I love this time of year! I get excited about celebrating any holiday and try to come up with a reason to have company and make a party out of it. Who doesn't love crafting and baking and buying gifts and decorating?
Over the last couple of years, I have noticed that my taste in decorating has changed, though. I guess it is different when the kids are all home. You hang up every creation they bring home from school. I have divided those up now to hand out to them as they marry and move away. I figure it is up to them to throw them away if they don't want them either :o) Plus, the one year that I actually decided to decorate a tree with a theme, Derrick was pretty upset with me!
Dad cut some wood pieces for me from his scraps when I was there in May to help Mom after she had hip replacement surgery. I am leaving in a couple of weeks to help her out after she has the other hip replaced. I figured if I wanted to bum some wood from Dad again that I'd better have something to show for what I did with the first pieces! It is great having Mark here to do all of my sanding for me as he piddles around in the garage. I'd better take advantage of his free time before he meets some friends!
I bought two sets of these blocks after Halloween at T.J. Maxx two years ago for about $.50/block! They are 3" and a 1" block from Hobby Lobby is $.99. Plus, these are already painted black AND sanded around the edges. I am just not a glittery girl, so these were purchased with the intention of being made into another craft project:
I have seen many different countdown block sets , so I can't take credit for this being my original idea. The plan was to make a Halloween countdown set for my friend, Missie, since Halloween is her favorite holiday of all. I loved this paper collection, but once I got it all done, I knew this wasn't the one for Missie! I am making her another one with bright orange, purple, green, and black. I think this one is perfect for Little Miss Braylee :o)
I am doing a Christmas countdown for us. I probably should have 3 blocks, because first thing the morning after Christmas, Geno always is sad and says 364 more days until Christmas. Lol! I think this year I will try to add some blue to my decor, because it gives me the feeling of a Winter Wonderland. The long blocks will have those 3 green clips on the front holding photos of our 3 grandchildren with Santa. I haven't decided on the saying to go along the bottom board. Any suggestions?
Then, just for a little extra fun...(Another idea I got from some very creative person's blog)
These are $1 frames from Michael's painted green and then they will be covered in googly eyes with some ribbon and "Eek". How cute is that? Yes, Missie, there are two there...another birthday gift for you ;o)
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