snowmen

 A few years ago, out thrifting around Christmastime, I came across this little

SNOWMEN SIGN....

 Not sure WHY I liked this little snowman sign....
for one thing, it's a bit RUSTIC, made with barn wood or something...
I think it's their cute scarves...and their earmuffs...
and the writing on it.

ANYway....I bought it at the thrift store for $2.00.
♥

LIVE   (to the inch of your life)

LOVE (as if there's no tomorrow)

LAUGH (til you almost p your pants) (ah ummm...i said p)

 ♥

It was very plain...very simple...and

I. WANTED. MORE.

BUT....

gone are the days when I can just be satisfied with things the way they are...

Oh, Yes....I've been hanging out too long with

TALENTED PEOPLE who live in BLOGLAND.

Ya'll have put ideas in my head...

crafty ideas, at that...

So, I decided these little snow guys needed some SPARKLE....

some GLITZ.....

some pizaaazzzzzz....
and, for the first time in my olden life,
I DISCOVERED
GLITTER PAINT.... 

MERCY....what a time I had with THAT..:)

I put a little on their carrot noses...
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...and a little on the board and grapevine
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It took on a greenish, sparkly, STRICTLY
CHRISTMAS
look.....

:)

...tied a little BLACK and WHITE checked ribbon on it and..
 

 fell IN LVU....forever...

I use it every single Christmas...

hmmm....I'm thinking I may add *gulp* GLITTER to these little fellas this year..

I do love me some sparkle and shine at Christmastime.

...dragging out all the STUFF and I'm not near finished at this point...
...maybe tomorrow....*sigh
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My chosen words for this Christmas Season ....
ALL IS CALM
ALL IS BRIGHT....

Every time I start to panic because I am so far behind in my decorating,
I think of these words and it calms my jingled nerves.

(my sweet girl bought this Pottery Barn pillow cover for me last year
when Christmas things went on sale....I love it.)