Ginger Bread Men And A Thank You To Ya'll

I wanna start off with a BIG Thanks to ya'll for your inspiring posts, your lovely eye candy showin' your warm and invitin' Christmasy decorated homes and seein' and readin' those posts has sure helped keep my Christmas Spirit on high ! I look at all the wonderful primtastic Christmas decor and it makes me feel all warm and cozy. I just love how the prim look makes your home seem so magical,invitin' and down to earth for the holidays. I'm not sayin' that glamour and glitz is a bad thing, but for me.......I'd take prim any ol' day. I wanna say a thank you to Lisa of  http://primsfromabove.blogspot.com/ for postin' the recipe for gingerbread men ornie's. Lisa's blog is full of inspiration and eye candy be sure and check her blog out and here is the link for the post that has the gingerbread men recipe .......Gingerbread Men ~ Christmas Star Recipe

So after readin' this recipe awhile back I decided to give it a try. Boy I tell ya' these smell sooooo darn good when bakin'. My youngest son smelled 'em all the way up in his room. He came into the kitchen sayin' Mom those cookies smell yummy when do we get ta' eat 'em. I had to bust his bubble by tellin' him sorry son they aren't edible lol.

Willa from The Old Cupboard Door shared this recipe
(click link for recipe ~~>)Kens Famous Gingersnap Cookies Lemme' tell ya these cookies are wonderful ! My son (bless his heart) didn't even come to ask for any this time lol I went up to his room and asked if he wanted some cookies....he said I smelled 'em cookin' but I thought you were makin' those non edible ones again ! Sure made his night. Thanks for sharin' Willa = )
Soooooo without further ado...... here is the gingerbread man tree I made usin' the recipe from Lisa's blog.

Sure wish I could understand my camera a lil better so I could take some night pics with no light on so ya'll could see how cute this lil ol ginger tree looks with the rice lights on. I just love ta' sit at my computer desk and gaze into the kitchen at the lights and candles.

I also made a plate of gingers....

Added some fresh greenery, candle and a tag that says fresh home baked goodness.

I love the look of these lil gingers sooo much that I didn't stop there with 'em lol

I also have 'em tucked here n' there all thru' out the kitchen.

I stopped at my lil prim store on the way home and they had the cutest lil ol mini kitchen gadgets. Well I just hadta' have some darn it lol. The lady who works there said I should know the last 4 digits of your credit card by now as much as you stop in lol. Well I go twice sometimes three times a week. And darn it I gotta cause ya' never know what new goodies they are gonna have and they mark down frequently too. Now Honey if you read this post I always keep the purchases at a minimum ;0) I promise smoochie hehehe.....No really I do ! So anyways after seein' those cutsie gadgets I hadta' hang 'em on this lil ol tree I got for 25 cents at the Thrift Store and I put that in my olde maxwell house coffee can....

Here's a shot of the counter top gatherin' all together

Added some more greenery in the kitchen......Put some above my valance

My next project....hopefully soon is to change this topper out for somethin' a lil more plain n simple.

I gotta show ya'll these 2 olde Santas I got at a TS that was havin' stuff a bag for $4.00.....Needless to say my bag was stuffed and ripped a bit on the side ooopppsss. The tree that the gingers are on ripped it.

These just fit in sooo well with the way I like ta' decorate. They are both wooden.

Aren't they primdorable ? lol

 I will hafta share what other goodies I  stuffed in that bag later..

I put this lil gatherin together in an olde cheesbox I found for 4 bucks at the antique store in Bedford. I just love drivin down there to see what all they got in and to eat at a place called The Olde Buggy Buffet. If your ever in the area be sure n check 'em out. It's from scratch food in a country/amish style.....mmmmm its delicious.

I just love that chunky snowman =) Snowmen just melt my heart lol I lovvvveee lovvveeee lovvvveee 'em !!! 

See how adorable he is ? I just wanna squeeze his fat lil ol cheekies lol......

Wanted to share with ya'll how we hang our stockin's I have an herb dryin' rack I got at an estate sale awhile back it's 3 gated. We put it around the tree. I hung a Hark The Herald Angels sign from it and wrapped some lights around it too. Then we hung our stockin's. I wanna add some greenery around the top when I get some extra time. Otherwise I like how it looks.

Ohhhh I forgot ta' tell ya Dr Quick Dry Glue had to come out and do some minor surgery.....hehehehe

The good ol' Dr was able to do a quick fix whewww So if ya make 'em just be sure n really push whatever your using for eyes n buttons down in there real good. If they pop out just give Dr Quick Dry Glue a call and he'll come to the rescue of your lil ol ginger ;0)

O.k. Girlies can't believe I'm gonna share this pic !!!! yikkkessssss Hope it don't scare ya away (chewin' nails)

Now mind you I HATE taking pictures of myself or anyone else to take 'em either. But my daughter took this pic right after our first batch a gingers were finished sooooooo I'm lookin' a mess !

