Thursday, October 31, 2013

Leaves

I had a bunch of old plastic leaves left over from other crafts.

I modge podge the leafs and dipped them in a plate of glitter.  I also punched a hole in the bottoms of each leaf and made a hanger of floral wire.  

Gold Leaves and Pine Cones:




Expresso Bears:




Expresso Leaves:




Copper Leaves:




Red Leaves:





I made a garland of leaves with a hole puncher and floral wire and hung them on the railings inside our house.  





Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Books That Changed My Life

CNN released a list this week, called Young adult books that changed our lives. 

Here are the books that changed mine, that made me think twice about the world, developed my imagination, and let me discover new things:

  • Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
  • The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
  • The Catcher in the Rye by John Salinger
  • Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  • Feed by M.T. Anderson
  • The Giver by Lois Lowry
  • Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
  • Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
  • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
  • Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
  • Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
  • Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
  • Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
  • The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
  • Speak by Laurie Halse Andersen
  • Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
  • Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
  • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  • Uglies by Scott Westerfield
  • Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle