You might remember that I am obsessed with Downton Abbey and love throwing elaborate Downton Abbey tea parties. At my tea party last month, I made some tiny little tea bag gift boxes that were too cute for words! Today I wanted to share how easy it was to make these little lovelies! Tea Bag Gift Boxes Supplies: Sizzix Big Shot Sizzix Tea Bag & Accessories die set Cutting pads Patterned paper (I used Crate Paper) White card stock Scissors Adhesive ... [ Read More ]
Young Women in Excellence Program Details
Hello again! Hope you all had a wonderful and restful Christmas filled with family, friends, and love. I took much more time off than I had intended due to the whole family getting very sick, especially me. Not fun, but we're just about back to normal over here. In early December I had the privilege of putting together a program for the 12-18 year-old girls at my church, called Young Women in Excellence. It's a wonderful night where we showcase the girls and all of the amazing talents ... [ Read More ]
DIY Wood Slice Place Card Holder
This post brought to you by BIC®. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Make Life Lovely. Can you believe that there are just 8 days until Christmas? Where has December gone?! Today I'm sharing with you some pretty DIY wood slice place card holders. There are so many reasons that I love this project! These are very very fast to make (under 5 minutes for a whole set), cost me nothing, and use recycled natural products that were going in the trash that I rescued. Cute, ... [ Read More ]
Downton Abbey Tea Party + a GIVEAWAY
Thank you World Market for sponsoring my Downton Abbey tea party. All ideas and opinions are always 100% mine. If you follow me on Instagram or have been reading my blog for very long, you know that I am obsessed with Downton Abbey. Oh, the anticipation of waiting for each new season to come to the U.S.! This year I teamed up with World Market to throw an elegant English Downton Abbey tea party with my mom and friends. I'm sharing all of the details with you today, PLUS you can ... [ Read More ]
Glitter Bow Ornaments
Happy December! This is absolutely my most favorite time of the year. I love everything about December and Christmas! We just bought our tree (we went artificial for the first time this year), and I thought I'd try making a few ornaments this year. We honestly have enough ornaments that we've bought from Pottery Barn over the last 14 years to fill at least 5 Christmas trees, but I fell in love with the new Sizzix Brenda Walton French Bow die, and I thought it would make the most beautiful ... [ Read More ]
DIY Cupcake Stands
Hi there! I recently created some cute DIY cupcake stands for the Sizzix Gift Guide. Sizzix is bundling up Big Shot die cut machines with dies into bundles at really great prices, and I created this tutorial and photos for part of the guide. I love how this cupcake stand turned out, so I wanted to share it with you, too! With the upcoming holidays, these cupcake holders are a pretty and fun way to display tasty cupcakes at dinners, parties, or just because. With the Sizzix Scoreboards ... [ Read More ]