Christmas 2011 Home Tour

Are you tired of looking at holiday decor yet?  I hope not...at least until after you finish this post!  I decided to lump everything I haven't shown you in one final post, so get ready for a lot of pictures.  I won't talk much, so just grab a cup of coffee and enjoy! Go here  to see a closer look of the tree. Fur covered letters...one thing checked off of my  craft to-do list! Our built-ins house a collection of nativities.  The one on the bottom is made out of olive wood and was a gift to us after my husband's parents visited Bethlehem. I love Sunday School crafts so much...this one is a "NUT-tivity."  Isn't it adorable?  All the characters are-you guessed it-made from nuts and the baby Jesus is a little acorn.  The cotton balls are sheep.    This snowy bird scene was inspired by the pages of Better Homes and Gardens.  See more projects inspired by the magazine  here .......

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How to Make a Bow {Video Tutorial}

Good Monday morning, friends!  Hope that you all enjoyed your weekend.  We attended a couple of fantastic concerts, Christmas parties, and spent Saturday morning partaking of doughnuts and the Muppet Movie.  Manamana! Today I wanted to show you how to make a bow for a wreath, swag, package, outdoor decor, or wherever you need one.  It really is simple once you get the hang of it, just takes a little practice. I started off taking lots of pictures of the process, but decided it would be easier to demonstrate in real life.  So, I made my first video...please excuse  all of the "um"s, "but"s, and "anyway"s! (Note to self...next time figure out how to edit the freeze frame before uploading video!) How to Make a Bow {Video Tutorial} from dimples and tangles on Vimeo . A few things I forgot to mention...  PLEASE trim the ends of your ribbon tails!  Either cut the end diagonally or make the swallowtail "V" cut.  Nothing ru......

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Sunday Morning Scripture

We were blessed to host Keith & Kristyn Getty at our church for a concert Friday night.  This song was such a meaningful point in the evening.  Kristyn read from John 1 and then sang their song "Fullness of Grace."  Beautiful and so appropriate as we approach the Christmas season. In the beginning was  the Word, and  the Word was with God, and  the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.  All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.  In him was life,   and  the life was the light of men.  The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.  There was a man  sent from God, whose name was  John.  He came as a  witness, to bear witness about the light,  that all might believe through him.  He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.  The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the wo......

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How Lovely Are Thy Branches...

I never do a specific theme or color scheme for our family room tree...just whatever I like or what we've collected over the years. My favorite part is the topper.  A few years ago we moved into this house with taller ceilings and the tree looked skimpy.  I used feathers and branches from the top up to make it look taller.  Looks a bit like something exploded up there, but I like it! One of my faves...fluffy fat red birds. Sunday School crafts This is a fantastic idea...a story-telling nativity glove.  The kids' kindergarten Sunday School teacher made this for us.  It's a black glove with animals on the thumb, Mary and Joseph and Baby Jesus on the pointer, and the Wise Men on the 3 last fingers.  Do you see their gifts they are bringing (oops, looks like we lost one!)? And the star that they followed is on the palm.  Thanks Miss Stacie! This Moses basket would never sell in a garage sale...and then I was glad! ......

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Christmas Mantel

I'm finally sharing my Christmas Mantel.  I've been almost finished decorating since last Friday when we had a Sunday School class fellowship in our home, but something about the mantel was bugging me.  So, today I finally did a bit of tweaking and came up with something I'm really happy with! I love looking at so many different Christmas decorating themes, but I'm a traditional red and green girl with lots of natural elements mixed in.  Once again I used my copper-y lanterns that you might recognize from my  fall mantel. These bark covered birdhouses are some of my favorite Christmas items.  I've had them on the mantel for several years.  They came from Hancock's fabrics-of all places.       I use this traditional Christmas plaid ribbon everywhere.  If something doesn't look quite right, it must need a bow!  They quit carrying this pattern several years ago at Hobby Lobby and I haven't seen it anywhere else, so......

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