Glistening Pinecone Ornaments

We were using these pinecone's as fall decorations for our table centerpiece.  I was so excited when we hit December, as I planned on using these for our homemade ornaments.   

We used Mod Podge and silver glitter for a section of the pinecone to give it that snowy affect.  Harmony put on the Mod Podge and started sprinkling away!  After we finished up with the glitter and allowed the sparkly pinecones to dry, I hot glued on the ribbon ($1.00 at Walmart!).  

There is a total of six beautiful, glistening pinecone ornaments..they came out perfectly! I have another fun idea that I can't wait to try from Ms. Martha herself!  ;)  ..You'll just have to wait and see what it is. 

Happy Holiday's!!

Candice S.

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Cinnamon Ornaments

I have seen wonderful recipes for making cinnamon ornaments that use applesauce, glue, and a boat load of cinnamon!  ...Lets just say.. after about 4 hours of kneading my heart out, I dumped the sticky gunk in the trash and called it a day.  

..Because I had a very eager and wanting little girl who needed to make ornaments for our tree, I decided the next best thing would be to make our salt dough recipe that we used for our fall leaves.  I added two extra ingredients to the mix: 2-4 tablespoons to applesauce and a ton of cinnamon.

Baby Brother doing his part, having fun with the plastic cookie cutters.

I added red food coloring to a portion of the dough that I sectioned off.  You flatten the dough, add a few drops of food coloring, and then quickly start folding in the dough.  Keep folding in the dough and kneading the dough until you see even color.  Add more color for more bold colored dough.

Place in oven at 150 and bake for about an hour or until desired dryness is reached.  Whalllaaaaa!  :)

Happy Holiday's!

Candice S.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

"A turkey is a funny bird,

His head goes wobble, wobble, wobble.

And he knows just one word,

Gobble, gobble, gobble."

Happy Thanksgiving!

Candice S.

Free LeapFrog Book's

You can order a free ABC Junior Leapfrog Book, which is geared toward infants to toddlers.  

They also have the option to order a free Ozzie and Mack Tag LeapFrog Book that is from their new Tag Reader's product line made for toddlers and preschooler's.

It takes about 6-8 weeks for shipping.. I received our Ozzie and Mack book about 6 weeks after we ordered it.  We LOVE it so much that I'm Santa is going to bring the Tag Reading System that includes the pen.  Harmony can read by herself by taking the Tag Reading Pen and pressing it to each word allowing her to recognize letters, words, sentences, and play games with the book.

How awesome is this promotion from LeapFrog?  And, it's FREE!  Wooohoo!

Candice S.

Wordless Wednesday =)

Harmony Paige
Born July 14, 2006
6 lb. 13 oz. 19 1/2 inches long

4 Years Old- November 2010

Mark Andrew Jr.
Born March 25, 2010
7 lb. 12 oz. 19 inches

8 Months Old- November 2010

These picture's make me smile and give me a million reasons to be thankful this Thanksgiving.  =)

What are you thankful for?

Happy Holiday's!

Candice S.

I live in Florida, where you can garden all year round.. :)

I do not have a green-thumb, by any means.  Actually, I think that my four year old can help a plant thrive and survive better than I.  ..This wall garden, however, is so brilliant and so "green" that I just couldn't help but share a photo and a link to Modish Blog's tutorial on how to make it.  

I'm in love .. and am so willing to at least make an attempt at it one day!  

Do you have any gardening tips for house plants and the like that you would like to share?

Candice S.

Thankful Turkey's

We made these a few weeks ago to write what we are thankful everyday.  Mark Sr. and Myself have also included some of our thanksgiving submittals.  We do this every morning before we start school.  

Harmony and I had a lot of fun making a ga-zillion (lol- is that even a word!?) of these thumbprint turkey's!  I remember making these in school.  How fun, right!?  

Thing's I'm thankful for:

Thanksgiving is about giving thanks for every aspect of your life.  I am beyond blessed for my wonderful husband, and even more blessed that I consider him to be one of my best friends.  I am thankful for my children who are healthy and beautiful.  I am thankful for my sister and my mother.  I am thankful for having the courage to go back to school and the opportunity to raise my kids and do so at the same time.

What are you thankful for?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Candice S.