Halloween Mantle Decor

So, I forgot to post these last fall. Hubby had some 2x4s left over from a project and I claimed them. After he was so kind to cut them to size for me, I sanded them down, gave them a quick coat of paint and cut  some vinyl. I think they all turned out really cute!

 This is my basic mantle. 

 2x4 cats and pumpkin and jack o lanterns. I found the ideas on Pinterest and the vinyl faces were a file I downloaded from a Silhouette Facebook page.

(I never did decide how I wanted to add a stem to my pumpkins. Next fall I will commit to a stem! LOL Still not sure if I want to use a branch cut to size or a square block of wood.)

 My FAVORITE piece! (The files for the vinyl faecs came from a Facebook Silhouette page.) I love the mummy, I think she is so cute! Frankie is pretty cute too! 

(Ha! Looks like the top of my (stemless) pumpkin is cut crooked. Funny it doesn't look like that in person.)

Here is a happy trio of jacks. (What do you think of adding large nails as stem for these cuties?) I used these for Thanksgiving simply by turning them around to the backsides which don't have faces.

I do have a couple more things I want to add next fall. I just need to remind myself to not wait until the last minute to make them!

You can check out my inspiration by following these links:

Halloween Characters

jack o lanterns

stacked pumpkins and black cats

Thanks for stopping by to see my Pintrest inspire Autumn mantle!

Until later~

NASV Note-Taker's Bible Review

I am a self-admitted Bible collector! I am always on the look out for a new Bible. Up until a couple of years ago that meant I was searching for a new King James Version, I then received a New International Version as a gift from my husband and things began to change. I have taught children’s Sunday School since 1983 and I found for the little ones I like to read the New Living Translation. When the New American Standard Version Note-Taker’s Bible came up for review I knew I had to have it!
 New American Standard Version Note-Taker’s Bible is the first Bible of this translation I have read. It is written in easy to read and understand modern language. This Bible also has the words of Christ in red; something I am finding to be more rare. In the back of the book there is a concordance, Promises from the Bible, Prespectives from the Bible, Ministry of Jesus, Teaching of Jesus, Miracles of Jesus and Parables of Jesus sections. These are nice additions to the NASV Note-Taker’s Bible, even if this is not an actual study Bible.
 Other than the version the thing that sets this bible apart from my other ones is the large margins for writing notes or Bible Journaling. I prefer being able to make notes right where I am reading instead of keeping a separate journal. I have taken advantage of the wide margins to doodle, draw and share my thoughts. 
I do not mind the hard cover, for once I think it actually works better for note taking. I do wish there was a little more space for writing.

**I received this Bible through the BookLook program in exchange for an honest review.**
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Hailey's Santa countdown

I love kid crafts and crafty kids! That may be one reason I have taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School for ages. And now I am involved in Hailey's Girl Scout troop. My own kids were involved in crafting from birth, and now they are both very talented and so creative!
This year Hailey made a Christmas countdown using cardstock and a file from the Silhouette store. It was so cute and she was so proud of herself.

 She wanted to write the numbers on the circles and and use them in Santa's beard. (It would have been cute using cottonballs too.)

She was telling me how cute he is, I agree.

 She is so proud of doing a good job.

hahaha or should I say Ho ho ho, she is so funny. 

This was a fun and quick craft and she enjoyed doing it. We did respite that week 3 times with boys!! The boys were playing video games so this gave us some special "girl" time together.

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Home decor Family sign

Our 13th wedding anniversary is coming up the end of this month. It is so cold here (-45* on Sunday) and the kids are back in school, so to pass a little time I made myself an anniversary gift. I had seen an image online of birds on a branch, I immediately fell in love. It reminds me of hubby and myself with our 2 little birds.

I traced and cut the image with my Cameo, but not before I added weeding lines. Oh my, adding the weeding lines made weeding that font a breeze!! Thank you Youtube!!
 I painted my 1x10x24 with some brown acrylic paint before applying my vinyl. The hardest and most time consuming part of the whole project was deciding on the font I wanted to use. (By the way, it is from a free font site and it is called Precious)
Right now my sign is sitting on my mantle, I still need to decide where I am going to display it.
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My top 5 posts of 2014

A quick look back over 2014 brings a little surprise of my top viewed post of the year. But before I get to that I am going to share my next 4 top viewed posts.

 #5

My fifth most viewed post was my 2014 back to school layouts.

        #4

 

Number 4 reminds me of all the trouble I had making my Christmas cards. I never did share my finished card but instead had fun making this card. 

#3

 

Cards, cards, cards came in at number 3.  

#2

  

World card making day- Finally in 2014 I actually made cards on World Card Making day!!

And my most viewed post is............

#1

 My 4th of July mantle!! After living here almost 3 years, I finally decided to change my mantle monthly. I am not sure why I never thought of that sooner! I have found this is the perfect spot to show case my Cameo projects! 

 (By clicking on the pictures you will be able to view my original post.)

Thank you for looking back over 2014 with me!

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Jingle all the way frame

I have a super fast project to share, The biggest chunk of time (which was really just a couple of minutes) was spent weeding the vinyl. The  Keri Bradford file was cute from vinyl and applied to a 5x7 shadowbox. The bells were added before putting the designer paper into place. Less than 10 minutes total to resize image, cut and finish frame! You know I love fast easy projects!!

I hope you had a Blessed Christmas season!

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The Duck Commander Faith and Family Bible-Book Review

 

The Duck Commander Faith and Family Bible is a New King James Version with commentary by Phil and Al Robertson. What sets this Bible apart from others is the Set Your Sights Index. There are several of these throughout the Bible. These are written by Phil and Al and deal with various subjects such as Trust, Stress, Stewardship and Wisdom. These are broken into five chapters that are titled faith, family, fellowship, forgiveness and freedom. These sections have advice on living along with stories from Phil and Al. They also contain Scriptures to support their views and help with understanding. At the end of these chapters is the “On The Hunt” sections. These list a number of Scriptures that follow along with the subject. I found the commentary to be very entertaining as well as informative. I especially liked Phil referring to John the Baptist as a man he could relate to. The Duck Commander Bible is a great asset to those of us that value mature counsel from Godly men such as Phil and Al. I highly recommend the Duck Commander Faith and Family Bible.

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Until later~