tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71871765899278874622024-03-12T17:20:10.165-07:00Whispering Christmas DreamsMandiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229422170203133697noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187176589927887462.post-40644580834045867222017-06-12T12:17:00.003-07:002017-06-12T12:17:44.228-07:00Junkin in JuneHello! I feel much like a bear waking from a deep slumber. Has it really been four years since I last blogged??!! Holey cow!! I guess I'll make this short and sweet so as not to bore anyone of my silly ramblings... I MISSED THIS! Where else can a person ramble on about Christmas and not be shunned?? <br />
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Y'all I just spent the most glorious weekend in a cute cabin in the mountains and it has done so much for my soul. We went to the Junk Ranch in Arkansas and it was a blast!!! So much junk so little time. Everyone we came across was so kind. You could just visit with anyone for hours about junk, where they have been in life, and what they want to do with more junk. It was fabulous! <br />
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Isn't this barn adorable?! I just fell in love with it. That wreath is soooo pretty. <br />
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There was bunting along the whole metal fence. I know this isnt' too Christmasy but I wanted to share with you all the fun that was had. There was several different kinds of food vendors and live music. The band that we heard was Sad Daddy. It was so catchy that we bought one of their CD's and listened to it the whole way home. <br />
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The cabin we stayed in was the bear cabin and it was decorated so cute!<br />
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Christmas in July is coming up. I saw that it starts July 7th. Can't wait to watch the sweet movies! Hope you all are having a great June!!<br />
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This past year has been filled with children growing up, big decisions, and loads of humbling experiences. All of which have shaped and molded us into God's perfect plan. One of the biggest blessings we received this year was to purchase a different house. This time on 2 acres with a beautiful white barn. The home is smaller and needed and still needs lots of updating. We have worked hard for 4 months now and are finally seeing some wonderful results. First on our list was to finish the girls rooms so they could feel more at home and not so uprooted from their childhood home. We painted, hung wallpaper, and painted a tree mural on one wall. All so much fun and time consuming. We have laid tile floors and moved kitchen cabinets to which we were able to add a beautiful farm sink. All of which I can't wait to share with you! <br />
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But first on my list of things to share is the <a href="http://jeanneoliver.ning.com/group/home-for-the-holidays-creatively-made-home">Home for the Holidays {Creatively Made Home}</a>. It is an online course starting October 15 on Jeanne Oliver's Creative Network. I am taking her Creatively Made Home course and LOVE it! I am currently on week 3 and can't get enough!! There are loads of videos and pictures sure to spark any one's love of anything home. Recipes... oh the wonderful recipes, not just for food. Different decorating styles and so many beautiful pictures! I wanted to share this with you because it has made a world of difference for me. I had fallen into quite a funk and this course has lifted my spirits and made me so excited to decorate again. I can not wait to see what Home for the Holidays has to offer. The ladies doing it are so sweet and down to earth. I am not getting a kick back or anything for telling you this. I simply wanted to share it with you because it is so much fun! <br />
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If you are not able to take the course don't worry. I will share everything I implement to our home. I wont be able to emulate what these girls are able to do but I can sure give it a try!<br />
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Only 79 more days... But in all reality, this is part of the best time for me. I love the built to Christmas Day. I love the cooler weather, the changing colors in the leaves and grasses, and all of the holiday fun. Blessings to you and yours!<br />
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Here are the Christmas gifts the girls are giving their friends. <br />
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My girls were so excited to package their friends gifts! I found these cute little bags and headers at Hobby Lobby. They were 50% off... SCORE! Each gift contains a nail polish, file, tweezers, candy, and hair bands. The polish was $2 and the file set was .99 cents. I bought a package of hair bands and they divided them up. Each friend is so different from the other and it was fun finding colors to match their personalities. We tucked in a gift card for iTunes or a manicure in them for fun. Inexpensive but just what a girls wants :-) </div>
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One year I bought cute Christmas shirts a couple days after Christmas for $1. The following year I made hair bows that we wrapped around the shirt and tucked in a candy cane. Inexpensive but they were so very excited to receive it. </div>
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Hope you all are having a wonderful Christmas season! We are headed to the wonderful land of Kansas for the holiday... There's no place like home, there's no place like home. </div>
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I found this idea on Pinterest. It is a Christmas Journal!! I had so much fun making it and it really got me in the mood for Christmas, not that I needed help in that department, lol. I lit a Christmas scented candle, played my blog Christmas music and crafted away :-)</div>
