P. Kelly Smith
Welcome to Freebie Friday! We’re less than a week away from T-Day. I’m really looking forward to going home to Texas and deep-frying our turkey – Southern style! If you’ve never done this/tried this, it’s so-o-o good! There’s a little bit of prep work involved and you must have all the right supplies, but the effort is well worth the end result. If you like tender, juicy meat, this is the way to go! Click on this link if you’re interested in venturing out of your comfort zone and trying something new. (My very undomesticated sister fried her first bird two years ago…if she can do it, you can do it!)
Like the blog title suggests, I look forward to Thanksgiving because it allows me to reflect on all my many blessings. If you’re ever having a bad day, I really encourage you to sit down and make a list of everything you DO have. And try to include all the little things, because it’s the little things that make a rich, full life. I guarantee your glass will start to look half-full again.
Miss Kim Kesti, one of our talented Paper Crafts Go-to Gals, recently hosted a five-part blog series where she encouraged her readers to post five things they’re grateful for. I loved reading all the comments and seeing pictures of the things that fill her with gratitude. I think my favorite was seeing her adorable toddler Eloise playing peek-a-boo. It’s doesn’t get much sweeter than that! Click here to see all her cute posts!
As a mother of eight, family is obviously important to Kim. She made this gorgeous table decoration for our “Get Inspired” column in our November/December issue. If you’re looking for that one piece to set your Thanksgiving table a part, this one does the trick. It would also make a beautiful decor piece for your fireplace mantle or bookshelves, and the best part…you could display it year-round!
Looking for that perfect centerpiece? Why not make Kim Kesti's Family Table Decor?
Since we’re talking gratitude today, I just happen to have two sets of Reminisce’s Autumn Forest collection. This collection screams fall/Thanksgiving/gratitude. Talk about cute turkeys, squirrels, deer and owls! There’s also some nice solid prints, so if you wanted to recreate Kim’s project above, this would be a great collection to use. Wanna try your luck at winning this fabulous prize package? Leave a comment telling me something your thankful for right this very minute. All comments must be received by midnight (MDT) on Sunday, Nov. 22.
Two lucky winners will be thankful for this prize package!
“There is always something for which to be thankful.” ~Charles Dickens
I’m thankful for all of you!
Kelly
P.S. Like Cath mentioned yesterday, there’s still time to upload your holiday treat containers to our November Gallery Challenge! Three winners will receive a 1-year subscription to Paper Crafts (or a special issue of their choice) and be featured on this blog on Monday, Dec. 7. You better act fast…this challenge ends at midnight (MDT) on Monday, Nov. 23. Click here for the details!
P.P.S. Here’s another freebie for everyone! This holiday, we invite you to share the inspiration of paper crafting with a friend or relative–at a GREAT DEAL! Subscribe or renew your subscription to Paper Crafts at our special low rate and we’ll give a one-year gift subscription to a friend absolutely FREE! That’s two subscriptions for the price of one! This special holiday offer won’t last long…so click on over today! Offer valid in the U.S. only.
I am thankful that I am able to be w/ my mom while my dad goes in for cancer surgery. I had a work thing in their city ( several hundred km away) scheduled b4 his surgery and will be able to stay and be a support for her. I am thankful for silly things kids do and say, that I found the pizza recipe that I lost and for tobaganning w/ my kids and snuggling w/ dh….
I am so thankful for the health and happiness my kids and fiance bring me everyday. We are so close. We love spending time together and just enjoying life.
I am thankful for a good airfare so I could come home for Thanksgiving and return for Christmas, too.
I’m thankful for the feeling that even though I have lots of to do it will get done! I’m also thankful that I will be able to spend a few days home with my family this week!
I am grateful for a healthy family, a job, a place to live and money enough to pay my bills and feed and raise my children.
i am thankkful for a warm bed, understanding family and a passion for papercrafting that gives me an outlet for stress and that i can pay it forward by giving my creations to others to lift their spirits!
I am BEYOND thankful that my son seems to have left the terrible twos behind (knock on wood.) He’s become a pleasant little person again and I love having him by my side whereas a couple months ago, I couldn’t take him anywhere!
I am thankful for my grandfather! He turned 89 yesterday and is still going strong. Love that man!
A warm home.
I am thankful for my wonderful husband and my two precious children. They have a way of brightening any day!
I am very thankful for email at the moment. I love being able to keep in touch with people I don’t get to see very often.
I am thankful for my amazing family! My daughter told everyone at school she was thankful for toilets. I am thankful that we are looking for everyday things to be thankful for….
I’m thankful that I just got to have lunch with my Uncle from Colorado since I haven’t seen him in 3 years.
I am so so thankful for my dear, precious husband! Since he just asked for this computer, I gotta run!
I’m thankful for my wonderful husband, children and great family and friends. I’m also thankful I don’t have to work this week–hooray! It’s great to have time off to prepare for Thanksgiving and time with family and friends. This is a really cute collection, thanks for sharing it with us!
I am thankful that the Lord has blessed me with loving family, grandsons who live close by, a husband who takes care of me when I have a cold, and time to indulge in papercrafting!
I am thankful for my family and my health.
Right now I’m just so thankful to have a little niece to watch grow up. My sister just called me and when I hear Tavi “talk” to me, it just makes me feel so happy and blessed to have a such an adorable little girl in my life. She will be 10 months in 2 weeks and I just love her.
I am so very thankful for my wonderful, loving, and patient husband. Without him I don’t know where I would be… thanks for the chance to win!
I’m thankful for my family and for more time this week to spend with them while they are home
I am thankful that everyone in my family is healthy right now.
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