Nanny's Corner: Beautiful Poinsettia Tree

This time of year the time just seems to fly by. Before we know it Christmas is only 15 days away and we are behind the eight ball.  Literally trying to juggle all eight at once.  Tee Hee    I really meant to get this post up last week, but as you can tell by my lateness things are not getting any less hectic.

I hope that everyone had as wonderful Thanksgiving as I did.  We enjoyed three of our grandchildren-- Heather with her husband Josh and children Hailey and Zack;  Kristy and her daughter Anna (Kyla was sick); Weston our grandson, plus daughters Terri and Connie for Thanksgiving dinner.  We had such a great time with them.

Now if I can just get everything done I am supposed to for Christmas I will feel pretty good about the New Year fast approaching.  LOL

My cousin Doug Hinkle made his mother a Poinsettia Tree for Christmas this year and I wanted to share with you how he made it.  If you or someone you know is at all handy with a saw and hammer this is pretty easy to make.  Takes lots of Poinsettia's (depends on how tall you want your tree) but well worth it when you see the finished product.

First he built an "A" frame with a circle on top and a square on bottom to stabilize it.
Next he added construction cloth to cover the frame.

Now it's time to begin adding the Poinsettias.  WOW!  Just look at the finished tree with lights on it.
He used a child's table to set this one on so there is plenty of room below to put all of Santa's gifts.  You could use the same concept and make a table center piece..just on a smaller scale.  Hope you enjoy trying this one.

Until next time, Love and Hugs

The Easiest Rug Ever!!!

Hey y'all! I definitely missed getting on here while I was moving...trust me, I would have much rather been blogging than drowning in boxes! I swear my stuff multiplied while I wasn't looking, giggles! So...needless to say, I am ready to jump right in with a new project, so here goes...

This one was pretty much born out of necessity. My beautiful new home has a ceramic tile throughout with the look of a decorative wood. That can make for a cold floor in the mornings, so I really wanted to get an area rug for the family room. But...after the move we were not really in the position to go out and blow a bunch of money on a rug, so I came up with this: Bamboo Place Mat Rug. Now...just to let you all know, I did come up with this idea, but that is not to say that I was the first...it was so incredibly easy that I am sure someone else must have done this before, so if you know of anyone, feel free to credit them in the comments. 

First I started out with 12 bamboo place mats (I chose 2 different color styles to give it a pattern, but you could also do them all matching) that i got at Wal-Mart for $1.50 a piece. Add a roll of duck tape to that and you have all of the supplies you need...does it get any better than that?!?

Next I started taping all of the edges together on the backside of the place mats... and you also can't really go wrong here because they were the same on both sides. 

And that is basically it! After you have taped all of the edges together, you will end up with a beautiful custom bamboo rug (that basically only costs under 20 bucks!) that looks something like this:

I hope y'all have fun making your Beautiful Bamboo Place Mat Area Rugs!!    Have fun!!

Till next time...

P.S. Yay! I am not having to use my phone's camera anymore! And just a side note, if you want to put something under your rug to make it non-slip, you can use that no-slip cabinet liner, it works perfect, and is super cheap!