On Dancer, On Prancer..........I found this divided drawer and decided to back it with some sheet music and then hung the reindeer ornaments, so easy, wish I had a few more of these drawers.  The deer can be removed after Christmas and something else can be hung for the next holiday or special gathering.

This is one of my Christmas gifts.  Our oldest son and his wife did this for me for my gift, I soooooo love it!  If all goes well we will be roasting marshmallows on Christmas night.  We live in a small cabin in the woods, very private, our two sons have made trails through the woods, a bridge across the creek, and have several hives of bees.  I love living with less stuff and more nature.

Here's a little something that isn't Christmas.  The weather was somewhat ok today, so I was outside taking a few pics, thought I would post some of them.  Wait - I can explain this, ok, I do have a thing for watering cans.  This is a little outside setting - I am working on a small area that I would like to be a secret garden.  I have container plants in this area and look forward to enjoying it in the warmer weather. 

Cold weather is taking its toll on the plants, about the only thing green are the pansies - I love to plant in old containers and tins.  These are sitting in a wagon, easy to move around as needed.  I have started doing container planting and find that I like the ease of taking care of plants that way.  I can't wait for winter to pass so there is something pretty to look at in the garden!

Cuff Bracelets

I started playing with old lace and rhinestone pieces, decided to make cuff bracelets.  Laid them on this vintage lace purse to take pics.  It was a fun project and I enjoyed looking through my old laces and misc. sparkles.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Wishing each of you a blessed Thanksgiving day filled with family, food, and love.

Made a trip to McKinney to work on my booth.  I brought this lamp, it is just so beautiful, I fell in love with it when I found it.  Some things are harder to part with than others.   The rest of this week will be spent getting ready for Thanksgiving, menu is planned, ready to put it into action.  Hope each of you have a blessed day filled with family, food, and love.

A look at a little more of my booth, I enjoy the Antique Company Mall in McKinney, there is always something there that inspires me - I am always starting a new project and there is no better place to put you in the mood than a good antique mall.

A little bird nest rests in the space where the clock used to be.  I love the birds, it is such a treat to find a nest of eggs and then to watch as they hatch and grow.  I put nesting boxes out, but this year I didn't have much activity with them, maybe because it was so hot and dry???  Better luck next year I hope.

The chest of drawers was too plain, so I stenciled the numbers on it.  I wanted to distress it but decided to leave that up to the next owner.