Veterans' Day

My best Creation, Colt  #5-CADWCA

First and foremost THANK YOU TO everyone single Military Personnel who has served our Great Country, Past, Present and Future.  Without all of your sacrifice we wouldn't be able to live in this Free Country with all the benefits we have.  Simply....Thank you and God Bless...

Denise

Our Son Colt and his wife on their Wedding Day.
He is serving in  Baghdad at this time.

Three CADWCA (Craft a Day While Colt's away) #3, 4 and 5

Good Morning Friends.  We had a very busy weekend, Volleyball playoff game and I got all my Halloween things down, boxed up and put away.(7 large plastic rubbermaid containers!!)  Well, I am doing something this year that I have NEVER done BEFORE!  I am decorating for Chistmas and will have it all completed by the 12th of November.  We are going out of town for Thanksgiving and why not go ahead and get it done so I will enjoy it for 7 weeks instead of usual 3?  (Please no hate comments for this! I am trying to distract myself!)  With our Son Colt in Iraq this year, we are trying to make our life Merry and Bright for all of us! 
I have about 25 Large Containers and 2 Large U-haul boxes. Okay guys, not a hoarder, but I have 32 years of collections and my husband has a wonderfully huge shop with great storage shelves.   I also had some wonderful help thank goodness!  My daughter Maisie and her boyfriend Saige, so kindly helped me get it all done.  My hubby and a Friend got all the lights up on our 2 story house and are starting to put lights in about 20 trees around the property.  I will post pictures after it is all lit up! 

So as promised to myself, I am going to do a craft a day while Colt is away.  I did a very small one, The Peppermint Tree,  Sunday but was to pooped out to do the pictures and post. I did the Christmas Card Picture on Monday and this morning the Sparkly Candle Redo.   (This may happen more than once people or I was thinking about 7 days in one post?)  Any thoughts on this?)

For this one I took and old vase, filled it with Large Peppermint Sticks and put 2 twig things I have in it.
I call it my Peppermint Tree.  You could put Twigs or Real Branches and hang you pictures, ornaments or whatever you want on it.



This is so Easy!  Used a Favorite Frame, took the Pic out and added a Christmas Card I had.


For this last project I took 2 candles from the dollar tree.  I then used the double-sided sticky 
  tape and put it on the top and bottom of my candle. My tape was about 1" wide.   I rolled them in Crystal and Red Seed Beads leaving the middle exposed for Ribbon.  No need to waste Tape and Beads.

I then added some ribbon around the middle,  broke off the jump ring from 2 cross charms I had.

Here they are on my Silver Candle holders.
Everyone of you have a blessed and wonderful day today!  I am planning on that myself!  Love you all.

Denise

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Craft a Day While Colt's Away (CADWCA) #2

Good Morning Fellow Bloggers!  Colt arrived in Baghdad last nite safely. Here is the #2 project, quickly done this morning.  Am heading out in about an hour for a 8 hour round trip to a Volleyball playoff game for our High School that my Daughter cheers for.  But as promised here it is.  (ONLY 363 more or so to go!)  It makes me laugh to think about it!  Love you all...

Started out with a Plain, White Canvas (3.47 for a pack of three then 40% off at Michaels.)

  I then Modpodged Limey Green Mulberry Paper onto the canvas.  I used an Eiffel Tower Image I got off the computer.  Then scrapbook paper for the Black and White, trimmed with Red Ribbon, stamped around the edge of frame with Love Amour stamp.  To finish added a crystal to the top of the Eiffel Tower.

Craft a Day While Colt's Away (CADWCA) #1

In my morning post I talked about our Son heading to Iraq this morning.  While I have been thinking about him ALOT today I came upon an idea.  I am going to attempt something BIG.  A Craft a Day until he comes home.  Wow, can I do this I ask?  I am going to try.  Here is #1......

Started out with a wooden box that you can make into a purse.
I removed all the hardware...

I then covered in Scrapbook Paper, sanded the edges,
 Used Distress Ink to age it and added a metal piece and old Perfume bottle Cap..

Painted the Inside Tiffiny Blue...

All finished and ready for notes to Colt....

Have a Blessed Day Everyone......

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Thinking of our Son, Colt...

Not posting a Craft or Tutorial today, but a personal post. Well guys, been missing in action the last few days.  Been in Kansas helping our Son Colt and wife Kasey move out of the apartment, putting things in storage and moving things back.  Colt is in the Army stationed in Kansas and he left this morning for Iraq...Our hearts are Proud and heavy at the same time.  We wish you the best and will be waiting for your safe return.  Here is a picture of Mom, Dad and Colt at the storage bldg. before we left to head home after saying our good byes.  (We could have picked a better place for a picture and we had our work clothes on!)  I will be back on in a few days posting a great Christmas idea!    Love you all and Thank you all for the much needed support!

There is a song by Steven Curtis Chapman that says:
I can see the fingerprints of God
When I look at you
I can see the fingerprints of God
And I know its true
You're a masterpiece
That all creation quietly applauds
And you're covered with the fingerprints of God