Happy Monday!

Sure hope you had a good weekend!

Mine was nice, quiet, and productive.  Did a lot of cleaning and I managed to get a bunch of things boxed and bagged...my son Kevin delivered it all to Goodwill.  Thank you Kevin!

I also got some Christmas shopping done...I really want to be finished with my shopping by the end of November...that'll be a first!!

Best of all, I got to spend some time making things! 

Here's a peek at the project that took me the most time to  make...and the one that was done in the blink of an eye!!

Love this "snowguy on a spring"!

I found the head at the thrift store...complete with the beads, carrot nose, and snowflake cheeks.  I added the hat, and everything below the chin...do snowguy's have chins?!

I love how he turned out....all 11 inches of him!!

I found the garland and bow in the "dollar spot" at Target, and I thought they were perfect for a wreath in the playroom.  The little elf was sitting by himself in the Christmas section...so he had to come home with me.

Using a foam wreath from my stash...I made a sparkly wreath that my grandbabies will love!  Quickest craft ever...no sewing and no gluing...I put it all together with straight pins!! 

I just wound the garland around the wreath, anchoring it with about ten pins. Then I pinned the bow and elf in place.  I used a paperclip to make the "hanger" and voila!  It was done!  

It took minutes to make!

Love his cute face...he ( and the wreath) will look great on the playroom door!

Speaking of the playroom....look at the great bench I got for it! My friend Peggy had a yard sale this past summer, and she was kind enough to give me first dibs!!  It came with the red and white cushion and pillows too! It was the perfect touch for this space!! Charlotte and Penelope decided that the rails under the bench were great for storing their floor pillows, and Bill added the RELAX pillow that he got for Christmas last year.  LOVE this space!

Mommalicious

Last week I visited Historic Downtown Lancaster, PA.  I visited a couple stores I'd been to before...including this one: Mommalicious.

I didn't take a lot of photos in this store...I was too busy looking around.

I love the walls in this place...plaster, peeling paint and all!

See that bit of red behind Tisha's hand....I bought one of those.

I do not understand the appeal of taxidermy...however, I had to take a photo of this piece.  
It made me think of my boss.  : ) 

Here's that little bit of red that I bought.  It's label said enamel soap dish.....but really
it's a chalk holder for our playroom!

Perfect, don't you think!?

Busy Weekend

I love it when I have a productive weekend.  Saturday, Bill and I spent the day hanging some new wall art and otherwise adding some color to our living room.

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The sunflower painting is a new purchase form Hobby Lobby. I've really been craving some bright colors in this room...this bright area satisfies that craving!

We've had these old window frames hanging above the couch for many years.  On Saturday Bill wired these vintage paint by numbers pieces to them.  I am SO HAPPY with how this looks!

I spent some more time working on the playroom for the littles.  I'm hoping to get it finished this week. The rug is from Ikea...the littles have seen it and they LOVE it!  This is going to be such a bright and happy space! I'm hoping to share photos of all of it soon!

On Sunday, we spent the afternoon and evening working on Katie's laundry room.  When we left, it was a bright and happy space too!

Now it's back to my 9 to 5 job....good thing, 'cause I need a little bit of rest!!  : )