Happy Thanksgiving!

Well, it's Thanksgiving so I thought I'd share what I am most thankful for.  First, I'm thankful to God for everything because everything I have is because of him.

I am thankful for the best parents a girl could ask for. 

Mom and Dad

For my sweet, precious Hubby and that he wasn't hurt in the wreck he had a few weeks ago.

For ALL my kiddos,

but especially that L is talking more and now says "I love you" to me every night.

Sweet baby boy!

Happy, Happy Thanksgiving friends!

Holiday House 2011

What a great weekend!  On Saturday, my mom, sister, my oldest, C, my niece, K, and I went to the big Christmas shopping extravaganza known as Holiday House.  It's a large craft show put on by the Junior League of Little Rock.  My mom, sister and I LOVE to go, but this is the first time our girls have gone with us...BIG MISTAKE!  UGH!  They are sooooo staying home next year.  Anyway, I just thought I would share a few pictures I took.  I know it is probably strictly forbidden frowned upon to take pictures of the booths and I probably should have asked instead of totally sneaking shots snapping photos, but I just couldn't help myself.  So sorry.  I promise to never to do it again (until next year).  Sometimes it's better to apologize afterwards than to ask permission, ya know?  Especially if you are pretty sure they're gonna say no.  Hee Hee!  So, because I was totally sneaking shots with my iphone, some of them are a tad bit out of focus.  Again, so sorry. 

This is what greeted us when we walked in the door.  Isn't it fabulous?  Love the flocking with the red and green.  So pretty!

Love this tree!  Some of my favorite colors - red, green and aqua.  LOVE!

Okay.  Weird shot because the little green tree is in front of the big tree I wanted to show you.  That's what happens when you're trying to be sneaky.  Aren't the colors fantastic?  Purple and magenta. 

But, it wasn't just Christmas decorations, there were also lots of gift items. 

This wine bag cracks me up!  After all, I do love my Jesus, but I also enjoy beer with my pizza.  Hilarious! 

Aren't these beaded serving pieces adorable? I love them!!!! I think my SIL knows how to make them. Gotta get with her on that. 

This is the sock monkey booth.  So many cute things and...

even a Thanksgiving sock monkey.  See his pilgrim hat on that one sock monkey?  And the lunchbox?  So cute!

There were also several booths with wonderful clothes and home decor.  I forgot to take pictures of all but one booth though.  Wanna see the one I managed to sneak?

I love that mirror in the back!  Hello gorgeous!  And those pillows!  Wanna closer look?

Cute, right? 

So, we concluded our shopping day by eating at On The Border.  I always vote for Mexican food when we go out.  YUM!  White cheese dip and tacos (again, with a beer - MMM!) - one of my very favorite meals!! 

Thanks mom and sis for an awesome day together!!! 

The Weekend is Over, Bring on Christmas!

Well, my weekend was very busy.  As I mentioned, I had a craft show booth this weekend.  We had lots of traffic, but only two sales.  I heard from the other vendors that they had about the same luck so I'm trying not to take it personally.  I had a GREAT time and I met some fabulous people so that part was good.  My daughter, C, put some of her items in the booth too.  She makes collage style journals and sock monkeys.  Her art teacher was sweet enough to come by and buy a journal.  C was so excited to see her favorite teacher and was so happy when Mrs. S called C her "star student".  She smiled from ear to ear the rest of the day. 

So, as I said, not many sales, but the good news is that E has four new outfits to wear.  Woo hoo!  That child has been clothes poor since it cooled off.  As for the rest of it, it will be on my etsy site this week, or maybe a giveaway is in order?  Hmmmm. 

So, now that this craft show is OVAH, all I can think about is....Christmas.  I've GOT to get something done for the front door.  Maybe I could make a pretty wreath.  I love this one:

Of COURSE, I saw it on Pinterest.  Love the monogram!!

The kids would love this, especially C.

etsy

I also love this:

Blue Cricket Design

I love the frame and of course I love the red and aqua with the green.  It look just like the kids' bathroom colors!  But, silly me, I asked Hubby's opinion.  WHY do I keep doing that???  His response, "Um.......no".  Okay, moving on.  Of course, it has to be something frugal because after all, I am not rich.  In fact, I am the exact opposite of rich.  So, it's got to be free or inexpensive.  I've got some ideas.  I'm working several days this week but hopefully I'll get some time to work on it. 

Also, I am very excited that I was one of the lucky winners from Tracy's blog.  I won 25 Christmas cards from Shutterfly.  WOO HOO!  Now I've just got to take some pictures.  I've got the card all picked out.  Thanks Tracy!!!

So, what about y'all?  Are y'all itching to get your Christmas decor out? 

Picky Tween Easter Basket, Uh... I Mean, Bucket

Easter is just a few days away so why not a little Easter project.  My three little ones have little Easter buckets with Cars and Princess plastered all over them.  They had a fit for them last year at Wal-Mart, so I gave in a bought them.  My older daughter, who was eleven at the time, wanted NOTHING to do with the cutesy little kid baskets.  "I'm too old for stuff like that.  I'm a little old for princesses", she told me.  BUT, she was very interested in getting candy from the Easter bunny and hunting eggs, so she used an old basket my grandmother used to arrange flowers in.  So, this year, I decided to make her a basket.  So, I finally got to it today.

Hubby was making a trip to the Tractor Supply Company (his version of heaven in a store) so I asked him to bring me home a small gavanized bucket.  I think he said they were around $3.50.  I spray painted the bucket black and let it dry.  Then I traced the bucket on brown kraft paper and cut it out.

Then I transferred the pattern to my fabric and traced around it.  I cut the fabric and got out my handy Modge Podge. 

I know, I know, my paint job is not perfect, but I'm about to cover it up.  I then Modge Podged it onto the bucket, trimed a few edges and let it dry.  Then I tied a cute bow in this double faced polka dot ribbon.  I just love polka dots and double faced ribbon. 

Voila!  Perfect for the non-girly, pink-hating, ruffle despising tween in my house!  Need another view?

I am SOOO in love with this fabric.  I could just waller around in it.  That's weird, huh?  the best thing is she can use it for storage in her room aftrer Easter!

Okay people, I'm outta here.  Y'all have a Happy, Happy Easter! 

I'm linking up to:  http://this-istheyear.blogspot.com/2011/01/mod-podge-mania-not-quite-scrabble-tile.html

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