Give Thanks

A little free handed Chalkboard Art...

We have so very much to be Thankful for.

May each and everyone of you have a wonderful

and blessed Thanksgiving with friends and family

near and far!

Happy Thanksgiving from LeroyLime

Stamping with Acorn Squash

 I cooked some yummy stuffed acorn squash for dinner

the other night as when I cut off the tops of the squash,

I thought they looked just like a flower stamp,

handle included! So I had my four year old help

with a 'project' while I was finishing up dinner.

I pulled out a few paint bottles, squirted them onto

a paper plate and stood him at the counter so I could

help, if needed. 

We found that spinning the tops in the paint

got the most coverage and then gently placing them

onto the paper, pushing down each petal from the

unpainted top of the squash,

to disperse the paint evenly. The result, a perfectly

imperfect flower! One of the stems fell off of another

squash when I cut off the top and it was the perfect

center to the flowers! 

A beautiful bouquet indeed...and then my little man 

had fun using up the rest of the paint on a separate

sheet of paper, lol!

Kids Christmas Ornament Craft

This was a fun and simple craft to prep for my kids

and their friends. The little houses I picked up at a craft

store for 29 cents each and I already had the glitter, paint

and paint brushes on hand.

I always keep a few plastic table cloths on hand from

the $1 Dollar Store, so I can quickly cover the table

and it makes for easy clean up too. 

I poked a hole (so the finished houses could be easily

hung with ribbon or twine) with a Crop A Dile in the 

tops of each of the wooden roofs.

The kids drew on their houses to give 

themselves some guide lines and then had fun with

the paint. The black lines are glitter glue (left over

from Halloween) and I pulled out some 

Martha Stewart glitter from my crafty stash

which I sprinkled on the wet painted rooftops, 

no glue needed. Now for some string and they are 

ready for the tree!

Makes the perfect gift for a Grandparent too..

Negrete Family Adoption Auction

Adoption is a wonderful thing...

The Negrete Family is working towards adopting in Uganda and 

they are holding an online Auction on Facebook to raise money 

You just have to 'join' their Facebook page to bid and what a perfect time

to help this young couple grow their family! Lots of fun items are being 

auctioned off and you can start your Christmas shopping early, yipee!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1435369746717958/

LeroyLime has donated the Thankful banner below.

Please bid and share with your friends!

Auction Ends Sunday, November 16th 9PM PST

Thankful for Giveaways Hop

So glad you are here, thank you for stopping by in the 

Thankful for Giveaways Blog Hop!

I know I have so very much to be thankful for, not only during the holidays but always. My family, my health, my freedom. Unexpected 'I love yous' from my kiddos. Food. Shelter. The basics in life that so many of us take for granted. Here's a Thank You from me to you...may you shine a little light and brighten someone's day with a simple note, a simple Thank You!

Set of 12 - Thank You Note Cards

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There are 59 bloggers in this Thankful for Giveaways Blog Hop!!! 

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Dill Pumpkin Seeds

Anyone who carved a pumpkin this year for Halloween

or is saving one to make a fresh pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving

will love this yummy treat! 

Save your pumpkin seeds and follow these easy instructions:

boil for 10 minutes in salt water

drain and dry

season and shake in a covered bowl

2 t. Olive Oil

Sea Salt and Dill to taste

bake @325 for 10 minutes

(stir every 10 minutes)

Thanksgiving Perler Beads

I printed out a few bead ideas the other day 

to keep my busy kids 'busy' and my creative

nine year old switched up the designs a bit

and whipped up this fancy set. She made 

the little papoose without anything visual

to look at, so cute!

An easy kid project that can keep kids busy for

minutes or hours. Depending on how well they do

with tiny things! I heat set them and will be

attaching magnets to the back for fun functional

fridge decorations.

DIY Desk Makeover

This fugly desk was left in a closet in the home we

moved into this summer and I almost chucked it to

the trash bin until I decided to redo it for my daughter.

Before - Black, Boring, Blah...

I started by taking everything apart and

poked the screws into a piece of cardboard, partially

so I wouldn't lose them and also for ease of painting.

All the sections are lifted off the ground with a few

pieces of scrap wood...although I got smart the next

day and put them up on saw horses...much better!

I only used two coats of chalk paint and then with rags

sloppily applied the wax. Next time I'll get the right 

brush but this time, it worked just fine.

A few coats of gold spray paint for the legs

and hardware...I think the gold looks a bit more fancy

instead of the drab silver

I looked through my hubbies tool box for some sand

paper and found one of these round boys...roughed up

the corners, edges and a bit off the tops

before and after shot of the legs

and hardware...I almost couldn't wait 

for it to dry before putting it back together

and I'm in LOVE with the after!

Here's a shot of her new creative corner, 

which she exclaims that she "LOVES"!

The perfect spot for a pre teen to doodle, 

do homework or write letters to her friends.