Now mind ya'll I have on nooooo make up the hair...well it's just there lol.I had worked all day and it was 2 a.m. (see that half asleep eye ?) and ohhh my whatta cheesy smile hehee and that angle just don't do me noooo good lol. I could go on and on.......lol anyone else that way about self pics ? Ok Makenzie I posted your pic of me.....Happy ? Now go get those dishes n chores done missy hehehe

Here's one more item I got in that bag I wanna share with ya'll I forgot to take before pics though....

This was natural wood color. I spray painted it flat black and sanded it down. It had 2 lil wood dowels at the bottom I thought would work to hang candles from.

I decided to make it a candle keep so I added some rusty square nails

Here it is hangin' up....I left room to add 2 more nails when I find my rusty items stash....

I hope I haven't scared ya'll off with that pic ;0) or for a pic heavy post ! Got lots more ta share but will wait till another day to do that. I do wanna say another BIG THANK YOU to ya'll again for sharin' such heart warming pics and posts on your blogs. I honestly loose track a time goin' from blog to blog readin' and catchin' up and findin' new ones I just gotta follow lol. I would like to do a 12 fav's of decor if anyone is interested in doin it with me let me know. You would pick one item of your Christmas decor handmade,bought whatever and show a pic of it and tell why it's one of your favs and maybe the story behind it.

It would run from the 12th to the 23rd. Drop me an email if you wanna participate and we can set up one of those linky things. Ok my Prim Friends Hope I didn't overwhelm ya'll with such a long post and ohhhh ya with that pic lololol.

So till next time My Prim Friends have a Blessed Friday

Prim Huggs N Blessins

Is anyone ready for a lil a this yet ????? And Some Pics

Hi ya'll Hope this post finds in great spirits !

Hump day went quick round here. I worked 7 a.m. till 3p.m. Then had a Drs appt. to get a coddle done on my back. The back is feelin' ohhhhh sooo much better. I might actually be able to finish up my decoratin' this weekend =)

Ohhhh the title of the post.....Is anyone ready for this ?

I was lookin' thru pics and found these from last Jan. Bundle up with some hot cocoa and take a looksie ;0)

This is a shot from Jan 09. This looks out across what used to be our pond towards the neighbors house.

This one is the right side of our property. That's our dog Duke peekin' out the doghouse door. He is part blood hound and St Bernard. My hubby has his doggy house insulated and dry walled lol.He wants him to be comfy and when it get's real cold he comes in.

This is Ms Daisy playin' in the snow. She just lovvveesss to run n root in it lol. She gets it up her nose and then snorts tryin' to get it out lol......

The Vette is buried !

These icicles were hangin' from the porch.

Love the way the snow looks layin' on the trees

One more of Ms Daisy. We got several inches when this snow storm hit us in January. I just want snow at Christmas this year and that'll be enough for me !

My Daughter and I went greenery pickin' Monday. We were in the woods for bout 2 hours lookin' for just the right greenery.Had a blast with just her and I and nature.
Looked for some berries but couldn't find not a one anywhere =(
But we did get a lot of greenery. Here are a couple pics....

This is my huge dough bowl that sits in the center of my table. I put lotsa greenery,pine cones and some strands of rusty bells. I had a real candle in the center but swapped it out for a flickerin' candle to make it safer.

I decided to add some christmas fabric to make the settin' a lil more festive. I also added some pip berries around the bowl....but I did'nt get a pic of it.

This is the chandelier that hangs above the

table. I'd like to take it down after the holidays and paint it a different color.

View lookin' up at it.

Above my pantry doors. Put up the Let It Snow sign some greenery. My olde' frosty hat I made and a lil wooden snowman shelf sitter.

Pea Pickin' Cutteeee snowman sampler I picked up at Jo's

I loveeeeeeee snowmen ! Lots lol

Fresh greenery on top of my hutch and one of those plastic candy canes wrapped up with homespun.

This belonged to my mother. It lights up and looks 3~D It's a piece that really has A LOT of special memories attached to it. I'm glad my Dad gave it to me to display in my home.

This is what it looks like with the lights out in the room.

ohhhhh is that another snowman ? Did i tell ya'll I Loveeeeeeee snowmen ? lol

Found a pic with the pip berries around my dough bowl. I think they make the whole look pop better.

Geesh I need to browse my pics better before postin' lol

Here's a pic of the chandelier that shows where I added lil pip berry rings around the candle sleeve.

Ok girlies it's 3:15 a.m. and I've loaded this post with lotsa pics....Hopefully not tooo many lol. I have to be at work at 11:00 a.m. so I better try n get some sleep. Hopefully I will get everything completely done this weekend so I can post full pics of everything all put together. Till next time my Prim Friends

Huggs n Blessins