Getting Ready for Christmas!

The Holidays are around the corner....

Are you ready????....me neither,well,as ready as I'm going to be!...But its like this for me every year.I have all these wonderful ideas and great expectations,and some of them workout and then others I don't get to....ohhh welll.

I wish I were more like a Poinsettia....take the Summer to become something Beautiful and Loved in the Winter....

   But you know what else I love?...And I bet You will love this too...are Snowflakes.......

Isn't this just a Fun Snowflake?....I found this on the blog ,Inspirational,(Ihave a link below)...But you can go here for the Tutorial on how to make this Beautiful Snowflake...http://kath-allthatglitter.blogspot.com/2010/11/snowflake-hanger-tutorial.html

So checkout Kathy's Blog for some truly beautiful artwork and some wonderful inspiration to get you into the Holidays!

come back to see what I created with my Snowflake!

Thanks for visiting!....Have a Great Day!....:)~~~virginia

A Wedding....







It was a beautiful weekend for a wedding...An outdoor wedding!



seating for guests,under the Big Oak Tree...

The grounds were just so beautiful!....The weather was perfect!

Here are some pics of the Old Manor,where this wedding took place...





original church built in the 1860"s



Fountain outside entrance to Manor

My Camera was not cooperating with me on this evening,
so my pics were limited...
But this place was just wonderful and had a very
elegant feel to it!
During the cocktail hour,I snuck around to take some pics,of the other rooms...

the Manor serves as a Restaurant as well as holding Weddings...Each room was different

We snuck upstairs to see the Bridal Suite,but it was too dark for pics...
The Ballroom where the reception was held was
magical,but also dark,(the lighting)
there were hardwood floors,and 2 very Large chandeliers...
It was a Beautiful Wedding!

Topiary arrangement from Outdoor Decor...

Here's to Wishing you a Magical Week!
Until next time~~~...:)virginia

Little Things to be Thankful for....

Do you have a tendency to skip over Thanksgiving?I don't mean the food part or the actual celebrating of Thanksgiving...what I mean is,in the past I have been known to treat Thanksgiving as just a 3 day weekend.It 's great fun to be with family,the food is always outstanding,but my mind was already on Christmas! I would go straight from Halloween to Christmas,not really putting much effort into Thanksgiving....
      This year my approach is a little different,I have actually been thinking of all the things I'm thankful for.And those "little things" are actually the most important to me....With this past year being a difficult one with some major hurdles,I have been reflecting on the positive moments and accomplishments,no matter how big or small!
      So this month we will try each day to be Thankful for one  thing,no matter how big or small....And Today one of the Big things I'm thankful for ,are ALL the WONDERFUL people I have met and befriended in Blogland...Wishing you All a Thankful Thanksgiving befor we move on to Christmas....:)
      
     Here are some Little Thankful treats that I have created.....Enjoy!


~~~~~~~~~~~~~virginia...:)~~~~~~~~~~~



A  Shabby Pink Thanksgiving Postcard and Fabric Collage




Vintage Postcard of Sweet girl and Lots of glitter Collage



Vintage postcards with vintage fabrics& trims Collages