adios 2012!

I can't believe the new year is upon us.

2012 where did you go!

This past year has been the greatest of all mine for certain.

I was very blessed to have married the most perfect man for me.

{mr. mack, i love you.}

Can't wait to see what 2013 brings us!



black friday fun

Hi sweet friends.

 

Hope you enjoyed your

with your loved ones.

 

We had a fantastic FIRST thanksgiving as

and we have SO much to be thankful for! <3 

 

 

On to black friday...

and don't even get me started on stores being open thanksgiving. 

 

I have gone black friday shopping maybe 3 times in my 24 years..

and let me tell you, it was too much for me.

I tend to get overwhelmed pretty easy,

so I don't think I would survive.

 

With that being said,

I spent the entire day at HOME. (yay)

 

I did some online shopping, well kinda..

 

Mr. Mack & I decided that this year we were going to

get a fake christmas tree..that looked real, of course.

 

I had the privilege of picking it out, it took quite a few searches

but I think I nailed it...we shall see when it gets delivered.

*CROSS YOUR FINGERS*

 

And with the shopping being done,

I decided that I would get some crafting done of my checklist

 for our upcoming show:

(and if you live in the area, we would LOVE to see you)

..more on the show later, don't you worry.

but until then, mark your calendars for DECEMBER 7th. <3

 

Back to my friday:

So, I've been extra crafty lately..

.and I've had a slight obsession with garlands

(of ALL sorts)

 

I figured I'd give some a go..

 

here are a few snippets of garlands I made:

 

 

I've added all 3 of these to my etsy shop, just in case you were curious.

 

you can find them

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Hope you're have a fun kick off to the holiday season!

 

fall at the Mack's

Hi friends!

I wanted to wish you all the BEST

Thanksgiving week ahead!

(i cant believe its already here..)

For a last hoo-rah of the season,

I wanted to show you

a little of how our

was decorated.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

enjoy time with your loves this week!

& take time to think about what you're thankful for. :)

 

christmas came early!

 

This blog post is about my lovely

Christmas present.

 

I'm sure you can relate to the excitement when a package arrives..

 

this was me to a T!

 

i was SO very excited when my package from etsy arrived in the mail!

 

Inside this sweet little package was this beaut:

 

 

I couldn't wait to get to use these.

 

And had the perfect project in mind...

only one thing:

 

[Mr. Mack had to help me.]

 

And sure enough, he did..with excitement!

(in some moments I'm sure he things I'm a little crazy)

 

Together, but mainly him,

we created some lovely little UP-CYCLED gifts!

 

 Some of our pieces are for sale in our etsy shop!

Feel free to check them out &

get your early Christmas shopping on! ;)

 

have a wonderful evening!

 

 

 

 

 

 

junkin' pumpkin tutorial

If I haven't made it clear by now...

I've attempted to make quite a few fall crafts this season.

[most of them were a success.]

I saw this craft on Pinterest, and thought it was a super fun idea!

I searched for a tutorial, but had no luck.

So, I figured I would make one and share it with you all.

 

quick note about the rings:

I found a box full of old canning rings at the economy store.

They were PERFECT! And I scored the box full of 25 for .59 cents!

 

 

roughly 20 canning lids

3 cinnamon sticks

burlap scrap

twine

&

clear tape

 

 

 

make sure the are all facing the same direction

 

 

(snip your ends if you have excess) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

make sure to add a stem on your leaves so you have

something to attach to the cinnamon sticks

 

 

in a bundle & close to the bottom

also at the bottom

 

 

 

 

 

 

& TA DA! :)

 

This tutorial is easy as PIE (pumpkin, if I had to choose)

Hope you have success with all your fall crafting adventures!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Hope you have a fantastic weekend!