out with the old, in with the new

Hello! Are you staying warm?
I've been rearranging my online listings. Boy, alot of time flies when I'm online...I'm working on becoming more efficient.

romantic rose quartz, tourmaline and sterling silver necklace

what i worked on today

here's a little peek at what I did today

happy birthday

_______a self-directed child

chocolate with cherry frosting

_______is little "nay-nay" still in there?

Thank you, little one, superstar that you are. Being your mom has forever changed my life for the better!
Happy birthday!

happy new year

endings and beginnings

My wish for each of you in the coming year is for good health, happiness, and the love of friends and family. I pray for peace; for God's consolation to those who have suffered loss; and for all: the energy and ability to stay positive when facing difficult times.
Happy and Creative New Year!

my little flock of birds

cut them out of chipboard cardboard and paint them

add papers, glaze and glitter

add ornaments and tie it onto raffia

This week I made a bird garland to decorate for the holidays.

it's that time, and i'm getting ready

It hasn't really turned cold yet this year. For us "turned cold" means the car windshield gets frost on it overnight and you have to run the hose over it in the morning, which makes you late for taking the kids to school. They're still wearing short pants and a sweatshirt in the morning. So December is here, and we are sticking to our budget, just like a lot of families are doing. It doesn't seem like the Christmas season yet. I don't relate to all the print ads and TV programs that show snow and fireplaces, and people wearing warm clothing. We are not shopping or traveling or eating out. We're still wearing sandals.

my front door advent wreath

So...

to celebrate the season I made an Advent wreath for the front door of the house. Instead of candles to light each Sunday, my daughter and I chose three distinct purple ornaments and one rose colored one. We picked out bendable ribbon with wire in it, silver pointsettias to add each week, and one white ornament to hang in the middle on Christmas day along with red ribbon to make a bow for the top. True to how I do most things, we went and picked all of this out at Wal-mart in twenty minutes because we had to be somewhere else after that. We kept it down to $28 because that was all I had to spend. We can make up the difference by eating some more mac and cheese. My neighbor refers to Wal-Mart as "the Beast." I hope young children in a sweatshop somewhere didn't make my ornaments, but lately my politics play second fiddle to my budget. So far so good. The "command" hook on the front door is still holding it all up. Fingers crossed.

I really do like nativity scenes and advent wreaths.

happy thanksgiving

______________________________thanksgiving dessert

Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful to God for all the blessings He has given me. This was one of the desserts I made for our feast. It is strawberry cheesecake pie, and it gets devoured fast every time I make it.