Ornament #15 – Ribbon Tree

Today I foraged.  And when I say “I”, I mean the dogs and I.  We all foraged for twigs in my backyard.  It took a whole 5 minutes to find all the twigs I needed because we have a huge oak tree smack dab in the middle of our yard and it’s twig-droppin’ time at the moment.  It’s also leaf dropping time and soon will be leaf-picking-up time, but that’s a story for another day ;-).

I spotted this ornament on Pinterest and instantly fell in love.  As you’ve probably picked up by now, I have collections.  My intentions are always to use the items in the collections, but more often than not, the collections overtake my intentions and my time.  I collect yarn, Santa Clauses, snowmen and all manner of crafting supplies.  Ribbon is among the crafting supplies.  I find many good buys at garage sales and thrift stores and I always wait for the 80-90% sales at the craft stores.  Over the years, and there have been many, I’ve curated quite a nice collection.

This was by far the easiest ornament to date and I’m really pleased with how they turned out.  The only materials required are twigs and ribbon scraps.

Some close-ups

Item #37 – Work on Project Life every week.

I’ve blogged before about Project Life, the life documentation tool I use.  I also wrote about moving to a digi Project Life, but now I’m back to paper and much happier.  While I use it more consistently than ever, I’m not very good at keeping up to date on a weekly basis.  I want to make it a weekly habit.

Question of the Day:  What is your favorite Christmas or holiday dessert?

Remember to enter the giveaway – here’s how:

1)  Leave a comment on each day’s post by answering my “Question of the Day”.  The “Question of the Day” will be right above my closing.
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2)  Over the course of this blog series, you can enter a maximum of 30 times.

There will be Mini Give-aways on the 15th (today), 22nd and 29th days of November.

• The winner of each mini give-away will get to choose an ornament from the previous week.  For instance, the winner on the 15th will pick from Ornaments 8-14, the winner on the 22nd will pick from Ornaments 15-21, etc..
• The Mini Give-away winners are still eligible for the Grand Give-away on December 1st.

On December 1, 2014, I will have a random drawing for one (1) lucky winner.  I will contact the winner for their mailing details and will mail to anywhere in the world.

Links to {30 Days of Christmas Ornaments}
Ornament #1
Ornament #2
Ornament #3
Ornament #4
Ornament #5
Ornament #6
Ornament #7
Ornament #8
Ornament #9
Ornament #10
Ornament #11
Ornament #12
Ornament #13
Ornament #14

Foraging is what we do best – right after eating and sleeping and playing.