Time to decorate for Christmas!

      I'm in the mode and the mood for Christmas! Listening to Pandora's Christmas instrumentals is perfect for decorating. I've been very busy this week trying to get Christmas crafts made and placed. Time is slipping by so quickly that I don't know if I'll be done before Christmas! I'm continually thinking of things and projects to work on. Right now, I need to be upstairs working out with my weights, but I'll do that while the photos are downloading.(not! We had to go somewhere) I've actually gotten to walk outside in this lovely Alabama sunshine for the past two days, and hopefully for a few more to come. The clothes didn't dry all the way hanging outside, though. They'll dry on the inside line, hanging in the garage. 
      Hope you all have a great weekend and thanks for reading my blog! Leave a comment, if you wish.

Bunting for the mantel.

My first handmade tree.

This art was downloaded from Print Shop.

Yard sale wreath. Isn't it pretty!

Yard Sale wreath.

Another yard sale wreath. I love the butterflies on it.

Last yard sale wreath.

What I used under the trees, (candle stick) but I decided now not to use them.

Night photos are not so good.

My Christmas bunting. Since I don't have a sihoutte, I used sticker paper and cut out the letters.

Hubby is still working on the arbor. It looks really pretty and I can't wait to see the end result.

Beautiful Sunday!

      I'm so thankful for beautiful, sunny, cloudy days! It's back and forth with the sun today. I'm thankful for people like you who read and follow my blog! How encouraging! I'm on a wreath kick lately. I just learned how, or shall I put it, still learning how, to make felt roses. I actually had them hot-glued onto the wreath and then decided to take them off. The roses just didn't look right, so I made some more. Hubby says these look better. It's nice to have a hubby who cares about little things like felt roses. I absolutely love roses and am trying to find some pretty pink silk roses to tie me over until mine bloom again. Some have bloomed recently but the latest cold made them droop. They still smell heavenly, though.
       I've had good success lately with one in particular thrift store. It is by far, my favorite. The others don't mark things down like this one does. I got some toulle, (spell check didn't have this word), sweaters, two I decided I'll wear instead of for a project; pink lace, a bag of flowers that I want to gesso or plaster. Have you ever plastered flowers? I saw that on someone's blog, I think villa barnes. Pray that I get over this sinus infection before long because I have so much to do before everyone comes here Thursday! Enjoy these photos. Until next time! Blessings from Bama!

Yay! It's finished!

The door before.

Roses before.

Just to show the smaller size, not finished yet.

Both sizes.

Materials used.

The tutu wreath. What will I do with this?

I was so fortunate to find these items yesterday!

Have you seen this word before:

      Nepotician? If not, then I just coined a new word! Do you know what it means? Nepotism and politician: I guess they're kind of the same, aren't they. I don't know why that was on my mind today, I guess I was just reminiscing about my old job that I don't have any more. O.k, enough of that and onto the reason for this post. I had a great three days last week yard-saling! I was so blessed to actually find what I was looking for! Wreaths! and Christmas decorations, curtains that I'm turning into a Thanksgiving tablecloth, pillow shams, a nice purse, I can't even remember what all, I just know it was all good. Looking forward to this weekends thrifty finds! Hear are some photos:

Can you believe this purse was only a dollar?

Check out the big goose egg, the first and only one we've gotten.

This box and the one in the next photo only cost me ten dollars!

Christmas wreaths and garland, a few ornaments and wall hanging.

I found this rag wreath in a box in the attic left over from the early nineties. I just changed the ribbon and it fits right in with me upstairs room. I'm wrapping yarn around a styrofoam wreath to make a wreath to give to Win. I'm going to make Yas one,too.

This is the upstairs room. I got the red felt for four dollars. There was a lot of it! I made the cone tree and wrapped the felt around it. I'm going to make another one and put them on the piano.

Saturday's finds. There is a lot of stuff in the box for thirteen-fifty!

Thought I'd throw in some pics of how things look outside now.

These leaves are still pretty.

These are the panels I'm going to make my tablecloth with. I just love the pattern!

This is the same box as before, just pulled some things out.