Design Dazzle Year in Review

2011 has been a great year (with a couple of bumps here and there)! I'm posting my favorites and some "blog post traffic" favorites of Design Dazzle for 2011. Design Dazzle featured 323 blog posts this past year.  It took a while to choose some favorites. Here you go...

What to do with floors in kids rooms or playrooms?

 Hip girls room

Fun kids room

Clever boys room

 The littlest birds baby nursery.

 Rockin' Retro baby nursery.

Modern Yellow Nursery

Farm Chick Party

 Sock Monkey Party

 Toy Story: Cowgirl/Cowboy Theme

Princess Tea Party

Vintage Cupcake Theme

 Toy Story Party Ideas

 Vintage Fire Truck Party

 Awesome ideas shared on our link up parties

another awesome idea from our link up parties







 Turn your deck into a board game

Using kitchen accessories in kids rooms

How-to make rock candy.

Super giant bubbles - how-to and recipe.

Celebrate your accomplishments for 2011. 



Here's to 2012:    

awesome kids rooms, kids parties, baby showers, DIY, more Design Dazzle Summer Camp, link up parties, fun projects and ideas relating to babies, kids and teens, and more Christmas Wonderful. 2012 is so full of possibilities!!

Wishing you a safe and happy New Year!

Loves,

Toni

From My Home to Yours...Sharing My Family Christmas Card!!

I decided on a photo booth theme for our Christmas card this year. We set up a white board, tripod and set the self timer on the camera. We literally had a few minutes to take the shots before the battery ran out.  Of course, I would have liked to have had a few extra shots to choose from. But my husband sure makes up for lack of shots with his goofiness!  He was totally having a great time. I could make a Christmas card of just him and his photo antics. LOL

The photo booth idea is a good way to include family members in a Christmas card that aren't able to get together for a family picture. I have one son serving a mission in Idaho. He just can't pop home for a family photo ; ) (as much as I would love this).

If you have a Christmas card you would like to share, leave me a link in the comments and I'll make sure to check it out.  Check out my family Christmas card from last year.

The card front and inside left and right.

Inside left

Inside right

I used this photo booth strip which is a free digital download. Thank you Sugarplum Paperie! The "wishing you a merry and bright 2012" is Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas Elements (digital kit) purchased here.

I hope everyone enjoyed our "wonderful" 100 ideas of Christmas Wonderful series. A huge THANK YOU to the many bloggers who helped create and shared "wonderful ideas". We actually featured more than 100 ideas ; )

Do you need to prove for once and all that Santa does exist?? This is easy - only takes about 10 minutes. If you want to surprise your kids, have Santa come to your home.

We will be taking a short break and will be back posting our regular Design Dazzle posts soon.



Merry Christmas everyone!  

Amaze Your Kids This Christmas! Capture Santa in YOUR Home!

I featured this idea last month. I just had to share again for those who haven't seen it. Thrill your kids this Christmas with a photo of Santa caught in YOUR house! This is such a FABULOUS idea and very easy to do. More information here.

This is also awesome. A free video from Santa to your child. This takes about 10 minutes - but is worth it.

Santa Freebie Print

 Thank you to The Graphics Fairy for sharing this vintage Santa image with our readers. Right click to save images to your computer to print.

The black and white version.

I spent a few minutes on Picnik (photo editor) adding some vintage color.  I would enjoy creating gift tags with these Santa images.

Visit The Graphic Fairy for this cute vintage finger pointing Santa and tons of awesome freebies!

My Favorites...

Tale of the Scott's created this felt car mat made with local landmarks and buildings.

Friends, I spent several hours pouring over your blogs and the wonderful items you have shared. THANK YOU!

We will be skipping the link up party tonight and next week. The next  link up party will be January 5th at 9:01 PM (PST) or 12:01 AM FRIDAY (EST)

 The circus came to town! One Thrifty Chick shares her amazing circus party.

Mud Pie Studios updated a kids play kitchen. CUTE!

Moore Minutes shared some GREAT neighbor gift ideas.

Gift  idea: etched olive oil dispenser  made by Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom.

Use an old window as a Christmas Card display. Holy Craft shared this brilliant idea.

"Berry Christmas" gift using an Anthropologie container and fresh berries. Shared by Jacolyn Murpy.

Crocheted hats donated to the Hope Foundation by Persona Designs. Love this!

Leapfrog and Ladybugs shows how-to make these candy cane craft using kids fingerprints. Don't you love this?

Adorable candy display and Christmas countdown by Uncommon.

Neighbor gift ideas by Papervine. Love the Christmas bark with m&m's.

Christmas CD holder designed and crafted by Sandy's Space.

I'm sharing two edible gift ideas from last years Christmas posts. I had more compliments on these two gifts -than in all the years of giving homemade gifts. So by far, these have been my friends favorites...

 frozen cookie dough tutorial

Spiced cider mix gift tutorial

Remember no link up party tonight or next week.