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12 Days of Christmas Pinspiration-Day One

Lately I have found myself finding more and more inspiration on Pinterest than before.  Some of the Christmas ideas are just heavenly and I wanted to start a segment on my blog called the 12 Days of Christmas Pinspiration.  From today 12/14/2012 till 12/25/2012 it is exactly 12 days, so everyday till Christmas I will post a new Pinspiration that I find amazing.


And if you haven't already, follow the Pinterest 30 days of Pinspiration HERE.


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Easy Christmas Wreaths



Turn a few snipping of evergreens from your backyard or Christmas tree into a cheery display. The beauty of these mini wreaths is tied to their simplicity (and tied up with basic, bright red ribbon). To make, cut sprigs of greenery (we used spruce, cedar, and juniper) and hot glue around an embroidery hoop (5-inches to 8-inches around). Repeat to cover the front and back of the rings, and adhere smaller pieces to the inside of the hoops as needed. Loop a length of ribbon or seam binding around each wreath, and hang.



Eco-Tip:  Buy products that will last.  For example opt for solid wood rather than particle board furniture.  Solid wood furniture may be more expensive but it will last you a lifetime over cheaply made particle board products   And to kick it up an even greener notch, buy solid wood furniture made from reclaimed wood.  For this and other tips on going green visit, The Earth and Me Go Green.




    

Spark of Loves this Week: Newman, Sign, Cheese, Peace, Falcon, and Board

This Image.

Because it came from LOOK Magazine in 1963 and it just looks so amazing and romantic.  It's an image of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward (they were happily married for 50 years.)

These PEACE signs.


Because for once, it would be nice to see more of these instead of ad billboards.  Call it the "hippy" in me coming out.

This Cheese.


Because it's tasty and my kid loves it too!

This Bumper Sticker.


Because I wish it was on my car.  I found it here:



This Millenium Falcon Paper Model.


Because it took Skylar and me three weeks to make it.  Get the pattern HERE.

Random Photo of the Week:

Because it really does help keep me organized with my writing and blogging.


Eco-Tip:  Be sure and reuse sandwich bags when you can.  Even if they can't be reused for food purposes, use them to cover pet food container, paint cans, or even in the car for crayons or wet wipes when traveling. Plastic contributes to approximately 100,000 sea turtles and other marine animals die every year because they either mistake the bags for food or get strangled in them, says Natural Environment.