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The way I organized it was to first list all of our blessings. By blessings I mean people that we love and pray for in our lives. That includes family, friends, neighbors, and don't forget the mail delivery person in your life!</div>
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Then I pulled from our blessings and dedicated a whole page to that particular family. I wrote the name of the person down and their wish list. Having two different families we do things two different ways. On my side we exchange a wish list and on my hubbies side we just... wing it, haha. His family is rather large with lots of brothers, sisters, and cousins. We use to exchange names and buy for just that person but have since stopped as that too was getting expensive. And we all know that Christmas isn't about presents its about presence... okay, now I'm getting a little tacky ;-) I would say for his side of the family we concentrate on homemade gifts, which is fun too!</div>
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</div>Merry Christmas in July to all of my Christmas loving friends!!! Last Christmas I vowed to be done with all of the gifts by October... that being said, I better get my tooshie in gear :-). To start my Christmas holiday venture off I made these sweet little owl's. I found the idea off of Pinterest. Kristen over at <a href="http://www.domestifluff.com/">Domestifluff</a> has the wonderful template and instructions on how to make this sweet little owl gift box. You can find the direct link by heading to her blog full of great ideas or on my <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/144115256796496972/">Pinterest</a> under the "Gift Ideas" board. It will be a Halloween owl in black (CUTE)!! I fell in love with her owl as soon as I saw it. Only thing is she did it for Halloween. In order to change the owl from scowling to sweet I moved the large triangle from being in front of the owl's eye's to behind... waaalaa!<br />
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Sharon over at <a href="http://craftsncoffee.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/make-a-snowman-cloche-from-a-soda-bottle-plus-seven-more-snowman-crafts/">Crafts 'n Coffee</a> made a list of all the necessary items and broke all the steps down. So cute!!<br />
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While browsing Pinterest the other day I saw this and thought is was adorable! I know it isn't Christmasy but worth sharing. We could easily put a Christmas tree in there with a dear or something right?!<br />
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Also, check out this toilet paper roll... LOVE it!!<br />
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Maybe we could bend it to look like a Christmas tree??? <br />
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Happy Valentine's Day to you my sweet Christmas friends! <br />
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Marie over at <a href="http://stitchintime.typepad.com/stitch_in_time/">Stitch In Time</a> made this and showed her pages as she went along. LOVE! <br />
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Oh my heavens!! I just blinked and Christmas flew by... did you see it? Here is it January 27th and I swear I don't remember a thing ;-). I remember waking up with a giddy love of everything Christmas and then... nothing! It is gone... booo hooo booo hooo. But never fear! Christmas 2012 is on its way! <br />
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I do solemnly swear to be organized, slow down, and enjoy this Christmas! Not that I didn't enjoy last Christmas by any means, it just flew by too fast for me. I was up the night before the girls last day of school until 1 am getting classroom gifts, teacher presents, and friends presents done. My oldest still has 2 gifts she has yet to deliver! I didn't even make neighbor gifts this year :-(. That is the first time in 15 years I haven't done neighbor gifts. But this year I will prevail! I think I know the problem. Last Christmas was the first time we didn't go home to Kansas. Up until last year I have had to be prepared for Christmas by November. This year I drug my feet knowing I didn't have a dead line except for Christmas it's self. Soooo, this year I vow to be done by.... hmmm, OCTOBER!! That's right October. This a way I can enjoy each holiday to it's fullest and not worry about this or that. October... I can do it (in a meek voice)! I will do it!!!<br />
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I don't have any extraordinary Christmas pics to share so I will turn to the one and only Pinterest :-). There are always great pics on there!<br />
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Aren't they sweet?! If I was only that creative... and patient :-)<br />
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Thank you for stopping by my little Christmas corner!<br />
