Merry Christmas Ombre Pallet

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I figured I ought to have a Christmas Pallet like I had a Thanksgiving Pallet. Easy to make and looks lovely as decor. I just love this time of year!!

To make this I just chose some fun Christmassy colors and darkened them (or lightened them) to make the colors you see on the pallet. Then I used a stencil for some snowflakes. I free-handed the smaller ones. I used another stencil for the letters. Pretty simple!!

I hope you are all having a great December!!!!

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Someone Went To Get A Christmas Tree Yesterday........

We spent yesterday decorating our house and getting a Christmas tree. Someone came with us in her fancy winter sweater. Chloe loved all the smells and the chance to lick as many new faces as she could.  We would have taken buddy but we were afraid of the potential for havoc that comes with bringing Buddy anywhere. Don't get me wrong, he's a sweetie....he's just a lab. :-) 

Now, we're just waiting to see how many ornaments he is going to pull off the tree!!

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Ah!! I totally fell asleep and forgot to post this party!! What can I say?? It's such a busy (but so fun!!) time of year and I am pretty tired. From wagon rides to Christmas crafts, and family parties to finding the right tree.....this weekend saw it all. 

Here are my Fave's from last week:

Holly Jolly Notepad Books from Make-Homemade-Gifts.Com

Christmas Baubles by Jellyfish Jelly

Sweet Potato Pie With Rosette Frosting from Joy in the Jumble

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Vintage Book Page Star by House Revivals

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Wine Cork Christmas Tree

I LURVE wine corks. And wine. I recently received a gift of a wine cork stash and I've been coming up with ideas on what to do with them....something a little out of the ordinary, ya know? I've seen wreaths (heck, I just made a burlap wine cork wreath), trivets, picture frames, and bulletin boards. Last year I tried my hand at making a stacked cork christmas tree. I've never seen one like this though. Yeah, I think I was the first to come up with it!! (You know that's probably not true....but as far as I am concerned, I am totally the first.) :-)

Here is what I did:

A foam cone wrapped (and secured with hot glue) in linen. 

Trim the corks in half and hot glue them around the wrapped cone, adding a wooden red ball in every now and then to accent it. Start at the bottom of the cone and work your way to the top, trying to alternate the placement of the corks: don't line them up in a row one on top of the other, place them at diagonals to each other. 

I love rose hips too. 

There color, in my mind, is so much for rich and less brassy as the winterberries you see everywhere. 

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