Don't Forget The Chairs

Here are a couple of quick decorating ideas for the backs of your dining room chairs...I had some fabric left over from my daughters wedding...I tied big

red bows on the backs of the

 Bride and Groom chairs...I saved the fabric and I have used

it for several craft projects...

 

I got the bells on the ring at Wal-Mart

super cheap...I just looped my

fabric around the ring and I used

a few pieces of painters tape

to secure it!

 

 This is my favorite one...I bought this at the craft store

it was already put together...I just used a piece of ribbon and tied it to

my chair...this one is a little more expensive...so I just did the two

head of the table chairs.

Stockings are really cute and you can fill them

with goodies for your guest...I love dressing

up the table and it doesn't have to cost a lot!

 

I finally got my Nut Crackers up today, it was so

fun to look at all of them...and I just happened to glance

out the window and it was snowing...it was so

pretty, it didn't last, but sure was pretty!

My husband was so happy when he came

home today...he kept asking me when I

was going to finish decorating

I'm all most done!

 

 

Christmas Advent Wreath Doily

"Christmas Advent Wreath Doily"

 My wreath was just one of those really plain one's...
I had a really pretty Christmas card of Mary and Baby Jesus,
so I put it in this gold colored frame...
I hot glued some artificial greenery, some red holly berries,
 and a few small pine cones I had from some old potpourri...
It just needed something else...so I made this doily...
I used Paton's Silk Bamboo in Orchid...It's really pretty stuff...
My Christmas card had like a lace border so
I put a piece of purple paper behind the card so now that pretty purple peaks out.

This was truly simple and very inexpensive to make!

It really is nice to see the image while lighting

the candles and reading the prayers!

 

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Light A Candle

 

 This is a really awesome site...say a prayer and light a candle

http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/enter.cfm?l=eng 

 

 

 

Fun with clay

Last year I played around with clay for the first time and I made a few tree ornaments, I had a lot of fun making them...it's fun to try new things...

you never know what talents lurk inside, until you 

 give it a try...oh gosh I sound like my mother...

 

My mother was always trying new things...I didn't appreciate or cherish

 that when I was a kid...that was just mom...once she

ordered wall paper and the pears weren't the color she thought 

they would be...did she take it back NO...she grabbed a paint brush

and any kid that was in arms reach...and we painted her

pears...but we had a good time she made it fun...she turned

up the radio and we painted green pears yellow! I miss

my mother, so if you're lucky enough to still have

your mother in your life...tell her you love her.

I wish I could!

Sorry I didn't mean to get all mushy!

Well here's my clay ornaments, I know

I have plenty of room for improvement!

 

This is a little Teddy in a wagon

Sleeping Santa

Cute little Cindy Lou Who

and you know who he is

Mr. and Mrs. Claus by the fire

even marshmallows in the hot cocoa 

 my little whimsical stockings hung

by the fire

 

The 12 Days of Christmas

                                        "The 12 Days of Christmas”

There is one Christmas Carol that has baffled people and that Carol is
"The 12 Days of Christmas”

From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this Carol as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each element in the song has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.
 

The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ

Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments

Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love

The four calling birds were the four gospels of

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

The five golden rings recalled the Torah of Law, the first five books of the old Testament

The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation

Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit

Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution,

Leadership, and Mercy

The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes

Nine Ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit

Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control

The Ten Lords a-leaping were the ten Commandments

The eleven Pipers piping stood for the (eleven faithful) disciples

The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief

Contained in the Apostles’ Creed.

Santa's Wash Day Wreath

I had a small wreath that I wasn't using...so I made

one for my laundry room door!

I crocheted small elf size sweaters a

Santa Jacket and Pants!

I wrote out MERRY with yarn and printed out Christmas

on my computer...I just couldn't make

9 more little sweaters!

The crocheted wash bucket was super easy to make

I used cotton balls for the soap!