Organized For Christmas!

I like to be organized.

How about you, Glitterinas!

I am glad you stopped by 

Pink Glitter.....I have something 

interesting to share with you today!

With Christmas coming at full speed, now is the time 

to make sure everything is getting taken care of.

I usually keep a little notebook 

in my purse.

However, this year I have an 

even better solution to help me 

be organized for 

Christmas!

Oooh, it's pretty, too!

When you see how lovely and easy it is to make 

this planner, I know you'll want one.

Kerryanne shares cute things at 

Shabby Art Boutique.

She is very talented.

She is generous, too, because this 

2015 Christmas planner is a free download!

Let me show you how I put mine 

together.....

.....here are the pages......

.....such pretty vintage Christmas graphics!

I decided to put my pages into a composition 

notebook. I haven't used one of 

these since 4th grade!

You could print out these attractive pages on card stock,

trim them up, and staple them together to make a 

compact little planner, too.

After I gathered up my supplies......

.....and decided on which seasonal papers I wanted

to use.....

.....I got busy.

I snipped.

I glued.

I added bits and pieces.

There are pages for menus, grocery lists, gift lists, 

Christmas cards and 

e-mail addresses.....great organization!

Isn't this little miss pretty?

I added a ribbon book mark.....

......with a shiny, tiny ornament tied to the end!

I thought a clip could be useful, too.

I have already put it to use keeping all my receipts 

together in one place!

I also added some tabs....menu, gifts....

I decided to personalize my planner.

Here's my finished planner!

Want one?!

Hop on over to KerryAnne's 

Shabby Art Boutique and take a look around......

.....and thanks again for stopping by to check on what I'm

 up to here at Pink Glitter!

I wish you a calm, relaxed, organized start to 

this holiday season!

Hugs and glitter,

Tammy

It's Almost Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow, Glitterinas.

My list of things to be thankful for 

grows longer each year!

Thank you, Lord, for all the blessings 

you pour out on me every day!

I hope you have safely arrived at your destination, if you are traveling.

I hope you have completed all your 

grocery store runs, if you are hosting and cooking!

We are having Thanksgiving dinner here 

at Five Gables Farm tomorrow evening.

My husband and I tell each other 

often that Thanksgiving dinner is 

our favorite meal of the year!

It's finally happening tomorrow.....

.....all the things I have to do are getting checked off 

my master list.

The foods to prepare on today's list 

were.....

the dressing and

the green bean casserole.

Check.....and check!

The desserts are all baked and 

the other sides are all ready to go 

tomorrow.  The turkey roasts are thawed 

and just hanging out in the fridge.

When I finished all the work....it was time for 

the fun!

I gathered up all the dishes I wanted to use to set the 

table....

decided how to fold the napkins....

chose the candles....

and brought the name cards from 

my craft desk.

Youngest daughter is home and was a good 

assistant decorator for this table.

We stacked these plates on the 

brown chargers.....

....isn't he a handsome guy?

 Next, we added these leaf salad plates....

....and silver

....and napkins

....and crystal.

These pretty glasses were gifted to me by a 

Bunco Friend! 

They were her Mother's.

I know I'll enjoy using them again and again!

Thank you, again, Dana.....

you are a sweetie for thinking of me.

On top of each napkin we placed one of my 

small, vintage molds and filled each one 

with some pumpkin candies.

I think our youngest grand~darling will help anyone that needs 

help eating their pumpkins.....he's very helpful that way!

We are not having a fish course, but I'm using some of 

my bone dishes anyway.

They'll be serving as butter/bread plates for our 

dinner tomorrow.

The grands have their own Thanksgiving 

plates....

Before I know it, they'll be too old to eat on these 

cute dishes any longer.

My burlap runner was crowding the two place settings 

on the end of the table.....

.....so I tucked a little bit of the runner 

underneath itself.....

....and everything fits so much neater!

I couldn't resist giving the candles a test light!

Pretty, huh?

Last but not least, the name cards....

well, they're really not cards....but 

they do have our names on them.

I think they'll be a fun surprise 

for everyone!

Have a lovely evening, Glitterinas!

Thanks so much taking time to open and read 

this post on 

Pink Glitter!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hugs and glitter,

Tammy

Happy Veteran's Day

I want to take a moment to say 

Thank You 

to 

all the women and men 

of our armed services.

This is a picture of my Dad when he was 

in the Air Force in World War II.

He was a tail gunner and his plane was 

shot down over France.

Dad was a German POW 

for almost 2 years.

When anyone tried to thank Dad for 

his service he'd simply say it 

was his duty as an American 

citizen.....then he'd promptly change the 

subject!

Shake a vet's hand and thank them for their 

service.....it can be today....

....tomorrow....

...or next month.

The cute, little guy in this family picture grew up to be 

my Dad.....he was always handsome, wasn't he?

I wonder if he knew he'd grow up 

to be a hero?

I am so glad you took a moment to 

read this post!

Please join me in saying "Thank You" 

on this Veteran's Day.

Until next time,

Tammy

Give Thanks!

My favorite holiday meal is just over the horizon,

Glitterinas!

Thanksgiving dinner

I love that this special holiday is rooted 

right here in America!

I love all the planning and preparations that go 

into this gathering of family and friends!

Deciding what we'll eat.....

everybody has their favorite food 

that must be served while I like 

to slip in new recipes, too.

Choosing how to set the table.....

I like to include are my brown transfer ware 

plates with handsome Mr. Turkey right in the center.

Checking my cookbooks for recipes.....

some are ingrained from years of making them, but 

any new ones must be completed with the 

help of a recipe.

Making my grocery list....

I love grocery shopping!

Usually the first thing I check off my list for

Thanksgiving day is getting 

the house all set.

I just have a few items that are uniquely
for Thanksgiving....each year it's good to see them!

I'll probably share our Thanksgiving feast 

with you in a future post, Glitterinas. 

 But right now I'd like to show you what I've 

done to get ready for Thanksgiving so far.....

Halloween jack-o-lanterns have been replaced 

with a few extra pumpkins here by 

the fireplace.

The Give Thanks banner really sums up, for me, what 

Thanksgiving is all about!

Here's a closer look.....

I believe this pretty printable came from 

Craftberry Bush.  

I like it stacked with a mirror on the 

mantle.

Here's a few more seasonal pretties scattered around.....

......all these items mix in nicely with my Fall 

pretties that go up in September!

On the dinning room table I'm using a new,

seasonal bucket I found....

.....goes right along with the spirit of the season.

The lovely turkey on my Thanksgiving plates is 

not the only handsome guy that helps 

us celebrate this season.....

.....this tall guy always finds himself in a place of 

prominence!

I have so much to be thankful for.....

.....my "thankful" list grows longer 

and longer every year!

Each of you who find time in your busy 

days to read the thoughts I share here at 

Pink Glitter

are on my list!

Now, it's time for me to go and play with some 

dishes.....what's going to look fabulous with this guy?

Hugs and glitter,

Tammy