Thanksgiving Blessings Abound

I am so very thankful for my Lord, my family, my home, and my dear friends.

God has blessed us abundantly and may we always remember that.

To all my dear friends, a very safe and Blessed Thanksgiving!

Big Hugs,

HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2009

Our Kitchen Table Centerpiece

I am soooo loving mercury glass

I want to take this opportunity to wish all my dear friends a very safe and Happy Thanksgiving. May you remember that all good gifts come from God and be grateful for His love and bountiful blessings.

Big Hugs,

HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2008

HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2008

I just wanted to take this opportunity to say Happy Thanksgiving to all my special friends. I suspect we will all be busy today, but just wanted you to know that I have already asked God to bless all of my sweet friends, especially my blogging buddies, as I am so very thankful for each & every one of you.

We will be celebrating the day with our daughter & her family. Her birthday is also today, so along with all the pies there will of course be birthday cake! I'll be sure to make lots of pictures to share, as she is the most beautiful & VERY expectant daughter ever!!!

Just wanted to share a little of my Thanksgiving decor with you! Enjoy!

Blingy acorns in my favorite apothecary jar on one of our antique mirrors used as a plateau mirror


My very favorite Tday piece that I purchased at a sweet couple's booth that I shared a space next to at a craft show we did about 5 years ago


A Gurley Turkey candle

My sweet little Gurley Candle Pilgrim Couple

A fun Gobble Gobble

My sweet Indian Couple

I LOVE white pumpkins

And gold & silver ones, too!

I tried to add my pictures as if you were walking in through our front door & from room to room, but somehow they got all jumbled & I'm too sleepy to rearrange them. Besides, this way you can enlarge them if you see something you want a closer look at, & I've found that if I rearrange them they seem to lose that ability to be enlarged.

A sweet new (to me) blogger named Lisa of Stop and Smell the Chocolates sent me the most wonderful prize for leaving a comment on her terrific blog last month, so I'm posting pictures of all the items she sent me below. Please stop by her blog as it is so fun & uplifting. It is chock full of great pictures, interesting facts, & yummy recipes (see the Nov. 21st post for a great Chocolate Pecans recipe!), and CHOCOLATE!!!! What more could a girl ask for?!?!

Lisa, I simply adore everything you sent, but my very favorite item has to be the wonderful recipe book, as it has come in quite handy this season! And my VERY favorite thing is your super poem!!! I'll treasure it always, my talented new friend!

This pic was just too cute not to share!

May you & your family be blessed with a wonderful & bountiful Thanksgiving. A day of fellowship, terrific food, & sweet memories.

Happy Birthday, Bree ~ I love you so very much!

Thanksgiving Blessings & Hugs to all!

Thanksgiving Giveaway and Friends

Thanksgiving Giveaway and Friends

I recently won a fantastic giveaway from my new friend Mary at Crash n Smash for Thanksgiving & am just now getting around to posting pics. The wedding took all my time the week these items came, but I just want Mary to know how much I loved & appreciated them ALL!
Sweet Mary included everything you could possibly think of for a wonderful & memorable Thanksgiving.......well, maybe she didn't include the Butterball Turkey, but hey, she included everything else! Luncheon & beverage napkins, the most adorable fall cookie cutters (I have a small but growing collection!), wonderful recipes in protective sleeves (Mary, how did you know I'm a messy cook!), cute litte mini-muffin cake liners & pretty little sugar pumpkin cake decorations!

Twenty handmade precious placecards & the neatest "memory album" for Thanksgiving 2007"! Her talented daughter, Brandy, made the book & has a blog, too, AND is celebrating her 25th birthday, so go to Mary's blog & get the link to Brandy & wish her a very happy birthday!
Every page is just so very special & I'm so thrilled to have won such a neat giveaway. Mary's & her daughter's stamping is just so professional & perfect! Ever since I made the kid's rehearsal dinner invitations, I've been thinking it might be fun to stamp.......Mary's great giveaway has convinced me I need to try this again!

My birthday is coming up soon.......yep, I'm a December baby, the 15th of December to be exact. So I was thinking it would be fun for ME to gift YOU with a giveaway on my birthday. I'll be gathering some appropriate holiday treats & surprises & will post some pics a little closer to time. But I just can't think of anything more fun than sharing with you, my sweet blog friends on my special day. I've never done a giveaway before, so any suggestions would be appreciated.

Til next time, Big Hugs,

Stephanie