the possibilities are endless

Merry Christmas!

via www.etsy.com

Have wonderful holidays with your families, I get to talk to my boy tomorrow!1 Can't wait

Upcycle a box with fabric

via www.bigpictureclasses.com

This is a tutorial post I did at Big Picture last week, check it out!

Ella 2012 kit!

via www.ellapublishing.com

How cool is this? so exciting- I have not worked on it at all so this is my first glimpse of it and I am excited to participate, join in!

12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop

Thanks for stopping by, a special welcome to Tami's readers. I have quite a few favorite pieces of holiday home decor and had a hard time narrowing it down, but I decided to share one of our familys favorite tradition and that is making ornaments at my moms house. Our tree represents the ornament making from years past.

This year we decorated glass balls with puff paint and glitter. Everyone had fun making them!

Head on over to Lisa's and have fun hopping through the rest of the blogs.

To read more about the class and to register, click the image below.

Gratitude 23-50

23. crafty handmade calendars (this one shown is made from Sweetwater pattern)

24. drinking hot chocolate at night with my kiddos

25. chance to visit long distance friends in their homes

26. kind and genuine people

27. full grown trees with jumbo leaves

28. my library!! (quote by Sparrownestscript)

29. new friends

30. the vibrant colors and bold patterns of vintage sheets

31. Belgium waffles

32. great bargains

33. consignment stores (allows me to furnish my home)

34. list makers, because we speak the same language

35. handwriting (pillow by Syko)

36. rules I can follow  (dottie angel do's)

37. the color blue and all its variations

38. empty notebooks waiting to be written in (Carolyn Gavin notebook)

39. fellow scrapbookers who understand my obsession with Doodlebug, Thickers, and Crate Paper buttons

40. BBC period dramas, the longer the better

41. laughter and all that make me laugh!!

42. children's books by Todd Parr

43. comfy worn in jeans

44. my large bathtub

45. flannel sheets and electric blankets

46. spray paint (see # 33)

47.Richard Armitage in North and South (see # 40)

48. email (see # 29)

49. learning how to frost a cake (One Charming Party show at My Craft Channel)

50. croc shoes (I don't care how they look they are comfortable!)

 

Goodby November Hello December!

 

Photos: Gratitude Day 22

This is obvious I am sure, but I am so glad I have photos to share, create with, print, display, and even organize, photos are a lifeline.

Summer Highlights

Pumpkin Patch and Carving

Taylor as missionary in Quebec

Labor Day @ Bear Lake

 

Road trip to Las Vegas

 

Family and Work: Gratitude Days 16-21

What can I say? I have great intentions, however life happened and I was busy doing other things. I have to say that although I wasn't posting here, I was thinking about this project and I have felt more appreciative.

No cute tickets with my grateful statements in this post- just me writing that I am grateful.

Sweaters: Gratitude Day 15

I tend to not focus on clothes too much- maybe I would if I had a public facing job, or liked my body more, anyway I do love wearing sweaters in the fall and winter. I love how cozy they make me feel and how I am instantly warm. I prefer cardigan type sweaters and like solid colors. My current favorite is a long blue one I bought at Kohls a few years ago.

Music: Gratitude Day 14

I could spend days, months, even longer talking about why I am grateful for music. Here is an attempt to briefly describe my appreciation for what music provides me.

Here is a short list of songs that communicate the range of emotions I feel right now, today.  

Disclaimer:

I include songs that I respond to and everyone's response is different and I did not study the lyrics or meanings extensively so hopefully I am not sharing songs with strange hidden meanings that I missed :)

(the embedded video is from youtube and may include a few ads)

Reverent Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing by Jars of Clay

Grateful Over the Rainbow by the cast of Glee

  

Strong Dog Days are Over by Florence and the Machine

 

 

 full of Hope Good Life by One Republic

 What music represents your mood?

Do share!

 

Book recommendations: Gratitude Day 13

I get the chance to talk about books and it is one of  my favorite topics to converse about. Sharing book insights allows me to articulate what I liked about that book as well as what I didn't like. I seek out book recommendations from people, online sources, bookstores, librarians, authors, wherever I can find them.

It also seems that you learn something about the person giving you the recommendation and that is intriguing to me also. When giving the chance I jump to share my recent good reads with others and so should you!

**and I must share two recent good reads that were recommended to me

The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan

recommended to me by Elizabeth Dillow

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

recommended by Books on the Nightstand