"Thankful" thanksgiving banner

  Well, here in Canada, Thanksgiving is coming up soon. This weekend, in fact! Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, pumpkin pie... Mmmm... is it dinner time yet, Mom? :) We're so blessed to be invited to my parent's for Thanksgiving dinner on Monday. It's one of my favourite times of year. 

  For Thanksgiving, I like to add some extra touches to my fall decor. I made this Thanksgiving banner to display at this time of year. 

  I started with 8x8 squares of patterned paper. Then, I wanted to round the corners off to make them look "leaf-ish". I actually used a soup bowl to trace the rounded edge & free cut them. 

Then I:

-inked the edges 

-cut the letters with my cricut 

-stamped leaves in fall-ish colours & cut them out

-gathered all my fall type stickers, etc.

-started decorating!

  Then I punched holes in the top of each "leaf" & used ribbon to connect them into a banner. I hung it under my bar top between the living room & kitchen. 

  Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians! 

I'm thankful for:

My loving Saviour, Jesus Christ

My wonderful husband

My precious children

My warm, comfy home

My fabulous friends

My great church family

And really, what else do I need?

What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?

Enjoy your day!

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Simple from-scratch pancakes

Every weekend while I grew up, my dad would whip up a batch of his famous pancakes. These deliciously simple pancakes are one of my dad's specialties. I've adopted the recipe he can recite by heart & now I make it often for my family. Who needs a mix when they're this simple to whip up?

Dad's Pancakes
makes about 12


2 cups flour
1/4 cup white sugar
5 tsp. baking powder
2 cups milk
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. oil (I use canola)

Mix dry ingredients, then add wet ingredients & whisk until smooth. Heat skillet or frying pan over medium-low heat. Add batter & cook pancakes for approx. 3-4 minutes per side. Serve with fruit, butter, & maple syrup.

Enjoy you day!

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My day at the flea market

  On Saturday, my friend, Allison & I made a trip to the semi-annual flea market here in Saskatoon. Allison is an amazing photographer & she was looking for props for her photo shoots. I was looking for some vintage-y type things. I had a vintage globe, map, & suitcase on my wish list. My son, Parker, also asked me to look for some cowboy stuff for him. Off we went!

We wen't sure what to expect, but we weren't disappointed. 

Goodies were everywhere! 

Pretty dishes

Purses, hats, & gloves

Fun owl finds

Tin signs

Snow Shoes

lanterns

Scales

Tins

How cute is this little baby buggy? 

This was awesome.

Lots of Soda Pop products

Old radios

Cameras

This lovely old piece was calling to me

Not sure what this is, but it's tiered drawers were filled with little compartments. 

Old school clock

Pretty hats & sewing notions

This lady's booth was my favourite - so feminine!

Aren't those bags beautiful?

The suitcases we bought

 We found a booth selling only vintage fur coats for amazingly low prices. We each bought a persian lamb coat. 

Just for a vintage diva look. :)

Modelling our fur coats

Bringing home our goodies!

Here's what I came home with:

Toy guns for my son - $8

Persian Lamb fur coat - $10

Suitcase - $15

Clip on earrings & vintage broach - $10

It was so much fun. I'll definitely be going back in February.

Enjoy your day!

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5 minute card

Here's a super fast card idea for when you need to:
a) get a card made quick!
b) use up some scraps of paper
c) feel like you did something with your crafty time. Sometimes, that's just the way it is. :)

First, gather your materials. You will need:
-cardstock
-patterned paper
-stamp
-ink
-gem or pearl
-adhesive

Minute 1
Cut your cardstock to the size you want your card. I cut my card stock to 8-1/2 inches x 5-1/2 inches. Fold in half to make card.

Minute 2
Punch out your patterned paper. I used a square punch , then rounded two opposite corners with a corner rounder punch. Cut additional strip of patterned paper.

Minute 3
Stamp sentiment on card.

Minute 4
Adhere the punched papers.

Minute 5
Adhere paper strip & pearl.

Done!

Have you done any super fast projects lately? I have to admit, I'm not into long, really detailed projects. Quick & simple are my favourite!

I'm off to the semi annual flea market tomorrow!! I'm super pumped!! Look how many exclamation points I'm using! :)

Happy Friday! 

Enjoy your weekend! (more exclamation points... sheesh, talk about overkill.)

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