Craftravaganza DIT&O Details

We hope you had as much fun as we did at our Craftravaganza. Not only did we have wide variety of vendors, we also included some fun activities. 

When guests arrived they were greeted with a "Holiday Craftravaganza Activity & Coloring Book." In our activity book guests were introduced to the vendors, our mission for DIT&O, & had a place to jot down notes. 

Our DIT&O shop was full of floral crowns, turban headbands, succulents, chalkboard paint mugs & cord tacos. Thank you for supporting our shop. We look forward to it's growth.

We had a DIY Booth where guests could make yarn pom ornaments and decorate gift tags. It provided a great place for the children to have an activity. 

Giant jenga & corn hole were also present. Giant jenga can be so loud and exciting when it tips over! 

& once again, it cannot be a DIT&O even without a photo booth. Stay tuned for a post of the photo strips!

Photos by Ashley Lynn Richards Photography

Gold Fade Manicure

Instagram photo via @karissameoow

It's day 2 of our advent chain and today's photo challenge was of your mani.  Today I bring you an easy nail diy.  

Start with your nails painted with two coats of a solid color.  With your Sharpie paint pen dap some gold onto the base of your nail bed.  Allow it to dry for 30 seconds to a minute.   With your clear top coat begin at the bottom of the nail bed, smear the gold towards the nail tip to create the fade effect.  

It's easy and would look great in multiple color options.  

Happy Mani Monday! 

Photo-a-Day Christmas Advent Calendar

This month we are challenging ourselves and our DIT&O friends to take a photo a day leading up to Christmas and post it to Instagram.  To remind us each day to take the photo, here is a diy paper chain you can make and hang in your home!   When you look back at your Instagram profile you will have 25 pictures to remind you of your festivities leading up to Christmas.   So we can easily see all of the photos shared in the challenge hashtag your photo with #DITOadvent! 

There are hundreds of ideas for advent calendars online.  We challenged ourselves to think of something a little different and new.  Instagram is such a good way to track your own history– the other day I went through all of my pictures and it reminded me of the past two years.  (My first picture was of Buzz).  I even came across the photo-a-day challenge I started in September but sadly never finished (it's hard to keep up!).   It's also interesting to see how your Instagram aesthetic changes over time, which filters you prefer from time to time, different apps you use (ie BeautifulMess, Afterlight, Frametastic, Pic Collage etc.).   

Download and print the 5 pages on alternating colors.  (Weight of paper is not really important, but I printed on cardstock)

Cut along the lines. 

Using washi tape, begin the chain starting at one.  Continue the chain, in order, looping the next strip through the previous loop.  

When your chain is completed loop ribbon or twine through the chain, to easily hang and display. 

Hang your advent chain!

Even better, everyday after you take each picture, tape the strip to the wall.  Each day, add each strip to the wall and build a tree.  I embellished with a star and gifts.

Don't forget to follow DIT&O on Instagram and hashtag your photos with #DITOadvent! 

The challenge begins on Sunday! Over Thanksgiving get prepared and make your advent chain! 

We hope you accept this challenge with us! It will be fun!