A Bowl Full of Lemons Organizing Revelation

I hope everyone is going to do A Bowl Full of Lemons Organizing Revelation (go here to get your copy).  It is only a month long and there will be prizes.  Please check it out and join me.  I am in need of a good challenge to get me off to a great start in 2013.  The first challenge will be our Office/Desk.  Remember when I did this little bit of a clean up?  Well, I am going to try to do a better job this time and make a change.  So Please, stay tuned.  These are all BEFORE pictures..............

See you a little later, I have work to do.

Go See Mail4Rosey

Hi everyone, I hope your Wednesday is going well and you are enjoying this wonderful season.  I was just going through my Blogger feed, you creeping here and there, when I came across Mail4Rosey's Seriously Awesome post.  Please go over and check it out -- it brought me to tears (the good kind) and was just the little lift I needed today.  Let me know if you do, you will be blessed.  


GO HERE:      Mail4Rosey

Christmas Topiaries

I am just not around much in the fall.  I run a small daycare in my home and I have all teachers, so, I get the summers off to spend with my kids.  That is also when my kids sports get really rolling, and, I am on either a football or softball field when not with the little ones.  I know it is late, but, I did want to share this little craft I did for Thanksgiving.  

It looked nice on my Thanksgiving table.  Sorry, I didn't even get pictures this year.  My husbands dad went into the hospital the day before our Thanksgiving dinner, and, I just feel blessed that we even had one.

It was very easy.  I just glued hazelnuts and almonds to a couple of styrofoam forms.

I made another hazelnut tree and added some red berries and a raffia garland.  Oh, and I but a little Spanish moss to hide some of the gaps.

I popped some pine cones into the flower pots I had some candles in and it makes a nice natural table scape.

I cut a piece of burlap for a runner.  I think I need to fray it a little. 

Very easy and inexpensive.  

This is where I party:  Lil" Luna Link Party, Whimsy Wednesday, Made by Me, Wow us Wednesday, Fall into Fall, Mom's Library Link-up, We did it Wednesday, From Dream to Reality, WFMW, Penny Pinching Party, Thursdays are Your Days, Creative Juice, Wildly Original Link Party, Your Creative Timeout,  Under $100 Linky Party, Show off Your Stuff, Hookin Up with HOH,  Holiday Open House, Transformation Thursday, Pin Inspiration Day, Blissful and Dosestic, Sippy Cup Chronicles, Weekend Bloggy Reading, Delicately Contructed, Friday Favorites, I ♥ Fridays, Frugal Friday's, Shine on Friday's, Keep Calm & Link Up, BfFF Open House, Show your Stuff, Fabulous Friday, Feathered Nest, Friday Link Party

Believe

Boy, am I behind.  It seems like it was just Thanksgiving, and, I was thinking we have an extra week this year.  Yeah right.  Where did it go?  Well, one week went with my softball girl to Cali for a tournament.  This past weekend, I was making tamales for a fund raiser and next weekend she has another tournament.  Don't these people do Christmas?  Anyway, here is my humble beginning:

This year, It all started with this little sign.  I got it this past summer for .75 cents and fell in LOVE with it.  It was already white and the only thing I could think was, "who would get rid of something this cool?"

What comes to mind when I see Believe?  Santa.  So, I gathered up my Santa's and came up with this.

  

It's just not complete without a sleigh.

I don't know, Santa's head on a platter?  Too creepy?

Well, that's it.  Thank you so much for stopping by.  Do you have a theme?  What started yours?

Where I party:  One Project at a Time, Take a Look Tuesday, Get Your Craft On, Pintastic Monday, Make it Pretty Monday, Wow us Wednesday, Fall into Fall, Mom's Library Link-up, We did it Wednesday, From Dream to Reality, WFMW, Penny Pinching Party, Creative Juice, Thursdays are Your Days, Wildly Original Link Party, Your Creative Timeout,  Under $100 Linky Party, Show off Your Stuff, Hookin Up with HOH, Holiday Open House,  Transformation Thursday, Pin Inspiration Day, Blissful and Dosestic, 

 Sippy Cup Chronicles,  Weekend Bloggy Reading, Delicately Contructed, Friday Favorites,  I ♥ Fridays,  Frugal Friday's, Shine on Friday's, Keep Calm & Link Up, BfFF Open House, Show your Stuff, Fabulous Friday, Feathered Nest, Friday Link Party

Spice Candy Ornaments or Decroative Balls

I really wanted to make a few new ornaments for my Christmas tree this year and thought these would be really colorful.  They were delicious fun to make and I like all the pretty colors.

