Mother Daughter Project!

Last year I wanted to do a craft project with my daughter. My front door needed a wreath, so I thought wreath making would be a good choice. She was dubious, claiming she is just not good at crafts. We headed to Michael's!

My daughter chose all natural elements, which suits her personality. In contrast, I chose the most sparkly stuff I could find. I am obsessed with anything glittery, sparkly, or twinkly. I have a theory. As we get older and our eyesight gets worse, the sparkly stuff is easier for us to see. By the time I am seventy, I will probably be wearing head to toe sequins...to the grocery store.

I thought her wreath was beautiful, and I proved to her that anyone can make a bow.

She is quite meticulous, and I wouldn't have been surprised if she measured the distance between berries and pinecones. She was very happy with her wreath and couldn't wait to hang it on her apartment door.

I chose ornaments for my wreath. I found some great ribbon, and a package of ornaments that matched perfectly. I bought larger ornaments to hang around the wreath. Not one for traditional colors, I chose copper and two shades of green.

Yes, it is one glittery wreath.

 

We decided to have a photo taken to

commemorate our fun project together!

 

This year, we will do another project. I have it

down to a tabletop tree or a gingerbread house.

I'd welcome other ideas if you have any!



HAPPY DECORATING!!!

I am joining Susan at Between Naps On The Porch for Metamorphosis Monday!

Be sure to visit my sister's blog at Robin Flies South!

Gifts A Mile High/Giveaway Winner!

My sister will tell you, we are not red people. And I am definitely not a red and green person. So, when I decided to do a more traditional holiday table, I was surprised to discover that I could do it without spending much money. That's right--I already had red and green!

I did purchase these plates at Target on clearance. I saw them online, and when I found out they were melamine, I almost changed my mind. But, eight plates for under $12?

I bought these boxes years ago at Sam's. They are sturdy, beautifully decorated inside, and what you see here is only a third of them. When stacked, they are my height!

I purchased the napkins from Target, also.

I already had this runner, and it turned out

to be long enough for my 60" table.

I found this package of ornaments that I must have bought last year, but never used. I'm sure I bought them for the motorcycle, since Mr. Wonderful has two Harleys!

Don't these salt & pepper shakers look like

they are warming themselves with the candle?

Since there is a brown stripe on the reindeer plates,

I added some sparkly brown ornaments.

When the idea of the boxes as a centerpiece hit me,

I imagined them with gold ribbon streaming down.

Lo and behold, I found exactly what I wanted.

In my own Christmas decorations!

I even found this pre-made bow!



I hope you enjoyed my red and green table!

I like to decorate for Christmas with less

traditional colors, but I must admit,

I had fun with this one!

I had so much fun with my first giveaway!

Just a quick reminder of the prize:

Drum roll, please!

And the winner is...

Patti at Pandora's Box!

Thank you to all who entered. A donation of $50

was made to The Misha May Foundation, so your

 participation will help them with the work they do

 to rehabilitate unadoptable shelter dogs.







I will be joining Susan at Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday!

Be sure to visit my sister's blog at Robin Flies South. She has a giveaway, too!