Wishing Everyone a Wonderful ThanksGiving Holiday Weekend. I feel so blessed and very Thankful to have so many wonderful people in my life. I honestly Wish I could give each and everyone of you a Big Hug.
actually more like "HI", every time you leave or come in the room it's "HI." Busy Bottom that's what I'm calling Miss Autumn now, she never stops. It was a Wonderful Sunday with Autumn! Sometimes I wish Life would just Slow down a bit! "Sigh" Have a Wonderful Week, xo Jamie
The Countdown is on here for me, I am "Chief Cook and Bottle Washer" as my Dad would say for this Years Celebration. Jamie's theme, "LowKey" HA! This is what I am striving for at least. It's small, so I wanted to Enjoy the day as much as possible and not have too much Fuss. Decor is out and ready just need to finish buying and prepping food along with the most fun Table Decor. If you read my blog regularly or know me, I focus more on the whats the table looks like rather than the whats going in the mouth. I know, I know, but cooking really isn't my Favorite. Anyhoo...here is the menu: Turkey (Martha style), Cranberries, Mashed Potatoes,Stuffing, Green Beans, French Rolls, Gravy (grandma) and Candied Yams! I hope I haven't forgotten anything. Oh, light Holdovers to go along with FootBall and the Couch. Also, French Apple Pie and what ever Sweet Mom is Creating. I'm looking forward to Thursday, How about you? Cooking, any recipes to share? Have a Wonderful Fall Weekend. xo Jamie
BABY! Yes, you read it correctly, I am a TWI-MOM and Proud of it. Tonight at the strike of Midnight, myself and three Extremely Excited High School Girls will be sitting with baited breath ready to watch, Jacob, Bella and Edward! Awww, you see, We aren't just Team Jacob Fans for the Obvious reasons, but he is a local boy so we are a little bias for Taylor Lautner .Well, no we don't really know him, but we can say we have seen him around town a few times, ok, that was a few years back but who's counting right? Not only are we hitting the midnight showing but the girls are skipping school tomorrow too! Ok, Ok, I know we may hear some grief for this but, were making memories and that's a Good thing! Can't wait, xo Jamie
How was your weekend? Mine was Great, filled with lots of activity and creating time with some family time thrown it too. Don't you feel like in the blink of a Eye Sunday evening is here. Geesh, I wish there was a way to slow down the weekend just a bit. Ok, Ok, sorry to digress on weekend junk, now to the Important stuff...Do you Hand Make Holiday Gifts? I only wish I had time to Hand Make all the Gifts I give but, "Yeah Right" as Emily would say, not enough time in my days. I made this fun little "Monogram" Frame a few weeks ago by complete accident. Here goes another quick digression, do you have a "HomeGoods" near you? If so, stop in, I Love that store and I think sometimes I could get lost in there. My favorite section, the Sale isles, I dig and dig into those shelves and almost always find some goodies. I pick up frames there all the time for $2-$3 and hang onto them, usually for Pics of the Autumn or the kids if I'm Lucky. This frame was a 5X7" frame but you could use any size. I actually kept the glass in and cut a piece of my Love/Hate dark brown Burlap, then glued it down. I used a sharpie and drew out the letter "S". As I was working on it, I had the thought, you could create shapes too, Fleur de Lies, heart, diamond shape, crown, the possibilities are endless. Next I used a combo of Hot Glue(dislike with a passion) and E6000 spread out a small amount at a time and filled it in with Vintage pearls and beads. You could use buttons, jewelry findings, even coffee beans what ever you can think of. I happen to have a LARGE amount of old pearls and beads so that is what I chose. Let it dry over night and that was it! The easiest project and I thought "Perfect" Gift Ideas on the Cheap but Creative side. So what do you think? Easy Peasy and actually, I found it quite relaxing! I would, it's strange things like this that relax me , but I won't even go there. If you have any "Hand Made" ideas, please share. I Love getting Hand Made Gifts, those are the items I Cherish the most.
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