Once Upon A Time

Always wear cute pajamas to bed, you never know who you will meet in your dreams!

"Some Days You Just Feel Like A Princess"

What fun it has been to decorate a little girls room once again! My inspiration was drawn to this quilt! I love bright cheerful colors! The colors in this quilt and the fabrics on the windows are very bright!

Now, if we could just get Brianna to sleep in her BED! I am still working on the drapes, I'm going to put more tole fabric on the top of the valance!

The columns have lights with a little light switch , Brianna's favorite part of the bed!

A little detail of the drapes I made. I found the fabric at Hancock Fabrics when they were going out of business, I was excited to get it all for 70% off!

Grandma Lynna made the adorable letters, covered with scrapbook paper and charms for Christmas last year!

I found these in Utah at Quilted Bear! They would be easy to make, I was glad to find them, the colors match great in Briann's room!

I purchased two of these night stands at a Garage Sale in my neighborhood for 10.00 each! I painted them and found the pink handles at Oak Tree! The tables were in pretty good shape!

I painted a border around the top with wood flowers that I found at Michaels for .99 cents a flower! They actually had hooks on them, my boys helped me take them off! Brianna helped me paint the flowers! We also put wood letters "Once Upon A Time" in the border. The green leaves are a stencil! I finsihed the painting before we moved in, so I wouldn't have to move any furniture or her bed around

We found this Bed in San Diego when we were in the construction phase of our home! It has lights in the Headboard columns that Brianna loves! It was a splurge! After four boys, I decided it was about time to bring on the Fairy Castles! Brian was a good sport! I just reminded him it's about the same cost of four Sand Rail Tires! Right? :)

This is the chair that I slip covered with the left over

fabric from the windows! I still have one more chair to finish!

This is what the chair use to look like! Grandma Alice (Brian's Mom) gave us the chairs, they were brand new chairs in 1986! (Actually they were brand new when Brian and I got married!) These are chairs from a decorating project from their Family Room for our Open House/Reception! I was excited to recover them! The construction of the chairs are in great shape! I am still working on a few more projects for this room and then I am going to move on to five more! I still have a Teepee to make!

What are Little Girls Made Of?

I love this nursery! I am hoping to finish Brianna's room soon! I'm posting this picture for inspiration! Brianna's room is certainly NOT a nursery, but I love the colors and I love the chair! I also love the fabrics! I will post a chair that I am upholstering! Stay tuned! I love to decorate kids rooms, I'm hoping to do more with my boys rooms this year!

Treasured Christmas Quilts..."LOVE IS"

What Excitment to receive this beautiful quilt from Lynna! I love Nancy Halvorsen patterns! I am actually making the Be Attitudes quilt by Nancy Halvorsen, but still not finished, another "work in progress" project! My sister, Annette and I started our quilts this past summer! We know the time these quilts take! I am so grateful to receive this quilt, I love it and I will Cherish it! I've always said "Forget The Food Storage"! I will grab my 12 foot Christmas tree, if a flood, tornado or earthquake is coming! I think I will also grab these wonderful quilts given to me this year for Christmas! THANK YOU, you brightened my Christmas!

Frosty The Snowman Quillt!

Thank you to a very special friend! I love this quilt! I will cherish it! What a fun surprise! It is a beautiful quilt! I love the fabrics! It makes me think of the good ol' winter days of Home Sweet Home in Utah! THANK YOU to my dear friend! You always warm my heart!

I "SPY with my LITTLE EYES" Quilt

Brianna loves her quilt made by her Grandma Lynna! She loves the fabrics! It is a very cheerful quilt, it is one that will make you smile!

Christmas Treasures

With Love from Grandpa and Grandma!
Grandma's Handmade treasures amaze us all!
Thank you Grandma Lynna for all the time and work you put into our gifts each year!
My children love their books and put them to great use!

Each bag contains articles of faith cards, crayons fabric roll, First Presidency and Apostles book,

a mini clip board of coloring pages from the Friend and a wonderful scrapbook of Latter-Day Prophets with important information about each Prophet. Last year, Brianna received a "ABC gospel" quiet book! The books are also great for FHE and Primary talks! We love our church bags! Stay tuned for more hand made quilts!

Winter Mittens

These mittens are more than the eye can see.

They represent the kindness in you and me.

