Welcome friends. I love decorating and having friends over and when they do come I want everything to look nice. I want to be a good hostess so my friends will be comfortable and enjoy their stay. ( After all it is a crazy full house with 5 kids!)
I used leftover scraps and these die cut pumpkins from Creative Cuts. ( http://creativecutsandmore.com/ ) I misted them with Moon Glow and drew the lines and stem with a marker. I covered the entire thing with glossy accents and microbeads. I used different diecuts (cardstock & chipboard) and they look the same but the cardstock die cuts were more flexable and the chipboard was more sturdy.
A close up...
I made this basket after reading this post on another blog. I loved what they said about hospitality,
"As Christians we are admonished to "practice hospitality" – to be "given over" to it (Romans 12:13; I Timothy 5:10). Our homes should be filled with warmth, generosity and hospitality toward others. It should be an inviting haven where people see the Gospel played out in our daily lives. The phrase, "make them feel at home", means just that: make them feel just like they would if they were at their own home!"
You can read more about it here:http://www.handprintsonthewall.org/2008/03/04/hospitality-series-making-a-guest-toiletry-basket/
This is what I put in my basket, but the possiblilites are endless. A friend of mine likes to stay at hotels and loves teas so I had the hotel put a basket full of teas in her as a surprize! It made her day!
Ok changing the subject! Look at this pretty stuff! I know it's just a sneak peek but I had to do it because the November kit I am working with right now for Scrapbooking from the Inside Out is gorgeous!!!! (http://www.scrapbookingfromtheinsideout.com/) I am having so much fun with this stuff but I can't show it all to you until Nov 1st! SO you will have to come back then! Besides November 1st will be the day I reveal who won all the great Scraptoberfest goodies( http://letsembellish.blogspot.com/2009/10/give-away-pics-scraptoberfest-part-iii.html ) I am giving away and you don't want to miss that!!!! You still have 6 days to enter!!!
Well that's it for tonight! I have really enjoyed looking at all your wonderful blogs! I've made some new friends and learned new things about old ones! You have been so kind, I thank you for all your sweet comments!