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I have been so very busy. The house is all decorated for the holiday and guess what? I decided that we needed to have white baseboards and windows! Boy was I a silly goose for wanting to do that at this time of year ;-). I didn't realize what can of worms I was opening when I suggested that we do this. In taking down the doors to paint the door jams we realized how off white the doors looked compared to the jams so we put a coat of paint on both sides to make them all match... all 9 of them! That doesn't even include closet doors in bedrooms and the master bath, which we will do later. When we were all done with that we decided we needed to paint the walls to match the dining room... But before we painted the walls hubby wanted to fix a part in the ceiling that had cracked, do a little touch up. It doesn't match the rest of the ceiling, so guess what??? We get to paint the ceiling now! And you know what makes an elf blush?? My wonderful in-laws called and are going to come down for a much wanted stay... Friday! I am NOT going to panic though because...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't he sweet?! Hubby and Wildflower made him :-) He is missing his magic hat and scarf, but I still think I saw him winking at the snow lady across the street!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Are you running around still shopping? We did a little today and it was sooo crazy busy out! I love it so much but find myself wanting to put a little happy dust in some people's hair, lol. If your out and about be careful and remember to encourage people out there with kindness and Christmas cheer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have linked this post up to <a href="http://keepingthechristmasspiritalive365.blogspot.com/">Natasha's Keeping the Christmas Spirit Alive 365</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://tinselcompany.blogspot.com/2011/12/deck-halls-friday-simple-christmas.html">Tammy's Tinsel & Companies Deck The Hall's</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He is nestled in with the beautiful and very sweet cards that <a href="http://christmas-believe.blogspot.com/">Lily</a> made.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only 36 more days left!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Merry Christmas! </div><br />
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She cracks me up!!!<br />
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Looky what I found on Better Home and Garden's website today! What a great Christmas gift idea for little ones :-) I think I know one of the things my baby nephew will be getting this year...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love T.J. Maxx! Specially around the holidays. Their decorations are so cute and relatively inexpensive. As soon as we walk in the doors my oldest daughter heads to the clothes, my husband heads to the men's clothes, my youngest either tags along with him or follows me straight back to the home interiors. When we went last week they had Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas out. It took me a while to find him but when I did I squealed with delight! He was $12.99 and I agonized with the fact that I DON'T need anymore decorations but he was soooo cute. Last year I found an all white one and this guy can be his new best friend :-). Agonizing over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since it was Halloween I didn't know where to put him. I tried the kitchen table but he just didn't look right with brains in a jar just a few inches over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every time I do laundry I hear him jingle during the spin cycle!!! haha </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This post is linked up with <a href="http://5minutesjustforme.blogspot.com/">Natasha's 5 Minutes Just For Me Pinning and Singing</a></div><br />
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I spend a good portion of my day (I wont tell you how much) pinning pictures and how to's from Pinterest and want to share a few with you to give you a sense of how crazy I am for Christmas.<br />
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When she comes my house would look like this...<br />
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And we would eat things like this, and this...<br />
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And we would drink hot cocoa like this<br />
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It would be snowy and cold out... because we would live in the mountains of Colorado. Ahhh, smell the pine? I do (there is a candle burning behind me). Our barn would look like this...<br />
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And he would be peaking in the window<br />
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While we watched movies next to the fireplace while cuddling under this<br />
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As we drift off to sleep waiting for him<br />
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We would dream of<br />
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this...<br />
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Or this!<br />
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But when we woke our tree looked like this...<br />
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Oh but who cares! We would have enjoyed ourselves. Laughed until our bellies hurt, hugged our kids until they begged for air, and ate until our buttons popped off. <br />
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You see, this is what makes me crazy!! I love Christmas and Pinterest makes it wayyyy too easy to lose sense of all reality. <br />
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But it was fun :-). And I hope you enjoyed it too.<br />
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Merry Christmas to you and yours!<br />
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And get off that chair and start cracking... Christmas is only 61 days away!!!!!!!!<br />
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This post is linked up with Yultide Seasonings <a href="http://yuletideseasonings.blogspot.com/"> Sundays with Santa</a>, <br />
Tinsel & Company's <a href="http://tinselcompany.blogspot.com/">Deck the Halls,</a> <br />
