Guest Blogger- Duck Tape Creations

Today I am excited to introduce

 a fantastic guest blogger!

My beautiful daughter Madison!

Remember when my mom posted her blog of my room?

She asked what do you guys do with duct tape.

Well this is what I did.

Today my friend Dina and I were playing with my 

duck tape and this is what we came  up with.

 Duck Tape Roses!!!!

 Here are the instructions to create them.

 First: you cut a square of duct tape.

 Next: you take a corner and fold it up to create a L

shape. 

 Then you take a side and fold it over to make a pyramid

shape with a little rectangle at the bottom. Repeat steps with about

20 squares to make a full flower ( you can have more).

 Finally you start wrapping it around a tooth pick or pipe cleaner

to have a stem. The first one you wrap should be tightly wound

 to create the appearance of a bud. the other squares should act as petal. 

 The finished product!

 

 Me (left) and Dina (right) working on our roses.

 We also made wallets!

 Sorry I have no step by step by step direction for you.

Some of the flowers we worked on. 



I think these make the perfect gift for valentines day.



Thanks for reading my post!

I am posting this to

Metamorphosis Monday

over at Between Naps On the Porch.

Liebster Blog

I have received a Liebster award

from Teresa at

Liebster means beloved, favorite, dearest in German.

This award is a great way to promote

bloggers with less than 200 followers!

Teresa was so sweet to pass this honor onto me!

This is her beautiful living room!

Teresa is so talented and creative.

If you have not yet visited Teresa,

 please pop over to say hello!

The Liebster award is given to bloggers with less than 200 followers,

 to promote and encourage new friendships among the blog community.

 When you receive it you:

1. Post the award on your blog.

2. Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.

3. Reveal your 5 picks for the award and let them know.

4. Bask in the love from the most supportive people on the blogosphere... other bloggers.

5. Finally, the best rule of all, have fun and spread the love!

I am speading the Liebster Award

to the following bloggers:

1.

Michelle over at

Michelle Renee Photography.

Michelle's photography site is full of

beautiful and inspirational photos!

2.

Sophia over at

Sophia's.

Wouldn't you want to curl up in her chair with a great book!

Sophia has such a great eye for design.

3.

Kathy over at

Our Creekside Castle!

Kathy is always up to something creative!

Kathy is in the middle of a complete bathroom remodel.

I can't wait to see how it turns out!

4.

Jen over at

Harrison Home.

Jen's eye for detail is outstanding!

A few weekends ago, Jen painted

fabulous stripes on her hallway wall!

It looks so inviting!

5.

Christine over at

Vista Woman.

Christine was one of my first followers years ago!

She and her hubby are about to embark

on a new downsizing adventure!

Isn't her new home adorable?

Please stop over to say hello to these wonderful ladies!

Sharing the JOY

 Yesterday my hubby- Wayne, 

 my daughter- Madison

and her friend -Savannah

helped me make Christmas Cookies!

We made some:

Sugar Cookies

Buck Eyes

&

No Bakes!

I divided them out onto paper plates...

Slipped the plates into gallon sized baggies

(I cut the the zipper tops off)

And tied them off with a colorful Christmas ribbon!

Wayne helped me tie on the JOY

ornaments I made!

Then we had the fun of delivering them

to all our new neighbors!

In keeping with sharing the joy...

I wanted to introduce you to a new blogger!

Harrison Home!

click to visit blog

My sister-in-law, Jen recently

started her wonderful new blog!

(Harrison Home Photo)

She is a fabulous decorator!

Her lovely home is ready for the Holidays!

(Harrison Home Photo)

Beautiful Tree

(Harrison Home Photo)

I just love her snow globes

made from mason jars!

I know she would love a visit from

each of you!

Have a wonderful day!

Dee Dee

Dinner & A Shout Out

Yesterday, I took some ground beef out of the

freezer to thaw before I left for work.

I also started to rack my brain... what should I make?

I don't know if you do this in your house,

but I tend to get stuck in dinner ruts.

Ground beef often equals=

Meatballs

Meatloaf

Bean Dish

Chuck wagon Casserole

etc....

I knew I wanted something different...

Exploring blog land I found a recipe that

both used ground beef and surprisingly enough

items I already had at the house!

Cheeseburger Cups!

They were excellent and easy to make!

(we decided next time we make them

we would remove them a few minutes earlier)

I found this great recipe over at Decor and the Dog!

To go right to the recipe click here.

I found this to be a great blog, full of

creative projects, great recipes, humorous dog posts

and before and afters!

Most recently she gives a how-to on adding bead board to her island!

What a beautiful kitchen she has!

Worth the hop over to her blog!

Thank you Wendy, at Relatively Unique,

for this weekend reading tip!

If you have never visited Wendy's site,

she is another blogger worth checking out!

Have a great day!

Following in My Footsteps

I'm so excited! 

Zac (my soon to be 16 year old)

 got a job for the summer!

