{YEP, A Crafting Spell Came On Me}

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So this week I decided to share a few pictures and to tell y'all that I actually had a crafting spell come over me during Christmas! LOL! That doesn't happen often. But, first let me just share my gingerbread men with you. They might make you smile today! Or Hungry! 

I made some gingerbread men over the holidays for the grands and they were oh so good! 

Not too shabby for my first time of making gingerbread men. 

 I actually got a little crafty over the holidays which doesn't happen often. 

Took a piece of wood, sanded it and then spray painted it. Found the song "It is Well with my Soul" online for free so saved it to my computer. Then I found this beautiful red bird clip art for free and saved it. I done a little photo shop magic and placed my red bird on my song with a light opacity. I painted about 3-4 layers of modge podge and let it dry.

Added some beads and a Poinsettia that was an old jewelry piece that I had tossed in my craft drawer. Liked how it turned out until.... I went to hang it on my tree! WAY TO HEAVY for my skinny tree. 

So, I took a white gift box and cut it the same size as the wood.

Gave it two coats of spray paint.

Hot glued the song onto the cardboard and I painted one light coat of modge podge to basically seal it. Added some beads, an earring (one earring was missing) that I had tossed in my craft box to the corner and a loop to hang it with.

 Hit the gaps with a tad of gold glitter paint and well, it's not perfect and next time I will use beads that do not have holes in them...but it sure made me smile.

A friend told me that crafting was like a marriage....TRIAL and ERROR! 
I did go back later, (when the mood finally hit me that is) and filled in the gaps better with glitter paint)

I love the song...It is well with my soul. I love the old and newer version. And red birds...well who doesn't like red birds. I've heard the old saying that if you see a red bird in your yard that you have a visitor from heaven. Of course there are a lot of little sayings about the red birds. But, it was a little time of reflecting on those I miss and love.

On the back of the ornament I wrote in memory of Papa, Granny and Nanny. My grandparents and my motherinlove. Yep, it was just one of those moments for me.
My gingerbread men turned out better but hey, I did have fun and had this been for a gift I can assure you it would have looked better.  Dang, next Christmas there is no telling what I might create*

After I had completed that little craft my friend Debby from "My Favorite Things" blog sent me files of some of the prettiest red birds ever! She has taken some of the most beautiful pictures of red birds in her yard. I see a future project using some of her pictures soon.  Here is just one of her images that I know she does not mind me sharing.

*Watermarked for copyrights*

A sweet friend gave me this beautiful Blessed sign for Christmas and I have been needing something to fill a wall behind my dining room table. Well, the sign was perfect but needed a little something else. So, decided to make two wreaths, one for each side of the sign. 

I have been drying out some cotton that I picked from a cotton field in Georgia. Plan on mingling a little cotton with some burlap and a few other things for my wreaths.  Yep, another little craft project. Hey, I gotta do this while I am in the mood! 

And last picture for the day. Isn't she just the cutest? Look at those cheeks! Her little onesie says, "Ain't no Nana like the one I got". YES, I love it and look at her little head band! 

Web image 

I hope that you all have a wonderful week and that you remember; Life is short, live it. Love is rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it, Memories are sweet, cherish them. 

P.S. If you get a chance, lift up my friend Debby in prayer...she could sure use a little prayer right now. She is awaiting test results from a biopsy. 
https://debbysfavoritethings.blogspot.com/

Hugs and blessings, Cindy