Holiday Break

Hello dear friends!

Just wanted to let you know

we're taking a little holiday break

On the blog this year. 

Wishing you a season of 

Love, peace and joy. 

Thank you for all your visits, 

Comments, pins and pluses!

We'll see you soon in 2016.

Meanwhile, feel free to browse all the great projects in the table of contents tab.

Wildly Original #182 link party

Hello, everyone!

It's Party Time!!

DIY Plaid Charger by Sondra Lyn at Home

Did my American friends

have a good Thanksgiving?

Now it's on to the rest of the

winter holidays!

Let's look at a few features

from before the Thanksgiving break

and then we'll link up:

Top 10 Holiday Crafts at I Gotta Create!

We have so much fun

for the holidays that I thought you'd like
to know my favorite

Top 10 Holiday Crafts

at I Gotta Create!

Here they are, in no particular order:

An InLinkz Link-up

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Welcome all you wildly creative makers!

Four Cheese Zucchini-Strata by Sparkling Footsteps

It's time to party.

We're getting hungry for Thanksgiving around here. I just might make that zucchini dish for one of the sides!

Here's a few more features before we jump in to link up.

Give Thanks Free Printable by The Red Painted Cottage

I Gotta Create is on Instagram!

Hello, Friends!

Are you following me on Instagram yet?

I invite you to join me there!

I'm sharing a part of my creative life

that is quite different from our

crafting endeavors over here on the blog.

Here is an example of my art from the 

"Cruise Vacation" scrapbook paper 

and stickers line I designed.

Check out my original artwork

and follow me on Instagram

HERE.

Wildly Original #180 link party

Welcome again this week, my friends!

Thanksgiving Wishbone Napkin Rings by A Home to Grow Old In

It's party time for

all you Wildly Original Makers!

Aren't those napkin rings by Robin adorable? They're made with Sculpey Clay!

After you link up, go check out her post!

Wildly Original #179 Link Party

It's the Season of Thanks

and I want to thank you for being here!

Welcome to this week's

Wildly Original link party!

How to Make an Edible Winter Forest

Celebrate the winter season

as I show you

How to Make an Edible Winter Forest!

These frosted holiday trees

look beautiful on the

edible peppermint plate

that I show you how to make here:

Ready?

Here we go...

Raccoon Halloween Visitor to our Haunted Mansion

Well don't we get some odd

trick-or-treaters

in these parts?!

Little dude,

your raccoon costume is SO authentic!

Come on in 

to our Haunted Mansion 

for your special treat.

You can bring your guests with you...

Wildly Original #178 link party

Welcome Everyone

Pompom Pumpkins by Little Miss Celebration

to this week's Wildly Original Link Party!

A little glitch has us starting

a bit late, but just as ready as ever

to see your talent!

A great example: 
just check out those fabulous pompom pumpkins over at Cindy's blog -- wow!! 

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Party time, my Wildly Original friends!

Spooky Spiderweb Halloween Hoops by Flamingo Toes

Hope you've been having a fantastic week.

Are you ready to strut your stuff?

First, just a couple of Black-and-White
Halloween Features

Wildly Original #176 link party

Yes, it's time!

Scrabble Fall Banner by The Interior Frugalista

Time to strut all your
Wildly Original stuff!

Roasted Butternut Squash and Red Lentil Soup by Spoonful of Flavor

Let's see what some of you were up to recently:

Wildly Original #175 link party

It's party time!

Pom Pom Initial by Albion Gould

That mid-week

pick-me-up where we get to see

all of the fabulous things you are up to!

Halloween Yarn Garland by Growing Up Gabel

Let's see a couple more features before we link up:

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Hello to all you

Wildly Original Creatives!

Easy Mummy Cookies by Growing Up Gabel

 It's time to party!

Adorable crocheted flower hat by Howling Liz

Let's take a look at what you were up to last week before we jump in on the linkup:

Wildly Original #173 link party

It's party time!

Cat Toe Shoes by Julie is Coco and Cocoa

Put on your party shoes and get ready to link up your good stuff!

I'm so glad you're here!

Take a look at these featured projects before we link up:

Wildly Original #172 link party

Hello to all you

Wildly Original Creatives!

Time to Party!

Let's jump straight in:

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It's party time!

She Shed Reveal by Ella Claire

Welcome everyone!
Can you believe that's a shed??! 
I gotta have one!

We are chock full of features this week.

These lovely plush pumpkins would look great in that space. Find out how to make them...

Plush Velvet Pumpkin Tutorial by Woods of Bell Trees

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Hello to all you

Wildly Original folks!

Crocheted Bees! by Annemarie's Haakblog

Time to get this party buzzing!!

First, a couple more features this week:

Gingham Picnic Cooler Tutorial for Tailgating

'Tis the perfect season for

picnics, camping and tailgating!

We had a beat-up cooler

that I decided to upcycle,

and what is more picnic-y than

GINGHAM?

Isn't she cute?!!

So today I'm sharing

How to make a Gingham Tailgate Picnic Cooler

otherwise known as the

Gingham Picnic Cooler Upcycle Tutorial.

Let's take this step by step:

Wildly Original #169 link party

Hello and Welcome....

Dip Dye Cloth Baskets by Lemon Thistle

to this week's 

linky party with a group of

Wildly Original creatives!

I think we've got a bit of a

seaside theme going with this week's features,

with a little dessert thrown in at the end.

Let's take a peek before we link up...

Quick DIY Pumpkins from Grapevine Balls

If you love decorating for Fall...

If you love pumpkins...

If you love easy crafts...

This one's for YOU!

Transform those decorative grapevine balls

you have around the house into

quick and easy DIY Pumpkins

in just three steps!

Here's how:

Wildly Original #168 link party

It's time for that mid-week

pick-me-up!

Positive Pencil Pretzels by Hoopla Palooza

Love seeing your creativity

every week at the 

Wildly Original link party!

Aren't those pencil pretzels cute?!!

Let's check out a few more features before

jumping to the link up:

Sad Goodbye to Some Pet Chickens

We had some sadness around here last week.

Here's the heartrending story
and what these plucky little gals taught me...

Two of our beautiful backyard hens 
were taken by a coyote -- 

in broad daylight, no less.

We did not get fancy with their names
when we brought them home 21 weeks ago.

We called them Buff, Red, Lacy and Gertrude.

Having never kept chickens before,

I had no idea I'd love them SO much!

I handled these little cuties daily since

bringing them home

as hatchlings.

Buff in particular was a sweetie.

She loved to cuddle!

I'd pick her up and she'd snuggle 

right into my neck and nestle there, 

making contented little sounds.

She did that even when she got big.

Wildly Original #167 link party

Welcome to this week's party!

Aren't these crocheted coasters just gorgeous?!

Pink Vintage Crochet Mandalas by Anabelia

I'm so glad you're here!

We have extra features this week.
Remember to visit the artists to pin their work - they deserve it!

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It's party time!!

Are you starting to think about

back-to-school

and such things?