No, not in Paris...

but at our local amusement park

Kings Island!

If you are old enough to remember

the Brady Bunch, they filmed

their amusement park show at Kings Island

 back in 1973!

(so I date myself)

My first job was also at Kings Island!

I worked a total of 3 summers

as a rides operator.

Funny enough,

 Zac will also be working rides.

He has already chosen his crew

and will be working on

The Crypt.

This ride was formerly known as

Tomb Raider, but the name was

changed a few years ago when the park

was sold from Paramount

back to Cedar Fair.

His reasoning for picking this ride...

it's inside

(air conditioning and

 staying dry in rain!)

Smart Boy!

As a side note (and because I've gone up the

Kings Island Eiffel Tower countless times)

this is a 1/3 sized replica of the

real Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

And for me, that's high enough!

All photos are from the Internet!

A Huge Thank You

One of the best treasures about blogging has been

YOU!

I have enjoyed getting the opportunity to meet

and get to know so many wonderful and talented people!

Each one of you are richly unique and lovely!

For the past year, my blog friends

names have been spoken around my house

on an almost daily basis! 

I have been blessed to lift so many up in prayer

and likewise have been blessed by many of your prayers.

I love following

 the lives of families,

the births of babies,

the pursuit of dreams,

the yummy recipes,

the creative projects,

and on

and on!

Each of you are a blessing to me!

One such blogger is my friend Christine

over at Vista Women.

Christine is such an example of God's

hands and feet here on earth.

She is always looking for creative ways to lift up others.

Her positive and sweet ways spill over

 to her family, friends, work associates

and the lives of all the high schoolers she

touches daily at work.

Right before Christmas I received a surprise

package in the mail.

It was from Christine!

I opened it and to my delight she had

made me a wonderful new apron!

I love aprons!

She creatively made this from a tea towel!

It even has a handy pocket sewn in around the top!

It not only matches my kitchen, but also Mom's!

(in photo above!)

Close up of the cupcake decal, isn't it adorable!

Thank you Christine for this gift!

I have been blessed!

Thank you to each of you for your gift of friendship!

Stay warm and have a great day!



Wendy's Give-A-Way

I wanted to share an exciting Give-A-Way

with you today!

My dear friend, Wendy, at

Relatively  Unique

is celebrating her 1 year blog anniversary

with an incredible cookie Give-A-Way!

Click here to get signed up!

Happy Anniversary Wendy!

Life here has been very busy,

I've been doing my best to keep up with

every one's new posts,

but have found it difficult to keep up with mine!

We are taking off today to visit Mickey...

(Grandpa B will be here hanging out with the pups!)

We are hoping to experience the

Taste Of Epcot...

To learn more about this great event head over and

visit Sue's blog at I Need Mom!

Have a great weekend!

Art Work Friday & Tea!

Happy Friday!

Welcome to Art Work Friday!

This will be my last official "weekly" Art Work Friday.

I am hoping to post my Art Work Friday meme once a month and

will be finalizing the particulars soon.

I want to thank each person who has so wonderfully posted

fantastic art work over the past several months.

I have met some of the most creative people.

Including...

Peg at Bloomfield Farm

Molly at Molly's Country Memories Home Place

Jude at thisjewels4you

Jane's son at Mamie Jane's

Wendy at Relatively Unique

Hannah at Farmingon faith

Michelle at My Cozy Cottage

Rhonda at Shellbellestikihut

Wanda Lee at The Plumed Pen

Each one of your postings has deeply inspired me!

Thank you to each of you who have visited us each Friday.

Your comments encourage me more than you would know!

Yesterday, I arrived home from work to find

a special package in the mail addressed to me!

I was so excited to open and find this wonderful gift

from my dear blogfriend Christine.

Christine has a wonderful blog site called

Vista Woman.

She is a beautiful, wise, and creative friend!

Her site is full of family outings, bathroom redos,

creative tidbits, and love!

She even has gotten her daughter at Oh My Soul Rejoice
 and believe or not

her husband blogging at Is There Anyone Out There?!

When I opened this surprise gift and saw the tea,

I knew that it would be the perfect accompaniment

to my afternoon of art!

It was such a beautiful day that I took my supplies outside!

My project today is a pencil drawing for my dear blogfriend

Jeanette at Starting Over.

Jeanette, if you are seeing this... I wanted to do

a drawing of Keelie in her memory.

I hope that it will bring you treasured memories.

It will be in the mail soon.

For those of you that have not yet met Jeanette

she lost her puppy a few weeks ago in a tragic accident.

I'm not quite finished yet, but wanted to post

what I've completed so far!

Oh, by the way...

I'm almost at my 100 post anniversary.

That only means one thing...

Give-a-way!

Stay tuned....

Shout Out # 4- Give-a-Way

Wendy and Tony at

Relatively Unique

are having their first give-a-way!

See what you could win...

A beautiful handmade picture frame and heart!

To visit their fabulous blog and find out more

about their give-a-way click here!