The Final Touches!

Here they are all glittered!

Now to wire them up.

Project continued

Next I turned them all on their backs and gave them a couple of coats of green and yellow spray paint. Then on their fronts - I took a variety of spray paint colors and blended them by lightly spraying them. After they were dry I decorated them with a variety of colors of glitter glue. After this was dry I gave them a clear sealer coat. Now all I have to do is cut the hanging wires to the correct length and wire to each one of the ornaments!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you are all having a wonderful day! We are going to Bob's Mom's house for dinner and I had been given the task of dinner rolls! They are baking in the oven as we speak - so I was able to use my time wisely today.

I have here, for you, the step by step of this years ornament for the Compassionate Friends December meeting in Leesburg this coming Wednesday night. I make these ornaments every year as my gift to this group, in Callie's memory. I chose butterflies this year.

Here you see the 'blanks', first I drilled two holes in both sides of their wings, and then I stacked them and painted all of their edges.

dream forest

I started listing this forest on etsy yesterday... I need to do individual photos of the trees today. I also need to 'create' more of the items that make up the forest. So keep a look out!

Birthday Week

Good Morning! I should have started this yesterday - with my #1 daughter's birthday -Virginia - where did those 15 years go??? Wow - friends Patty and Christy went with us to dinner at the Blue Ridge Grill at Brambleton and to see - shockers -- Twilight! Gin has only read this book over 30 times - no kidding!

Now today - my second daughter's birthday - little Callie would have been 13! It is amazing to think of how long she has been gone. I have learned so many things over the past years with her guidance. She has been my own personal and up close angel and through so many events I feel her guiding hands.

And now tomorrow - Gin's best guy - and all around good 'kid' Carter, turns 17!

Needless to say turkeys feature an important part in my collecting - figurals, platters, etc...Ginna was born on Thanksgiving Day and had two baby bracelets - Virginia and Butterball!

Handmade Holiday Open House

Hoping to see you today at our open house. Our hours today are from 10 am to 5 pm. See my earlier posts for directions to the shop and also photos of all the great handmade and vintage finds from my shop and great clothing and accessories available at my daughter, Virginia's shop, Moonshine Essentials.

As usual we have refreshments - I made oatmeal applesauce cookies yesterday and they are complimented with sparkling apple cider.

Abby the shop dog will make her occasional appearance too!

Felted Purses

Here is one of the felted purses that my Mom had left over after her church bazaar. Nancy - let me know whether I need to put this cute blue one back for you!