about 6:35pm Thursday I may be a little boinkers after midnight because at about 12:16pm last night (Wed) I came up with an idea. Not a simple idea or just a little task or anything doable in an hour. No. but a rather larger task...really I should not be allowed to THINK after midnight. I get these ideas...and this one really means work for myself. In the next two weeks. Hmmm. Nutzzo... yes. Our youngest is now newly-married and moved to Pennsylvania--and we hope blissfully happy. This is how she left her room in the post-wedding -pre-moving turmoil of that last month at home. Simply put, it is chaos. LOL Now for my great idea... I call it the 1, 2, 3 Challenge for myself Can I take this: (Click on any photo to enlarge it.) ONE room and make this room work for TWO purposes over the course of TWO weeks buying only THREE things --yes I said buying ONLY 3 things --total!!??!! My goal is to create a new shabby chic guest room and office space using furniture and knick knacks (and so ...

Just made 16 of these for a care package --and they are super delish. http://www.food.com/recipe/fan​tastic-double-chocolate-pecan-​biscotti-141395 also made 16 of these vanilla chai biscotti http://www.myrecipes.com/recip​e/chai-spice-biscotti-10000001​156062/ Biscottis are terrific for mailing! I know it is too soon for Christmas unless you freeze them, but keep it in mind around November! :) Very yummy with hot tea or coffee or cocoa! CHRISTMAS IN JULY Make a cookbook scrapbook in multiples for family gifts! http://www.ehow.com/how_506874​2_make-cookbook-scrapbook.html How to Make a Cookbook Scrapbook CHRISTMAS IN JULY Or even simpler, this style easel calender with your scrapbooking supplies and a mini cal from the dollar store! http://gottheartart.blogspot.c​om/2009/11/2010-easel-calendar​.html Gott Heart Art: 2010 Easel Calendar --was posted NOV 29, 2009 if you can't find the permalink from this url above. gottheartart.blogspot.com CHRISTMAS IN JULY easel chipboard calend...

Make your own adorable holiday paper chains! http://foldingtrees.com/2009/1 ​2/printable-paperchain-pattern ​s/ CHRISTMAS IN JULY -Rag Pillow! Square fabric scraps and mixed threads and a simple straight stitch! http://jubileehomespun.com/Pro ​ject_Ideas/Homespun_Patchwork_ ​Fabric_Pillow.html Homespun rag quilt instructions and pattern for homespun patchwork pillow. jubileehomespun.com This pillow was Emily's first project with a sewing machine. Emily is 11 years old and she actually whipped this pillow out in less than two hours from start to finish! Emily is a personal friend of mine and I have a feeling she is going to be back for more projects. Cute packaging! Adorable for teacher gifts.... http://www.cardalacarte.com/20 ​11/03/owls.html Card à la Carte: OWLS www.cardalacarte.com Billie Lewis Sanders FacebookHow cute are those!! You are thinking teacher but I am thinking students.. what a cute way for the teacher of preschoolers or kindergarteners to get acquaint...

What a nice simple gift for someone. A bottle of local wine and a nice paper folded caddy to go with it. Make it with your stash! Use your Crop a dile --I know you have those huge grommets around your house! http://daisyjanie.typepad.com/daisyjanie/2009/09/how-to-make-a-paper-winebag.html

I just love this idea--mainly because it is a project I have ALL the supplies for in my home right this minute. I have about 100 large white 6x9 envelopes from a garage sale sitting in my studio. I also have lots of chipboard and a guillotine cutter that can trim those down to any size. This project uses just a couple of different sheets of paper so I can use up my oddball papers--and this little album can serve a function. I plan to tuck a greeting card in each pocket and label the four pockets: Birthday Get Well Congrats/Thank You (People probably send more thank yous than congrats?) Thinking of You and thus making it a card organizer if they want it to be. Maybe I will make it a 6 pocket if the folded spine can accommodate that many pages. I plan to make about 20 of these adorable envelope albums by assembly line method. Cost??-negligible! Just my time and I really figure I can do all 20 in one day if I start organized. Use that stash! http://www.making-mini-scrapbooks.com/envelope...

The perfect mini gift for friends and coworkers or younger family members--a tag album! http://www.scrapjazz.com/topics/Techniques/Tags/776.php Use some of those tags that I KNOW are hanging around your house. Better yet, use 3 or 4 sizes in the same mini album! Use up some of those bits and bobs that are on your desk right now! Or make it winter themed and it will be right on time for the holidays. Rockester