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Holiday House- Our Santa Room

I got this Santa at a local thrift store for $5...isn't he fantastic?!

I strolled upon this website tonight and just fell inLOVE with it. I love the Celebration Index. It list great ideas forgetting together with your girlfriends such as hosting abook swap, soup exchange, accessory swap party, and the list goes on and on. It also gives advice on how to host a monthly GirlTalk meeting. A monthly topicis given for discussion and self learning. I have always loved hosting parties with my girlfriends and this website has given me a few more ideas.

Bitty Baubles Boo!

I took a trip to my Grandmother's

who always has a tremendous amount of "stuff"

and is always very generous in giving me any of it.

I went with the intentions

of looking through a drawer full of buttons

for craft projects that I was interested in making.

Along with bringing home

a fabulous amount of vintage buttons

I also brought home

a mountain of mismatched broken jewelry

that I can play with.

I have all kinds of

ideas twisting in my head,

but here are the

necklace pendants

that I made last night

from all of the remnants.

The New New Year's resolution: A Treasure Map

It is that time of year

again when we all start

thinking about

our New Year's resolutions

and what we want to

change

for the upcoming year.

I have never been a fan of New Year's resolutions.

I tend to

"work"

on my being throughout the entire year

rather than committing to growth at the start of the new year

and then falling of the wagon a month later.

I don't condemn anyone else in their process of growth,

but it just doesn't work for me.

What works for me is a Treasure Map.

I am a visual person by nature

and having a reminder of the areas

I want to focus on in my life

helps me to maintain growth in those areas.

We have all heard

a tremendous amount of talk

the last few years regarding the

Law of Attraction.

I believe that our thoughts do shape our lives.

A Treasure Map uses this concept.

By using a poster board

( I use a 8x10 flat canvas board because it is really sturdy)

to paste words and images from magazines

you can create your own Treasure Map.

The idea behind a

Treasure Map

is that when you surround yourself

with images of

who you want to become

your life changes to match those desires.

I have gathered

a group of friends and family

to work on my treasure map

and

I have worked on mine as a solo project.

Key note

is to listen to your

intuition.

Pull images, words, or quotes

that speak to you

even if you don't know why.

The vision shown above was one

that I created through a transitional period in my life

when I was nearing the end of my divorce.

Although finding a new relationship was not what I was focusing on at the time I still included a relationship area. In it I included the symbol of a bull to represent the astrological symbol of a Taurus. My symbol is a Cancer which according to astrology is most compatible with a Taurus. 3 months after I created this vision board I met my LOVE who is has been perfect for me.

Coincidence?

Maybe, but I like to think that it was a result of me

focusing on what I needed

at the time to heal myself

and the universe

knew that this person would help me along that path.

Christine Kane's blog has wonderful information on how to create you own Treasure Map/Vision board along with her own story on how a vision board transformed her life. I recommend taking a look.

First Snow Fall

Last night was our first (real) snow fall.

It is definately beginning to look more like Christmas now.

Each Winter season

brings me to a time

when I slow down

and become a little bit introverted.

I stay home more

and just honor the season

as being a time of

reflection.

I am a warmer weather girl at heart,

but I love the

quietness and stillness

of nature after it snows.

I love to just to go outside

and take a moment

to take in all the stillness around me.

Dear Santa, I Have Issues!

Dear Santa,
I have issues!

Issues...you say?

Issues with filling my home with

THRIFTY DECOR!

Today I took a look at the

local thrift store

and this is what I found...

A glass tree $1

A set of glass candlesticks .50 for the pair

A bag of snow .50

and a box of

gold and silver christmas ornaments. $1

Yesterday I made a stop at

at Big Lots

and found these trees.

$6 for 16

Now what did

I do with all

of these

wonderful items?

The trees and snow

were

added to my mantle.

I filled the glass tree

with a strand of pearl beads

and sat it on top of a bookcase

with one of

my many snowmen.

The glass bulbs filled

another thrift store find

which sat beside

an apocathy jar

which was found at Goodwill.

Dear Santa,

I can't help myself!

You Gotta LOVE Gifts from your little ones!

My son's school host a Santa Workshop Sale in the gym for students to come in buy gifts for friends and family members. Local crafters set up tables with items that are dirt cheap for the kids to sort through to find the perfect gift for their loved ones. My proud son picked out this fluorescent yellow hat for me! He is eleven and the proud look he had in his eyes when he came home and handed me the hat was priceless.

I just love the fact

that he would get me something

like this that just

SCREAMS

that

I am his #1 MOM.

I am feature over at Jen's Penny Pinching Party today.

DailyOM: Decorating Life


November 17, 2009 Decorating Life The World as Home There are few things more thrilling than having a new house or an empty room to decorate. Our imaginations soar as we consider the many possibilities. In the same way, our lives offer us the opportunity to express ourselves within various contexts, to ask ourselves questions about what we want to see as we move through our days and how we want things to flow. Some people do this instinctively, moving through the various environments they inhabit and shifting the energy with their presence. These people have a knack for decorating life. This can be as simple as the way they dress, the way they speak, or the fact that they always bring a bouquet of wildflowers when they come for a visit. As we move through the world, we make a statement, whether we intend to or not. We shift the energy one way when we enter a room dressed elegantly and simply, and another when we show up in bright, cheerful colors and a floppy hat. One is not better than the other. It is simply a question of the mood we wish to create. What we wear is just one choice we can focus on. The way we speak to people, or touch them, shifts the energy more profoundly than almost anything else. The words we speak and the tone in which we say them are the music we choose to play in the world that is our home. Some of us fill the space with passionate arias, others with healing hymns. Again, one is not better than the other. We are all called to contribute. Just as we consciously create an environment within our homes, we can consciously choose to decorate life itself with our particular energy. Ideally, in doing so, we express our deeper selves, so that the adornments we add to the world make it more meaningful, more beautiful, and as welcoming as a beloved home. Want more DailyOM? Register for your free email, or browse all articles

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