It's the holiday season so lets do our part, to help

someone in need or to mend a broken heart.

Our helping hands can put a smile on a face, and it

can make the world a better place.

So see what an act of your kindness can do,

It may even warm a cold hand or two!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Christmas Oranges

Frosty The Snowman

Welcome Frosty! Christmas Cheers to the talented Denise Jones! Her creations always amaze me! Denise is one creative gal---she turns everything into magic! I keep telling her to spoil us with a craft blog! This Snowman is a Christmas can filled with chocolates, with a styrofoam ball for the head and decorative wire ribbon around the collar with a lot of detail to the face and hat! It is just plain cute! I love it!

Free Download MP3 Michael Bolton a Swing in Christmas 2008

Joy To The World (3:20)

If you made a list of performers who have sold more than 53 million records, won multiple Grammy trophies for Best Male Vocalist and countless other honors, earned a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame and sold out arenas worldwide, Michael Bolton would be on that list. But if you tallied all the artists who’ve sung with Luciano Pavarotti and Ray Charles, written songs with Bob Dylan, penned hits for Barbra Streisand and KISS, played guitar with B.B. King and been sampled on a track by hip-hop superstar Kanye West (featuring megastar Jay-Z), Michael Bolton would be the only name on that list.And he doesn’t take such dream collaborations for granted. “Working with people who’ve inspired me so profoundly, like Ray and Luciano, it’s like an out-of-body experience,” the singer marvels. “These are some of the greatest moments of my life.”

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Download Free MP3 Jars of Clay: Christmas Songs 2008

Jars of Clay: Christmas Songs 2008

Love Came Down At Christmas (3:02)
Hibernation Day (2:59)
Drummer Boy (4:36)

After more than five million in career sales along with several RIAA certifications (5 Gold, 2 Platinum and 1 Double Platinum) an American Music Award nod, 17 No.1 radio hits and numerous film credits and BMI honors, it comes as no surprise that Multi-Platinum and three time GRAMMY Award winning band Jars of Clay are now giving fans what they have been wanting for years, a Christmas record. Jars of Clay launched onto the music scene in 1995 with their universal hit “Flood.” In June of this year, the band also blazed new trail with the creation of their own label imprint, “Gray Matters”, under the Nettwerk Music Group umbrella. Excited about the new venture, Jars of Clay lead singer Dan Haseltine comments, "As we pursue the goal of making more music, and being creative in a spectrum of ways, 'Gray Matters' will be able to facilitate any of the ideas we want to bring to life.” Christmas Songs is the first holiday release from the band in their 12-year career, and will be the first release on their new label. The band brings new light to memorable Christmas songs such as “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” but also beaks new ground with their own original holiday songs such as “In the Bleak Midwinter,” “ Winter Skin” and “Evergreen.” Fully embracing the Christmas spirit, Jars of Clay members decided to share their favorite Christmas song and childhood Christmas memory with you, as well as their favorite song from their new record Christmas Songs.


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Download Free MP3 Christmas JAZZ 2008

Anna Wilson

Yule Swing (4:08)
Christmas Is Coming To Town (3:03)
A House, A Home (For The Holidays) with special guest Rick Braun (4:36)

"Yule Swing!" is jazz singer/songwriter Anna Wilson's timeless collection of 10 original holiday songs written to capture the festive spirit of the season with classic style, flair and fun. Wilson's rich and textured vocals are featured, as are duets with jazz trumpeter, Rick Braun and rising country star, Chuck Wicks. "Yule Swing!" also includes a special holiday version of Wilson's Habitat for Humanity-inspired single, "A House, A Home".

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Download Free MP3 Christmas Kids 2008

Kids' Club - Holiday Fun Volume 1

The GrooveBarbers- Jingle Bells (2:44)
The Snow Kidz - Twelve Days of Christmas (3:32)
Lisa Loeb - Jingle Bells (3:20)

Holiday favorites recorded especially for kids and discerning parents featuring Lisa Loeb and more!

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Free Christmas MP3 Download

Continued from the previous blog. This is a list of other MP3 Christmas songs.

Please download and use a password to open the file.

MP3 Jingle Bells
MP3 Holy Night
MP3 Angels We Have Heard Oh High
MP3 Hark The Herald Angels Sing
MP3 Joy To The World

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