How cute is this!!

I stumbled upon this adorable picture on flickr...and wanted to share! Kristena of thimblythings.com cracked me up with her title on this photo...something to the effect of "pimping her fridge". As you can tell, she is one creative gal!! Scroll down on her blog to find a tutorial to make these sweet magnets. Seems she loves the color red~~ I girl after my own heart.

0rnament Exchange

I attended my friend Sherry Salvato's annual ornament exchange Sunday night. Here is a look at the ornament I made this time. What a fun Christmas tradition!! I brought 20 wrapped ornaments and came home with everyone's ornament. I love to start thinking about this and planning what I will make. This year I thought about my overabundance of sheet music I have for crafting and that settled it! Hope to post some house pictures soon.... it is getting very Christmas-y in there!! Kristin

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing everyone a Happy and Yummy Thankgiving!! I am at my Mommy's house with my hubby and kids, cooking and watching Nacho Libre for the 100th time. (in my opinion, one cannot watch this movie enough times...it stays funny!!) We are going out to take the doggies for a walk here in a minute!!
Happy Thanksgiving friends!! Love, Kristin

Show and Tell Sunday..Share a Vintage Collection

Wow! I almost missed out, but just noticed that people are playing Show and Tell Sunday today. The topic: share a vintage collection. I chose to share my collection of vintage wedding cake toppers. I love to collect these because I find them so beautiful, whimsical, and interesting. I am intrigued by the fact that each has a story to tell but can't. Each topper belonged to a couple somewhere in time...gracing their own wedding cake. I love how all the couples look togehter. I have received many as gifts, even receiving one from a swap partner because she read in my profile that I collect them.

Happy Birthday Annie!!

This is Annie, my youngest child. I cannot believe she is 7 years old....time flies!!! This past Saturday we survived her "Jungle Treasure Hunt" birthday party. Annie and Emma (9) thought up this theme and just told me what to do. The girls decorated safari vests (paper bags), and wore their safari hats (Oriental Trading Co.).

We got some ideas online from Family Fun. They have lots of printable things....like labels for the food for these hungry treasure hunters. My favorite was the live worms, hot dogs cut into four lengthwise pieces each and boiled in water...causing them to curl up and look like worms. They were a hit on top of the macaroni and cheese.

Annie got lots of fun presents!! She even got an ant farm....so we quickly sent off for the ants through the mail. Annie is very excited for those ants to arrive! Thanks everyone !

Party time!!!!

My Mom orchestrated a treasure hunt around our property with rhyming clues. It was pretty awesome! At the end, the girls found the treasure chest, and it was full of toys and candy...including gold chocolate coins! We filled the girls' take-home goody bags with the booty!

Happy Birthday Annie!!! Hope your year is full of fun an blessings! I love you!!

Wordless Wednesday...Happy Fall from My House to Yours!!

Things I Love About Fall!

1. The leaves changing colors

2. The crisp, cool feeling in the air

3. Fall colors

4. Decorating with pumpkins, leaves,pomegranates,

pottery, turkeys, cream ware, candles.

5. Making comfort food (corn chowder over mashed potatoes

with scallops, and stuffed pork chops with apples and sweet

potatoes are 2 things I made this past week)

6. Visiting a pumpkin patch

7. The way the grocery store smells

8. Picking apples

9. Making a turkey with my hand (you know...the craft where you
trace your hand and the thumb becomes the turkey's head,etc..)

10. Baking (pumpkin-chocolate chip cookies!!!)

11. Having a fire

12. Hanging out with Rob in our jammies

13. Reading through some of my favorite Christmas

books and planning for Christmas

14. Snuggling in my bed early in the morning with one of my

kids

15. Garage saling when its not hot!!