Lavender...

Beautiful Lavender plant. Smells wonderful. Happy New Years eve...

Hope it brings you a wonderful new beginning...

; )

Ruffle Scarf

I love these ruffle scarves everyone is wearing. So I googled it and it seems pretty easy. Now I just need to get somewhere to buy the net yarn needed. Very pretty. 

Hope your day is great!

Pinecone Bird Feeders...

Hello. Happy Thursday!!! Hope everyone had a great Christmas. The girls and I are cleaning up. (well, I am. : )

I am trying to slowly put away Christmas decorations and the girls and I are making pinecone bird feeders. Now that we've gotten all this snow, our little feathered friends are looking a little sad. So we will be stringing many of these feeders in our trees. 

So easy and such instant gratification. Love it. 

Have a great day!

Day after cleaning.... ahhhh

Merry Christmas. Hope your day was filled with much joy and happiness. My girls were quite spoiled and are very happy with their goodies. I feel very loved and pampered. 

Today they played and played while I cleaned and put things away. Looking forward to the New Year. 

Hope your days are bright and happy.

: )

Snow Globes on Christmas Eve

Hello, Happy Monday!!!

 

Today we are happily home, nestled in, anxiously awaiting Christmas eve. I am hoping to take some fun pictures of the girls in their Christmas dresses, bake pies and enjoy the sweetness of the moment. 

 

I am hoping to try some snowglobes today. I think they will be waterless like the one above since I can't find glycerin. So for now they will be waterless, but still so so pretty. 

 

Merry Christmas to you and yours, and to our friends out of town, we miss you so much and are thinking of you always!!

 

: )

Latest Project....

Now that we are completely ready for Christmas, packages purchased, wrapped and shipped if needed. Girls are home safe, snow glistening outside, stove burning, cookies baking....

ahhhhh....

I can actually sit and crochet. I am working on a blanket. I have started with these colors but have some blue and red on the way. I love this Caron Simply Soft yarn. My good friend told me about it. They sell it at Walmart and Joanns. LOVE IT. I don't think I will ever use anything else. 

Hope your day is lovely!

 

Baking Cookies....

I am trying to catch up on baking today. I am making three different cookies, fudge, peppermint bark, and apple pies. Whew!!! 

Great day for it since its coooold outside.

Have a great Saturday!

Dreaming of a White Christmas...

Yea!!! Finally some snow. I am happy to say I am getting my White Christmas. The girls cant wait to sled and build snowmen. And we are forcasted to get more on Christmas Eve. Cant wait. 

Hope your day is great. 

: )

Christmas Decorating.... and a busy busy day!

 Happy Thursday,

Just a quick post to show some of the fun decorating and getting ready that we are doing. Have a full day at school today. Lots of Christmas parties to go to. Sugar cookie decorating at Preschool, then lunch with both of my girls and another party with my big girls class, then home to rest before Christmas Caroling tonight. 

Hope your day is great!!!

 Love lanterns and elves...

 Sugar hand scrub. Great gift for teachers...

 Gingerbread trains....

The best Christmas gift ever... yummm. Thanks Friend!!!

(you know who you are!!!)

: )

Let it Snow...

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Things have been busy. Lots going on. I have to admit I have been troubled by the evils going on in our world. I have been glued to the TV, tears running down my face. Trying to make sense of everything. Holding my babies close and wishing I could make things better for those who can't.  I am pretty involved at school and in my little way I have tried to be there as much as I can. I don't know if it helps, but it helps me. My heart goes out to those in pain right now. 

As for other news, we are finally getting snow. And we got it in a big way. 2 foot drifts. Fun. 

I am looking forward to the end of the week. We will be on break and not going anywhere. We will dig in and happily settle in for Christmas. 

Have a great day!

; )

Bullet Jewelry....

Happy Tuesday. Hope your day is going great. I was exhausted yesterday so sorry no post. We had our craft fair on Saturday and it was a huge success. I took 30 bracelets and only came how with about 8. I thought it was a great sale. We also had earrings and necklaces and keychains and they all sold great as well. Some piano music ornaments, and banners went along and sold ok. Don't really think they could hold their own against the jewelry which I thought was fantastic. I plan to keep a few, use a few as gifts and then list the rest on Etsy. 

For now, I am reveling in the calmness that is December. We are finally forcasted to get some snow this week, my Keurig machine arrived yesterday (love it), and the major holiday goings-on don't start for another week, so I am taking advantage of this calmer week to enjoy the quietness. 

Hope your week is wonderful as well. 

: )

Last Minute Crafting...

Hello. Happy Friday. Today I am in time crunch mode. I am trying to do some last minute paper crafting for the craft fair tomorrow. The girls and I made some of these fun cones. I have small ornament ones and larger ones for inside mattress springs. Fun. I don't know if anyone will "get it" but I think they are fun. I am working on some banners now, but then I will be done. Yay. So far my Jewelry has been a huge hit and I have presold quite a few. Hope I have enough for tomorrow. 

Have a great day!!!

