To Tree or not to Tree...

Holiday decorations went up last night. Very fun. See photos below. The question is - should I put up the silver tree again? See photo above from 2007. I borrowed it a few years ago from my friend Melinda - and she offered it again to us this year.

Is it worth the hassle, tree assembly, and time?

Winter in Tucson

I woke up yesterday to rain on the skylights and a slight chill in the air.
Finally a winter-y feel in Tucson!

[found @ vol25]

Question?

When do you put up your holiday decorations? The tradition in my family was on my dad's birthday (Dec. 8th) but I am thinking I will aim for sometime this week.

[photo found on marie claire maison - thank you to Claire for introducing me to this site!]

Love this...

While in Boston I had the pleasure of staying with my friend "Scientist Susan" and her husband Murray. On their mantle is the art project above that Murray created for Susan based on her favorite poem. I totally dig this project - can you tell which poem?

Dig the Life Fantastic

You must go see Fantastic Mr. Fox. I was a big fan of the book as a kid, and was very impressed by the movie. The detail and craftsmanship put in to each scene, character, costume, etc. is amazing. I loved every minute of it.

Look! There is even a book about the making of the movie. Found here.

Learn more about the stop motion technique used the movie in the video below - I cannot get over their tiny perfect outfits!

Easy Centerpieces

This year, we had Thanksgiving at Erin and Andrew's at a long table set up outside (80 degrees out!). Erin asked me to do the centerpieces...so here is what a little free time and a glue gun will get you!

Supplies needed:

1. Trader Joe's grocery bags

2. Card stock

3. Ribbon

4. Scissors

5. Glue Gun

I love the art on the Trader Joe's bag (also used them last year for my holiday cards). I cut out the fork and spoons and glued them to the card stock.

Next step was to glue ribbon on to the card stock to say - Eat...Drink...Be Merry.

I added the red cards to 1 large and 3 small flower arrangements of berries, daises and cactus.

Thankful

For You.

[image: LuckyBluebirdArt]