Turkey Place Cards

Last year, I made these cute little turkey candies. They went over pretty well, so I made them again this year. They are made from peanut butter melts, that you can get at any craft store. I usually don't care for candy melts, but the peanut butter flavor is really rather good.

Did I mention that they also double as place cards? We are really not very formal. I just like the idea of place cards.

This is how they will look on my new turkey plates. I have so much to do to get ready for Thanksgiving. Right now, I am making pumpkin cookies. The recipe make 6 dozen cookies, I never would of started them at 7PM if I knew this! They better be delicious!

Snow Boxes

Let me introduce you to my little friends! I have been having so much fun making these!

I had been thinking about making a few of these for a while now. I bought a paper mache ball at Michael's last week. I painted it white, but I was not the least bit happy with the way it looked. The snowball looked evil. A little white glitter and poof it is happy, happy, happy!


What I like most about "my little friends', is that they look so cute with any color combination. No need to fuss about being too matchy matchy!

This little guy is the last one I made. I really liked the first one so much that I did not think any others would measure up to it. But how can you not like this profile? His little turned up nose? I was having trouble finding something to make the carrot noses. A friend suggested orange pipe cleaners, I would of never thought of that. They worked out fantastic. What would he look like without his cute nose?

So True

I have been seeing this saying more and more in stores lately. It is embroidered on pillows and stamped on the front of night shirts. I am sure it has been around for a while, now it just seems to be everywhere. I saw it stamped on a sign at TJ Maxx or Marshalls. It could of been Home Goods, they all carry the same things. Why do I have to go to all three? I just do. Back to the sign. I did not want to spend the $5.99 on it so I wrote myself a note to remember to make one. As you can see, I remembered! It will hang on the Christmas tree this year.

I love candy canes, they are a staple in my house at Christmas time!

Fan Folded Circles

A few weeks ago while looking at all the pretty blogs, I found one that had folded paper into circles like these. They are not fans but they are folded in the same manner. I can not remember what blog I found it on or what she actually did with them. There seems to be so many blogs, I could stay on my computer for hours maybe days and not have to visit the same one twice! Okay, back to the fan folded circles, I thought Christmas ornaments. I can always use new ornaments. I made a few this weekend.

The blue ornament is made from Christmas wrapping paper. The Santa pushing the pretty packages comes from one of last years Christmas cards.

I really enjoyed making these. I like the ones with the pages torn from old books the best.

As I mentioned before I am spending way too much time on my computer and for a few days I am also putting away my paper and glue. My house needs attention.! I can not remember that last time I painted something or moved the furniture around! I also need to get organize! This may take a while. I hope to be back with something new on Friday. It is going to take all I have to not post, but I will be visiting.

Wonderful Weekend

Raining for the third day in a row! It makes me want to sit on the couch watch movies and look through all the holiday inspired magazines, that are piling up on the coffee table. Blink and November will be gone. Time to start making lists! Food lists, gift lists and don't forget to do lists! But for now I am watching "The Holiday" my go to movie. Have a wonderful weekend!

Bag It

This little snow woman is made from one of those unfinished wooden cut outs. I papered it in a cute cream colored paper. I like the distressed look for Christmas. But I also love glitter. In this day and age you can mix anything, so she is a bit of both. I wish I could wear a hat like that, but I am not a hat person. I would like to be, just not a good look for me. However, she wears it well.

I bought these bags last year at an "After Christmas Sale". They were 10 for $1.00. I bought 20. I am amazed I found them and I wonder why I only bought 20. Most likely, I did not want to look at another green or red thing. There is that certain point when you say no more!!! I just stamped a border on the bottom. I love the border stamp and the white ink. I have to find more things to do with them.

This owl looks very intense, okay he looks a little mean spirited. But I have a difficult time tossing a project, even it is this small. There is an e at the end of the word celebrate, I did not notice it until after I posted the picture.

Church and Reindeer

This little church almost hit the garbage can a few times on Sunday. Sometimes what you think will be an easy little craft turns out to be a two hour long process between what you see in your mind and what you really end up with. I want to make a few more and now that I know what I am doing maybe the next one will be finished in less than two hours.

I saw quite a few of these cute paper churches and houses at Christmas time last year. But as any crafter knows you have to start your Christmas crafts very early. Early November may still be too late.

I love these little unfinished pieces you can buy at any craft store. Until last year all I ever did was paint them. Then my fascination with all things paper kicked in. Now, the possibilities are endless. A green dotted reindeer, why not?