Here's What I've Been I've Working On!

So with Halloween packed away except for a few things I keep out cause I love them so much, I've been getting the house back in order. I've also been working on my craft room but I'm not quite done. Is it ever done? I don't think so. Here's where it stands right now:

Still organizing and then it'll be time to decorate. Don't mind the windows with the curtains/wood thingy holding the curtains back...haven't gotten to that part yet. I have to add the "gingerbread" to the room and make it my homey space. Below is just a shelf where I have some things I love and just jars, containers, etc of things still needed to be organized. No rush. It's gonna be a long Winter and besides that it hasn't stopped me from creating!

I made two wreaths this week...one Spider wreath for Halloween next year and a Thanksgiving one that is not quite finished yet. Here's the spider. Hard to see, sadly...but there are gem covered spiders in green, purple and black, some peeking eyes, and the dangling web with clear glass beads.

I made a pilgrim couple with felt heads I had from AC Moore last year and just made them some clothes. I decided to add them as the centerpiece of my Thanksgiving wreath:

I forgot how messy it can be to work with straw wreaths....but still lots of fun. More Thanksgiving decorating too but now I am done. Little Jinxie loves to spy on me in the kitchen crouching on a stool in front of the breakfast bar. He's such a cutie pie. His one eye is bright; the other is blind so his photos always come out looking like that. Makes him look mysterious.  Very playful and mischevious! His favorite room is Caitlin's bedroom where he ventures in to steal various hair ties and ribbons, doll house accessories and anything else he can find and hide.

This particular spying mission was because he smelled cooking. I had made stuffed peppers and a chicken pot pie for dinner that night and he was not leaving the kitchen!

Here's some Thanksgiving! I love to find new Thanksgiving items cause I really do love that holiday!

Last night I went with some friends to Panera Bread and I'm still dreaming of what I had for dinner...squash soup and chicken panini...that soup was AMAZING! I have to find a good recipe for it on the internet only I don't know if my family would like it. They aren't squash lovers whereas I love it. I think I might just ask my husband to go by Panera today just to get me another bowl to go :) If you have a good recipe, please email it to me!

Before I go, here's another shot of Carol and Frankie enjoying the yard. Carol is the gray silkie rooster

and here is my Frankie....Miss Temperamental...when she's moody we call her little Frankie Frankenstein....

It's cold here on Long Island today....out comes the Winter coat!