How To Make A 72 Point Star

Hey all! Here are some pictures on how to make a 72 point star that my Mother taught me how to make years ago. I decided to make a bunch this year for one of our two trees. Hope you enjoy!

Step 1: Cut out 12 circles and slits towards the middle leaving about a quarter size circle in the middle.





Step 2: Wrap each wedge around a pencil tip making a tight cone. Tape and make sure the tape is secure.



Step 3: After making the cones on each of the 12 circles, now it is time to thread them on to a ribbon. Using a sharp point of some object (ie. a needle) make a hole in the middle of each circle.
(tip: cut the ribbon at a sharp angle to make the threading easier.)



Step 4: After threading on all 12 circles, now it is time to tie the ribbon and pull tight.


Step 5: Tie the two loose ends together to create your loop to hang the 72 point star. Repeat these steps to create unique one of a kind Christmas ornaments for your tree.




Step 6: Hang on your tree and enjoy them for the the whole holiday. When the holiday is over, store them or throw them out and make new ones next year. The great thing is, they are are cheap to make and look great. (hint: They are hard to store, but it is totally worth a try. If you find a way to store them safely and keep them from bending, let me know. I would love to keep mine.)



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Happy Thanksgiving

Hello all! I hope that you all had a wondrous Thanksgiving. For those of you that braved the stores today, I hope that it was worth it and that you were able to find some great deals. Thanksgiving had been different the past couple years. My dad started this no oils diet to lower his cholesterol, and so we try and make everything so that he can eat it too and we don't have to fix something else special for him. So this year, because my dad loves pie, I searched online for a fat-free pie crust. I found several, but the one I chose to do was from the Happy Herbivore blog. Here is my advice for it: because this pie doesn't have fat in it and uses a banana for the moisture to hold it together, cook your filling on top of the stove before filling your pie crust. The reason being, this pie crust can not bake for as long as the filling needs to and you will end up with a very hard crust that could break a tooth.

For my family, the day after Thanksgiving is the day we start getting the house ready for Christmas. It takes the majority of the day setting up our 9.5 foot tree and stringing the lights on it. This year we have close to 3,000 lights on it, but this year we added another tree for the downstairs so we also had to set that up and start stringing lights on it (we ran out and have to get more to finish it). Have you ever noticed that in a lot of houses, the Christmas decorations stop after the pubic rooms (living room, kitchen and dinning room) are done. The main tree will get its decorations and finishing touches Sunday, but the second tree I am making most of the ornaments. Each year I have always made a few ornaments for the tree, kinda of a tradition. My goal for this second tree is to decorate for little money. I will be posting, later, direction to make one of the ornaments that my mother taught me to make a long time ago.

For now, enjoy your weekend and reflect on all the things in our lives that we have to be thankful for. We may have it rough sometimes, but in many ways we are so much better off than a lot of people.

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Holiday Recipe Cards

Hey all! I can't believe that its been over a week since the my last post. Alright, here are a couple Holiday Recipe Cards for you to use this season. These are printable and are 5X7 inches. If you are having company this season, most likely someone will compliment you on one or more dishes. Here is a tip: Print off several cards and fill them out with a couple of your signature dishes that are on the table. When a guest compliments you on the dish and asks if you would be willing to share your recipe, you will already have it waiting for them. The fact that you thought ahead will really sick out in your guests minds.





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The Family Silver

Hey all! Sorry it has been a couple days since I posted anything. I am working on some new designs for my Zazzle store. The head cold I was fighting off this past weekend caught up to me and knocked me out yesterday. I am still fighting off and trying to stay busy. But as I sat at the kitchen table this morning I noticed my parent's wedding gift, a silver pitcher, was really tarnished. I also realized that we never use that pitcher. So after finding out where from my mother where the polish was, I began polishing the pitcher. After a while my mother came home for lunch was thanked me for cleaning it up for her. She reminded me that the reason that we never use it is because it takes a lot to keep it polished and clean. However, I kind of got into it. I have now retrieved some more of our family silver and I am polishing it now. There is something about freshly polished silver that is just beautiful. So my point to this blabbering is this: Yeah something might take a little bit of work, but the result of that work is something to be proud of.

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Andrew Peterson Concert

Hey all! I mentioned earlier that I had been so excited to an Andrew Peterson concert this past Friday night. Here is one of the songs that he did.


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Thank You Cards

Hey all! Here are a few new/updated Thank You Cards that I had done in black and white, now I added Teal.




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Pumpkin Thanksgiving Products

Hey all! Happy November 1st! Here are a few Pumpkin Thanksgiving Products.










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