and 5 Minutes Just for Me's <a href="http://5minutesjustforme.blogspot.com/2011/10/pinning-singing-on-weekend-linky-party_21.html">Pinning and Singing</a><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s934.photobucket.com/albums/ad186/mandie2281/?action=view&current=signagureinfrosty2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="signature" border="0" src="http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad186/mandie2281/signagureinfrosty2.png" /></a></div>Mandiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229422170203133697noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187176589927887462.post-75798281818496004942011-10-06T17:18:00.000-07:002011-10-06T18:19:47.625-07:00A Little Humor...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QkpH_fgErts/To5DuuSssdI/AAAAAAAADu0/UqCYYqYOEb8/s1600/johnny_automatic_Santa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QkpH_fgErts/To5DuuSssdI/AAAAAAAADu0/UqCYYqYOEb8/s320/johnny_automatic_Santa.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">How do snowmen greet each other?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ice to meet you!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I haven't done A Little Humor in a while so I thought I would throw one out there :-)<br />
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I haven't been able to post comments on other blogs all week! I visited a couple tonight and it is finally working, yay. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Merry Christmas to you!! Less then 80 days! :-)</div><br />
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<a href="http://s934.photobucket.com/albums/ad186/mandie2281/?action=view&current=signagureinfrosty2.png" target="_blank"><img alt="signature" border="0" src="http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad186/mandie2281/signagureinfrosty2.png" /></a>Mandiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229422170203133697noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187176589927887462.post-44759207623278932222011-09-28T16:18:00.000-07:002011-09-30T11:58:33.081-07:00I do solemnly swear!!<div style="text-align: center;">I saw this on Pinterest today and HAD to post it! I can so see myself standing before it with my right hand on my heart and my left hand up :-)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I love Pinterest. The pictures are so inspiring. I use to save pictures to my hard drive but now I can just "pin" them to my boards. Do you Pinterest?<br />
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I am linking this post up to <a href="http://tinselcompany.blogspot.com/">Tammy's Deck The Halls</a><br />
and<br />
<a href="http://5minutesjustforme.blogspot.com/">Natasha's Pinning and Singing</a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s934.photobucket.com/albums/ad186/mandie2281/?action=view&current=signagureinfrosty2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="signature" border="0" src="http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad186/mandie2281/signagureinfrosty2.png" /></a></div>Mandiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229422170203133697noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187176589927887462.post-91036685108072769002011-09-19T09:33:00.000-07:002011-09-19T09:33:08.769-07:00Sundays with Santa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HF83px1X3a8/TndqOyHqIQI/AAAAAAAADug/vO5yfum9ISI/s1600/Santa" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HF83px1X3a8/TndqOyHqIQI/AAAAAAAADug/vO5yfum9ISI/s1600/Santa" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://yuletideseasonings.blogspot.com/2011/09/for-this-sundays-with-santa-i-have.html?showComment=1316448381362#c4654108671747400664">Maureen from Yuletide Seasonings</a> is having a Sundays with Santa Linky Party and I wanted to be a part of it. So I looked through all of my images of Santa and this one made me smile. We saw him in Colorado when we went skiing over the Christmas holiday in 2009. I couldn't help but think he made a GREAT Santa. He was kind, full of smiles and he didn't smell of beef and cheese like the Santa in Elf did, lol. His wonderful companion, Prancer, was also great! He behaved so wonderfully and is just beautiful :-) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So hope on over to Maureen's beautiful blog and take a look or post an image of Santa!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://yuletideseasonings.blogspot.com/2011/09/for-this-sundays-with-santa-i-have.html?showComment=1316448381362#c4654108671747400664"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mt9hL7m6BU8/TnduTXbFz-I/AAAAAAAADuk/EfrIQGCF_rQ/s1600/Sundays+with+Santa.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Merry Christmas!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, I forgot to give you a hug!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is Wildflowers house. Her favorite color is blue! </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is Butterflies house. I had to convince her that it was a beach house before she would paint it, lol, hence the yellow. She knew better though. I am so blessed that my kids do things to amuse me! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For now I have them displayed in our dining room. That way I can keep them up but they are not visible to everyone that comes over, hehe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you are having a candy cane kind of day :-) </div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s934.photobucket.com/albums/ad186/mandie2281/?action=view&current=signagureinfrosty2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="signature" border="0" src="http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad186/mandie2281/signagureinfrosty2.png" /></a></div>Mandiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07229422170203133697noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187176589927887462.post-481401993653679922011-08-19T12:23:00.000-07:002011-08-19T16:29:07.879-07:00Painted Houses<div style="text-align: center;">I have been in love with the painted houses ever since I saw the first one a couple of years ago. There is something so nostalgic and simple about them. I searched and searched for them and when I found them they were way too pricey for me. So when I saw unfinished paper mache houses at Hobby Lobby I bought them. The most expensive one was only $5.99 and the greatest thing about it is they were on sale for half price, woohoo! I always say NEVER pay full price at Hobby Lobby unless you absolutely have to have it as everything goes on sale at some point. Here are a couple of my inspirations...