BraySam Lane

I saw a similar project on Pinterest and I just knew, I had to create my own version, for my son. My son loves all things Superhero, particularly Spiderman. I will give these to him on Dec 1st, to kick off the 25 days of Christmas. I just know he will love them! This is a very easy project! You will need: Glass or plastic ornaments (I chose plastic because I want them to last) Paint in squeeze bottles Stickers I get all my supplies from Michael's craft store. Remove tops from the ornaments, squeeze in paint and coat the interior of the ornament, let dry a bit, put tops back on and affix stickers to the outside of the ornament! EASY!!! I think I might make some Strawberry Shortcake ornaments for my niece:)

This is actually a project my son and I did last year. It was so much fun to create these! You will need: Ice cube trays Glycerin soap clear and white Little (and I mean little) toys for the center. I used mini Christmas buttons...make sure whatever you choose doesn't have really sharp edges. Soap scent (I did peppermint) Soap color dyes Bags for packaging First you want to break up your clear glycerin soap block. Put soap in a pot and melt over medium heat, stirring constantly. Once melted, add your coloring and soap scent. Pour melted soap into your ice cube trays about 3/4 full. Gently push your center decorations into the soap, upside down. * I should add that before you melt your clear soap, you will want to grate your white soap (my son used a spoon) and set aside.* Once you add your center deco, sprinkle the white soap on top of the  clear soap. carefully pop the ice cube trays in the freezer to set. After they set, pop out of the tray and your done. We wrapped

Having no power for nine days, gave me lots of time to create (thanks Hurricane Sandy followed by the snowstorm that dumped over a foot of snow)! I love working with felt and decided to make my son, a felt Gingerbread man, to go along with one of his favorite Christmas books, Gingerbread Friends.   First, I cut out a pattern using recycled newspaper Then, I pinned the pattern to 2 sheets of brown felt After cutting out my felt pieces, I then cut out all of my embellishments to decorate my gingerbread man. I did simple stitching to add my embellishments and a blanket stitch, to sew my gingerbread man together. I stuffed him as I went along. Here he is!

             Finally got my Christmas wreath done! I'm a bit obsessed with tulle wreaths:) See my, Halloween Tulle Wreath post for instructions on how to make a tulle wreath. It's easy and fun! Let me know if you try one:)

I made my first (well technically 2nd) tulle wreath. I say first because this one is completed. I have a Christmas wreath, nearly finished that I will debut, later. I found this project to be quite relaxing. I worked on it while watching TV, which is something I rarely do. It took me about 2 hours to wrap the wreath....I think it came out really nice! What do you think? To make this wreath you will need: 12" styrofoam wreath form 2 spools of black tulle  (6" by 25 yard spool) rotary cutter or scissors flat working space I cut my tulle strips to 12" because I didn't want the tulle to be too long. If it's too long it tends to flop and look messy. Tie your tulle around the wreath until wreath is fully covered. At this point you can leave it and hang with coordinating ribbon, or decorate  with embellishments. Will you try a tulle wreath?      

  An afternoon spent baking with my favorite boy:)   Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Banana Muffins 3/4 cup unbleached all purpose flour 1/2 cup white whole wheat flour 3/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1/4 tsp ginger 3 very ripe medium bananas, mashed 1/2 cup pureed pumpkin 2 tbsp butter, softened 1/2 cup light brown sugar 1 large egg white 1 large egg 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips Preheat oven to 325°. Line muffin pans with baking cups. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda,  spices and salt with a wire whisk. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Add egg whites, bananas, pumpkin and vanilla, and beat at medium speed until thick. Scrape down sides of the bowl. Add flour mixture and chocolate chips, then blend at low speed until combined. Do not over mix.   Spoon batter into muffin pan and bake on the center rack for 30 minutes, or until

I spent Saturday afternoon at one of my very favorite places, ( Peddler's Village ) with my husband and son. This weekend, Peddler's Village hosted their, annual scarecrow festival. It was so nice to walk around the village and view all the creative scarecrows. We've arrived Some of my favorites After walking the village, we decided to make our own scarecrow. We had lots of fun but I have to say, our scarecrow needs a little help. Pretending to be a scarecrow  It was such a great day!!! :) Inspired by the festival, I decided to whip up a felt scarecrow for my son. I was able to create him in about 2 hours and my son was beyond thrilled with him....

Instead of tossing these basic plastic pots, that my arborvitaes arrived in, I decided to paint them and use them for planters around my deck. A little help from my son:) Some cherry red spray paint Cute stenciling and DONE!                                                          Now, I just need to fill them:)