handmade St. Nicholas

I found a lot of ceramic and bisque Santa head ornaments and tried my hand at making my own version of the expensive St. Nicholas.

Using a liter or 2liter bottle and filling it with garden stones or glass stone from the Dollar Tree.
A glue gun, scraps of favorite Christmas pieces and lots of fabrics, Christmas or vintage seems to come out the best.

Cut, wrap, glue and enjoy in every room of the house.

If you are a crafter and collector they will cost about $5.00 each to make.

Display and enjoy,  Merry Christmas

Upcycled Wooden Box

This old shoe shinning box made the perfect place to keep clean cloths next to the garden tub.

Could be used for any home decor or even a keepsake box.

A little cleaning and someones throw a way becomes a treasure.

Fall Delights

My husband and I were out walking the other day and one of our friends drives by and asked if we wanted to taste and have some japanese persimmons.   He said they have four trees at their house and I didn't even know that they would grow in north Florida. 

We have the wild ones growing side the roadways but they have to be really soft and red  not to be bitter.

To my amazement you can slice these when they're  firm and they have an apple like flesh and taste.
When they fully ripen you use them in cakes,cookies etc.

A nice fall surprise and they are great in fruit salads.