Starting a New Tradition

I picked up these empty old-fashioned latch-lid jars at a yard sale in the summer. They have been collecting dust in my basement since then. I knew I wanted to use them at Chrostmas - but for what? Then it hit me - jars of candy of course!! And not just for eating - decorating too!

So one day after supper we loaded the kids into the car and took them to the "Bulk Barn" to choose some of their favourite candies to fill each jar.
After what seemed like 3 hours worth of deliberation, we came home with $35 worth of this:



Then we set to filling the jars. I am sure more candy was eaten then landed in the jars!!








Once the kids went to bed, I took those jars and I made them into decoration. I promised the kids they would be able to EAT after December 25th, until then, the candy had another job to do!!

This is the shelving unit in our kitchen dining area. It was built by my hubby's grandfather many, many years ago. I'll admit to changing its colour, and I love how it has become a display area for all of my pretty things.



After an hour of transformation, this is what I came up with:



See the candy jars? I like the retro country look that I have going on here. I think it is rather like the "Farm Girls" Christmas!

CPS #194

What a simple sketch, eh??

There is SO much one can do in the empty space at the top. I had all of these glittery chipboard shapes from a few years back and decided to use a few up doing this:



Now, to whom will I send this card??

Card Patterns #91

Here is the sketch for the challenge at Card Patterns this week :



And my take on it (using October Afternoon- a personal fave!):



Thanks for looking!!

Our New Little Friend

Have you ever seen this??



It's an "Elf on the Shelf." She arrived in the mail from Santa Claus. Our little lady elf spends each day with us, keeping watch over the kids. Then every night, she flies back to the North Pole to visit Santa to give him an update.



Each morning the kids search the house to find her because she finds a new perch everyday after returning from the North Pole.



They aren't to touch her though. That diminishes her magic.
She came with a story book reminding the kids of all the "Elf Rules."


We've named our elf "Cricket" and she is playing a key role in our home in the weeks leading up ot Christmas!! And yes......it does change the kid's behaviour!!

2 Sketches for You Challenge: Let it Snow!

Another quickie post. So little time, so much to do!

This is "2 Sketches for You's" sketch of the week:



And my card using product by October Afternoon:



Thanks for looking!

CPS # 193 - Happy Holidays

I figured out a few nights ago that I need to make 6 more holiday cards in order to have enough for everyone on my Chritmas card list.

What better reason to join in on some card sketch challenges!
Here is Card Position Systems' sketch of the week:




And here is what I came up with :



I really like how this printed journaling card from BoBunny made it easy for me to create a "wreath" on my card.

Thanks for looking!!

One Last Touch of Fall

Hi all!



As we do every year we took the 3 kids to Springridge Farm to pick out our pumpkin for Hallowe'en. We explored the rows and rows of pumkpins and had a quick snack from the bakery- chocolate lollipops and chocolate-covered rice krispie squares! Yum!


Do you see those warty pumpkins in the picture above? They are called "Peanut Pumpkins" because their "warts" look like peanuts close-up. I just think they are gross! Everytime I see that pic, my skin crawls. Ewwww...



Thanks for visiting. Next time I'll be back with a Christmas post!