Oct19
Counting My Blessings
The Decor Elements line is SOOO cool! I have a bunch of things to show you, but I gotta tell ya, they are way more in real life than I can produce in a flat, reduced for the web photo. My usual sassy self would say, "Well, you could have seen it in person if you had come to my open house!" But, I’m not bitter mind you. 
You know when the holidays come, and you have that awkward conversation with your spouse about whose family you and your family are going to spend time with on Thanksgiving, and then you repeat the same process at Christmas? You know, you can pick your friends but you can’t pick your relatives! Well, they whoever coined that phrase must have known my family well. Anyway, one good thing about having a dysfunctional family makes it a no brainer to determine the answer to that question. Even if the nearest one is 8 hours away! Ooops, getting off topic.
So, I made this as a gift to my brother and sister in law that always have us for Thanksgiving and they make a superb feast every year, although we can’t make the trek to Atlanta every year. Now I love to cook, and I consider myself a foodie, so for me to think it and say this, is a huge compliment to my husband’s brother Paul who cooks most of the meal with his wife, Patty. Actually the two brothers from GA are both descent cooks, and why that didn’t rub off onto my husband, I can’t understand. GO figure. Ooops off topic again.
Well, I bought this amazing shadow box frame at Ikea, which comes in black or white. I like the black because it’s a little more sophisticated. This frame is a lot bigger than you probably can determine from the picture - it’s 20×20, so it’s a descent size piece of wall art! See that cut out in the center of the mat? That’s a full sheet (only a 1/4" margin adhered to the mat with sticky tape) of our 12×12 designer series paper from the Autumn Vine collection found in the Winter mini-catty. The decor element I used is called Season of Thanks, in chocolate brown, size small. BTW- They are so much bigger than you’d expect, and you need to use the measurements in the catalog in front of you on a yardstick and really try to envision them at the size you’re thinking, and then order the next size down. lol
I filled this shadow box frame with "naturals", which is a collection of real dried leaves and some other silk stems and fall elements, which I picked up at Michael’s with my 20%purchase coupon.
I know that they’re going to love it and I can’t wait to give it to them. I can’t wait for Thanksgiving! The boys can’t wait until Halloween. Enough of that family mushy cherish stuff that you girls like (my youngest actually said that today). lol Actually, he made me smile super big when I made this gift; he told me that this was the nicest scrapbooking thing I’ve ever made! Awwwhhhh. That deserved a big hug and kiss.
Well, stay tuned, got lots more decor elements to show you when I get all the pics downloaded, cropped, resized and watermarked.
Hugs!
