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Yikes! Tomorrow is Dec. 1! 24 days til Christmas, less if you need to have gift ready ahead of time. Before I freak out too much, let's take this last day of November to look back at projects from Novembers past. Some of you have never seen these, and I tend to forget about them myself so this has become a fun little feature for me. These were popular (I need to make more for some stockings). Felt flowers     I also made a felt yarn wreath.       Embellished pumpkins     Mini cone trees (I'm using these again this year.)     Painted rattan balls     Treat bag toppers   It looks like November is full of fall projects and decor with jump start on Christmas. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend.

Last week I tried out this fun way of making glitter ornaments. I love glitter and its shine at the holidays but not the mess. Coating the inside of a clear glass ornament with glitter is a great way to get the shine without the mess. I made some ornaments in my color theme- aqua and green.  You can buy a specially made product for this project or you can use floor cleaner. Yep, floor cleaner. I started seeing it on several sites and had to give it a try myself. Below are my supplies: Pledge floor care clear glass ornaments Martha Stewart fine glitter a cup for the excess cleaner a tray to catch my glitter (Mine is made so I can funnel the extra back into the bottle.) Just swirl the cleaner around in the ball and then pour out the excess. Shake in the glitter and coat the inside of the ball. Done! Easy! and so pretty. I also saw an idea from Michael's for some polka dot ornaments . You'll need Mod Podge and some spouncers for this one. Make dots on your...

I just put up my Must Do Monday post featuring Santa crafts and normally I wouldn't post again, but I'm so excited about this little project that I just had to go ahead and share it. I'm sure you are seeing these all over the web, but if you haven't tried making your own waterless snow globes, you've got to. Especially if you like quick and easy with big returns. I think these are the most adorable things ever. All you need is some jars, ribbon, washi tape or paint, glue, bottle brush trees and Christmas village minatures or ornaments, and faux snow or epsom salts. I got my trees and figures from the Dollar Tree. I used a spaghetti jar, pickle jar, and salsa jar. ( I like to repurpose.) Thus the need for paint, ribbon or washi tape. You will need to cover the writing on the lid. I went with ribbon but paint or washi tape would cover the lid color and writing completely. I just glued a piece of ribbon around the lid edge. If you use a mason jar, you can s...

He will be here before you know it. Here are seven ways to get your Santa on (and make some cute gifts or decorations.)   Santa treat bottles     Initial ornaments     Santa-tizer     Belly band ornaments     Glitter Santa ornament       Santa cones     Mrs. Claus apron  

Are you overwhelmed with Black Friday Sales yet? Me too. That's why I'm home shopping on the net. It gives me a little more time to look and think without fighting the crowds. Here are two sales you should take advantage of this weekend- Shabby Apple From now until November 30, 2012, you can Save 20% off EVERYTHING on their site with code JOYFULSEASON.    It would be a great time to get a new dress or outfit for that Holiday Party. Hair piece You also need to take a gift wrapped in style to that party so check out SouthernScraps for tags and cards . You could even get the gift too- earrings, a statement necklace or a brooch pin . Now through November 25, 2012, take 20% off everything with code HOLIDAY20. Happy Shopping!

Happy Thanksgiving!! Our pastor spoke last week about what Thanksgiving means- giving thanks- and it's not just naming or counting blessings. It's saying thank you to those who are responsible for those blessings. So, with that in mind, THANK YOU to those of you who follow me, visit me, and comment here to make this little blogging venture fun. I hope you have a happy and Blessed day! Here's a yummy recipe I tried out a couple of weeks ago. You might want to whip these up this afternoon or sometime over the weekend. Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Muffins I love pumpkin and white chocolate, so what could be better together? I adapted a recipe from Culinary Concoctions.  I don't have any vanilla bean paste (what is that stuff anyway? ) so I used vanilla extract. I cut back the sugar a little and didn't use a whole cup- adjust to your liking. I find that the white chocolate chips add sweetness too. I left out the walnuts (the hubby is allergic). If you'...

Once Thursday is over, most of us will begin the mad rush of shopping and "decking our halls" for Christmas. One of the most popular decorations is the wreath. Here are some ideas for DIY wreaths to get you started. 20 minute wreath by Mommy by Day, Crafter by Night     Ornament wreath     Pom pom snowball wreath by BHG     Mesh ribbon wreath by Kristen's Creations     Frame wreath by Buckets of Grace     Silver and blue wreath by Make the Best of Things     Moss frame wreath by Blessed Beyond Measure    

Remember my washi tape clothespins ? Remember I said they were part of a bigger project? I'm finally able to reveal my fall mantel and blessings garland. Some simple things on each side of the mantel. And the garland. I used fabric scraps from my stash and tied them to a string of twine to make a garland.  I was inspired by this one at Hoosier Homemade . I mentioned it here about a year ago and made it happend this year. The washi tape clothespins were used to pin doily leaves from the Dollar Tree onto the garland. I wrote "Count Your Blessings" on the center one. I had six more leaves so I asked the hubby to name three things he was thankful for and I added three more. Since we both said each other, I combined it into "You and me" on one leaf.   I think the leaves will become a tradition for us each year since I can change them out.   Just a heads up. I'll be having a Black Friday Sale in my etsy shop November 23, 2012 to ...