Did anybody else think this was an awesome deal?  I was so stinking  happy to see these foam balls at The Dollar Tree.  I was going to buy the styrofoam balls, but, they are a little pricey.  With this deal, I got 18 balls for $2.00 - YEAH!!!!  I actually thought I heard the angles sing.

I just hot glued these little gems right on -- one for the foam ball and two for me - he he.

They are really cute, but, they are also very heavy.  They were going to be for my tree, but, I will probably make a yummy centerpiece for my kitchen table instead.

I hope you have a great day and a delicious weekend.

Where I party: Delightfully Inspiring, Friday Fun Party, Centsational Girl, Feathered Nest Friday's, Favorite Thing Friday, Feature Friday Link Party, Show Your Stuff, Keep Calm and Link Up, BFF Open House, That Friday Blog Hop, I Love Friday, Financial Friday, Fantabulous Friday, Show & Tell Friday, Shine on Fridays, Tickled Pink Fridays, Frugalicious Friday, Frugal Friday, Freedom Fridays, I'm Lovin' It, Feature Yourself Friday, Friday Flair Link Party, Delicate Construction, Pin Me Linky Party, Weekend Bloggy Reading, Someday Crafts, Friday Favortites, Handmade Christmas Link Party, Thrifty, Crafty, Talented Tuesdays, Fall into the Holidays, Saturday Showcase, Motivate Me Monday, Mop it up Monday, The Cure for the Common Monday, DIY Project Parade, Creative Me, Just Something I Whipped Up, Market Yourself Monday, Making Monday Marvelous Craft-o-Maniac Monday, Craftastic Monday Get Your Craft On, Pintastic Monday, Make it Pretty Monday

Christmas Canister Set

I bought my white canister set last year at a garage sale for about $5.00.  I have had so much fun creating seasonal canisters just by changing up some cute scrapbook stickers.  So, I get a new canister set each season for around $3.00 (I always get my stickers on sale or with my 40% off coupon).

I love these.  Just plain white and ready to become anything I am in the mood for.

This year I chose some cute ornaments.

This was last year's design.  I still just LOVE this one.  I believe they were part of Martha Stewart's Christmas line.

These are just fun.

  

  

Now, to get into the Christmas Cookie mood - he he.

Christmas Glass Block

Christmas is here, let our glass blocks shine - ha ha.  Let me know if you have done one?  I would love to come and see. 

I bought these cute little ornaments at Target.  Target has a lot of cute seasonal decorations for $2.50.  These little jems were just $1.00.  I think I used 4 tubes in a large glass block.

This cute little pick was at Michael's for under $1.00.  I took it apart and only used the pine and birdie.

When it is all lit up, especially at Christmas, I can't help but think, let the light of Jesus shine through you (Jesus is the reason for the season).

My party list:  DIY by Design, Whimsy Wednesdays, Clean & Scentsible, Lil' Luna Link Party, Made by Me, Wow us Wednesday, We are That Family, Sew Much Ado, Look What I Made, From Dream to Reality. Sugar & Spice, Penny Pinching Party, Time for a Party at Fine Craft Guild, Take it on Tuesday, Creative Juice, Thursdays are YOUR days, I Gotta Create, Your Creative Timeout, Beyond The Picket Fence, Show off Your Stuff Party, Hookin up with HOH, A Glimpse Inside, Transformation Thursday, Christmas Ornaments & Blog Hop, More Pin Inspiration Christmas, Delightfully Inspiring, Friday Fun Party, Centsational Girl, Feathered Nest Friday's, Favorite Thing Friday, Feature Friday Link Party, Show Your Stuff, Keep Calm and Link Up, BFF Open House, That Friday Blog Hop, I Love Friday, Financial Friday, Fantabulous Friday, Show & Tell Friday, Shine on Fridays, Tickled Pink Fridays, Frugalicious Friday

Fall into the Holidays, Saturday Showcase, Sunday Scoop, Motivate Me Monday, Mop it up Monday, The Cure for the Common Monday, DIY Project Parade, Creative Me, Just Something I Whipped Up, Market Yourself Monday, Making Monday Marvelous, Craft-o-Maniac Monday, Craftastic Monday