Wallpaper Wednesday

Today was a lovely day. 

Except that the temperature got a wee bit above freezing, which means the snow melted a bit, which means that when it freezes again tonight we will have ice.  Oh, joy. 

 

But, besides that, it was a lovely day. 

 

Alex and I went to the Yearbook Staff Christmas party today, and had so much fun! 

We aren't part of the yearbook staff anymore, now that we've both graduated, but we were invited anyway, which was nice:)  It was great to get out of the house, see some of my friends, eat cookies, sip cider (caramel cider - like a caramel apple - soooo good!), and play games.  We also had a white elephant gift exchange, pirate style, which is always a lot of fun;)  I got a book, a CD, and a bubble gum scented pencil.  Yeah, I know - the bubble gum scented pencil seemed a bit odd, especially since it didn't really smell like bubble gum to me, but whatever. 

 

It was a wonderful party, and I had so much fun laughing:)  I'm so thankful for laughter.

 

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This hat, by the way, makes me happy.  I wish it wasn't so expensive, because I would so buy it.  Such is life.  And yes, I do love hats.

A cute and cozy cloche...

 

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Okay, moving on to the point of this post - trust me, there is a point - this week's wallpaper!

 

Presenting Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire in...Funny Face!

 

{As usual, the full size image is located on the graphic design page}

 

This is one of my new very favorite movies. 

It makes me happy. 

It makes me want to go singing and dancing around Paris with Fred Astaire. 

I like movies that make me happy. 

And really, how could this movie not make you happy? 

After all, it's got Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire!

 

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Next week on Wallpaper Wednesday, I will begin sharing my Classic Movies Christmas Collection.

 

Any suggestions for classic Christmas movies?  I've got White Christmas and It's a Wonderful Life so far...

 

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Happy Trails y'all and Merry Christmas!

 

And the giveaway winner is...

One slip for each time you entered...

 

I dumped the slips into a hatbox, put the lid on, and shook it.

 

I opened the lid a crack, and my brother reached in and drew out one slip. 

 

One slip, with the name of the winner scrawled upon it...

 

And the winner of the crocheted tam is...

 

 

Kellie!

 

Congratulations, Kellie!

Shoot me an email or give me a call, and we'll find a time for you to pick up your tam...and maybe squeeze in a few rounds of Fox and Geese;)

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Thank you to everyone who participated!  I had a lot of fun hosting this giveaway, and I plan to have more in the future=)  Would everyone like that?

 

Happy Trails y'all!

Christmas Creativity

And here is the finished Christmas Ice Skate door decoration...

 

Sweet, isn't it?

 

I took greenery cut from the trees in our forest and fake red berries and stuck them in the top, then tied the plaid ribbon around the top of the skate.  I used the skate's laces to make a loop on the other side of the skate to hang it from the wreath hanger. 

 

I think it turned out rather well, and I had fun making it:)

 

Merry Christmas!

 

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A few weeks ago the cover of our Plow & Hearth catalog caught my eye...

 

Isn't that a cute idea?  I love it!

 

So, I'm working on making one of my own using my old pair of ice skates which are now too small for me.

 

The only thing I've done so far is clean the skate, and also cover part of the blade - I can just imagine my dad's reaction when the blade starts chipping paint off the door.  Not pretty;)

 

I used felt to cover the front and the back of the blade.

 

Now, I just have to decide whether to use fake greenery, or real. 

 

I think I'll go with real - we've got plenty of that around here:)

 

 

Happy trails y'all!

Snow report...

Since our first snow on the 18th, it's been snowing quite a bit each day, and we now have 9 in.   It's snowing right now, and we're supposed to get ten more inches if it continues to snow all day and all tonight.  Whoopie!!!

 

The only problem with a lot of snow is that it's pretty much impossible to ice skate on our pond (that's are 1/2 acre pond that you see beyond the bushes), unless we clear it off.  Sometimes when the ice is really thick, we use our small garden tractor to plow part of it off.  That's always nice, sine no one feels like ice skating after using a snow shovel to clear the pond;)

 

In the meantime, I think some sledding is in order today!=D

 

Happy trails y'all!