cookie cutter christmas ornaments!

Head to the dollar store!! Get some metal cookie cutters, ribbon & any kind of backing you want to attach. These make adorable gifts or keepsakes for your own tree. ️😊 http://pinterest.com/pin/498070040010903142/

Love this idea! Placing a small christmas photo inside of an old vintage bottle! Add a listing faux snow to the bottom of the bottle and tie off with greenery and a bell! BTW...I will be giving you this image next!

http://www.pinterest.com/vintagebydee/joyeaux-noel/

Re-purposed glasses made into snowman ornaments...

fill an old trunk with greenery and lights.....

made my own version.....

another one for the bucket list.....

pin cones and hearts and jute rope.....

Junky, Funky, Rusty, and Re-purposed by Sue. Cute idea found via Pinterest. No instructions but they look easy enough to figure out.

vintage Christmas box

posted by Shabby in Love on facebook....

Lovely idea for your winter window boxes friends. Just add some natural greenery and some plastic ornaments.

www.grandinroad.com

I'm thinking my buckets Kathy plants flowers in....the sparkly poinsettias I saw at Walmart......

this creative woman spent YEARS collecting the perfect antique lids for her project. wow!

Step two: Choose a window Becky says, “I started with a window that I already had. I painted it pink and reinforced the corners with metal “L”brackets. I then placed all the clear glass lids, bowls and plates in a pleasing pattern Once I knew where I wanted then to go I glued them all to the window, starting at the top edge. I used Dap auto and marine silicone which stays very clear and makes a very strong bond.

Step three: Arrange and glue I glued the flat inside piece of all the glass to the back of the window. The different heights of the glass pieces stick out the back side of the window, and the part inside to you is the smooth glass. I have always adored old glass pieces with their artistic designs. This way I can just sit and study each piece for its own artistic features.

Step four: Adjust and enjoy! I left all the pieces intact except for the butter dishes close to the top. They were each too long for the space I had for them, so I cut about an inch off the end of each one with a wet tile saw. If folks don’t have a saw they might have to ask a tile layer if they could cut the pieces for them, but most windows I have seen are made with no cut pieces. I was just determined I was going to get some of those glass designs into my piece. I also used the piece I cut off of one of the dishes for the two upper corner pieces. It was a very simple process to do. If you use a window that is free hanging, I’m sure which side of the window you would want the back side of the dishes on. This window really looks pretty from either side.”

junky, funky, rusty, and re-purposed by Sue

Junky, Funky, Rusty, and Re-purposed by Sue. Fun gift idea for the beer drinker. Well also could be a fun craft for you to create if you get to drink the beer to get the caps LOL. You could also paint the caps to disguise the beer logo. No instructions. Just photo found on pinterest.

when we go back to Tennessese.....

Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Museum, Farm, Tour & Jewelry Showroom - Tennessee Vacation www.tnvacation.com Address and Phone: Birdsong Resort, 255 Marina Rd., Exit 133 off I-40 Camden, TN 38320Email: info@tennesseeriverpearls.com Phone: (731) 584-7880

I could do this.....right???????

Great idea! Turn glass bottles into drinking glasses. Here's what you do:

1. Soak a piece of sting in alcohol

2. Wrap sting around bottle at the desired height and tie

3. Light string on fire and allow to burn for bit

4. Dip bottle in cold water

5. Firmly tap bottle against stiff surface

6. Bottle should break at level of string

7. Sand sharp edges with a light duty sandpaper

More great stuff at http://homestead-and-survival.com/

Love these suitcases used as a night table. Great idea!! ♥~Junktion Alley

I see a trip to The Brass Armidillo in my future!

merry christmas to ME!

just got on amazon.com and ordered a stack of Johnny Depp movies I haven't seen!

grandma's cocoa pie....

not my grandma's, mind you, but my cousin Shelia posted it, so it's practically a family recipe!

Here is a great old hard to find recipe~

Granny’s Cocoa Cream Pie

It’s simple and tasty.

This really was a simple desert often used during the 30’s and 40’s.

½ c. cocoa

¼ cup cornstarch/or arrowroot powder (or ½ c. all purpose flour)

3 egg yolks

1 ½ c. sugar

¼ tsp. salt

2 c. milk

1 tsp. vanilla

Mix cocoa, cornstarch, beaten egg yolks; sugar and salt, then add milk gradually, while stirring in a pot over med-high heat. Cook until thick, beating it smooth. Cream pies take some time to thicken, so stir... and stir (10-15 min). Using a heavy bottom pan really helps. Just keep it up until it thickens. Pour into a pre-baked pie shell. Put in the fridge to chill, add whipped cream if you like :0 Or use the left over egg whites for a meringue topping!

make a bookmark!

Fouke, Arkansas!

The city of Fouke, Arkansas, is a sleepy farming community that gained its popularity in the 1970's as the home of a Bigfoot-like beast known as "The Fouke Monster". To find Fouke, simply take US-71 southwest out of Texarkana for approximately 15 miles. The beast was first sighted in 1971 on the edge of a soybean field. After that, sightings seemed to explode throughout the small town. A carload of Texarkana residents witnessed the monster dashing in front of their car on U.S. 71. A deer hunter encountered the creature in heavy brush. Still another man reported that the monster was banging on the door of their house, trying to get in. The latest sighting of the monster was on July 17 in 1998, when a family saw the monster walking along a dry creek bed about five miles south of town. Sightings of the monster have occurred since the 1940's according to newspaper articles. A member of the band "Brave Combo" said, “I think I saw a Bigfoot once. It was on a small lonely highway between Texarkana and Shreveport. In that area they call it the Fouke Monster, named after Fouke, a swampy little town in southwest Arkansas. I was with my cousin, driving her Volkswagen Beetle. We were wide awake and there it was, walking swiftly along the road." Today there are only a few remnants of the monster in Fouke. The Monster Mart sells several items such as photos and other souvenirs. It's worth a stop inside to fill up with gas, grab a snack and a postcard, and talk to the people about the latest sightings. Just down the road from the Monster Mart is a large metal replica of the Fouke Monster that is set up for tourists. You climb a set of steps, put your head through the opening, and viola'! You have just become the latest Fouke Monster sighting!

snowflake button!

my Girl Scout troop did this...they turned out really cute!

sock snowman

You will need:

1 - a pair of white socks and a pair of flower

2 - rice or beans for stuffing

3 - a few buttons, twine or thread.

4 - a few rubber band and nose can color a toothpick.

How to:

1 - Cut the heel of the white sock and tie one end with a rubber band.

2 - fill it with rice and tie the brim with another elastic.

3 - Take colored socks and cut out only the middle one (removing the heel and elastic) and the other only the heel.

4 - Put cut protection on the white sock and tie with string in two places to form the body, and other flowers shaped like a sock hat.