The Apple Street Cottage

...so the snowman stays! I made this guy last fall.  I drew a pattern on paper, traced it on the pallet wood, and cut it out. Here's a close-up: After sanding the pallets, I screwed a piece of wood across the back to hold it together.  The hat was painted and a thin piece of wood was attached with Liquid Nails for the brim and more stability.  The rest of the snowman was painted and distressed with my palm sander.   The final touches: painting a face and adding a red burlap scarf. The snowman was done! I'm keeping him on my side porch, where he's not exposed to the weather.  The red burlap might 'bleed' and I don't want to re-paint! I plan to put a piece of burlap outside for a test. If it 'bleeds' I'll have to find a new scarf.   I'll let you know what happens. I'm so glad you stopped by.  Please be sure to share, pin, follow, etc.  I love having new friends at the Cottage! Linking to: Saturday Shuffle...

It's almost Christmas and I am FINALLY starting to feel like myself again!  WooHoo!!  Unfortunately, I am waaaay behind on my decorating.  I've managed to get a few things out and I thought I'd share some things from some of our favorite Christmas movies.  Let's get started...... We had more snow last week, so I bundled myself up and went out to take a few pics.  Do you see the movie reference in this one?  And, yes, those are snowflakes flying!! My son gave me this a few years ago.  It is from one of my all-time favorite shows. Here's a hint.......imagine it filled with eggnog! This one might be a stretch, but I realized that I hadn't shared any view of the kitchen either.  As you can see, the main color is red.  The scale was found at an estate sale a few years ago and the snowman hat was from a gift. So, how did you do?  Did you get all 4 movie references?  I'm so glad you stopped by the cottage.  S...