; )

Early Christmas Present

Hello. Happy Monday. I am taking a cleaning and decorating break and wanted to post about my fun surprise this weekend. My hubby surprised me with an early Christmas present. We were watching TV this weekend and I was flipping channels. I stopped momentarily on QVC and saw this. My Father in law just bought one and has been telling me how great it is and I mentioned to hubby that this would be a great thing to have. Well I guess the price was right because he called them up and ordered it for me. IT should be here in a few days. I am so excited. I never used to think these were all that great, until I recently learned you can use your own coffe with the "my k cup". So great!!!. The other great thing about ordering it on TV is that it comes with 64 little cups to start out with. I am sooo excited and I cant wait to get it. 

Hope your day is wonderful. I am off to do more decorating. 

: )

Smile

White as Snow...

Happy Sunday. Just  a quick post before the hustle today. Now that Thanksgiving is over, and for the most part, Christmas shopping is done... yes I said done. : )

I feel like I can start getting into my decorating. However, my kiddos are doing everything possible to wreck the house. So decorating may wait until they are in school tomorrow. I think I will take today to finish up my Craft Fair preparations... (it is next Saturday...eek!!!). 

I need to take some time to think about my decor. Every year I vow to simplify, and then every year I go crazy. Deck every hall and adorn every surface. 

So a day of contemplation may be a good idea. 

Right now I am loving everything white and wishing for snow. A white Christmas is right on top of my list this year. 

Hope your day is great!!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend. 

: )

New Obsession... Photo Books

I have a new obsession. Yesterday, while black friday shopping. I wandered into Oshkosh. (no, buying clothes for my kids is not a new obsession. I have always had that one). When I checked out, the cashier gave me a gift from Oshkosh. It was a free 8x8 photo book from Shutterfly. Now at the time I really didnt pay much attention, grabbed my bag and headed out. When I got home I unpacked everything, put stuff away, messed around, and finally I unloaded the pants I bought the girls. I grabbed the random receipts and coupons and placed them into a pile and then finally looked at the little Shutterfly card. WOW! It was then after reading it that I realized this was a $30.00 value. I couldn't believe it. 

 

Now this is where the obsession comes in. I went onto their site and after uploading my pics, I picked a template and clicked on insert pictures and it did it all for me. All I had to do was enter my captions, quotes and place embelishments and order. I LOVED IT. 

 

I have always been an old fashioned scrapbooker. But now. I have a wonderful 20 page book of our Fall pictures which are by far my favorite. 

 

I figured out the cost. And if you purchase a book when they are 50% OFF like they are now, then it is cheaper than buying all the products and ordering the pictures for an old style book. 

 

Something to think about. 

 

So for now, I will be building books in my saved projects and when the price is right I will order them. Sometime technology can be pretty great. 

 

Hope your Saturday is great!

 

: )

Black Friday...

Happy Black Friday! Or as I like to say Christmas Kick Off Day!!!

We are off to immerse ourselves in the insanity. Then later today I am definately making these. Yum. 

Hope your Turkey Day was great. Have a great weekend. 

: )

Cranberry Turkey Sandwich

Croissant or bread of choice
Whole berry canned cranberry sauce, usually stocked year-round
Freshly sliced roasted turkey lunchmeat, ( or leftover turkey) from the deli section
Baby spinach
Cream cheese

Slice croissant, spread a layer of cream cheese on the bottom half, followed by a layer of baby spinach. Pile on turkey, followed by a generous amount of cranberry sauce. 

Can be tightly wrapped in plastic wrap and served the next day. 

Keep this sandwich in mind for the day after thanksgiving. It is absolutely delicious with leftover turkey and homemade cranberry sauce. 

 

Gobble Gobble Gobble...

Happy Thanksgiving...

Hope your day is filled with Friends, Family, and Love

(these are the turkeys I made for our teachers and some friends.)

: )

Crepes, Crepes, Crepes.... YUM!!!!!

Happy Wednesday!!! I am feeling very Thankfull Today. My great friend taught me how to make crepes last Friday and I have to say this is my new favorite thing. I made apple crepes this morning for my girls (my friend taught me how to make the applesauce as well, how lucky am I), and they loved it. I have to admit the first one flopped and became a dog treat, (he he he). 

Thank you friend. We love you guys so much. Hope you have a great holiday!!!

Today I am baking pies and getting stuff cleaned up around the house. 

Hope your day is great!!!!

(Pictures are from Pinterest. We ate ours faster than I could photograph them, Thanks Pinterest!)

: )

Decking the Halls with Candles...

I love candles. Especially this time of year when the house is all closed up. Any fire flickering whether it is from a candle or from the wood stove just warms my heart. I was at a good friends house the other day and she had wonderful jars of water, pine boughs, cranberries and tealights floating in them. I LOVED it. It really inspired me to think outside my candle-box. Here are some great ideas for candles.

Have a great day!

Great Ideas for Decking the Halls...

I am patiently waiting for Thanksgiving to pass until I start decorating, but I had to show you some great pins I found. I hope we get more snow. I really want a white Christmas. 

: )

Have a great day!