Merry Monday in December!

I know it's late!

I had a bit of vertigo and it threw everything off for me yesterday and today.

But I'm better now and I don't want to miss posting.

I hope you had a very

I love October and November, but this month is truly special to me.

Not only do we have cooler weather and Christmas, but this is my birthday month!

I'm not one of those people that think" it's just another day" or they don't want to celebrate.

nope, not me!

I love it!

The mood, the cake, the gifts, the candles!!

Hell, I'd wear a tiara if I had one, lol.

I'm happy and grateful to spend another year with such lovely friends and my family!!

And you know how I like to celebrate every little thing..

Did you see the full moon last night?

It looked so gorgeous!

My friend Bernie took a picture of it for me, my phone just doesn't take 

pictures as good as his does.

It was 58 degrees and there was a breeze!

We made this cocoa the other night, 

Helena got it from the Great Pumpkin and we waited to try it.

It's very rich..

Since the night was chilly we made gingerbread to go with the cocoa.

They turned out okay..not like last year when I made sugar cookies for Santa.

I put them up on the fridge to cool & I bumped my arm, involuntarily jerked it back

and all the cookies flew to the four corners of the earth, much to the delight of the dog and cats!

It took forever to sweep up because we couldn't stop laughing.

We sprinkled these with pink sugar..

These are funfetti cupcakes Helena and my niece made yesterday.

We were going to decorate our stockings while they baked, but that's one of the times I got very dizzy.

The cupcakes were decorated while I took a nap. The stockings had to wait.

Remember all the neat stuff I got on black Friday at the thrift store?

Here's some of it...

sheet music to use in art projects for .75 cents

A one dollar frog made of what feels like cast iron, he's very heavy!

These hanging crystals..They were terribly tangled and after I spent half an hour untangling them

I hung them on this heart ornament I already had. Can't tell from the photo but they go all the way around the heart, it was a set of two but the other one had torn chains, so now I have a bunch of loose crystals to craft with. They were .25 cents

This desk organizer for $3.50

Old Christmas lights..I bought them to use in crafts..I'm too afraid to use vintage light strings.

.50 cents

I also found vintage cupcake liners and tart tins..

.25 cents each

I made this with one of the bulbs..

This is how she looks on the tree by my bed...

some of the other ornaments I've made recently...

I made this with an old ping pong ball and a light bulb bottle from Michael's.

I also used the vintage cupcake liners to create the little tree she's holding!

fold the liner in half...

roll it into a cone, add hot glue to keep it from unrolling, then decorate or paint them.

For this centerpiece project

We used clear plastic plates leftover from Thanksgiving..

covered them in glue & glitter and added cupcake liner trees.

that tiny Santa was .10 cents, I painted him pink and glued him down.

The house was a gift from Helena, two years ago

(she knows I LOVE gingerbread houses)

Isn't it cute?!

Here's a glimpse of my lovely assistant.. thinks he's helping when he gets on my lap and falls asleep while I try to craft:) He has purple glitter on his nose!

This is what Helena made for our abandoned art this week.

We left it on a bus bench..

Do you have any events or parties coming up?

I was fortunate enough to meet the most incredible person last February..

Her name is Christie Troxell, 

she's an amazing Designer, Artist and Brand Ambassador

at Ritzy Parties..

 

" Ritzy Parties is a full service design and coordination firm offering luxury event products and services, professional styling and merchandising, fresh florals, interior décor consulting, and custom, commissioned art. We bring style to story, and dreams to life.

Ritzy Parties is headquartered in Southern California, and serves esteemed clients nationwide, 

providing meticulously planned, curated events that are creatively and uniquely conceptualized, 

and elegantly executed."

 Christie Troxell, CEO, Creative Director

I hope you get a chance to look at her website.

It's filled with eye candy and art projects too.

Well, thank you for stopping by this week.

Sorry it was SO late.

I'm going to leave you with this...

See you soon..

Saturday

Happy Saturday!

Well,

I hope you're having a happy Saturday:)

Yesterday, the gas company stopped by to let us know

we needed to evacuate because of a leak

they turned off our gas

pretended to work for an hour

then left and didn't return.

We're back in our house

 but

we don't have hot water

and the stove doesn't work.

they're closed today...

and tomorrow...

and Monday. 

 Well, I can't use the stove

but tomorrow is September!!!

So I'm not going to let it get to me.

                                                                              

 I love the way the sky looks this time of year don't you?

It takes on a deeper hue, the clouds get brighter and fluffier.

You know you're one day closer to 

weather that's fit for humans.(and Halloween!)

& If you're lucky enough to get some rain, it's quite a show.

                                                                  

We had a bit in the last week or so

 I've mentioned how inspired I get when it rains right?

Apparently so does Helena.

we made some tissue paper lanterns last night.

All you need is decoupage glue, tissue paper, and a jar.

.

I love these pickles!!

I have so many empty jars!

paint the jar with the glue

apply the tissue paper

add another coat of glue on top.

 Let it dry.

 add a tea light and turn off the lights....

 easy peasy!

I also made a new mixed media painting.

it's called

'Time for a Cupcake Party'

Again, I hope your day is happy

 but if it's not....

I hope you can

find a way to get it there

even if it's just stopping what you're doing

and looking up at the sky:)

Take a word challenge

 Pink is the theme for the Take A Word challenge this week.

A sweet cupcake 

(made of paper and wood)

And a pink wig I felted,  

this little rabbit is the perfect model.

Thanks for visiting:)

Two years old!

The 30th of January marked two years since my first blog post
Thank you to everyone!You have been so supportive and kind.
I've having a give away to show my appreciation.
Just leave a comment and on Friday the 10th I'll pick a winner.

Little surprises

Hi everyone!
what do you get when you combine glittery stars and polka dots?? Well, I'm not sure either, but I'm know it's going to be something fun, especially when the stars were only fifty cents.

I love finding magical little treasures on a regular day. Look at these adorable cupcake ornaments that were 75% off.

And this kitty...he's perfect, no knocking iphones off the sofa and shattering the screen...no jumping up and landing in the toilet...no smacking you as you walk by..

And who else has seen the glittery bunches of daisies at Walmart? So cute!

It was a day filled with little surprises, the perfect kind of day to have I think.
And speaking of surprises....I have one for you, My two year blogiversary is on the 30th and I'm working on a glittery give away just for you!
Now to finish off the day I'm off to have a freshly baked brownie:)
see you soon!

Tea Party Under a Halloween Moon 2011

Greetings fellow witches!!Hope everyone is having an amazing Halloween weekend!
Let's join Anna from Frosted Petunias at her Witches tea party under a Halloween moon!
First, through the pumpkin patch

It's getting dark now... follow the lit pumpkins....



Oh look, here comes someone to help us get to the party

I think we're getting close, see the stars?



I smell something wonderful and sweet! It's a candy house!

Let's go inside and see what treats we can feast on...




I think I will have the magic cocoa

Oh! I think someone wants a sip...

Did you know there's a fortune teller here??
Want a peek into the future?Let's go outside to the gypsy tent...

Here she is!She looked in her crystal ball and told me that one of you is going to be the lucky recipient of a magical giveaway in two weeks!!!Yay!

Now, before we head back home lets pay our respects to the dead in honor of Dia de los muertos.
This is a shrine I created for my mother.

I'll leave a candle lit for her.



Thank YOU for joining me here tonight and many thanks to our witchy hostess, Anna.
Have a sweet, glittery, magical Halloween!!!