That Thing Called Life...A Day in the Life of a Crafty Mom

I saw a cute little idea of making an angel out of a small wood bead and a Hershey kiss, and a brainstorm started.  I started sorting through all my Christmas decor until I found exactly what I was looking for: bell garland. Let's get started, shall we? Supplies:   1" round wood bead Dollar Tree Bell Garland Hot Glue Gun Pipe Cleaners Scissors   Clip a bell off of the garland strip. Take the wood bead and work it on to the tip of the bell.   Make sure you get the bead with the larger hole.   Next, take a pipe cleaner and make a loop on one end, about 1 1/2" in size.   Take the other side and make a matching loop.  Wrap the loose in around the middle a couple of times-but leave some extra.    Take another pipe cleaner and shape a smaller loop on one end, then bend it 90 degrees.     Take and wrap this piece around the wings.  Also notice I bent the wings in some (l...

"Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, amongst the heathen and I will sing praises unto thy name." 2 Samuel 22:50 Today I am thankful for my wonderful, loving husband of 13 years (15 years together).  He supports my craft obsession, my dreams and goals to have my own business.  He also puts up with the monstrous mood swings, short temper, high strung, OCD, panic attacks, on the go and all out crazy wife and mom that I am.  I love him so very much and I don't think he realizes just how thankful I am for him.  I love you baby! OK, today I started my very first "bucket list".  Essentially a list of "to do's" that are more like "want" to do's.  Things I want to do every holiday season and do not always get accomplished.  So I made a list this year and I am plan on sticking to it.  We'll see how it goes.  Here's what I have so far: Buy the Elf on the Shelf & Book, find unique places for it all season. Have all...

What happened here?  I just started this series last week didn't I?  Wow, what happened to October!?! Today is November the 1st and I have a challenge for all of you: Be Thankful. Name one thing every day you are thankful for.  Put it on your Facebook page, "Pin" it, Blog it or put up a poster board on your kitchen wall and write the things you are thankful for there.  Have everyone in your family join in by sharing what they are thankful for as well.  Truly this is something we should do every day of the year, but at least in the days leading up to Thanksgiving-before we get sucked in to that vacuum cleaner of holiday shopping-just be thankful. My heart and prayers go out to all those affected by Hurricane Sandy's wrath on the East Coast.  Here in North Carolina we just got heavy wind for several days, so I know we were very fortunate.  For those affected please know that we are all praying for you. "Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is g...