Happy Guy Fawkes Day! And happy almost Thanksgiving :] I adore Thanksgiving, I might even call it my favorite holiday. Of course I say that about many holidays. But aren't holidays and celebrations in general just wonderful? I decorated the front table all Thanksgivingy now that November is here.
I'm certainly no professional photographer (I use the camera on my phone for these pictures) but you get the idea. It looks pretty nice, if I do say so myself. I got the fabric leaves (a bag of 150 of them!) and both frames at the Plymouth Dollar Tree (yahoo!) The pictures in the frames I found at the Graphics Fairy and printed from the nice color printer in the AV room at the PSU library (oooh glossy.) The lamps were already on the table (my Mom's) and the pinecones are souvenirs from a family trip we took in 2003 to the Sequoia National Park in California. Last but not least (in fact their my favorite pieces,) I'm not sure what to call them but those champagne flute-looking things were a yard sale gift from Harley. The shorter one is filled with acorns and the taller turkey down feathers (both of which were collected at the Larter's farm.) This fantastic display brought to you for the low low price of 3 dollars and probably 15 cents off my print quota!
In other news, I think I may have figured out how to personalize this sheet music ornament idea. Here's the ornament I made today:
Whaddaya think? A little more snowflakey, I must say. I like both ornaments very much, but I like that this one feels more like my baby. But even the one that is more heavily based on Miss Mustard Seed's sheet music ornaments isn't identical to her's so I love them both. Plus I used Christmas carol sheet music for both which makes them unique and completely adorable.
And I wanted to put some pictures up of the quilted coasters I'm making for my Grandmother but, unfortunately, their still in the "being made" phase. I somehow tangled the bobbin in my sewing machine and I need my Mommy to help me before I can move on. Here's the fabric I'm using at least:
Ooh, so cute. I hope my Grandma likes the patterns because I love them! I considered that possibility that we have different tastes and now I'm a little worried that she'll think they don't match enough. But which of us by worrying can add one cubit to our stature? Exactly. So I'm done thinking about it!
I'm going to have a sleepover downstairs with Molly tonight. Oof and tomorrow morning I have to wake up bright and early to catch a ride with Mommy dear to Plymouth. She's working 7 to 7 at the hospital and I have stuff to do from 8:30 to 5 so I figured it was worth saving the gas. I will have to hang around a little but maybe I can make some more ornaments! From 8:30 to 12 I'm helping Dr. Lindberg out with the children's auditions for Peter Pan :] :] :] I'm excited, as I've never been involved in something like this. I wish I was a better actress, I love theatrical stuff! Then at 1 I have to head over to the Child Development Center where I'm working with a team to rearrange the preschool room. I can't imagine it will take 4 hours but that's what I was told to plan for. Oof again! I'll have to make some relaxing plans to look forward to for the evening.
And then we get an extra hour of sleep for daylight savings! Oh, how I love fall back. And I hate spring forward. But all the more reason to enjoy the extra hour this time around.
Goodnight and God bless you, reader!
