T Tuesday: Christmas Eve edition

The turkey is thawed and about to go in the oven. My mom is coming today to celebrate Christmas with us. The house is all decked in Christmas decor so I thought I’d give a little glimpse into my world.

We bought a new tree last year on clearance. It’s taller and thinner than the old tree. I let the kids do the decorating this year. They selected all their special ornaments…mostly ones that they’d made in school. It’s a very homespun tree this year.

The presents are all wrapped and under the tree. Once again I drive the kids crazy by not putting their names on the gifts. I use a new system each year to keep track. This year it involves washi tape. The names will be on the gifts Christmas morning.

Seasonally, I tend change up this side table in our family room game area.

Little J has been hard at work creating mini star books as ornaments for our twig tree. You can see one of my treasured Nisse Dolls in the background. They are basically Norwegian elves.

A little closer look at my part of my tree collection.

And the smallest poinsettia I’ve ever seen. It’s real!! One of my brunch guests last week brought them for each of us. It’s so cute!!

And last but certainly not least is the gingerbread house that I baked up yesterday. I free hand cut the pieces and miraculously they fit pretty good. Nothing so bad that a little royal icing couldn’t handle. Little J and daddy did all the decorating. It looks awesome!!!!!

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

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201312/17

T Tuesday: Snowman edition

Good Morning!!

I actually made it at a regular time for T stands for Tuesday blog hop. Hooray!

I had to share my new snowman mug. I got it from one of my craft club friends. It’s huge and I love it!!! Thanks Amanda!!

Today is filled with cleaning and errands. I’m hosting a brunch for 9 here tomorrow. Everyone is bringing something so the cooking part isn’t hard…it’s getting my house ready for guests. Especially since many of them have never been here. First impressions and all. After this…they get what they get. :P

What are you doing today?

T Tuesday:better late than never edition

Hello friends…I didn’t abandon linking up with Elizabeth and her T stands for Tuesday party. I just had to have a bit of a break. I intended on being here early today but life got in the way.

Here we have my token cup of tea. Twinings Earl Grey, in case you were wondering.

You likely didn’t care but I bet you have been wondering what happened with my tea dying experiment.

Well…I got a nice batch of yummy scraps.

Love the darkened edge on the cotton lace…

How the colors muted on the embroidery.

And the dark tips on the fancy trim.

Can’t wait to start using them in some…anything!

I have my craft area somewhat cleaned up but I hesitate to start using it until I’ve done some organizing. I may not be able to stop myself soon.

I ran across this photo on Pinterest. Made me laugh..but it’s true.

I love it when the plows do that…looks so cool and is very effective.

What are you doing today??

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201311/19

T Tuesday: Something’s brewing edition

T stands for Tuesday rolls around more quickly each week it seems. Think it’s possible that our hostess Elizabeth is speeding up time? Yeah…probably not happening.

This week my Tea is not for drinking… I’m just dye-ing to show you what I’m doing. *teeheehee*

My supplies are simple…old package of 6 tea bags that I’d never drink. Scraps of linens, lace and ribbon. Glass bowl. Boiling water. And time.

Bubble, bubble toil and trouble. And now we wait…

I’m heading for a brisk morning walk with a friend.

What are you doing today?

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fabric, lace, ribbon, scraps, T Tuesday, tea dye

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201311/12

T Tuesday: irons in the fire edition

Welcome to another edition of T stands for Tuesday hosted by Elizabeth. Grab a cup, mug or glass…sit down and stay a while.

I’ve finished my coffee and am ready to defend myself from the virus that currently has it’s hooks in Mr. G. Poor guy is wracked with chills under a pile of covers. I can’t even fathom how he can move under them…they are so heavy.

Me…well, I’m still crafting like crazy.

Sewing…

Knitting…

Making ornaments…

I’m feeling the deep need to make some art. The only problem is now I’ll have to dig my way to my art supplies. I piled tons of stuff on my workspace. ACK! I hate it when I do that…yet I still do it. Apparently I’m a slow learner.

What a re you doing today?

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201311/05

T Tuesday: voting edition

No time for tea today but I figured I’d show off a cup anyway. :)

We have a local school referendum to vote on today…luckily, I vote at the same place I work out.

If you want to see what I’ve been up to lately check out my previous two posts by clicking Home just below my banner.

Otherwise please stop by Elizabeth’s for a list of more exciting T stands for Tuesday blogs.

T Tuesday: handmade edition

Thanks for joining me for another edition of T stands for Tuesday brought to us by Elizabeth at Altered book lover.

Today is my typical kind of Tuesday…busy, busy, busy. I always make time for a good breakfast though. Poached egg on toast is my favorite. With coffee, of course.

Today though I have a bit of a different schedule. I have my job orientation! I’m very excited to be starting this new phase of my life.

Over the past week I’ve been very domestic. I cooked a pie pumpkin that yielded 7 cups of pumpkin puree. I’ve made 2 pies, 2 large loaves of pumpkin bread and a batch of pumpkin chia pudding.

I’ve also been sewing quite a bit. I’ve been upcycling some stained or torn vintage linens. As well as using up scraps for additional projects. More on all that in a later post.