The Tree is Up!

Hey Y'all! don't
know about you but
I did not want to
go back to work today...

All that sleeping in 
and shopping online
does spoil one, doesn't it?

I didn't make a whole lot of changes to my tree this year - 
I basically decorated
it the same as last year, with my
hand-made fabric ornaments,
snowmen, and Santas...

This special little angel was in my Mother's belongings when she passed in 1992, so she's always on my tree every year.

I can never pass up on buying a

Santa ornament that I just love!

Not to mention the 

Jim Shore ornaments!

This is my sweet grand-daughter's first hand

print at age 7 months, last year.

And no tree is ever complete without a silver bell. After all, it is a wonderful life!

Happy Monday, Y'all!

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Let the Christmas Decorating Begin!

Hey Y'all! Hope 

everyone had a wonderful 

Thanksgiving and bought

lots of Black Friday goodies - 

I know I did... right from

my lap top and comfy couch,

still in my PJs,

sipping on my hot coffee ;-)

I've braved a few

CRAZY Black Friday shopping

ordeals to know NOTHING

is worth all that craziness!

I know some - MOST - of you are

way ahead of me on Christmas decorating.

So this is my first Santa up

for this season, a $2 thrifted

Santa and a $1 candle tin

filled with green potpourri,

a nice and simple decorating start...

On to the tree, and now I find that

only ONE strand of Christmas tree lights

work, so now I'll HAVE to go

to town to get some new 

white lights - IF any are left!

Keep your fingers crossed!

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Felt 6 Layer Circle Ornament & A Pickle

This is a felt ornament I wanted to try.

It's has 6 layers of 4 1/2 inch circles.

These are very light weight.

I didn't have any small beads to 

add at the connection points,

which I think would have made

it prettier and added focal points.

It would also have helped hold

the ornament open, as it tends

to go flat when you lay it down.  

HERE is the tutorial I followed at

Zakka Life - this their ornament:

Also, I participated in the Ornament Swap over at

Tutus and Tea Parties and Robyn's View.

I was partnered with Kendra of

Adventures of Brad and Kendra.

Here is the ornament she sent me

A super cute pickle!

Thanks Kendra!

Happy Saturday Y'all

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Creamy Pumpkin on Pedestal

Hi everyone! No, I have fallen off the face of

the earth, just haven't been feeling too swift 

and needed some down time...

I found this pretty cream colored pumpkin,

the last one on the shelf, at our local WalMart

and I love it!  Now, I haven't been too

much on the "creamy" colored pumpkin side

'cause, well, pumpkins are orange. 

In my head anyway. But this one looks

nice in my little pine cabinet nook.

I got the pedestal at GW that is

actually a pillar candle holder

(it has a little section in the bottom 

to hold the candle to keep it 

from sliding around, I guess...)

 and yes ladies, they're on to us...

I paid a bit more for it than I wanted

to for this piece but, oh well.

I scrounged up some left over fall leaves

and found some cattails and

made a "make-do" floral ring.

Not to bad, I don't think.

Happy Tuesday, Y'all!

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Acorn Ornaments and Lemonade

Just a quick post today folks...

since I made the Acorn Wreath and

painted it orange, I completely fell in 

love with it all over again!

This can be carried over into 

my Thanksgiving decorating and

I'll be tweaking by Fall "mantel"

with this pretty baby!

So anyway, I thought I'd try

some Acorn Ornaments.

They turned out pretty good!

Right now I've got them hanging on 

my year-round Country tree.

Can't decide on leaving them natural 

or giving them a coat of orange paint.

An added bonus for us today is we finally 

some much needed rain!!

Hurricane Sandy completely skirted us (GA)

We've been dry as bone for the last 2 weeks,

and our dirt roads were like trying to drive

thru baby powder in certain spots.

So Where's The Lemonade, you ask?

I was glad to see on the news that {some of} 

the NY Marathon runners

decided to turn lemons into lemonade

by running deliveries of basic necessities

to area residents in need. Helping others.

Now that's showing the true spirit of America!

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Give Thanks Fall Decor

Most of my fall decorations can easily

be used through Thanksgiving.

I'm not quite ready to start Christmas just yet!

I'm still enjoying all the fall colors.

Happy Thursday, Y'all

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