Sunday, December 27, 2009

Get Down!

Decorations, that is.

I LOVE Christmas and love to have our home decorated, but come December 26; I'm ready to have it all safely packed away for next year. We were a day late this year because we did a little shopping/exchanging yesterday, but I'm happy to say that it's all picked up & packed for 2010.

Sew Daddy was THE MAN today. He helped more than ever and it was so appreciated. Undecorating is never a fun time for me, but he kept me laughing so that the job wasn't so dreaded. Once the ornaments were put away, he removed lights & dismantled the tree and would NOT let me help.

Have I said that I have the best husband in the whole wide world? Well, I DO! Our first date was 15 years ago Christmas Night. {collective awwwwww. :-) }


These pics are actually from the past {we have hardwood now . . WOO HOOO!}, but I promise, it all looks the same. Tons of Rubbermaid storage totes, reams of tissue paper & ornament boxes out the wazoo.

Friday, December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas

Wishing you all a blessed, Merry Christmas!
I hope it's been a wonderful day filled with love, hope & peace!

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

How NOT to Give Yourself A Spa Hand Treatment


17 Easy Steps : How NOT to treat yourself to a spa hand treatment:

1. Drop your paraffin warmer in the floor.
2. Make sure you have a batch of sausage balls in the oven that have to come out in about 2 minutes.
3. Don't forget to spill wax in the cat's dish so the food is one giant clump. It makes the cat food easier to clean up.
4. Stand there for about 2 seconds; so that you can process what just happened, because you believe this is surely a bad dream. Realize you are indeed awake.
5. Call for someone to bring paper towels & the garbage can. Call loudly because one is outside with a leaf blower and one is getting ready. No one is even remotely near by.
6. Thank the person who brought the can, saw the mess, noticed your happiness level and then hit the road quickly. You know what they say: "if Momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy"
7. Realize you need a new garbage bag because the can is full & grab a spatula on the way back through the kitchen. You'll need it.
8. Rescue the sausage balls from the 400 degree oven; just in the nick of time.
9. Return to the scene of the accident & commence to scraping up all the wax you can only to realize there is still ALOT of wax on the floor.
10. Have a lightbulb moment! Get the hairdryer {and more paper towels}
11. Lay paper towels in the floor and blast them with the hairdryer. It's amazing how paper towels absorb re-heated wax.
12. Repeat, repeat, repeat, ad nauseum.
13. Take the paraffin warmer outside, avoid the temptation to throw it in the trash and bring that hairdryer. You'll need it because dried wax is all over the outside of the contraption.
14. Eat a few sausage balls with each trip through the kitchen. Nothing like some good healthy stress food while in the midst of a crisis. Give thanks that you had the where with all to get them out of the oven before they burned to a crisp.
15. Set aside about an hour of time and 100% of your temper. That will come in handy for clean-up.
16. Be happy that the family left for a bit so that you can gain your composure and have a few more sausage balls all to yourself.
17. Remember how blessed you are and look forward to actually dipping your hands IN the paraffin spa for your next treatment.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
life is good!

Monday, December 21, 2009

a long winter's nap

Well . . . not really a nap, but a much needed break.


It's Christmas week and a busy week it will be. I have presents to wrap, cookies to bake, a stocking to make and family to enjoy. :-)
I've decided to leave the Etsy shop open, but won't be shipping any packages until Monday December 28. This will give me a break although I will be checking emails & convos regularly.
So, it's a break and maybe I can sneak in a nap somewhere along the way!
Life is Good!

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Shiny Brite Vintage Ornaments

Remember these? I do. {I did have a birthday earlier this week, ya know}. These are vintage Shiny Brite ornaments that originally belonged to my parents. If my Daddy were still alive, they would celebrate their 52nd anniversary this week. My mother said these were the first ornaments they purchased so I'm guessing they are over 50 years old. You can see the ornaments AND the boxes are in excellent condition. You would have had to know my Daddy to really appreciate this. :-) Some of the ornaments even have the original ornament hooks still attached. Let's just say, they don't make 'em like they use to.

I have lots of other vintage Shiny Brites from them. I guess as time passed, they were able to afford some of the fancier styles. I had great intentions of snapping shots of those as well, but I've been sewing just a little bit lately. ;-)


I hope you have something special, passed down through your family, that will bring special memories this Christmas.
Merry Christmas!

Friday, December 18, 2009

PRIORITY MAIL SHIPPING WEEKEND

:★: Monday 12.21 is the last day to ship via US Priority Mail in order for packages to arrive in time for Christmas.
:★: This weekend, everything in the shop is READY TO SHIP & has Priority Mail shipping charges applied.
:★: Last Minute Shopping this weekend will ship Monday morning via US Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope
. . . after that I'll be taking a few days off to enjoy Christmas with my family


SHOP NOW AT SEW GRACIOUS!

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

You Say It's Your Birthday

It's my birthday too, yeah!


Today is the 350th day of the year. There are 15 days left in 2009. I was wondering who else was born on December 16. Thanks, Google!
  • William "The Refrigerator" Perry : NFL defensive back
  • Billy Gibbons : ZZ Top
  • Benny Andersson : ABBA
  • Steven Bochco : producer of LA Law, St. Elsewhere, Hill Street Blues
  • Arthur C. Clarke : author 2001:A Space Odyssey
  • Noel Coward : playwright
  • Ludwig von Beethoven : composer
  • Jane Austen : novelist
  • Catherine of Aragon : 1st wife of Henry VIII
  • 1773 The Boston Tea Party : that was a birth of sorts :-)

It's such a busy time of year. I've been sewing like crazy, as you can imagine. I hope you enjoying the beauty of this season and if you know someone who has a birthday today, wish them a Happy Birthday!

life is good! xo :)



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