This Little Turkey of Mine, I'm Gonna Let It Shine!

A friend and I got together with our kids and made this "TOO CUTE" little votive turkey holder.

I found the idea at Family Fun Magazine's website. I changed a few things around on the directions though. They used tissue paper for the "feathers" but I found these real ones, and I think it is more realistic. But if you make it the way I did, be sure to keep the feathers far away from the heat, as they *will* catch fire. Don't ask me how I know. ;-)

Also at the website they used tissue paper for the beak, and wattle. I used felt, and small pom pom balls. I think it would make it last longer than the paper.

This is a very sticky, messy craft, so be sure that you have plenty of clean up supplies and prepare your space for spills. But it was sooooo much fun too! :)

The turkey has inspired us to make other animals or objects. We thought of a turtle after bean misplaced the eyes on her turkey and it looked like a turtle head. So we may just try making a turtle! And a bunny came to mind as well. Have fun, and use your imaginations! :)

Fair Days

Our items are now entered into the fair. What a fun experience this has been. It's my/our first time ever entering anything into the fair, and I am excited to see what comes out of it.

I made the above page at Scrapblog.com. My Sister In Law showed this site to me, and boy is it fun and addicting! ;-)

As you can see we have a good sampling of things that are stumping the judges right now. I entered two pieces of photography. This:

and This:
I am not sure if they are considered good or not, but *I* liked them well enough. ;-)

Tiny Boy and Bean (as well as Sweetie) entered the egg decorating contest. They were so proud to see their eggs up on the display shelf! (And so was I, mind you. ;0) )

Other Things Sweetie entered were

Cream Cheese Cookies
A Draw String Tote bag that she sewed herself

And this water color painting of the sun

I entered a couple of other things:

Freshly Ground Whole Wheat Bread

And A Custom Boutique Outfit that I had made to sell on ebay, but never did. :(

The girls and Tiny Boy were both pumped with excitement as they saw the fair grounds transformed and workers hustling about busy setting up their stands and rides.

We also saw a friend from church helping out with the gathering of the goods.

Well, wish us the best! :)

Show and Tell Friday~Fall Wreath

About a week ago, the kids and I went out for a mid-morning walk. I noticed that the wild plants were abounding with beautiful ornaments of fall colors.

A bold idea came to my head, and I started to collect all of these "weeds", as some would call them, to make a wreath. But I found so much variety, textures, and colors, that it was hard to pass up.

Later in the afternoon, I put together the fall colored wreath out of these plants. I knew it wouldn't last long. In fact, it probably only lasted one day. But I didn't mind. It was good for my creative spirit. :) The pictures you see here are the results of my efforts with the plants that God planted near our home. It is also in my blog header; with a little help from photo shop. :)

Hope you enjoy the festive fall colors as I did. :)

To see what others are showing and talking about please visit Kelli at There's No Place Like Home. Or click on the link above. Have a great day! :)