Thursday, November 8, 2012

[Project Notebook] and a Winner!

(I always have a ton of decorating and DIY ideas floating around in my head. Many of them end up in my project notebook that I keep in my nightstand. I thought it would be fun if I shared some of my ideas with you all each week.)

This week I'm thinking about simple Thanksgiving decor. I don't want to rush this season one bit. I love this time of year, even more so than Christmas. I plan to incorporate some of the following into our home:

1.  A thankful tree--I love the idea of this!



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2.  Decorating with pumpkins, leaves and wheat.





3.  Cranberry pie. (This is my family's favorite T-day dessert!)

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4.  Tourtiere (Meat Pie). There is not a Thanksgiving Eve that goes by where my Mom doesn't make my favorite meal of all time. I can't find a recipe online that is simple as the one my Mom makes, but this one comes close.


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5.  Gorgeous and simple paper chain.  A different take on the thankful tree idea that I absolutely love!

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Lastly, thank you to everyone who entered my latest contest!  The winner of the Ramsign house number sign is...Lisa from Lisa Goulet Design! Congratulations!


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9 comments:

  1. EileenNovember 8, 2012 at 9:40 AM

    I love all of these. I really like the idea of decorating with pumpkins and wheat ~ it just looks so pretty. That pie looks delicious, too.

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  2. Sunflowers With SmilesNovember 8, 2012 at 10:20 AM

    Beautiful inspiration. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. LisaNovember 8, 2012 at 10:32 AM

    So pretty! And I'm thrilled to be the winner of the Ramsign house number, now just to decide if I want a sign for my cottage or home!

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  4. Our Neck of the WoodsNovember 8, 2012 at 3:15 PM

    The thankful tree is such a great idea! It looks so cute, too.

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  5. UnknownNovember 8, 2012 at 3:15 PM

    I love it!!! I think that is going to be a new tradition, thank you for the great idea Angela!!

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  6. Moni - Zuhaus at HomeNovember 8, 2012 at 10:34 PM

    Love all the features thanks for sharing with us and thank you for leaving a sweet note on my blog.

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  7. UnknownNovember 9, 2012 at 8:26 AM

    Love these features! I especially love the pumpkins and the Thankful tree! great ideas. Have a great weekend!
    Leslie

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  8. Anne BoykinNovember 9, 2012 at 10:34 AM

    Hi Angela, Yum, that cranberry pie looks delicious! As always, I enjoy your project notebook. Congrats to the Ramsign winner. I have a Ramsign and I couldn't decide where to put it outside so it's on my hutch. The number 53. Love it where it is so much I'm leaving there.

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  9. Shabby Brocante, KarenNovember 15, 2012 at 5:21 AM

    So many great ideas! I'd love to try the cranberry pie!! The meat pie looks great! My mom grew up in Grass Valley, California where there we many Cornish settlers. Pastie was common place there and my mom always made a cornish pastie pie for my birthday!

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