Happy 2012

May 2012 be filled with new dreams, new adventures in the craft/sewing room 

believing for 2012 to be the best year ever

ORANGES & BERRIES

I decided to go on & dress the little tree with the dried oranges even though I sliced some too thin causing them to get way too dark

the prim reindeer,  is one of the many things I picked up at an Antique Mall while visiting my sister-n-law in VA. this past Thanksgiving

mama, daddy & baby are happy to be a part of my beloved treasures

look at the beautiful details 

since they’re more prim than Christmasee I think they shall get to stay out  a wee bit longer while I tweak the rest of the house lol

THREE MORE DAYS

Till we’ll be ringing in the New Year, we've been running to & fro since Thanksgiving, there’s a lot been happening  & so much to  share  &

LOL I sold just about everything at my last show so the upcoming year will be busy with lost of new items to get together, this is all I have left

along with a few pillows, a skinny pr of Ann/Andy, less than a hand full of Curious George toys left & UFO’s are down to less than  a handful, this upcoming year will be the first in  a long time I’ve had to practically start from the beginning, but that’s a good thing lol  first thing right after the Holidays I’ll work on those few UFO’s then sew sew sew, for Sept. will be here before I know it!

SNOW IN A CAN

  Have you ever used snow in a can? Is there such a thing as too much? LOL should I add more, take it off & start over? humm not sure  maybe it’ll have a whole new look once things are added to it such as the berries I preserves last week brought back from my sister-n-laws in VA. but that’s what I’m getting into today LOL

OH THOSE ORANGES!

Well I attempted  drying those orange slices  in the oven, went by exactly how the site said, but some still burned, I think I got some too thin & some too thick, I may redo  more later or just go with these for now & finish decorating this little tree

meanwhile this morning I tried my hand at making the brown sugar scrub, now to find the perfect little jars & ribbons, only is it supposed to look like wet sand??? LOL

& I’m off again! finishing up the church decorating then back to my friends to finish decorating her shop for her open house tomorrow, I was there yesterday from 8am-8pm whew! still much to be done, can’t wait for my free day that’s coming up on my calendar ohhh it’s sooo close! LOL

DIY CHRISTMAS PROJECTS AND ALL THAT

DAY TWO

 

while in Virginia at my brother-n-laws for Thanksgiving, I came home with a bag full of holly branches, they actually have a holly tree, I’ve never seen a tree only brushes, course Chris  thought that was funny lol, she told me if I’d spray a sealer  on it that it should last forever, so I sprayed away & poked it in the fence gate to dry , I’ve always wanted one of those bigger than life wreaths sprayed with snow & the holly from Hobby Lobby, you know…the ones you still can’t touch even after the big sale LOL, I have a huge wreath, now I have the holly , now to pick up a can of snow  humm add snow to the list lol

DIY CHRISTMAS PROJECTS AND ALL THAT

DAY ONE

Christmas is fast approaching & I am further behind than I was last year LOL, along with organizing, still some painting to finish up around the house, decorating, Christmas parties, seven grand's to buy for, not to mention all that wrapping lol I’m going to squeak  in some of those long awaited”just for me’s in there lol!hubby bought some oranges & said wowwww too tart! humm I have a use for those I said LOL so tonight I will be drying orange slices