has a fabulous tutorial to share with us...you'll love it! here's stacey...

Hello! I'm Stacey and I blog over at Whatever is Lovely about crafting, decorating, and life as a newlywed.

 Blog-land is where I get and share lots and lots of inspiration, which is why I'm a B I G fan of a little lovely! I am beyond thrilled that she is featuring one of my tutorials. Plus, these flower pins would make a great homemade last minute Christmas gift! Wait, what? You never procrastinate when buying Christmas gifts? Oh... uh, neither do I. Nope, definitely not.

Anyways, hope you enjoy!  

Remember this? 

Here's how to make a fabric flower pin just like the one above! It's super easy, takes maybe 20 minutes, and doesn't involve sewing. Oh, and it's addicting. Seriously, I have way more flower pins then I have sweaters to pin them to.

First, your supplies:

• fabric for flower
•  felt (or something else heavy for the back of the flower)
• hot glue gun
• scissors
• pin

Cut out one circle for the back of the flower. I like to use felt. Make it about half the diameter of what you want your finished flower to be.

Cut out nine circles from your fabric. If you're making a big enough flower, you might need more. Lay the felt circle on top to make sure there will be enough overlap, since you don't want the felt to show when you're done.

To make the petals, fold a circle in half, then in thirds. It shouldn't be perfect. I think it looks better when it's not, anyways.

Snip off a little bit of the corner, so you can get hot glue on all the layers.

Put some hot glue on the tip and stick it to the center of your felt circle. Do this four times, so you have four petals equally spaced around the felt circle.

Glue on four more petals between the first four you did, like this:

Almost done! Except... there will be a hole smack dab in the middle of your flower. Take the ninth circle, make a petal, and glue it straight down into the middle of your flower to fill in that gap. Here's where you may need more petals if your flower is too big.

Here's what the back will look like: 

I like to take my glue gun and secure more of the pieces down to the felt circle, just to make it more secure. 

Then glue your pin to the back:

And you're done! Pin it on your purse, sweater, or whatever. 

Happy crafting!


thanks stacey!! these are fabulous, i can't wait to get all my scrap fabric out and make some of these!!

if you'd like to have your {new} tutorial featured on a little lovely, email me at alittlelovelyblog@hotmail.com