It's A November Giveaway

Hello friends and welcome to November!

Ah, the month of raking leaves, Thanksgiving, Christmas crafting and falling back.

Well, in the US anyway, where daylight savings time ended at 2am, so we all had an extra hour of shuteye.


Which is great, since I think I'm still behind from the hour I lost in March.

Of course, that also means it gets dark an hour earlier each night.

And that's not so good.

Well, unless you're a hoarder of battery operated candles...like me. They blunt that darkness a bit and go on automatically when the sun goes down.

At 4pm. 🙄

I have to admit, I've become addicted to those remote control flames.

So when I saw my friend Jennifer at @deerfieldlane sharing her combination plate rack- candle holder, in her super charming kitchen, I knew I needed to have one.


But actually ended up with this pair, to display my gorgeous red plates. Hers were a bit more rustic, they were similar to this one, but I knew brass would work well in my kitchen.

I have to say, this candle/ plate holder combo wasn't easy to find. I searched for weeks and, while I found a bargain, I paid less than $20 for both, the others I've seen are pricey. Yikes.

Once they were on the wall, I loved them, but I realized that the standard tapers I had were too tall and covered too much of the dish.

Did you know that battery operated tapers also come in a shorter size?

I did not, but once I found them I ordered a pack of eight. Two went here...looking so much better.

SHORT BATTERY TAPERS// BRASS CANDLE/ PLATE HOLDER

The others went in the circular candelabra I found at the thrift store this summer. My husband told me, that with the tall candles tucked inside, it looked like it belonged at a seance.

I did not like that all...

So now, it too is sporting the shorter versions.


To light my way through the cold November evenings. If they ever get here. It's been unseasonably warm so far.

And for some odd reason, those 80 degree October temps had an unusual effect on me. For the first time ever, I put up some Christmas before Thanksgiving. As a matter of fact, it was before Halloween.

Maybe that candle holder does have some tricky powers, because that has never, ever happened in my house.

What's worse, is that since the mantel has been covered in evergreen and lights for a few weeks, I have an uncontrollable urge to put the tree up and start decorating with abandon.


Or at least start crafting for Christmas...

Which is always more fun by the light of the tree...hmmm. Maybe next weekend. I'll let you know how long I manage to hold out.

In the meantime, let's talk about the DIYs I shared last month. It was a bit of jumble.

Including:

• A Spooky Halloween Thrift Flip
• A Golden Thrift Store Pumpkin Fit For Cinderella
• My New Rosy Evergreen Christmas Set
• I Decoupaged Candles
• Made Chicken Pot Pie - so easy!!

I also made a patterned air dry clay ghost banner with a technique you can use for Thanksgiving or to make Christmas ornaments, so take a peek if you haven't had a chance.

In November, I plan to get even craftier.

In fact, I'm getting started this afternoon. I'm off to buy a wagon full of these light up houses to decorate since they're on sale.

Of course, it'll be no bargain for me, since I'm bringing my daughters along and that means mama will be footing the bill. That's ok, that's what moms do, right? Plus it means we get to spend time crafting together. ♡

I also have a drawer full of supplies and thrifted pieces just waiting for their place in the DIY line up.

Afternoons filled with painting, gluing and decoupaging with festive napkins.

It's Giveaway Time!

Speaking of, that's what I have for this month's giveaway.

Four crafty packs of napkins that you can use for your own Christmas decoupage projects.

I've seen people selling individual napkins for decoupage on Etsy, so I figured it might be fun to just give some away...and I have plenty to share.