Embroidery Hoop Wreaths

I saw a cute idea for a wreath made with embroidery hoops years ago. So I went to Pinterest to see what ideas I could get. I found some for fall....

A three piece set to do for Halloween.

This is one of my favorites. It is for Thanksgiving, but I think I would change the flower arrangement up a little bit. Maybe browns, oranges, yellows and burgundy for the flowers and a small cornucopia pick if I could find one.

Then of course, Christmas. I like this one real well too. Joy is one of my favorite worse.

Simple, but cute. and easy. If you go to Christmas tree lots or nurseries, they usually have a lot of pine cutoffs where they shorten the limbs at the bottom of the trunk to shape the tree. They usually mulch them. I have a place I go that one year I asked for some and they just gave them to me. And my granddaughter Alexis can always find me some good pine cones. 

This is very pretty. Doesn't even need a bow.

So cute. You could use fabric or scrapbook paper, whichever you prefer working with. 

Love this one. There are people everywhere who can do vinyl letters or if you good penmanship (I don't) you could write on it with a t-shirt pen.

They even had this elegant one. Perfect decor for a winter wedding. I would probably do this one with a touch of blue on the bow or in the pick on the bow and use it for snowy January.

Look at what they did with little ones for tree ornaments. I'm going to have to try to make one of these. Just need to decide what wreath I want to try first. 

Fall is coming soon!

Fall is just around the corner and my sister has worked hard to get her outside ready for everyone to enjoy. Last week, we toured her inside fall decor. Today we will take a look at the outside. Thanks for the pics, Rachel.

This is another one from the inside of her house. Check out the big mug and plates. I love it. I need to ask her where she found that. 

Thanks Rachel for letting us tour your beautiful fall decor. 

What a great weekend...

Had a great weekend. Started out Friday night with dinner to celebrate my granddaughter, Alexis, birthday.

My oldest grandson, Garret, was off work and able to go with us. You can tell he's preparing for deer hunting season. Although this does appear to be his year round look. He's handsome no matter what. 

This is my granddaughter and grandson, Shelby & Caleb. He's at that "I don't smile for pics" age. But Shelby smiles enough for both of them. 

My grandson Colby with Alexis helping her open her cards and gifts. 

My daughter Diana.

The one on the right in the lighter blue is my son, Chris. He had jumped over to help his sister eat her appetizer. 

We stood in the parking lot afterwards for over an hour visiting. We had a great time. Caleb is leaning on his mom. Thought I would show you how tall he is compared to Diana. Good thing he is a good kid. No way can I see her having to reprimand him with him look down to get a "talkin' to." That's my son-in-law Michael to the right of the picture. Colby photo bombed them.

I was watching the girls in the family and realized they have a lot of hair. The one 2nd from the right is my daughter-in-law Jamie. You can tell her and Alexis are mother daughter with that dark hair and Shelby belongs to Diana. She definitely got Di's hair...curls and all.

But my favorite picture of all was the one of me an my five beautiful grandchildren. The two older ones even managed a semi upward tilt of the lips. I'm taking that for a smile and considering myself lucky. 

Saturday I worked so nothing spectacular happened to blog about. Sunday was homecoming at church and afterwards I just laid around the house and relaxed, read, and watched TV all day. That is so NOT me, but it sure felt good. I'm off again today so I'm catching up a little laundry and working on storage boxes. I still haven't gotten rid of everything I want to get rid of. But I'm taking care of that soon.  Hope you have a great Monday. 

It's a special day today....

Today my first granddaughter turns 14. Where have the years gone. She was born two months early and weighed less than two pounds. 

In two months, she came home close to her due date. Such a tiny little thing. We were mesmerized by her.

She has always been a happy child. Always smiling and laughing. I'm not even sure if she has a temper because I've never seen it.

How could you not love a sweet face like this. Those pretty eyes of hers just sparkle.

This one is one of my favorite ones because you can just tell how happy she was to be at Mamaw's house. She has always made me feel so blessed.

She has the the prettiest, thickest hair for such a little girl.

Full of life and happiness. And always ready to pose for my pictures.

She loves to read. And I love how much she loves to read and how much joy her books bring her. She can get stuck in a story and read to the point where she doesn't have a clue what is going on around her. My Mamaw Eden was a huge reader, my mom was a huge reader. I love books and you know by all my McKay trips that I'm a big reader. So it melts my heart that she has inherited that love of books. 

She loves everything we do. She had a great time the first time I took her to the Stampede. We hung out so she could meet the riders and horses.

I can't believe she graduated 8th grade in June and started high school for 9th grade this year. Where oh where have the years gone. I do miss the sweet little girl, but am so proud of the beautiful young lady she is growing into.

I love you Alexis Caroline. I hope you have a very happy birthday.

A Family Fall visit from my sister

Last year, I showcased fall items from members of my family who live about five hours away. I don't get to visit like I would like. So it is always fun for me to see their decor for the holidays. Today, we are visiting my sister Rachel. Check out some of her beautiful fall decor.