I used ribbon for the center and hot glued the birds to the ribbon. I lined up the hoops and hot glued them together then simply hung them up. I thought about painting the embroidery hoops but didn't want to take the time. Maybe another day :) Who knew that wooden embroidery hoops were going out of style? I had to go to three places to find wood ones, most stores only carry the colored plastic types...just in case you were wondering. I ended up hanging the birds on a different wall than originally planned. I thought I would put them in my bedroom but I liked them better in the living room. I hung the pictures that used to be above the t.v. in my bedroom, moved a lamp, and finally things "felt right"....happy day!
While I had my craft stuff out I decided I should try and come up with some seasonal decorations. I've had these random chip board letters for a while that I bought for a project that never happened. I also had two boards, one red and one black, also from another abandoned project. This is what I came up with. Again, I used Mod Podge to adhere the paper to the board and the letters then I embossed the words jingle and bells on the letters. Nothing fancy but it will do, I actually really like them. I think when it comes time to hang them I might attach a fun ribbon and hang them from the ribbon....we'll see.