</div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/120001199/" target="_blank"><img 640?="" border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/120001199_UGIZ3uKr_c.jpg" width="509" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://rhonnadesigns.blogspot.com/2009/12/diy-christmas-no-3-glitter-houses.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">rhonnadesigns.blogspot.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/mandie2281/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Mandie</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Swoon...</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/119986304/" target="_blank"><img 366?="" border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/119986304_vvj1VVAC_c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://ramblingrenovators.blogspot.com/2010/12/love-list.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">ramblingrenovators.blogspot.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/mandie2281/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Mandie</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oooo...</div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/119991424/" target="_blank"><img 369?="" border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/119991424_deDBcIbJ_c.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://fromthetortoiseandthehare.blogspot.com/2010/12/glitter-houses.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">fromthetortoiseandthehare.blogspot.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/mandie2281/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Mandie</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Aaaahh...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/119992876/" target="_blank"><img 270?="" border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/119992876_eKAgZCWk_c.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://lindaalbrecht.typepad.com/simple_things/2010/12/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas-giveaway.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">lindaalbrecht.typepad.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/mandie2281/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Mandie</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">They are all soooo cute!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">After I dropped the kids off at school today I got busy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what I started with. I picked up a few little things in Hobby lobby like foam balls (snowman), hats for the snowman, glitter, wire piping, fencing, shingles (in the doll house section), and found the little fawns at TSC when I was picking up chicken feed. I love that store too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used the shingles for the siding on the top part of the house, painted, and then glittered.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the snowman I put a toothpick down the middle of the big part of his body and then his head. I used another toothpick to hold his body while I painted glue all over him and rolled him in the fake snow. I think I even heard him giggle *wink* and then I glued on his hat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what it looked like when I was done. I had so much fun I thought I would do another one only in a light green. I added some fencing, wreaths, and a fawn and it was done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have two more unpainted ones left. I can't wait to see what the girls do with them when they get home from school!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Merry Christmas to you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today I am linking up with <a href="http://tinselcompany.blogspot.com/2011/08/deck-halls-friday-decking-my-walls.html">Tinsel & Company's Deck the Halls Friday</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And <a href="http://5minutesjustforme.blogspot.com/2011/08/pinning-singing-on-weekend-linky-party_19.html">5 Minutes For Just Me's Pinning and Singing</a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I have a Christmas project that I wanted to post about but didn't get to finish it in time for <a href="http://tinselcompany.blogspot.com/2011/07/deck-halls-friday-2011kick-off-party.html">Tammy's Deck the Halls Friday Linky Party</a>. So I went to my Pinterest boards and this is the picture I chose to blog about today. I LOVE this picture! It makes me happy to look at and I get so much inspiration from it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Be sure to check it out. She always has such great ideas and I love her decorating style :-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can visit her by clicking on her name :-)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to Hobby Lobby the other day and I was very happy to see that they have some new Christmas fabrics out :-) I had a 40% off coupon so I scooped them up and bought 2 yards each!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The possibilities are endless... I thought of an apron, pillow, or even a purse. Do you have any suggestions??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Merry Christmas in July!!!</div><br />
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