Family Are Forever Cross Stitch

Another huge accomplishment.  I finished the stitching on my Families are Forever sampler that I started in January.  Of course it still needs to be blocked and framed.  I figure that is going to cost me about $100.  It will have to wait until I am working my second job again. 

This sampler is by Krista Hamrick.  She must like to design them.  I plan on doing two more of hers.  I just bought O Holy Night, which of course is a Christmas sampler. 
                                  

In the next week or two I plan on using a 50% coupon in JoAnn's for her handwork sampler to do for my craft room wall.

                   

Halloween Village

I saw the coolest idea on Pintrest today. It was a DIY Halloween village. I've never thought of doing one of those. I don't have many Halloween decorations. I think I am going to do this. I'm hoping my mom and I can go shopping when she is here visiting.

The lady that posted this bought Christmas pieces from the dollar store. She painted them all black and then highlighted roofs and odds and ends with purple and orange. (They are usually not very well painted anyway.). She put them at various levels, surrounded them with spider web, and viola.

Ornaments

Saw a really great idea for Christmas today on Pintrest.  I am going to do these for the women at work and the women I visit teach.  I think they are very elegant, and they shouldn't cost much.

You buy glass ornaments and take off the top.  Pour in clear floor wax and drian.  Then you pour in glitter, twirling it all around to make sure it covers the inside completely.  Put the lid back on, put on some ribbon and mount on an ornament hanger.