SENIOR MOMENT 4 WOMEN

   The month of October is usually when I start looking for ideas for my DIY gift s for Christmas.  I love to combine DIY gifts  of love and store  bought gifts for my friends  and family. I was searching online stores and reviewing craft videos. My craft must be pretty,  inexpensive  and require just a few steps.  I find  that d iscount stores have a great selection of seasonal craft making items. However, they must be purchased  as soon as they hit the  shelf. These  items sell out  quickly, so I   buy them before  the Christmas season  arrives.  Some stores don't  replenish seasonal items once they are sold out. I saw cute Christmas crafts  using plain unfinished crafts sticks. I suddenly recalled doing an Easter craft using them 10 years ago. My friends and family still have the mini scripture plaques hanging on their walls. Making Christmas  gifts using the crafts sticks seemed ...

Jude 1:12 These are spots in your love feasts, while they  feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead,pulled up by the roots ITEMS USED FOR WREATH: REPURPOSED ROUND WOOD DOOR SIGN FAUX MINI MUMS FAUX RED BITTERSWEET STEM FAUX ORANGE BITTERSWEET STEM  PUMPKIN PRINT BOWS FAUX FALL LEAVES FAUX GLITTER MINI PUMPKINS ITEMS IN ANTIQUE BLACK POT: FAUX YELLOW MUMS FAUX ORANGE MUMS FAUX ORANGE FALL HYDRANGEA  FALL SLOGANS WOOD SIGNS FLOWERS IN TIN VASES: FAUX MINI YELLOW MUMS FAUX RED BITTERSWEET STEM FAUX ORANGE BITTERSWEET STEM GOLD FERN STEM COSMIC GALAXY PURPLE FALL MUMS Note: These Mums look purplish red on cloudy days.

The trees in the woods, in front of my house, are starting to change colors. I sit on my porch every afternoon. I'm trying to determine how much foliage has turned orange, yellow, or red. Watching the foliage colors has in spired me to make a fall wreath. I visited my local Dollar Store to get ideas. A pumpkin shaped wire wreath required too many items and would be time consuming. I chose   to repurpose a round door sign. FALL WREATH PROJECT: ITEMS NEEDED: Unfinished Round Wood Door Sign  with Jute Hanger 1 Package Fall Maple  Leaves  ( orange, red, yellow) 1 Mini Mum Stem, yellow 1 Faux Red Bittersweet Stem 1 Faux Orange Bittersweet Stem 1 ( 2 count ) Package (4 inch) Bows  (mini orange pumpkin print\ white background) 1 Package Glitter  Orange Mini Pumpkin Picks 1 Bottle acrylic paint, Cantaloupe 1 Bottle acrylic paint, Deep Brown Tools: Wire cutters Paper plate, for mixing paint Paint brush Sponge brush Old Newspaper or Drop Cloth Scissors Glue gun &...

  I love s pring, because I know the hummingbirds  will be  arriving soon. During the month of April, I go on my  porch several times each day. I am  hoping to see a hummingbird hovering nearby. They didn't seem to arrive in my neighborhood  until middle of April. Last year, I was sitting on my porch talking on the phone. Suddenly, a hummingbird was fluttering in my face. I was so startled that I almost dropped my phone. My friend asked me why was I making  noises. She laughed loudly when I said, I came  face- to-face with a hummingbird.  I invited her to sit on my porch one afternoon. She would be entertained by a hummingbird air show. I have learned a lot about caring for my friends the hummingbirds. I have been  feeding them for about fifteen years. Some of my knowledge was through  trial and error.  I also followed some advice from Audubon Society and online hummingbird fanatics. This year, I put my hummingbird feeder out i...

CHRISTMAS CACTUS I usually asked my son to buy me a Poinsettia  or Christmas cactus for one of my Christmas  gifts each  year. He decided to get a Christmas  cactus  last Christmas.  I love  this plant because  it looks exotic. M y cactus usually dies  within  six months. I search online for best  method to  use for plant care. I try to  follow the  advice given by the gardeners. I  am still unable to  keep my c actus alive for an extended period  of time. I decided to place my Christmas cactus outside this year. I hoped nature would improve my chances of keeping it alive longer. It receives part shade and it has doubled in size.   I decided take advantage of this new growth.  I'll  use cuttings to multiply this plant. I'll have  baby  cactus plants  on hand in case the mother  plant  dies in the future. The mother Christmas  cactus  will  be b...