Chatting with Charity ~ 34

It is almost here, my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving!!!!  I have always loved Thanksgiving best because it is the holiday that lets you be thankful for all that other holidays represent.  I have much cooking and cleaning to do today as I prepare for a house full of family and friends but I wanted to share our favorite Thanksgiving drink.  We call it Fall Drink around here but I thought I would come up with a little better name for it, in case you decide to serve it this year and need to tell people what it is ;-)  So, are you ready for the easiest and tastiest drink ever?
Thanksgiving Punch
- equal parts cranberry juice and ginger
   ale
-  serve with lime wedges
See, I told you it was the easiest!!!  It compliments Thanksgiving dinner well!
What is your favorite thing serve at Thanksgiving dinner?
Happy Thanksgiving!  I hope you have a wonderful day and enjoy family, friends, and food!  If by chance you have no one to celebrate with send me a message and you are more than welcome at our table!
Psalm 107:1-2 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, For His loving kindness is everlasting. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary

Charity

The Lord of The Harvest Print

Today, I wanted share a free printable I made as a gift to you.  I hope I will be a great addition to your fall décor and an excellent reminder of our great purpose.

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I printed mine on a cream colored cardstock and placed it into an 8x10 frame.

Charity

Pumpkin Pillow

I thought I would show you the cute pumpkin pillow I made.

It was very easy and cheap  budget friendly.

It is made completely out of 29 cent sheets of felt from Micheal's, stuffing from another pillow, beads and embroidery thread.

**hint I stuffed under each section of the pumpkins to give them a bit of dimension**

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PREPARING FOR FALL PART 2

I am so excited to show you my Fall mantel,

it is by far my favorite version.

I love the warmth that is adding to this room.

I wish I could capture the true colors

but this is the hardest room in my house to photograph,

it is very shadowy (not sure if that is a word).

We are working on new lighting and have plans to paint this room

so hopefully soon I will be able to get better pictures.

Yes, I jumped on the band wagon and made a Martha Stewart's corn husk wreath

I followed her directions for the most part and it was very simple.

My butter churn is a family heirloom that I am proud to be the keeper of.

I love the idea that my family ate what came from this beautiful piece of pottery.

My orange carnival glass piece was a gift from a precious client of mine.

The candle holders are the same ones from my Spring Mantel

I just spray painted them cream.

My large crock now holds the fireplace tools

this is after all a very used fireplace.

The small crock holds the matches for lighting the fire.

Oh, and there are the new drapes I made.

I hope you are enjoying getting ready for Fall

I know I am,

Cha Cha

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PREPARING FOR FALL PART 1

I dug out my boxes of Fall decorations this weekend, so I could peek in and remember what I had.  Doing it this soon may seem crazy to some people,

but I find if I do it now I have time to be on the look out for anything I might want to add and

I have time to get any projects I want to do, done. 

I am so thankful I took that little peek

because it reminded me of my poor shrunken tablecloth

from last year.

The first time I washed it it shrunk,

I continued to use it last year,

but had a great idea to fix it up for

this year.

Add a fabric trim.

I have been eyeing this fabric at Walmart since early Spring but I had no where to use it.

Until, I found my tablecloth that is.  I love how it adds a playful punch.

And of course with the cool new tablecloth I had to go ahead and put my pumpkin on the table,

his smile makes me smile.

While I was at it I dug out some Fall dish towels and gave them a little love

also.

So, what do you think?

Are you ready for Fall?

Cha Cha

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