Monday, December 20, 2010

Antique postcards...




















































































...from Abilene
transformed into ornaments
for Jeff's family.






Friday, December 17, 2010

Red & Green Salad...



...that I made for the
Christmas party today.
It turned out so good
I wanted to share.
Ingredients
1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
1 (15 ounce) can peas, drained
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained
1/2 cup minced red onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup sliced radishes
1 cup creamy salad dressing or lite mayo
2 tablespoons milk or sour cream

Directions
Combine the corn, peas, beans, onions, celery and radish.
Whisk together the salad dressing and milk or sour cream. Pour over salad, toss and refrigerate overnight.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Luigi & Angelo...









































































...in their holiday collars.
Cute boys.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

A little bit of this...
























...& a little bit of that
will soon equal
holiday collars for
the boys :)
Gotta love the Dollar
Store this time of year...

Monday, November 29, 2010

Holiday...



























































































































































...decorations are in the works.
Handmade wreaths, dining light
made festive with newspaper
snowflakes, happy holidays
sign hung over the fireplace,
tiny antique Christmas trees
& the decorated tree with my
handmade star topper.
More to come...

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Goodwill finds...








...& a few new things
around the house.
Excited to start
decorating for
the holidays.

First...



...holiday project for the year.
Grapevine words with
the addition of glitter &
strips of fabric.
I'll decide where to hang
them after I put up the tree.