Whoa!
What a month so far.
Six wreath making sprints done and our law firm Christmas party (hosted at our house!).
Here’s a peek at the the past couple of weeks and some notes.
Open House
Hosted a Holiday Open House
with Ginger and Amy.
They are so creative–Ginger paints, decorates, and makes a good looking charcuterie board. Amy(and her mama, Susan) is known all over for creating beautiful necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Both are beautiful inside and out. Hanging out with these two freshens my perspective. Gingers cool abstract art and Amy’s trendy baubles keep me inspired. Go follow them on Instagram @adshamm and @gingerbrownart
Wreath Making Workshop 2018
I think this was the first group this year.
They were so much fun and at least one of the girls came from Savannah.
She is ready to go back and teach the goodness of fresh wreath making there!
Amazing that all of them have the same materials to create and the wreaths all turn out different!
Connection
Celebrated Kelly’s Birthday
We used 14″ wire wreath forms and floral wire to create these beauties.
Foraged kumquats, eucalyptus and Frazier fir to create a light and airy look.
The wreath making took less than an hour and everyone was happy.
Served Butternut Squash & Cauliflower Soup and Salad. Note to self: use fresh butternut not frozen.
Check out this recipe from Peas and Crayons.
Custom Wreaths Delivered
Once you have a beautiful fat, fluffy wreath on your door you will never look at flat and mass produced again.
Like this.
The Flocker
I bought a heavily flocked (fake) tree at Home Depot.Â
I know the dude thought I was crazy just standing there staring at it, but it looks real enough for me.
It has a remote so you can change to colored lights, blinking lights, dim white lights.
Naughty or Nice
My friend Neisha took this test and of course, she was Nice.
I like being Naughty.
That’s it for now.
HO HO HO
ML
Merry Christmas, ML! Thank you for opening your home and welcoming us all in this holiday season! Can’t wait to see all the creative things you’ll share in 2019!!
Excited for all of us this New Year! Thank you for sharing all of your artful goodness with us!
ML
LOVED IT! You are a rockstar and inspiration . Thank you so much! Looking forward to next year.
Hey Tracy.
Excited for a new year! New adventures. Hope to see you soon. ML
Sitting here reading your latest ansooking at all the lovely wreaths takes me from smiling to crying in 30 seconds flat! Your new focus as you described ” to help be the best you” is exactly what God has been nudging me to do: focus on me. Ironically you did the flowers at my wedding, the marriage is officially now a divorce as of two weeks ago, so this new focus you are adding to your blogs is God’s way and I am thankful that you are taking this step, risk and all! Hope I wasn’t too depressing because I want to make sure you know how thankful I am. You have always been someone I strive to be, and you have only proven your worthiness over and over again! Muah ! Thank you
Hey Sweets.
Sat last night and read your lovely post. We are in a place where we can let this life really bring us down, but the important thing is that you stay focused. When I feel overwhelmed and like nothing is going right, I start with the basics. Health and faith. Once you get back in to a good spot, reach out to your friends. My inner circle of peeps have helped me dig out of rough spots. And don’t think you are the only one with stuff behind you–we all have it in some shape or form. I am sorry about the end of your marriage. It will be a slow process, but you’ll dig your heels in and be just fine. Healing doesn’t happen overnight as much as we would like for it to. I wish we could all realize and live like we are God’s little gifts, untying the ribbons at an earlier age, but it doesn’t happen that way. At least not for me! The best thing I can say is to start from scratch—take care of your health and start talking to God. Do things that please Him and give thanks for what is right in your life. Love you missy. ML