DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

   This comes from www.larkandlola.blogspot.com  .  I thought these were really neat and very inventive. Enjoy making a few of these to go on that special tree or even give them to friends and family.  They will enjoy them on their three for years to come. Today I made these decorative rosettes! They're ornaments. They are fairly easy to make and super charming. Here's how I did it... I picked up some scrapbooking embellishments at Joann's. Michael's also carries this brand, K & Co. And grabbed one of the old music books I buy on eBay all the time for $1 or so. Tore out some pages. {No, I don't feel bad doing this at all. It's not worth anything and no one is going to sit down and play music from the 50s. I'm giving it new life!} Trimmed each page down to a 4" x 8" piece. Like so. {Don't mind my weathered self-healing mat. It's been with me through a million & one craft projects. Christmas gif...

The Naming Of The Town    In the late 1840s, a group of settlers—mostly of German descent—formed a small community in Spencer County in Southern Indiana. Although they no doubt had to deal with the day-to-day struggles of pioneer life, the weightiest problem that plagued them was the lack of a name for their town. In fact, the community became known as the "nameless town." The naming of the town of Santa Claus is such a charming story that it was featured on Christmas Eve, 1992, on renowned radio news commentator Paul Harvey’s "The Rest of the Story" program. Here is the story Mr. Harvey told to millions of listeners world-wide: THE REST OF THE STORY    Never in history did a town have so much trouble naming itself than the town of…well, that, see, that was the problem. The town didn’t have a name--not even an unofficial one. There were many suggestions, but every time somebody made a suggestion, it was discovered that some other town alre...

   Thanksgiving Day is a very important day in the United States. There are many things that are especially related to the celebrations of the Thanksgiving Day. These include Thanksgiving turkey trivia, pilgrims, Thanksgiving proclamations, Thanksgiving as a national holiday and other things. Some of such facts are mentioned here which will not only help you enhance your knowledge about Thanksgiving Day but also make you enjoy this day with even more zeal. 1. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States. 2. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada. 3. The Plymouth Pilgrims were the first to celebrate the Thanksgiving. 4. The pilgrims arrived in North America in December 1620. 5. The Pilgrims sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to reach North America. 6. The pilgrims sailed on the ship, which was known by the name of 'Mayflower'. 7. They celebrated the first Than...