Holiday Home Tour

 I used hot glue to stick the bulbs to the brick around the windows.   Don't worry it comes off completely.
I love seeing the Christmas tree through the front window.

 

The wreath for the front door was made with cuttings from our Christmas Tree.

 

I wrapped empty boxes for the mantle decorations and added a lighted garland.

When we bought our house this summer I knew exactly where I wanted to put the Christmas tree.

For this arrangement I used trimmings from our Christmas tree.   I also changed the paper in the vase see the tutorial here.  See my post about the wreath here.

Lemonade For Sale!

Let me start this blog by saying how grateful I am that my kids have thoughtful grandparents that really know and understand them.   Yesterday was my oldest child's 9th birthday.  She loves to draw and paint and catch bugs and dig in the dirt for worms.  She also loves to make and sell jewelry.  One of her favorite things to do is sell lemonade in the driveway and have yard sales.  She is really a young entrepreneur.  Our gift to her for her birthday was a drafting table with an easel top and drawers.  One set of grandparents gave her an art set in a case with water colors, pastels, oil and acrylic paint.

  Just when she thought her birthday couldn't get any better.  

My parents show up with this CUSTOM LEMONADE STAND!  They have been secretly planning, building and painting for the past few weeks.  The front has a chalkboard where she can list what she's selling.  The poles can be used to hang towels.

   That's not all look at this!  They even gave her a coordinating serving tray, cash box and vendor apron.

  The lemonade stand also has storage for all her supplies, and the best thing is that it's light weight and all collapses and stores away without taking up too much space.

 My daughter found another use as well.   This is too funny!

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Easy pine cone owl craft to do with the kids.

I used my Cricut to cut white circles and black circles for the eyes.  I used the old fashion way to cut the beak and the felt wings (scissors).  I let the kids glue them on the pine cone.  We made 3 Pine cone Owls and they all have their own personalities.

Pine cone craft

HO, HO, HO, Yummy Christmas!

(I would like to thank my cousins family and my mother for sharing this idea with me.)

Ice Cream Cone Ornaments 

Items Needed: 

Ice Cream Cones

Great Stuff Expanding Foam

Mod Podge

Glitter

Large Ornament Hooks

Joy Ice Cream Cups - Great Stuff Expanding Foam - Mod Podge - Glitter

Spray the foam into the cone.  Keep in mind, IT WILL EXPAND! While wet insert an ornament hook.  Let sit 12hrs.  Use a paint brush to apply Mod Podge. Then sprinkle with glitter.

A Gift From My Mother

My mom made this beautiful rolled paper wreath!  Alone, it looks great as modern art.  Together, with some Christmas magic I transformed it for the season.  

Each roll is a sheet of music from an old old song book.  My mom rolled and stapled them to foam board.  I cut a small circle of cardboard and secured it with a push pin.  Then I hot glued the ornaments and bow onto that.  The Christmas decorations are completely removable.

Thank you, Mom.  Your the best!