White Wednesday Christmas decor

I intended to be more prepared with my WW post this week,

but with all that has been going on around here it just

didn't happen. I hope you enjoy a few photos that I snapped

of my holiday decor.

I added rosemary and white scrunchy ribbon

to these glitter stars.

This vignette is in my bathroom. I haven't decided

if I will leave it all like this or not. It originally did not

have the stars, but I put them there to get a good photo.

Love this tin ornament hanging on my tree.

Remember these birdies that I told you about and

many other bloggy friends have them too? I found seven more at another store! YAY! Now I have a total of 14...does that make me piggish? I sure hope not. I love them!

Favorite shots of my tree...

I pray you all have a wonderful WW this week.

Please go over to Faded Charm where you will find

many more WW posts.

...and please continue to pray for the family of the

missing boys. It has really affected a lot of people

in our small communities nearby.

blessings~

Update on three little boys missing in our area...

Update : They just held a news conference in Morenci and said that

the father of the three boys has been discharged from the

hospital and has now been arrested on charges of parental kidnapping

but say more charges are pending. They also said after talking with the

father again they are pretty sure it will now be a recovery which

is what a lot of us feared.

They have been searching Holiday City area all day

...only about 7 miles away from where we live. Heartbreaking!!!! Continue to pray for the friends and family.

Andrew, Alexander and Tanner

5, 7 and 9 years old.

I imagine many of you have seen this sad story on the national

news....the town they are missing from is about 19 miles away

from where we live. We also just heard on the news that the search

has been exanded to Pioneer, Alvordton and Kunkle, Ohio.

Pioneer is 3 miles from us , I was raised just outside of

Alvordton (about 8-10 miles away) and we go to church in Kunkle

(approx. 8 miles away)

This is really hitting close to home. Please pray with me

that these little boys are found safe!! Thank you!!

Cinderella's carriage ~

Look what I found tucked away and haven't had on the

tree for years. An adorable little Cinderella carriage

ornament.

A tiny sweet carriage that is definitely fit for a princess.

She spins and she sways To whatever song plays Without a care in the world And I'm sitting here wearing The weight of the world on my shoulders It's been a long day And there's still work to do She's pulling at me Saying "Dad, I need you There's a ball at the castle And I've been invited And I need to practice my dancing Oh, please, Daddy, please?" So I will dance with Cinderella While she is here in my arms' Cause I know something the prince never knew Oh, I will dance with Cinderella I don't want to miss even one song' Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight And she'll be gone... She says he's a nice guy and I'd be impressed She wants to know if I approve of the dress She says, "Dad, the prom is just one week away And I need to practice my dancing. Oh, please, Daddy, please?" So I will dance with Cinderella While she is here in my arms' Cause I know something the prince never knew Oh, I will dance with Cinderella I don't want to miss even one song 'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight And she'll be gone. She will be gone. Well, she came home today with a ring on her hand Just glowing and telling us all they had planned She says, "Dad, the wedding's still six months away But I need to practice my dancing Oh, please, Daddy, please?" So I will dance with Cinderella While she is here in my arms 'Cause I know something the prince never knew Oh, I will dance with Cinderella I don't want to miss even one song' Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight And she'll be gone.

Cinderella by Stephen Curtis Chapman

Love this song! Happy Sunday! Blessings~

Holiday Giveaway...Pottery Barn...Wendy Addison...me!

Is everyone stuffed with turkey and all the trimmings? It was just hubs and I today as our kids and grandkids went

to other relatives for the big day so we had a nice lunch and

I think we may head out to see a movie soon.

That will be our big Thanksgiving celebration. LOL.

In the spirit of the holiday season I wanted to have

another giveaway and I decided what better day to start

it than on Thanksgiving because I am so thankful for all the

wonderful friends I have met in blogland. Before I had a blog

I thought people were messed up who said they had

*friends* online, but I am getting a totally different

view on that subject now. :)

The lucky winner will get four script napkins from Pottery Barn. I picked up the last two sets of these this

past summer intending to give one away at some point

and that time has come!

{these are mine , but the winners will be just like these}

a button garland made by yours truly

A 6.5 inch Wendy Addison glass glitter star. I love these, but I thought Wendy just might be a tad busy to actually make one for me, so I opted for one of her reproductions. lol.

a yummy smelling lavender sachet made by yours truly

and last , but not least a sparkly bird ornament.

