It's January! And it's hard to believe that it's 2013! I remember when the 2002 Winter Olympics were announced and that felt so far away. It was a big deal because it was local - and nothing ever really happens in Utah! Ha. And now... 2002 is in the distant past. Time flies!
So I love two things - well, I love LOTS of things, but two in particular for today... Home Decor and Silhouette - and when I can merge the two, I'm a happy girl. I like using the Silhouette Studio software to make signs and printables. I enjoy layering patterns and shapes and changing opacities and line settings.
I made this sign last Winter and it's one of my very favorite things I've ever created with my beautiful machine. And then my hard drive died. I'm glad I printed it, but I wish I still had the hard copy. I can recreate it, but I haven't. I also made the smaller sign. It's much more simple. No layering - no changes to opacity - basically just a font with a pattern fill. Still cute. I found that blue and wood frame at TJ Maxx and bought it without a plan in mind.
The paper trees are new this year. I found them on Pinterest and my friend and I had a craft night to make those and a couple other little things. The instructions are here. They were very easy, but more time consuming than I thought they'd be. The furry tree is a craft boa that I wrapped around a metal frame and stuck on a candlestick. Simple, but cute. And it's more fun to enjoy "winter" in my warm house than outside in the below-zero temperatures! Brr! 
