SENIOR MOMENT 4 WOMEN

  I made plenty of mistakes when I chose gardening as my new hobby. I started out buying indoor plants . I bought plants that looked pretty.  Some plants died because my rooms had insufficient light or because I just forgot to water them. I didn't have a watering  schedule and didn't read the plant care tags. I took friends' advice and set some of my house plants outside. My Snake Plants and Peace Lilies flourished.  I was told to bring them inside when weather turned cold.  I did bring the plants inside after temperature dropped below forty degrees. Unfortunately, my den became a flying bugs haven. Bugs flew up my nose and crawled on my face. My nights were spent swatting those  bugs. I complained to one of my gardening friends. She said, "I forgot to tell you,  to change the dirt before you bring them inside." I yelled, "tell me how to get rid of these bugs!!" She didn't have any advice for my problem. I did research online and learned that these ...

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  ITEMS NEEDED FOR CHRISTMAS T-SHIRTS: Blank Tee Shirts ( Neutral & Christmas Colors ) Christmas Theme Fat Quarters or Pre-cut Fabric Free Online, Christmas Templates, Printed: Bell, Tree, Stocking, Star, Snowman  Embellishments: Acrylic Gem Stickers, 315 Count, Christmas Colors Acrylic Gem Stickers, 315 Count, Gold, Silver, Clear Snowflakes 12 pieces  Tools: Glue Gun & Glue Sticks  Scissors Straight pins INSTRUCTIONS: Cut out printed template (using tree   template for  demonstration). I pinned    tree  on  back/ reverse side of fabric. Used  black,  thin print Sharpie to draw tree on  fabric.  I cut out three trees  for my plus  sized  tee shirt. One red buffalo print tree,  one  green buffalo print tree, one blue buffalo  print  tree= 3 cut outs.  I pinned each tree in front  middle area of  my shirt (in straight row). Used glue gun to secure trees on s...

The Christmas tee shirts featured below created by me, to  wear during the Christmas holiday. I started looking for Christmas tee shirts at the beginning of November. The shirts I saw didn't any Christmas graphics or themes t hat I liked.   Instructions for   creating the Christmas tee shirts below, will be given in: DIY CHRISTMAS T-SHIRTS, PART 2 .

DOVE PEACE ORNAMENT: I love making crafts for each holiday season. The Christmas holiday is my favorite.  Making  crafts depicting  Christmas trees, stockings, bells, wreaths, and snowmen  are included in  some of  my  Christmas DIY projects. However,  I also  include religious  Christmas  crafts  items  too. Christmas gifts to my family and friends  are a DIY gift and a store bought gift. Attending the "After Christmas" sales is done annually. These Christmas items will be used for next year's  Christmas  crafts projects. The shopping list is long. I'm replacing the  Christmas decorations and gift  wrapping items too. My religious Christmas crafts require more time and research. I sit for hours looking  at online Christmas catalogs and videos. I need ideas for a craft that is different from the previous year.  I start shopping  at Dollar Stores and Big Box Stores early so I can find...

   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 &...