Anthro Inspired Snow Globes

This is another part of our Holiday Craft Corner, and now that it's post Turkey Day, I can finally share this awesome Holiday decor craft!! This is actually completely my Mother's idea aka Anthropologie Queen. I swear when we walk into our local Anthro, the ladies at the counter are all, "Hey Deanna! How are you this week?" My mom saw these snow globes at Anthro and she just new she could make them herself... so she did, and made them as gifts for us kids!

All you need:
- Mason Jars (you can find these everywhere... even Wal-Mart)
- Fake trees - Michaels
- Fake snow - also at Michaels
- Gluegun

Directions:
So, all you need to do is glue your trees, and anything else you want to add - acorns could be really cute too! Then, add your desired amount of snow into the jar, and then simply screw on the top! And your done. Mom mom used to actually make canned jelly and has tons of old mason jars in different sizes and textures. I love the little globe on the right with all the rivets - it looks so vintagey. If you can score some of these at your local thrift store, you wont be disappointed! Thanks for the snow globes mom!

Cyber Monday Sale!!

Happy Monday after Thanksgiving friends!! Now, we don't normally do Sale Sales over at Tasteful Tatters, mostly Free Shipping deals and what not... but this year, we are doing a HUGE Cyber Monday deal - 30% Off EVERYTHING in the shop as well as a surprise free gift =) So get your shopping on people!! Also, we package everything ready for gifting to this is a great opportunity to get your Christmas shopping done =)

HWTM: Holiday Party Planning

I love the holidays! I love mint m&m's, dressing up in boots and coats, big dinner parties. Decorating your home with garland and stockings while listening to N*Sync Christmas (c'mon, you know you do!) Anyways, I wish I could plan like 10 different holidays if I could. That's how much I love it. So for our next Creative Connection Event, we're planning a huge holiday bash! I'm so excited. Tickets are officially available HERE and if you're a female creative in the Los Angeles area you should definitely come join us! Here is a sneak at my inspirations for our little shin dig - we're going all out for this one so you definitely don't want to miss out!

Introducing New Baby Tatters!

It's that time again before the holidays... where we introduce some new items! This time, we've launched a whole collection of new pieces not only for children, but babies too! I've had so many requests for "mini" versions of my pieces for children, so I just make them and ship them out. I've never had a chance to find a baby to "model" the pieces haha. So I made a bunch of newbies and found the most gorgeous newborn baby to showcase the pieces, or should i say... she was the showcase! So here is a little peak of some new headbands for babies so amazingly modeled by my friend Melissa Dell's new little gem, Aubrey! Be sure to check out our shop for even more baby pieces you can snag for the holidays!

HUGE shoutout to Meghan Christine Photography for capturing these and all the baby photos up in the shop!

Holiday Craft Corner: Scrabble It!

It’s craft corner time again from one of our amazing interns - April! It is November and the holidays are right around the corner. For today’s craft we will be making personalized ornaments for your tree or a friend. This craft is pretty simple and quick to do. 

For this project you will need Scrabble game pieces, some ribbon, a glue gun, and some fabric.

{S T E P 1 }  find the letters you will need. Then take your fabric and cut a piece the same size as the game pieces. (you can also use ribbon for this part)

{ S T E P 2 } lay our your letters in order. Then glue the pieces one at a time. After I finished this I realized that between the letters there is gaps in between so I filled it will glue.

{ S T E P 3 } cut a piece of ribbon and make a loop like in the photo and glue to the back of the game piece.

Lastly, just add a bow! :]

I hope everyone enjoyed this craft project! - April

My Holiday Inspiration

This is our first Christmas as a married couple. We are officially getting to decorate on our own in our own place! This is super exciting for me and I cannot wait to have family and friends over to show off our apartment. Now, here's the catch... how to you decorate a teeny tiny apartment for the holidays?? Now, I'm no designer at all! But these are just my thoughts. We have a small apartment that is painted teal and mint green. Throwing some forest green and bright red around is going to feel like A LOT is going on... so why not go with what we've got already, right?! So in preparation for this holiday season, I've been browsing my fav (Pinterest) for some inspiration in the teal and green family.. and I am loving what I am finding!! Can't wait to show you what i come up with, using the inspiration below. How are you decorating this season??

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CCLA Recap: On Being Well

This last Sunday I had the opportunity to host yet another Creative Connection USA Event, this time at the ING Direct Cafe (They are THE coolest bank ever!). I cannot say enough how much I just love these ladies. They continue to inspire me in more ways than I could have imagined. And Sunday was no exception. I was feeling majoring under the weather and these girls just encouraged me so much! My favorite part about this meet-up was that we got to hear from Erin from Well in LA share on staying healthy and balanced while running your own business. It was like everything she was saying struck a chord in my life... and I am happy to stay that I have already started making changes in my daily routine. She has a way of taking things that we know we should be doing... but making them seem simple and attainable. If you'd like to learn more about Creative Connection USA, you can check out our Facebook Page here and you can send me your email at la@creativeconnectionusa.com to get on the mailing list.

These are just a few of the many amazing tips that Erin shared with us on Sunday. I decided to focus on these first and I'm happy to report that I am starting off well and ready to feel the difference of a healthy & balanced life!

Pretty In Peach

I'm excited to announce we have a new look for the Tasteful packaging this holiday season. If you purchased something from our Shoppe last year around this time, you will remember our packaging was kraft brown, white and silver with two little ornament balls on the outside. We like to stay away from the traditional red and green over here and this year is no exception! Take a look at our new packaging products and colors! With every order in our shoppe, we spend lots of time making each pieces' packaging one of a kind and ready for gifting. So this holiday season - give a special Tasteful gift to that special someone in your life  =)

2011 Holiday Guide

Can you guys believe it is November!? There are holiday cups at Starbucks, Christmas Tree lots popping up everywhere, Christmas inspired pins ALL over Pinterest. I love it all. Something new that I am equally excited for is Emily Henderson's Holiday Guide. This is not your typical "gift guide" you may see floating around the blogosphere, this is chock full of awesome products, diy projects, fashion, decor, you name it! The guide was also a labor of love for a good friend of mine, Lindsay Goldner of LLY Designs. Didn't she do an awesome job?! Be sure to check out the entire guide and don't miss our Holiday Tasteful Ad on page 92!!

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