Veterans Day 2011

Veterans Day  November 11, 2011

 Thank you to all the veterans who served our country. 

God bless you!

Thumbprint Art

Last year my daughter introduced me to the art of thumb prints.  Why hadn't I heard of this before?  I think it is a kids craft,  but I really like it!   The ideas are endless!  I stumbled across this cute idea on Sunday.
  

Oh, I found it Pinterest. It was  originally posted on flicka by Cathy Gauburt. I always like to give credit!

I thought I would put  it in my "must make for Christmas" file.  But after I made a few  thumb prints I knew I had to make something.  This is my something,  a Christmas gift tag.  I will be making more  gift cards later  this week.

Just for fun I came up with this zany owl.   He needs some work, but that's alright, my daughter thought he was cute.

 Try this with your kids and grand kids it is fun!

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Christmas Tags

 I felt like crafting yesterday!  It all started with this and that. I really need to find more sheet music. 

 I ended up making eight Christmas tags.  

All I need are the gifts!  I bought  paper after Christmas last year, I have enough for the next two years.
 I want to have all my Christmas crafts finished  by December 1st. Let's see if that happens.

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Ornament

  A wedding invitation  made into a Christmas ornament, a very neat idea! 

I knew when I saw the idea on Pinterest (www.ChristyRobbins.blogspot.com) I had to make one.  Fortunately, we are invited to a wedding in November so I had an invitation!  
I love how it turned out. 

 I would probably save the invitation for a few months and then throw it away.  This is a better idea.

I hope they like it.

Cut the invitation into strips and then roll them around a pen so they curl.  Put the strips into a glass ball and you have a cute ornament. 

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Serving Tray

 I made/refurbished  this serving tray  a few weeks ago, actually I made two.  I am thinking that I might give them away for Christmas presents.  I could fill the tray with napkins, plates and all sorts of things.

 I found a crate at a local antique store and painted it my new favorite color gray,  with a little white over it to distress it a bit.  I sewed a white piece of fabric to fit on the bottom.
  

 I also sewed a small piece of fabric to go over the top of that.  There is no real reason for it, I just liked the way it looks.

This is how the crate looked before I painted it.  All the brown spots are actually  bleach spots.  I cleaned the box  with bleach, then cleaned it with bleach and cleaned it again!  I bought the crate for $2.00 and had all the fabric leftover from other projects.   I like the way it went from trash to treasure.  Now, I just need to find a few more.  

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Fall, I could like it.

This morning, I was sitting down having my first cup of coffee, when I looked out the window I saw this image.    I love the shadows and  warm glow that a fall morning sun can bring to everything. I am a summer weather girl, but you won't find this kind of look in the summer.  

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Have a wonderful weekend!

Thanksgiving Preparations

I think I have mentioned before that I am not known for my cooking.  That is why I like to set a pretty table, or at least  I try to set a nice table.  I bought a new table cloth and it is going to be nice for Thanksgiving. It's a rainy day and I thought I would take out my Thanksgiving linens, see if I need anything. 

I have green place mats (also good for Christmas), white Martha Stewart dinner plates, rooster salad plates and napkins!  I am thinking about using mason jars for water glasses.  Mason jars are so popular!   

I went to a bridal shower a few weeks ago, they used brown paper as a table runner.  I love the idea.  It looks pretty and it would be great if you have kids at the table!  Give them a few crayons and let them start coloring! It could work for adults as well!

I decided to line the table with  fake fall leaves.  I hope I can find more, all the Christmas decorations are out already. I guess I could use real ones.  I should go outside and get them now, press them and be ready.  That won't happen, I know I will be outside Thanksgiving morning looking for leaves!  I also hope the pumpkins stay fresh until then as well.

 Well, I put everything away.  I think I have almost  everything I need. I am decided to go with the mason jars,  I will need to go and get a few of them this week.

 

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