Tolentreasures

Well I had started a challenge of 30 projects in 30 days and actually it had started on the 3rd and I fell a little short of making it, unless I give myself a three day extension but with the mess that I still have of decorating, it is not looking good to make it. These are a few of the pics of the decorating that I did today and the bottom one is what I have to do yet. DH really does not like a mess or upheaval...I would say it is a little OCD, however I remember how he lived before we got married so I will rule out that diagnosis. He is at hunting camp and will not be back until tomorrow night so I have tonight and tomorrow morning to get this all in order before I go to work tomorrow and right now it all looks a little overwhelming. The good news is that the living room and kitchen are in order. I have the family room and the dining room to finish.

This bright idea occured to me on Thanksgiving Day. We decided to go to Walmart to get John's hunting license (we had our get together Wednesday night and were enjoying the quiet) I knew that I had to decorate the church today for Christmas and thought that it would look nice to have fabric hanging down from all the window sills. I had made small swags for all the window sills last year and thought that they need something more on them. This was not that expensive to do. The fabric was $4 per yard and the ribbon is craft wired ribbon that I removed the wire from before sewing. The little tassles are drapery fringe and I just bought enough to get the 8 tassles needed. Now to get to church early enough in the morning to get them all in place. The church is decorated thanks to some great friends that agreed to help me this year. It goes so much faster with help.

This little scarf is for Gracelyn, my granddaughter. I found this cutest little white fur coat for her last weekend and at the same time her other Grandma found the cutest little plaid coat for her so of course she needed a scarf to go with both of them. She is here tonight spending the night with Grammy and nothing is more precious than a baby falling asleep in your arms, even if it took three tries to lay her down and Grammy rocking herself to sleep in the recliner on the last try. Apparently I must have needed that cat nap, I was up to babysit the boys at 3:30 this morning so that my step-daughter and son in law could go Christmas shopping. Another precious moment is when those little boys woke up and came downstairs and were so happy to see me. It is the only time that I can get them to cuddle with me. This is the nativiy set that I have been working on for the last month on and off. I am counting it as two projects when it is done. There are 19 pieces to it. I had made ...

Shelby's tree is finally finished and although I wanted to have them to give to the girls on Thanksgiving, that did not happen because we had Thanksgiving yesterday. The other two trees would have normally been one project but since I am getting down the the wire on my 30 days, I am calling them two projects, hey my challenge, my rules right? Holly gave me this tree a couple of weeks ago and I am really excited with how it turned out. It is going to sit in my kitchen and keep me on track with the countdown. Thanks again Holly, I love it! Five more to go! Can I do it? I have a little scarf started for my granddaughter that should be easy to finish yet today and have in mind my other four...if I could only stay home for the weekend!

We actually had our Thankgiving last night. It is a tradition that we started as a new, blended family that has worked really well. The kids and their families all come here on Wednesday night and that frees them up for the other parents and in-laws on the actual holiday. When they are all together and having fun it makes me very thankful that they all get along and that we are able to have holidays as a family. We had a great evening of eating and of course playing with the kids. Holidays are so much more fun with these little ones around. The only pic that I was able to get of the three of them was in the tub together. They just don't sit still long enough. This was the end of the night at Grammies and Tyler thought that they all needed a bath, needless to say we were all soaked and my bathroom floor is clean once again and I have a whole load of towels to wash. I was hit with some cold and flu bug on Monday so I am way behind in my 30 day craft challenge. Hubby is leaving for ca...

After going to church this morning, I came home to an entire day at home alone. The guys are off doing whatever it is that guys do to prepare for the start of bear camp tomorrow and I had the house and the remotes to myself which allowed me to watch whatever girlie shows that I felt like watching on the "good" tv. I started with a marathon of Whatever Martha..that is one of my new favorite shows, and then a concert of Matchbox Twenty in HD...does it get any better than this? Anyway I had all these ornaments cut out already and I was able to get them all sewn together today. They are for another of those small trees and I found the cutest little clothespins to hang them on the tree with, I just want to stain them just a little before I use them. The guys are back now, I have lost the remotes and of course football is now blaring. We are hosting bear camp this year at our home and although I don't have a fancy house, I have seen the camp that they normally stay at and this ...

I finally finished this runner this morning. This is for my youngest daughter for Christmas. I have really enjoyed creating this....hope she likes it. Still one day behind on my 30 projects in 30 days.