All Tied Up With Christmas

My father-in-law buys a lot of ties. No, not 'just because', but because in his line of occupation a tie is a must most of the time. (Don't you ever think a preacher looks completely different in jeans since you see them dressed up so much?!) Back to my father-in-law. He rarely pays above $10 for a NICE tie because he always buys clearance.
Getting him a Christmas present is torture - guys are so hard to buy for. Since he loves to shop at JCPenney, we got him a gift card so he can add to his tie collection and not get bored with wearing the same ones over and over.
So...I'll let you take a look at his gift. Remember I told you to come back to see what else could be used with my curtain panel? Take a look.....
I taped it ALL down so when he opens up his gift, it will still look okay...
Such fun!!! It'll get the point across, don't ya think?

Thanksgiving Project

Inexpensive board (cut by Mr. Handyman Shawn)
Wrapped in brown burlap (done by yours truly)
Scrapbook paper (donated by my mother)
Internet leaf template (just Google to find your own favorite leaves)
Twine (purchased 3 years ago)
Thumbtacks (purchased 7 years ago and then spray-painted black last year)
**Each child chose their own special paper for their 3 individual leaves**

___________

Book (checked out from Library)
**Brought home several books from Library to read about Thanksgiving. Going to have a week of zeroing in on thankfulness and learning about the first Thanksgiving.**
Note: We do teach our children to be thankful and grateful year-round, but this is a good time to focus on it.