Summery DIY ideas from Pinterest ~ Using Glass Ornaments!

 

What better way to fill the long summer days than with a project or two!  A project using Glass Ornaments, of course!!  Whether you are sprucing up your current space or working on Christmas gifts for the upcoming season... here are a few ideas to get those juices flowing!!

 Gift using old scrabble cubes and some Epsom salt....

Wedding ideas...



more gift ideas...

 

or start preparing for the upcoming Holidays, with some front door ideas....

 

 



 

 

All these and MORE, can be found on our PINTEREST pages!!!

www.pinterest.com/thewhitehurstco

 

 Enjoy!!

 



Spring Fever!

Glass Ornaments ~ not just for the Holiday Season!  They are very versatile...

 

This craft will definitely get you in the "Spring has Sprung" mood!

 

To see other images of inspiration, please visit our Pinterest page at

 

www.pinterest.com/thewhitehurstco

 

 

 

Visit us at www.thewhitehurstcompany.com for glass ornaments in every color for every season!

Make Some Waves...

No matter where you live, if it is summertime, blues, aquas, whites, greens and silvers are among the popular colors to decorate with... 

Make some waves this summer and surprise your guests with tablescapes and hints of summer using glass ornaments.

For instance....

Use assorted colors to go along with a beach theme...fill apothocary jars, vases, wooden bowls, etc.  Place them on coffee tables, buffets, as a dining room centerpiece.. the list goes on.

Here are a few Color Palettes to go by....

via Completely Coastal

via Completely Coastal

via Completely Coastal

Create Memories and fun crafts with these ideas from Pinterest!

All of the above are FABULOUS ideas using glass ornaments that I found on Pinterest... (my new Love)...
Thanks to the following amazing crafters~ www.kim-toomuchtimeonmyhands.blogspot.com, caronsbeachhouse.com, sandandsisal.com, foreverafterblog.com, hgtv.com.

Here's a tablescape idea using plants.. looks like the Aloe Plant... perfect for the summertime burns...

Beautiful idea from one of our customers, Black Eyed Susan

 Visit us on Pinterest ~ www.pinterest.com/thewhitehurstco for other great ideas I have found using glass ornaments.

So enjoy these images and ideas... Create Memories and above all ... ENJOY the Summer!

~Kirsten 

Social Media is Everywhere!

Our newest form of Social Media.....

First I started this Blog thing... Decorating Everyday... and although I find it hard sometimes to post on a regular basis with life going on at the same time. Turns out it is so much fun to put together a story and images. So, I love this when I am in my creative mood and chatty.

Then, I put my company, The Whitehurst Company, LLC on Twitter under @glassornaments.  This is easy because I have 140 characters to say something and then it is posted.  Done. 

Next, I bit the bullet and joined Facebook.  We now are on Facebook at www.facebook.com/whitehurstcompany.

The last few days, I have been glued to my laptop.  Producing our latest Social Media outlet, our Pinterest account.  This is so great and melts all my favorite images into one spot, under one username and password.  So, you can also follow us on www.pinterest.com/thewhitehurstco.

 There, now you have it... all of The Whitehurst Company, LLC social media outlets in one post.

Enjoy and follow us!  I promise lots of fun and creative uses for our products.

Have a great day!

~Kirsten



Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day!

Happy March, Happy St. Patrick's Day, Happy Spring.....

At our house, we celebrate St. Patrick's Day from January 15 to the end of March!  Very fun!  

Each year we plan a St. Patrick's Day party/open house for everyone and anyone we see, after the local city parade.  Usually we have between 35 to 50 people.  Everyone brings stuff to eat~all Irish related food or green/orange/rainbow stuff and drink, of course.

This year my husband is going away for a golf tournament that he was invited to, and we will miss him at the party.  But, "even though the Leprechaun's away, WE still want to play!"  That was my line on the invitation this year! ~from Smilebox. So funny!  And, there was a hysterical leprechaun dancing to a jig...

If you are ever having a party or want to send a note, a thank you, a birthday wish, hello - you name it.. .you need to check out www.smilebox.com.   It is the best!  You can add pictures, it plays music and there are tons and tons of options!  Oh, did I mention ~ it is free too!!! 

Although, you may want to join, for a monthly fee, there are more options available if you are a member.

