Candy Bar Angel Party Favor

While searching the web for a Christmas party favor  I came across some adorable ideas but I decided on this Angel Candy Bar from Laurie Furnell's Blog.   She has  some adorable Candy Bar Wrapper patterns for free. 

Basically you just fold it in thirds around a average size Hershey bar and with a glue stick, dab it closed.

 I didn't have a crimper to crimp the wings so I just left them flat.  I think it is just as cute.

 She suggested using some gold thread for the hair but I decided to use my own creativity to embellish it.

I used a gold glittered pipe cleaner for the halo and a piece of raffia/ribbon to tie it, & also added a red jewel sticker just for a little bling.  

With some quilt batting to stuff a basket, I stood them all up, so they would be easy for guests to take as they left. With the color copies, candy bars and embellishments the cost was a bargain at just over $1.00 a piece. 

These Adorable Favors were a Christmas Party for the Ladies Group at  my church.  Angels were the perfect thing as they are all angels to me!   A Fun and Super Cute  idea to Thank your guests for coming!

Great Christmas Gift Ideas!

Blessings Unlimited has some of the most beautiful Christmas Gift Ideas.  I was just thumbing through their catalog and thought I must remind my viewers  to check out the website .  You are going to love these gift ideas!  Home Decor, Dishes, Jewelry, Books, Stationary, Gifts for Children, & Seasonal and so much moore!

May I suggest a few items

From the "Happy Birthday to the King" Collection

                        The "One Thousand Gifts" book, what an inspiring read to discover your many Blessings. 

What a fitting and gorgeous addition this would be above your Navitity set.

 

And Everyone seems to love the Abundance Pedestal and Glass Dome Set with the inscription (Grace and peace be yours in abundance).

And the Kids gift collection "God's Light in Me" is super cute!

Oh I could go on and on and on.... but you just need to look at the catalog for yourself!

Get inspiration and Great Gift ideas from the Blessings Unlimited catalog. 

You won't be disappointed! 

 Order online at the website or email personally debbiemoore@qwestoffice.net

Oh Yea you'll want to order early for Christmas Delivery and before it all sells out!

Not Great Before and Afters!

I have been working  on a  kitchen design project that I am going to share with you. I started the job  helping the clients pick out  a new sink and stainless appliances, thinking that's  all I was going to  be doing. UNFORTUNATELY :(  I  did not take very many "before" pictures.  So you'll have to rely on my explanations.  I had done their kitchen some 13 years ago and now they were ready for an update.
We purchased new stainless appliances and a sink to begin... changed the brass cabinet knobes to stainless and instant update.

Here was their wallpaper  & chair rail  on the main kitchen wall...  BEFORE

I added beadboard wainscotting to the bottom of the wall & painted the wall two tones of a sage green, painted the chair rail cream to match the ceiling,

added a beautiful border and... WOW

AFTER

I also added a darling new mini chandelier with lamp shades and some decorative plates to the back wall.

To the side wall we replaced her shelf with a fresh coat of cream paint and added some of her favorite
antique kitchen pieces.  I also added a black tin with white flowers and a bunch of dried florals tied with a bow...all to mimic what was going on in the border.  this green color was such a great choice as it adds a freshness and a very new updated feeling to their tired kitchen.

To the front window wall we added a beautiful valance in shades of blue, green, and white.

You will also notice the new granite countertops, faucet, & stainless sink in this photo. 

More decorative plates above.

(The setting on my camera did not do a good job of capturing the colors here,

but I think you can get the idea).

I would have loved to show you the rest of the job, but just didn't get the photos to do it.

All the years I have been doing design I have not bothered to take before and after pictures...well in this job.

I learned a big lesson ...plan to take Great Before and After photos!

Hope you enjoyed a small piece of my summer design job.

Design Work From the Heart!

My Very Own Pumpkin Patch!

In the early part of August I noticed that those pumpkin seeds that I had planted in July were actually producing A pumpkin.  I was so excited that I might have a pumpkin for  the Fall.  Well as time has gone by that one pumpkin has turned into My Very Own Pumpkin Patch.  Who Hoo!   As you may have seen from my earlier summer posts I am by no means a gardener.  Well What  do you know... the Good Lord sent Rain and Gorgeous Weather and gave me a pumkin patch of 8-10 pumpkins growning in my garden.

Here are a few of them...

Aren't they awesome!

Stay tuned.....hopefully they will turn that beautiful fall orange color in a couple of weeks and I'll share them with you again

What to do with all that Plastic?

I have been trying to take my own grocery bags to the grocery store these days.  I must admit I often forget and have to use the plastic bags offered by the store.  And thats not all that bad either as I do recycle them for other uses in my home.  However  I didn't really have a place for them and I ended up stuffing them  under my sink. When I would open the cabinet door they would fall out. Well I am happy to say I found a nice solution, neat and orderly, the way I like it my under sink area .

the bags are folded much the same way you fold a flag.

Lay the bag flat and the fold each side in.... and then in a third time...

Then fold diagonally like you would a flag...back and forth...

then tuck the last little flap in...

they come out so nice and neat.  I just threw them in a little plastic container and was amased at how little space they took. 

Love, love, LOVE organization!  It makes me happy!

Special Ocassion Booklet!

I have a stack of cards that I have received from people over the years from special occasions.  The messages that people have written to me are so special that I want to keep the cards.  I have been looking for an idea of what I could do with them rather than just let them collect dust in a drawer or throw them out.  After looking at some of the scrapbooking books, this gave me a great idea.....making a special occasion booklet.

I stacked some of my cards according to size.

And then hole punched them like a book.

And I found these cute little clip rings to use to bind the cards into a book.

Slowly adding the cards  to the three rings to create a book.

You can still turn to each of the cards and open them to read them.
Love it.

it could use a little embellishment, just for fun.

So cute you could even set it on a table for display. So cute!

I think the mantle would be a nice display too.

Now I can view the cards in the little special occasion booklet, & whenever I am blessed enough to receive a new special card I'll add to my book.  Fun Fun!

Keep Calm!

There has been a fun new craise online with the  phrase "Keep Calm and Carry On!

This poster originated  by the British Government in 1939 just before the start of World War II to calm the fears of the public in the case of an invasion.  The  posters were distributed all over the country of England.  There are only two original copies left to day.  But in the yr 2000 the phrase resurfaced and has become a
catch phrase in the U.S.,  Keep Calm and.... add your own ending.

And even a cute rug at the front door to remind you to Keep Calm.  There also  are varaitions of the same idea changing the wording altogether..
My favorite is...

Or my Hubby's Favorite

even one for the Holidays!

it's hard to beat the original for any ocassion.

Love it!