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Thanksgiving means so much to me and my family. I remember as a young girl waking up to the smell of my grandmother’s turkey dressing, turkey, and gravy, the list could go on for miles depending on her mood that year. Whatever her mood was it was still the best meal you’d ever taste. My grandmother was very picky about who she allowed in her kitchen, not because she was a control freak or anything, but because you had to know your way around a kitchen and I am not talking about knowing where she put her pots and pans. However you needed to know how to cook.

Somewhere between watching my grandmother and mother cook I picked up on many of these recipes and several new recipes of my own. I believe that my family has some of the best cooks in our family. This makes Thanksgiving Day a highly anticipated event of the year for us. Thanksgiving is also one of my favorite times of the years because I get to spend time with my family and look forward to any opportunity to get together with my brothers and sisters (and families) since we live in different parts of the US. Either way we make the best of the occasion weather it’s spent with family or friends. Thanksgiving is about fellowship and thankfulness for the grace and love that God extends to us daily. With that said I have so many things that I am eager to share with my readers so keep reading and I will keep posting decoration ideas, recipes, and diy crafts. 

As a fan of Sex and The City and even more of the 80’s I began watching the Carrie Diaries which shows the Carrie Bradshaw of today as a teenage girl. The best part about the show is that it give you a  flashback of the fashion that many of us wore back in the 80’s and early 90’s. The nail polish purse immediately caught my attention because it is the cutest way to re-purpose y an old clutch that’s been sitting in the back of your closet. 

So Pick a few colors and start channeling Carrie Bradshaw. Read More

Create Your Own Craft Table

 

I found this DIY craft table on Organize & Decorate Everything I thought that it was a creative and inexpensive alternative.  Many Craft Tables if purchase in store or online line could run you anywhere from $150-$800 or more depending on how large or fancy the design. The table above was made for only $55 with products purchased from Ikea (one desk top) and Wal-Mart (two white book shelves and liquid nails). That’s Awesome! For more details on how to create this look check it out here. 

Custom Monograms

For those of you who are planning weddings or Anniversary parties here is a fun site called Wedding Chicks  that I found which allows you the opportunity to create custom monograms for wedding stationary. Check out a few of the monograms and free printable invitations that you can create. 

DIY Scarf Hanger:

Mummy Candy Holder

To make, you’ll need:

4oz. water bottle (for mini-mummy)

Quart-size container (for larger mummy)

Cotton Ball and/or lid to water bottle

Cheesecloth cut into strips

Glue (I recommend using hot glue)

Directions:

For the mini mummy, use a utility knife to cut the top off a 4-ounce water bottle. For the larger mummy, use an empty quart-size plastic container.

Glue a cotton ball to the middle of the small bottle for the nose, then glue on a pair of googly eyes. Use the water-bottle cap for the larger mummy’s nose, then add eyes.

For both mummies: Cut strips of cheesecloth. Glue one end of cloth to the container and start wrapping the cheesecloth around, covering the nose but not the eyes. Continue adding layers of cheesecloth, gluing down any loose ends.