Star light...star bright...

...first star I see tonight...
 

...I wish I may...I wish I might...

...have the wish I wish tonight.

wishing love, laughter and warm fuzzies for each one of you.

It is colddddddd here in Michigan and kinda icky out there so no better time
than the present to make some cranberry stars.

I ran across these vintage star molds the other day while digging in a drawer
and I decided I was going to try out what I intended to do a long time ago.
I had a bag of cranberries left over {don't know what they were left over from ,
but we will call them leftover. lol. } in my refrigerator so no time like the present.

 I want to do this for the holidays next year. I would add greenery at the top
of them where the twine hanger fastens on. You could also do this for Valentines
Day, but use heart molds! How fun would that be?? There is only one thing you
really need  to make these and that is COLD WEATHER...FREEZING weather!
ha! You can't do this where it is warm all year round. I guess there are some
perks to freezing half the winter after all. :)

A thankful heart

I am very thankful today that even though...

our poor evergreen trees...

still look like this...

that we were able to get away for a day.

Can you guess where we went?

It is only about an hour and a half away from us.

and the horse and buggies are plentiful here.

Shipshewana, Indiana!

{home of the world renouned flea market

although they don't have it in the winter}

On our drive the sun was shining bright...

and the ice on the trees just glistened.

Yoders department store is a must see if you have

never been. They have everything you can imagine.

Love this urn...could have packed it up

and brought it along home with me...

but then that would have been stealing

and that is not nice. :)

I am thankful for the beautiful snow on the trees

that made a gorgeous picture...in spite of the fact

that I am so tired of snow.

Can you see the *buggy rides* sign way over to the

right? I didn't even notice it until I was looking at

my photos.

I am also very thankful also that this photo and the next

one turned out so pretty in spite of the fact that I took

them outside of the car window while traveling

55 mph. (and absolutely no editing)

Aren't they gorgeous?

This is one of the shops that has neat architectural ideas.

Love this walkway and the arbor above it.

We usually eat here at the Blue Gate Restaurant, but

since it was a quick trip we ended up eating fast food

on the way down. I know, I know...

This was why I really wanted to go and I was very

thankful that they were open today.

Look at the snow on the roof. I am very thankful that

it didn't come down on my head! lol.

We had a wonderful day away today and I will show

my purchases and other photos next time.

Hubby's shop has been shut down this week due to

power outages from the ice storm and he may end

up having the whole week off. Michigan has called

in many electric trucks from Ohio and Indiana

to try and get all the power restored, but it is going

to take a long time.

We usually lose power in these instances, but I am

very thankful that we didn't this time. My brother

who lives about 10 miles northwest of us has not

had power since before 3 am Monday morning

and may not have it until the end of the week. Factories are closed, schools are closed, businesses

are closed , but we are thankful to be doing fine.

I will be linking up to White Wednesday over at

Faded Charm. Have a wonderful day! Blessings~

Icy wonderland

Looking out my back door (and front door) at the icy

wonderland that greeted us this morning.

Our poor trees. I hope the branches don't break.

I had stepped out on our front porch to take this

photo and I could hear branches snapping and

crashing down in the nearby woods.

Crazy weather here in Michigan for sure. Hubby drove

all the way to work on the horrible roads (20 miles one way)

only to find it had been cancelled because of downed

power lines. They called to tell him 5 minutes after he

left, but thank God he made it up there and back safely! Happy Monday! Blessings~

Oh the weather outside is frightful...

...but the fire is so delightful ...that is the way I am feeling today after a few days of snow and ice. Actually we don't have a fireplace, but just to be inside where it is nice and warm is the greatest blessing !

I created a few star ornaments for my tree and thought I would share them. My whole tree has mostly white and silver ornaments on it and I am loving that look. I used some pages out of a very old church hymnal for these star ornies. I had fun making them and am in the process of making more ornaments as well. I do wish all of you a wonderful weekend filled with love and blessings!

Puttering...

I guess today is a day for puttering around the house. We had a snow and ice storm that visited us last night and today and I have not left my house. It was not a welcome visitor to say the least. I love snow in very light dustings , but not heavy accompanied with sleet. Our electricity just blinked on and off and I am hoping that it doesn't go out for hours as my little 2 year old granddaughter is coming today. She is such a sweetheart...I know I have told you that before, but she really is. She is such a happy and good natured baby that we wonder what their next one will be like.

I purchased this huge vintage basket a while ago and I love it. I also bought another smaller one , but it didn't make it into the picture. I think someone was selling off their collection of these types of baskets because there were a lot of them....and several were only $5.95! What a bargain...Blessings!

Romantic Magazine~Dovetales

I will be the first one to admit that I am addicted to magazines...especially romantic ones. I subscribe to Romantic Homes,Victoria, Country Living, Country Home and this latest one Dovetales. I also pick up a few issues at the store including Somerset Life and Romantic Country. I am not sure if it was a one time promotion or if it is ongoing, but I got a year (4 issues) of Dovetales magazine free just for signing up and I absolutely love this winter issue. Enjoy and blessings!