Christmas Tree Twice...

So, I didn't decorate my tree as plan. I could not find the plaid ribbon so I went with red ribbon trimmed in white lace. It has white snowflakes, some with and without glitter and red jingle bells. The top is a big bow of the same ribbon I use on the tree. I use the boxes in the pics from my last blog post. It stood the test of time. Here's some pics. Hope you like and Happy Holidays again! Ho! Ho! Ho!

Altered mask for mixed media challenge

4G or Girls, Giggles, Glitter, and Glue on Facebook has a mixed media challenge which I participated. You didn't have to send anything in nor was it a swap. You just had to alter something you purchased from a thrift store or the Goodwill using some of the products listed for the challenge.
I altered a Halloween mask. I put it off so long because of other obligations that the deadline crept up on me before I knew it. I didn't do it until 3 hours prior to the deadline. Whew! I did it though. I didn't win, but I had fun and in the end that's what count.

I used gesso, paint, crackle paint, rhinestones, glitter, glitter glue, flowers, buttons, ribbon, black oil marker, jute, butterfly bow and bling.

Yep, that's a Thanksgiving tree alright...

Every year it seems like we all go from Halloween to Christmas without really doing anything for Thanksgiving except cooking turkey. So this year I wanted to make a Thanksgiving tree. Why not? We do one for Christmas every year. Easter and Halloween trees are even becoming popular.

I wanted to do something different this year being my grandson enjoys crafting with grandma. Turkey hands it is and we even topped it off with a pilgrim hat. (Also for fillers I punched holes in some cutouts I had gotten from the Dollar Tree, wheel barrels with pumpkins, leaves and squirrels.) On each turkey it has something we should be thankful for. I think having the tree up helps up remember that Thanksgiving not just about food but a reminder of all we should be thankful for. If you like to make one, hopefully ours will give some ideas. 

This is how ours is done.

Pinecone Turkeys Galore!

Today my grandson, Tray and I made pinecone turkeys. He's 2-years-old going to be 3 next month so it was kind of tricky using hot glue around him. So, I did most of them and saved two for him to do. We did ten of them. You'll notice one of them has Avah, that's Tray's sister. In the picture there's only eight because Tray and I haven't did the other two together. Yesterday when I mentioned we would be making pinecone turkeys, he got really excited but it didn't last long because today, he didn't get to participate as much since we were using hot glue. :( Also the corner thing on the counter you see with tape is a bumper I made so Tray won't hurt himself. It's right at eye level so I taped the corner off with paper and tape to cushion it just incase he hits it.

If you'd like to make them, it's really quite simple. Here's how Tray and I did ours.