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~

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~