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 my husband has a good job and I get to be with my wonderful family for Thanksgiving this year at the beach.
Right this very minute I’m thankful that I only work part time and Im’ able to be home with my feet soaking….apparently wearing heels to work today wasn’t cool when my re-assignment required me to play socccer with a grade 6 boy for an hour. At least I can skip the treadmill today ) I’d LOVE to win some of those cute racoons!!
I am thankful that my husband will be home for the holiday’s this year! I cherish every moment he is home because these days it seems like he is gone more than he is home! I am also thankful that I have such wonderful children that make all our deployments that much easier on all of us.
I’m thankful for my new house and of course my friends and family. Thanks for the chance to win, I’m loving the Autumn Forest collection.
I’m thankful it’s Friday and I just got home!! More than that I’m thankful for a home to come home too, my family, my children, my friends! I have all that I need with them! OH…and I’m thankful for moments of escape on the blogs I follow…thank you!
I am thankful for sunshine!
Today I am thankful for autumn colors that fill my soul the way spring flowers fill others’ souls.
~Shari R.
I am so thankful for my parents right this minute! Without them I don’t know what I would be doing
I am thankful to be having a baby boy soon!
I am thankful for a day at home to catch up on things!
I’m thankful for my family. Husband, two kids and their spouses and 4 grandson. What a blessing.
I am thankful for my relationship with God. My loving family and friends. And for new beginnings not knowing where life will take you being in that place of excitement in what the future holds. But waiting in anticipation for what it does hold.
My awesome husband who puts up with my craft addiction!
I’m just thankful if my baby would sleep through the night so I can get some sleep.
Right now I’m thankful for the evening and a chance to slow down and enjoy my girls’ company! I love the Fall evenings.
I am thankful that my puppy did great on her first day by herself and that her older sister is starting to come around.
Right this very minute….and pretty much every minute of every day, I’m thankful for my husband!!! He’s the most supportive and loving person in the world! He’s my rock, and I don’t know what I’d do without him!!
Right this very minute my husband is cooking dinner….duck, squash with raisins and walnuts and brown sugar, beans and potatoes. Yum!
Kim Marie
I’m thankful for my beautiful family and our good health (knock wood!), and that my husband and I both have jobs, and that we have a wonderful new home. We have a LOT to be thankful for.
I am thankful for my wonderful husband!!!!!!!!…
I am very thankful for our new home and for my husband being closer to work now. I don’t have to worry about him driving so far!
I am thankful for my children and my amazing husband.
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Right this minute I am thankful for the little things….like my daughter paying for my highlights and haircut today when she went on Wednesday.
this minute and EVERY minute–I am thankful for my Creator/Savior! If I didn’t have Him in my life–I wouldn’t be able to live! Everything else falls in place with God;)
This might seem shallow BUT, seriously, right NOW I’m thankful that we finally have a free Saturday tomorrow. No soccer, no jobs, no commitments. Just some down time with the family (and some scrappin’ of course!) I can’t remember the last time we had a ‘free’ day. Feels like Christmas!
I’m thankful for my husband! He’s so supportive of me being in school and working at the same time.
Beyond the obvious (family, friends, home, etc.) the most immediate thing that comes to mind is the fact that I have the whole week off for Thanksgiving! I am SO thankful for that. It will be a time to catch up on work and craft. So excited.
I am thankful for my family and my health- not to mention my cute little doggie- Calvin!
I am always deeply thankful for my beautiful family, immediate and extended. God has blessed us with such amazing boys and now we have a little girl on the way. There is nothing more delightful than the smile of a child.
Right now? I’m thankful that my granddaughters are both feeling better. They both came down with the flu early this week. They give me such joy. I’m also thankful for all of you at PCC for such a fun place.
I’ve started a card club and had 2 friends come to the afternoon session and 2 more friends come this evening for the very first meeting and we are going to continue meeting every month.
I am thankful for HEAT! It is a very chilly night and instead of crawling under the covers, I can turn on the heater and keep on crafting!
I’m thankful that I’m on my way to bed. I’m really tired! I’m thankful for so much more but you said ‘right this minute’!
At this very moment I am thankful that I am able to view your blog on my computer. My computer is sooo old. I am hoping to get one by the year’s end.
I’m thankful for my good health! Even though I have to move because the house we are renting foreclosed, I have my health and I’m in good spirits because it’s the Holidays and time to spend quality time with family!
I am thankful for my sweet hubby who has always been there for me in sickness and in health since we were 19 years old. He is my best friend. I couldn’t ask for more.
I am thankful for my wonderful family and “right now” I’m thankful that my ISP finally has their “update” fixed so I can get back to enjoying my friends on the PC and CK message boards! LOL! ~Bev~
I am thankful for my warm, fuzzy slippers keeping my toesies warm tonight!
I am thankful for God.
My family. They support all that I do.
thankful to have a few quiet moments to catch up on the creative blogs. love all the beautiful ideas I get from the creative designers that are so good about sharing.
What a wonderful collection! I am thankful for the quiet early morning(I have been up since 4:00 am!) with the sun rising through the fog, the subtle rumble of purr coming from the grizzled old kitty curled up beside me as I listen to the roosters announcing another day and enjoy a steaming hot cup of cappichino and browse the blogs I love before the hustle and bustle of yet another day gets underway! YEAH!
I am thankful for having a nice home.
I am thankful for my husband, who is washing our car with my daughter, so that I can get some things done inside- and sneak a peak @ your post!!!
Of course I’m thankful for family and friends…but can I just say, I’m so thankful for canned pumkin too! LOL!!
I am thankful for my notebook. It lets me be on line even when I am sick in bed. Our houseful is going on week 6 of being sick, so I am also thankful for us not being so bad that we are hospitalized or worse.
I’m thankful for being able to help those who have less than I do. I believe that we all can give alittle to our neighbors in what ever way we can. Be it time to help or money to pay for food or what ever they need….
Right noe I am so thankful for your great magazine as I am busy making fall cards & needed inspiration. I found lots of good ideas! Thanks!
I’m thankful for my family.
****I’ll be in Hawaii until the day before Thanksgiving, so I won’t be checking my email. But my email address that I have on record is correct.
I hope that I win!!
I am thankful my husband had a successful surgery.
Lisa A.