Spice Tree Ornaments
So today I went to the store, and started buying spices for my ornaments(thank you Food Lion Latin Foods section for your 99 cent spices)Each packet of cloves is enough to do one ornament...AND...they had whole allspice and star anise, which is wicked hard to find around here. So now I need to think up a few ornaments to make with those, too. Wow, my tree is gonna be FRAGRANT! and I'm going to make cranberry garlands, too, I think. Add a few "quilt balls", and I think it'll be a pretty cute tree.
I got my inspiration for Christmas tree ornaments from a few different places. Of course, I have to say that my Mopsie had various ornaments made of cloves that I loved as a kid. they always smelled so nice. If you look on the internet, you can find a number of different ideas for making ornaments out of raw spices. It takes some digging, but they're in there.
http://herbsspiceeverythingnice.blogspot.com/2010/11/so-today-i-went-to-store-and-started.html
- Buzzed: 2 times in 1 year 25 weeks
My Favorite Christmas Tree Ornament
I do have a favorite ornament, but it's not one that I currently have, it's several that we got growing up. My aunt and uncle live right outside Washington D.C. and every year she would send us one of the Official White House Christmas Ornaments. As kids, me and my brother's loved it! It would come in a special box, and we would all gather around while my mom opened to see what it would picture this year.
http://www.singingthroughtherain.com/2010/12/my-favorite-christmas-tree-ornament.html
Be Green This Winter
There are plenty of ways to live more earth-friendly than to just recycle our soda cans and white paper. Get creative is my goal in life. Well, at least one of them! So I have compiled a few tips for being frugal and eco-friendly in the next few months, which could also be applied throughout the year.
http://possumhillfarms.blogspot.com/2010/11/be-green-this-winter.html
