The Start Of Christmas Crafting

It is never too early to start crafting.  But it can definitely be too late. 

I saw these on Pinterest recently and thought it the perfect project for some interesting cans I had saved.
 They were advertised for $151 each.

Here is my interpretation.

I started with a plastic template I cut out of a lid.

I then cut open the cans to get flat sheets of aluminum.  Most of the cans were from Emily’s wine advent calendar that she shared with me last year.  You can check that out HERE

Then it was just a matter of cutting out enough leaves.

I was very disappointed to find out that the cans with the most interesting pictures, were just plastic sleeves over a plain aluminum can.  So those were unusable.

Next came pinning the leaves onto a foam cone and making a star.

I think I “nailed it.”  Now I have another meaningful addition to my Christmas tree collection.

Whine And Wine

First a little whining.  E packed up and left for her 3 week trek to Texas.

We have really enjoyed her being home for the last 2 months and already miss her terribly.   Since she is staying in a furnished apartment when she gets there, she didn't need to pack all that much so she had plenty of room for all of her camping gear.  

Her first stop is Atlanta to visit Aunt A. 

Now for some wine.  For Christmas E got a wine advent calendar and she shared it with me.  We started out ranking the wines best to worst, left to right.  But after awhile it was hard to remember what the first ones were really like.   The arrangement became pretty loose. 

Each wine came with a number so E could open them in order.  

There were some interesting cans, 

some plastic bottles, 

and some pretty glass bottles.  

E's glass is on the left and mine is on the right.  She tried to teach me about the different wines and where they were from and the names.  But I pretty much just liked the sparkling whites.  

We started the adventure before Christmas and finished a couple of days ago.  Thanks for sharing your present with me E.