So, check it out if you get a chance. 

Also, if you enjoy decorating... (hear comes my plug...) everyone could decorate for any occasion ~St. Patrick's Day ~ with solid colored glass ornaments!  My company, www.thewhitehurstcompany.com, offers one of the largest selections of glass ornaments in 9 sizes...from 1 1/4" up to a 7" glass ball.  We have over 17 shades of green available to choose from.  Here are a few of them:

Anyway, there are lots of ways to use these ornaments...

~place different shades of the glass ornaments in a bowl and place on a shelf.
~hang from different lengths with green ribbon from a chandelier,
~make a Shamrock Tree with stray branches in your yard, spraypaint them white and hang glass ornaments from them..etc...etc...

Basically, you can use glass ornaments everyway you always use them, just color coordinate them to the holiday!

Whether you are Irish, like to decorate for the holidays, or just enjoy the annual parade....
May the luck of the Irish always be with you and sun always shine upon your face....

~Kirsten

Spreading the Love!

Happy Valentines Day!

So many things to do, to spread some love this Valentine's Day....

I searched "Valentine's Blog" and came up with great some great ideas from people all over the world.. the web is so great for this.  Here's one from 

www..tipjunkie.com

Here's one from me...

For all our Zim's customers and collectors, continue your display, all through the year....going into the next few holidays!

Alexander, The Baker, loves to bake Valentines cookies for the Elves 

and

Jackson and Julian enjoy the holiday too!!!:)

Place a Valentine in their hands and you have your Elves entertaining you for February.  Place Shamrocks in their hands and your on to March, etc., etc.

Zim's The Elves Themselves are available for purchase at www.seasonsontheweb.com.  

Happy Valentine's Day!

~Kirsten

What our customers do with our products...

The Whitehurst Company, LLC is proud to say that we have such talented customers... They range from individual customers to Florists, Garden Centers, Gift Shops, Painters/Artists, Decorators and Event Planners and so many more.  Here are a few examples of how our customers use our products~

Neighborhood Display

Camille Suzanne

Thelma Hamilton Designs

Holiday Office Christmas Gift with logo on printed ribbon

Detroit Garden Works

Outside Porch Idea

Holiday Open House at Country Club

Meme Hill Studio, Rochester, NY ~ ornament creations

Holiday Open House - Country Club

Art and Whimsy Fundraiser for the Arts and  Breast Cancer

Stacy K Floral Shop~ Rochester, NY

Natalie Sarabella Mardi Gras Ornament

Customers coffee table display

These are just some of the beautiful images that our customers have shared with us.  
If you have an image of our products in action, please send it along and we will be happy to post it.

Happy Holidays!

~Kirsten 

Be Thankful....

We are very thankful to all...

 our Customers, Family and Friends...

who have stuck by us during these growing years.  Every year at Thanksgiving, we sit at a table that is decorated with turkeys made out of hands, pinecone turkeys and pilgrim hats.

  Here's a great new idea for the "Tween" table or any table throughout the house...

We found this great idea on www.sweetcitycandy.com and you can also visit www.HostessBlog.com on the how-to for this Mod Table Tree!

Enjoy!

Christmas Tree Mobile

Follow this link to make a Christmas Tree Mobile...



very clever and uses solid colored glass ornaments... 100 of them!

www.notmartha.org

Here come the holidays!

Last Minute Halloween Decorations

via Pottery Barn

Break out the Christmas Ornaments.. why keep them in storage?.. create a tray in the foyer or as a centerpiece...

via BHG

via The Seasonal Home

From our friends at A Seasonal Home... they suggest taking a styrofoam wreath, add black toothpicks and hot glue small glass ornaments and add a bow... wah-lah... 

Unless I come across some other GREAT examples of decorating for Halloween... I promise I am going to move on to Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Our first container is coming in tomorrow and we will be crazy getting out the most anticipated orders to all our customers over the next few days.  Then my mind will be 100% Christmas-thinking....Be aware... Christmas is only 66 days away!  Lots to do!

On October 31, 2011 ~  we are going to be launching a Holiday Display Contest using The Whitehurst Company's products.  Stay tuned for more details... very exciting stuff!!!

Have a great weekend!

~Kirsten