I am so loving the sheer alphabet letters (Upper and lowercase Atlanta) by Maya Road. I like to paint mine and then cover them in stickles (icicle) by Ranger. I can never get enough glitter and bling! So here is a sneak peek of an ornament I created for my Secret Santa. You can see how I altered the sheers. If you would like to purchase some sheer alphabets online I love to order from Scrapgal.com the service there is unbelievable. I am always amazed as to how quickly I receive my items. Carly is just the best!

I discovered I am be addicted to silver pipe cleaners. Seriously, I found that I only had a few left and had to run to JoAnns to get more. I have to be on my 4th pack by now. I can NOT stop using them on all of my holiday decorations. I just love the vintage feel they give. I will post the entire ornament once it has been posted on the MR blog Notes from the Journey. What great gifts have you created this holiday season? I would love to see some of your creations.

I know you are probably getting tired of seeing my Dad in his Santa suit but I just love this photo. He looks so jolly! I took it when visiting my parents a few days before Thanksgiving. I think my Dad is the best Santa ever!

I wasn’t able to create any new projects yesterday. I am the lucky one that has been picked to get the terrible head cold going around in the family. I will have Ansley draw the winner of my RAK tonight and announce the winner in the morning. I will also upload a photo of what you will be receiving in the mail. I hope you all have a wonderful day. I’m heading back to bed.

Oh and one last thing… If you want to see some ADORABLE tree ornaments you have got to go to Notes from the Journey all the design team members created tree ornaments using Maya Road products. They are really cute and so easy to duplicate.

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I LOVE to create templates. So, for a few family members I created Christmas envelopes to match their gift card holders as well as Christmas cards. These are a bit time consuming but I think they look really pretty and I know the recipients will love them.

Also, you really need to visit Notes from the Journey and look at the ADORABLE Advent Calendar Jessica created using lots of MR products. It is just the cutest thing I have ever seen. I will certainly be creating one of these for next Christmas. I just love it.

Oh and one more thing… it is almost Dec. 1st and I will get to show you all the layouts and projects I created for Cocoa Daisy. I just loved playing with the Dec. kit. It was so bright and cheery. Just perfect for a little bit of Christmas fun. You certainly want to make sure you get your kit ordered. The gallery will be full of great ideas.

Okay, now I know some of you have recreated some of my projects so please send me a photo. I really want to have a gallery to show off your work.

What a nice visit Ansley and I had with my parents. While we were down, Ansley made her first pumpkin pie. On our next visit Mom is going to teach her to make a custard pie. We had some great laughs during this pie making process. LOL… before Ansley even got one item measured and in the bowl she had already spilled salt all over the place. I think she is going to be a messy cook! I plan on documenting this moment in a mini album and I’m sure Maya Road has the perfect album! If you have not ventured over to the Maya Road blog “Notes from the Journey“ you really should. Jessica has done a great job on it and will have lots of fun topics as well as RAKs posted.

I hope those of you that are traveling to see friends and family for Thanksgiving have a safe journey. I’m wishing you all a very happy Thanksgiving.