Now for the fine print:

this giveaway is open to United States and Canadian

residents only. {so sorry , but I must do this for now} Just leave me a comment on this post and I will draw the winner on December 4 so there is plenty of time for the recipient to receive their goodies before Christmas.

If you choose to post my giveaway photo on your blog sidebar and link me up to it I will throw your name in the hat one more time, but you must tell me in a separate comment that you have done this. Being on dial up internet I can't always get over to everyone's blog to find out who posted and who didn't. Easy peasy!!

blessings~

Scrabble...dressed up in their Sunday best

My previous post was going to be my White Wednesday

post...until I created these.

{you can still read my previous post too lol.}

I call these

Scrabble in their Sunday best.

I must admit that I got the idea to paint them white

from the latest Country Living magazine, but I

wanted to make them even prettier so I also added

ribbon and roses.

When I saw the holders painted white it was one of those,

*why didn't I think of that* moments.

I left one of the ribbon tails long so it can be swooped

in front of it like they are on my table.

I have a few listed in my Etsy store and I can also take

custom requests.

Happy WW and Happy Thanksgiving!!

I will also be linking up with Kathleen this week. Blessings~

It's the most wonderful time of the year...

...it's the hap-happiest season of all...

vintage pair s and p's...

$1.00

Made in Japan

score!

I am sure you have seen these adorable little birdies

before as they are appearing all over blogland.

I just think they are so cute!

I scored seven of them on my outing last week

to the city.

This was also a wonderful find at Home Goods. I have

never seen anything like this at that store before.

It is huge at 24 inches square with a feather/down

insert and is comes with a zippered cover too.

Very squishy and nice.

Just a little update...grandbaby number 7 will soon arrive. She is due in 10 days so we are anxiously awaiting Ainsley's arrival. I know she will be tiny, beautiful and precious just like her big sister Annika.

We had Thanksgiving at my parents home on Saturday evening. We feasted on turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, squash casserole, broccoli casserole, stuffing, salad, deviled eggs, rolls, cherry pie, coconut pie and apple pie. The food was delicious as it is every year and we had a wonderful time with family.

In case you need a quick delicious salad recipe:

Lettuce { I used a head of lettuce and a package of spring mix} 2 oranges { cut up in chunks} Craisins, {dried cranberries}, Toasted pecans Poppy seed dressing{ I used Marzetti brand} Everyone loves this salad so I took it again this year. I figure why mess with a good thing. :)

I want to wish each of you a most blessed Thanksgiving!!

What's on your Christmas list?

Will you ask for something pretty and feminine like jewelry or some beautiful ruffled item? Or perhaps something more practical like tv tables so you can continue to create while you are watching

your favorite movie or show ?

I don't really have a list this year...after all I am 51 years old and I really don't need a list.

But if I did have a list it just might include

a few beautiful soy candles with wonderful fragrances...

{I do love candles}

some french style goodies,

maybe a little bling...

and we can't forget a glittered item or two.

It's the simple things that make my heart go

pitter patter.

I already received a wonderful gift from

Tracey over at French Larkspur and I told

her that if I did not receive one more thing for Christmas I would be over the moon happy! She sent me this beautiful clock face along with my

Jeanne de Arc Living magazine.

She had remembered me mentioning awhile ago that

I love vintage clock faces so being the thoughtful person

that she is...she sent me one.

I was so overwhelmed by her kindness to me!

{yes like a giddy little child at Christmas.lol.}

Have I ever told you that I am a detail person?

{Detail could be my middle name. lol.}

So is Tracey!

I adore how she wraps all the magazines up and adds

her special touches like a sweet tag, vintage book pages,

punched out snowflakes or birds etc.

I love it all.

I would have never dreamed when I started blogging

that I would *meet* so many wonderful people in blogland. Most of us will probably never meet in person,

but we are kindred spirits and that makes us friends.

Blessings to each of you today and a special blessing

is wished for Tracey.~

Say what...a mouse in my house???

now before you all run away screaming...at some point you

are going to have mice if you live in the country...

maybe even the city. However, I do not like mice in my

house!

I was so happy and had just been telling people that we

haven't had that problem for a long time which really

surprised me because of losing our cat a year or two

ago who was a great mouser.

I have had this vintage tin mitten garland for several years.

