Thanksgiving craft

I agree with hopestudios sometimes Thanksgiving gets forgotten, so I wanted to show you a cute, easy kids craft my boys and I made several years ago. They wanted to make a whole flock so that's what we did. You will need some pinecones, fall colored feathers, red pipe cleaners with the bump(see photo) and a glue gun( Elmers glue would work fine for the little ones!)
Pick out your feathers and glue them on

Cut one of the bumps from the pipe cleaner for the head

And you've got yourself a turkey! These would be cute for the kids or adults Thanksgiving table! Stay tuned for the Best Pumpkin Pie....

Sugar and Cinnamon Pecans

Okay...so I tend to get a bit stressed at this time of year(don't we all!). Two birthday parties for my oldest son, Thanksgiving, Black Friday shopping,(oh yes, I'm addicted to it), hubby's big hunting trip and the ever looming Christmas..not to mention working extra shifts to pay for it all! A co-worker of mine mentioned the other night that she and a friend started baking Christmas cookies, 15 dozen chocolate chip and 18 dozen peanut blossoms, AHHH! Every year I send some Christmas cookies/candy (which I need to get started on) with my hubby to give to the family he stays with on his hunting trip. And every year I send Sugar and Cinnamon Pecans, they are so easy to make and are addicting once you start eating them! Here's my recipe- I always double it,


1 lb. pecans, 1 tsp. salt
3/4 cup sugar, 1 egg white
1 TBSP cinnamon , 1TBSP water

Beat the egg white and water until foamy, than stir in nuts until coated with egg white.
Add sugar, salt and cinnamon.
Bake on buttered cookie sheet at 250 degrees for 15 minutes, stir and bake 15 more minutes and one more stir and bake 15 minutes. Let cool completely before eating.



I'm going to include some in Christmas gift bags for the kid's teachers, along with chocolate covered pretzels and Hot Pepper Jelly, YUM!

My Bedroom

I wanted to show you a few pictures of my bedroom makeover, minus the before pictures...I'm not very good a remembering to take pics, maybe someday! Let me just say it was a drab green on the walls, maroon curtains, darker striped bedcover and and in need of some help! I decided to go with white on the bed, that way I can easily change coordinating colors and I'm really not sure how the rest came about... I used HopeStudios faux quilt idea for the bottom of the bed and repurposed some mirrors from my living room, spray painted them black, love them... I also hot glued some beaded trim to the new shades, it was just the right touch! I couldn't be happier with everything, in a few months I'm doing the living room, I can't wait..I love gathering ideas and colors and then seeing everything come together!