Thanksgiving...

I love to decorate my topiary tree for all of the holidays, which you've probably noticed, hee hee. I try to add a new ornament every year. This year it's a hedgehog. He's really a Christmas ornament from Pier1 but I think he fits into my Thanksgiving tree pretty well. I will probably carry him over to Christmas as well.

My Halloween Tree, Ornaments and Decorations...

Here it is more than halfway through October and I'm just now posting about my Halloween Tree and handmade ornaments. Every year I decorate my topiary tree for Halloween and make and purchase a few new ornaments for it.

I realized this paper skull ornament was turned around on the tree so I added it here. It is a Martha Stewart online printable from years ago.

My daughter surprised me with these next ornaments she made and mailed to me from college in Colorado! I love them all!! some are felt, some polymer clay and Frankie is perler beads.

I made the next felt Halloween ornaments for her and surprised her with them.  She needed something mama made!! I got the bat idea from Pinterest HERE.

 

 

I also made her this felt orange and black banner for her fireplace mantle (this is a pic of the banner on my mantle before I sent it to her). I bought the felt spiders at Hobby Lobby and the orange and black felt also. I sewed the banner triangles onto a long length of ribbon I also bought at Hobby Lobby.

I sent her these felt candy corns I made too. I just drew a pattern onto copy paper and cut them out, pinned each piece to the different colored felt and cut them out. I stitched the face with floss before I stitched the pieces together. I will also say that I got my candy corn colors in the wrong order, but they turned out sweet anyway!

And this is my entry table and sofa table. I have a small Halloween village I've been putting out since my girls were little. I also decorated the guest bathroom with peel and stick spiders and webs and a giant candelabra I picked up at Target a few years back. I think the grand girls will be too spooked to potty!! lol, Happy Halloween!!

The picture doesn't do this decorated chandelier justice. It really is cool looking. dressed in orange and black tulle, spiders, paper bats and orange glitter balls.

Happy 30th Birthday Card...

Tomorrow my oldest daughter, Stephanie, turns 30!  

How time flies by!  

 

 

 

I made her this special birthday card to celebrate "30"!

It is made from My Minds Eye Lost & Found

Portobello Road "Buddies" Perfect Paper.  I do believe

I purchased this at Hobby Lobby.  I also used blue seam

binding ribbon, a cream colored crochet flower (made by

my Mom), a pearl and glitter metal brad (Hobby Lobby) 

and I did some zig zag stitching on the top and bottom.

I cut out the letters with my Cricut and glittered them.

I inked the edges with Tim Holz Weathered Wood ink pad.

 

It's so glittery and sparkly! I really think she will like it!