By the way, school room, sewing room, craft room and daddy's study are all the same room at our house...it just sounds so much fancier to say it that way! Ahhh...it's all good! =) 
Okay, now that I have drawn your attention to the painting, I have to show you the mantle. Hubby decided that I needed a mantle to decorate and hang stockings from, so he made this without my even asking him! I think it may have had something to do with Kammy asking where we were going to hang stockings this year. He is an old softie when it comes to any of his girls! He used a fence post scrap for the front and other wood scraps he had lying around for the rest of it. I LOVE the color he stained it!
Then, I found these scraps of Christmas fabric for a buck a yard and was inspired to make new stockings. They are smaller than the old ones, which means I won't have to buy as much 'filler' and I love the old country look they have! 
And now, I am off to finish another little project. Have I mentioned that I don't like sewing? Well, when you have four daughters who love fabric stores and plead sweetly for new Christmas skirts...you sometimes do things you don't like so well. Sigh...
I bought me a couple of JoAnn's 60% off candles in an eggshell color and a bottle of Mod Podge. I chose Modge because it is considered safe to burn. That's important in case I want to light these candles someday.
Next, I tore a couple of pages out of an old thrift store hymnal. (You could also print something off the internet or make a photocopy of your favorite song.) I cut the song to fit on the candle and painted the back of it with Modge. Then I stuck it on the candle and painted a few coats of Modge on top. I'm anxious for them to get that slightly burned look. In fact, I wish I had taken the pictures with them lit. You know me though...no patience.
I chose old favorites of everyday type music, but Christmas music would be great too, especially if you were planning on packing them away with the Christmas stuff. I'm thinking mine will stay put a while, because I am kind of enjoying them! :)
Of course, Kayla was very brave for her shots, but so was Kammy. She cried real tears, but didn't make a sound! Kayla is still so petite and remains in the 7th percentile for weight. Meanwhile, Kammy is in the 87th! Kayla and Kammy enjoyed some special time together even if it did include some rather unpleasant events. They are really quite good about making even the difficult times special. I am proud of them!
Now for some of the funnies: 
I saw this recipe a while back on Tidy Mom and knew I needed to try it. It was incredibly simple, which I am all for especially at this busy time of year. Don't let the box and can ingredients scare you though, it received five stars from my hubby! While I am more of a toffee and caramel type of gal, I have to admit that it does taste quite Christmas-ey!
I love church ornaments. This is one of my favorites! In fact, someday I'd like to have a whole collection of them.
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