wreath redo: granny snowflakes

y'all.  i know you're getting sick of this darned ole burlap wreath.

BUT NOT ME!! :)

i love that it is so old fashioned but chic.
i love that it fluffs back up super easily. 
i love that it looks fab with my blue door.

and so. another little transformation of it.

(i think i get these seasonal decorating tendencies from teaching school for 10 years.  and pulling out the bunnies in april and the pumpkins in november and the books and apples in september.  forgive me.)

i bought these adorable snowflakes a while ago at a yard sale.  the price?  a quarter.  i know, that's RIDICULOUS.  someone  knotted or crocheted or whatever BY HAND each one of these and then sold a set of 12 for a quarter?!?!?



i just used the same old wire i always use (32 gauge- super thin and easy to cut with scissors) and wired the snowflakes on. 


doesn't it look cute?


would also look cute with those glittery snowflakes the dollar tree is selling right now- 3 for a dollar. 


oh yeah, and it's a chilly 65 degrees as i hang this little guy. thanks, south texas. 

lovelies lately

well, hi! 

isn't this season wonderful?  everything tastes wonderful, smells divine, is adorable or beautiful to look at.... 

we've been busy and laid back all at once.   just when we're tempted to feel so overwhelmed,  there's an evening at home with a fire roaring and Christmas lights twinkling and Rudolph on tv.  ahh. 

some lovelies around my house... 

 the prize i won at a Christmas party.  LOVE those little signs.  gonna put it in the bathroom to remind myself that bathtime isn't torture.  i will miss it.  someday.

 one of the many vintage santas around here.  

 this is simmering on the fireplace or the stove lately.  smells soooo good.  cloves, oranges, cinnamon sticks and cranberries.  thank you, calli at make it do for the recipe. 

 so many shiny ornaments i resorted to just clustering them and hanging them around.  beautiful! 

 more santas.  i like Austrian Santa best.  

 oh dear.  trouble in a bag.  peppermint puppy chow, from sally's baking addiction.  yummmmy. 

 a pile of delicious smelling goat's milk soaps for gifts.  or maybe to keep.  hmm. 

wreath inspired by thompson family blog.  nativity minus a wise man, plus a little tikes sheep.  bookshelf painted with homemade chalk paint.  this cheerful corner makes me happy! 

we're busy but it's good.  hope you are enjoying these HAPPY holidays. 

happy

happy about:

* finding forgotten about Christmas t-shirts bought last year for $2 at Old Navy

* little girls who look cute in said Christmas shirts

* yogurt covered pretzels

* handmade gifts in the works- so excited to give a thoughtful gift

* cool weather to come

* a brand new pack of Sharpies in a backpack- score!

* naptime

* little one sleeping from 8- 8- all night long

* Parenthood on Tuesday nights and Modern Family on Wednesdays

* $5 generic prescriptions

* glitter sign- pics coming soon

little things. happy for my blessed life.