I am guessing at least 10 and maybe more. I have had them

stored under the bed in a box all that time and pull them

out each year for Christmas.

Guess what I found this year?? The mitten garland with

NO TALLOW BERRIES left on them! I was very

disappointed. Strange thing is we slept in that bed and

never heard a sound. Usually we can hear mice

and we take appropriate measures, but not this time.

I think they were practicing for Christmas...

"twas the night before Christmas and all through the house

not a creature was stirring... not even a mouse"...lol.

I do not use many fake flowers or greenery, but I did have

a swag of these berries that I got somewhere at some point

so I chopped off some of the berries and put them on my

forlorn looking mittens. I wish I had taken pictures when they

were all eaten off. They also had twine holding the berries

on and this time I opted for crinkled ribbon. I really think that it is time to remake the whole thing.

At one time the bay leaves were green and the nutmeg

did not have spots. UGH!! Yep time for a major makeover.

On another note I hit the *big city* all alone yesterday. Went to Home Goods , TJ Maxx, Target and JoAnn

Fabric. Drove 1 and 1/2 hours one way and was home

by 4 pm. Not too shabby. I had a mission and it got

accomplished in record time. HA! I will be sharing

my goodies soon and I am also gearing up for a

giveaway ! Stay tuned.

Blessings~

Food and glitter don't mix...

I made pumpkin chocolate chip muffins a couple days ago

in the same kitchen that I have been glittering in for days.

Last night hubby said, "What is crunchy in these muffins"...

"uhhh I don't have a clue...mine aren't crunchy"...

Sure glad I wasn't using glass glitter! LOL

Just had to show you these delicious macaroons...

You can pick up a whole container of these at *W* for

like $2.98 or something like that. I can inhale these

because I love coconut anything.

I am seriously thinking of buying some more and putting

them in pretty candy boxes for Christmas gifts.

No one will ever know that you didn't make them...

unless of course they ask for the recipe. :)

This is the extent of my Christmas decorating so far.

I did get some lights up outside too before it turns frigid.

I have my lights up earlier this year than ever.

This is tending to look a little messy...sorry. I made another

paper tree and had to show you the finished pair.

I just plunked them down on the buffet along with all

the other stuff that was already there and has been

for quite some time. I really need to do some redecorating.

Wishing I had a lot more silver candlesticks because

then I would make these cutie trees for gifts.

{For the *rest of the story* about these trees

see my post below this one}

Happy White Wednesday everyone. I know I am early this week,but tomorrow is a very busy day for me. Linking up with Kathleen over at Faded Charm again this week. Blessings~

How NOT to make paper trees !

Aren't these trees hysterical?? I was cruising around

blogland yesterday and found this post and decided I

wanted to make some of the paper trees. After all how

hard could it be??

Then I saw another site where someone made felt trees

like this and used wire to string the circles on. Yippee...I had wire , I had paper and glitter...what more

could a girl want? Well...obviously more smarts than I

had! These three are my first attempt and I found out

FAST that wire is not good for paper trees. They will bend

this way and that way at the slightest touch!

I also could not get them to set on a candleholder to save

my life and I knew there had to be something I was missing!

Now I do think they look pretty when no one is around and

the wind is not blowing and someone doesn't open a door!

I asked Susan for a tutorial and you know she was a

sweetie and posted one fast. You can find it here

if you are so inclined to try one yourself. I will say these

take a lot of circles! I was seeing circles in my sleep and

my eyes were crossing! LOL

Now this tree is the one I did RIGHT...with the

tutorial. Makes much more sense to put them on

a wooden skewer...inside a cork...inside a candleholder.

DUH! Lame brain here.

I will say that I didn't use the spacers though

and mine is pretty packed.

You can use any size circles and any amount you want.

Make a tall tree, a short tree, a skinny tree, a fat tree

all kinds of trees. I am even thinking I just may keep

my WONKY trees the way they are. They would sure be a conversation starter. lol.

LOVE the glitter edges too. I would put glitter on all

of mine , but then I am just a glitter kind of gal.

Oh also this tree I used a white type of butcher paper

instead of the brown kraft or brown grocery bags. You can use anything you want to and make

yours unique.

Oh yes, I also cheated and found these circle patterns

online to use for patterns. For my trees I only used size 10

and under, but if you want larger trees go for it.

Please be sure and let me know if any of you make them.

I would love to see yours! Blessings~