Hard Candy Christmas

Tonight I was listening to my Christmas music and Dolly Parton's Hard Candy Christmas was playing.  And as I was listening to the words, I was thinking that yes in deed, this is a hard candy Christmas.  Being out of work since mid September has been depressing.  I've had a 2 jobs in particular here in town that I wanted so bad and came really close but not close enough and all of the other jobs have quite a commute attached to them.  When I was first laid off, I thought well at least I have time to get ready for our November show but I just lacked the enthusiasm to craft.  The show finally came and I had stuff prepared but not like I would have liked.  However at the end of the day and tallying up sales, you know what? I actually had better sales than last year.  Huh?  How did that happen?   So that started to get my spirits up and at least it has renewed my creativity and I have the desire to craft.  And the job hunt continues.  So I've decided that....

I'll be fine and dandy, Lord it's like a hard candy christmas, I'm barely getting through tomorrow, But still I won't let sorrow get me way down........Dolly Parton can be SO inspiring!  :)

I hoped everyone had a great Thanksgiving and had a special time with friends and family.  It's hard to believe that Christmas is approaching at a very rapid rate.  I hope to get the house cleaned up and start decorating this week.  I've been listening to Christmas music, well I've been actually listening to it before Thanksgiving but I so love the music of this holiday.  I could listen to it all year long.  It's just so inspirational.

And lastly, I'll leave you with this story!

As you can see my Gracie Ann is not a small cat. She prefers to be called fluffy and I don't have the heart to tell her that her fur isn't all that fluffy. You would imagine it's hard to misplace a cat of Gracie's size, errr sorry, FLUFF. So one day I can't find her. I look in her all of her usual sleeping spots (since that's all she does all day long). I cannot find her anywhere. This is a small apartment, where in the world could she be? Then I notice my kitchen cabinet ajar. She has a really BAD habit of opening the cabinets under the sink so now they all get locked. But never would I have imagined what I was about to discover!

So I spy with my little eye a bit of FLUFF sticking out of the upper cabinet!



I seriously have no clue how she got up there, she's not the most agile of cats!  And to see this big ol' girl curled up so tightly in the bowl, I couldn't even be mad at her.  She must have thought that was the most uncomfortable bed!

So next time you open that kitchen cupboard, BEWARE!  You never know what may be lurking inside! 

Have a great night!
Aunt DeeDee

7Gypsies New Holiday Goodies!

Oh my 7Gypsies has their new holiday goodies out and they are just great!!!    The holiday stamps are awesome.    Check out their blog and new products and their holiday giveaway.

http://sevengypsies.blogspot.com/2010/10/very-merry-gypsy-holiday-indeed-and.html

Update on life and GIVEAWAY alert!

Sorry I haven't posted in a bit!   I was laid off from my job a few weeks ago and I've been in a bit of a slump.  Not many hiring out there for what I do so it's a little discouraging.  I've got my fingers crossed and saying prayers for a job here in town.  The office is just at the bottom our hill....it would be so nice to be that close for work.  No worries about the cost of gas, wear and tear on the car, etc.   But since Mom hasn't been able to craft since they are working on an addition for their side of the house, I've got the time right now to be working on stuff for the show in November.  So I guess that's a plus!    I'll post pics soon of things I've been working on.  I just did a big batch of bottlecaps on Sunday and they're hard now so I can work on getting them made into pins, magnets or necklaces.

Now for the giveaway alert.....not one from me but Brenda over at the Rusty Thimble!  She's got a GORGEOUS prim santa up for grabs for a giveaway this month made from a pattern of Sandy's at The Olde Country Cupboard.   Check it out!!! 

Until later,
Aunt DeeDee

By Your Hands Blog...Have you checked them out?

Good morning!  What's everyone planning for their weekend???  My day is going to be cleaning.  I have so much crafting to do but everyone thing is a mess and disorganized so I thought I'd feel better taking today to do a good cleaning and then I can concentrate on crafting tomorrow.

So have you found By Your Hands Blog ?  It's a great blog that showcases Featured Artists, Tutorials, Tips on Organizing (I really enjoy that one!!), Trash to Treasure and many more different elements.  Go on over and check them out!  They also have a giveaway this month from Krsital Norton of Rags N Tags . 

Click here to visit By Your Hands Blogspot!

Aunt DeeDee

Some of my favorite things!

Fall, Halloween and mice!!!  I just think fall babies (I was born in October) just appreciate and love fall so much!  Whenever I come across a person that loves Fall, they always seem to be born in the fall months.  Halloween is my ultimate favorite holiday....LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!    And well, mice??  I've loved mice since I was little.  I love collecting things with mice on it....they are just so cute!!!!   They don't make go EEEEK....just Awwww!

So what has brought on my love fest of my favorite things?   Well, that would be Old Road Primitives newest creation and giveaway!   She is having a giveaway of a Fall Meadow Mouse n Witch Hat.

Head on over to her blog for a peek....just don't go EEK when you see the mouse!  :)

Have a great night,
Aunt DeeDee

Another day closer to fall!

It's supposed to get warmer today, about 90 I believe but I can take it now.  I know we are one day closer to fall!  Well I didn't get much accomplished from the to-do list from yesterday.   Mom and Dad are still working on their addition.  Mom had bought the cabinet pieces from Lowe's and the sink vanity isn't the same brand and although we were told they matched the other pieces.....it didn't.  So we had to pack my van up with the sink vanity and sink top, a tall cabinet and the medicine cabinet.....not that any men around here offered any help!  And off to the next town over to return it.  That and food shopping took up pretty much half of our day. 

Earlier in the day when I went out to run errands I went past a yard sale and saw a nice set of drawers.  From the road I could see I liked it.  (Wish I took a pic!)  So went back home and grabbed mom to go look.  It was GORGEOUS!  It needed to be refinished as the woman who was selling had started the process.  Once we saw it we knew it was an older piece.  Nice and heavy.  I've been trying to find something to use as a new TV/entertainment stand.  I knew the $60 I grabbed on the way wasn't going to be enough but I was in love with and was willing to spend $100...............turns out she wanted $500!  WAY past my budget!  So now the search continues!  

I came across another blog to follow today and another great giveaway!!   Hop on over to Cricket Hollow Primitives  and check out her great Halloween giveaway!!!!!

Ok...off to check email, run to the local grocery store and then off to accomplish some of those items from yesterday!

Aunt DeeDee

Look at what I won!

What a GREAT way to wake up this morning.  First of all, the weather out is perfect.  Sunny and warm but not too warm.  And then,  I just checked on my favorite blogs and found out that I won 10.....TEN!!!.....stitchery patterns from Samantha's Accessories.    That was so hard picking out just 10 patterns, so I also have a shipping list now too! 

Samantha has been talking on her blog about being more organized which I really have to start doing as well.  So my list today is:

• Take mom into town for shopping
• Sew up the blocks for 2 rag quilt table toppers
• Sew up the strips for rag trees
• Go through the UFO (UnFinished Objects) pile I have and see what I need to complete them!
• List the Halloween Bottlecap necklaces on Etsy

That should do it for the day!   What is everyone else working on today?

Aunt DeeDee