Indulge Your Shelf

It is like Christmas at my house right now -- as I've been making delightful crafts to sell at a fair in town NEXT weekend!  Everywhere you look there are piles of evergreen and sparkly things, and old stuff that many would consider trash: true ephemera!  And in that Christmas spirit, as I've mentioned before, I, who needs NO MORE, have happened upon some treasures at thrift stores I just couldn't and wouldn't resist!  Let me help you get in the mood:  vintage Hallmark gift trims - never used!  old stickers and tags  This "cutter" tablerunner  card-table sized tablecloth  I love that Santa and the Noel in different colored letters!  another tablecloth!  Odds and ends from The Bins (Goodwill)  All of the above, except for the Hallmark trims, were a total of $2.23 at The Bins! So, you see why I had to rescue them! I ran into my friend Kathy there, and she gave me some good pointers as she...

We have much to be thankful for this year: my husband's new job -- he was only out of work for one month; my son settling in nicely at college and coming home safely to visit; and a lovely meal in our warm, safe home surrounded by friends. Above, slightly blurry because it was dark: the kids reunited for the holiday.  Mine is in the middle.  Gosh it was great to see him, even if just for 4 days! Notice Snoopy in the foreground?  He has earned quite the reputation as a photo bomber!  Now that Thanksgiving has passed, Christmas is coming very quickly!  We got our tree up yesterday, and the nativity tonight, but most of the decor is still boxed up and waiting.  How about at your house? Oh, and I put up my ornament wreath made by GeorgiaPeachez ! Here's our tree: I never remember until I'm in the thick of it just how much I love decorating the tree.  There are so many memories represented in the ornaments and it makes me happy to redisco...

The last time I saw Ben was over a week ago, in the bright morning light as he met up with his crew to go on a 10 day trek in New Mexico.  I haven't heard a word from him since he left and I'm ready for him to be home now. I'm sure he's having a great trip. Many have asked if his was the camp in CO that had to be evacuated last week, and it wasn't; he's at a different High Adventure Camp. To take my mind off of that, I'll show you some treasures from treasured friends.  Above, Linda made one of these sweet hanging birds for each of us at Birdsong!   I promise this will be my last post about Birdsong -- a month past now although it hardly seems possible! How much fun is that? The bottom card is by the talented Hope Wallace . The card on top was hand made by Karla's brother, "Guncle" Randy... who joins us for Birdsong and whom we have all come to know and love! Did I show you this coffee filter flower kit that was in our...