TWOC #12 - Tour of Homes

This is another week of Red Writing's Twelve Weeks of Christmas Blog party. If you want to participate or just see other's entries, just click on the button on my sidebar!

I don't have lots of decorations because I have lots of babies that would just ruin them.  I plan to make something every year so that eventually my home will be filled with decorations I made and the kids will be old enough not to destroy them LOL!

During the TWOC I saw a ragamuffin garland (i call it my Rag Swag) on Red Writing's site and had to go to The Nesting Place to check it out.  She attached pictures and monograms to hers, which is a great idea.  Here's mine:

All you do is tie rags (or scraps) to a ribbon and attach that ribbon to rings for hanging.  I found the key was to have lots of different textures of fabric and many ribbons.  I also made my fabric scraps several different lengths and widths (9-12 inches long and 3/4 to 1 1/2 inches wide).  My ribbon was lots of different lenths and widths too.  The funny thing is that I actually had to go out and buy the fabric because I don't quilt or use fabric normally LOL!!

Conversation I had with Snuffy while I was making this:

Snuffy: "What are you making again?"

Me: "A garland"

Snuffy: "What is a garland?"

Me: "Haven't you seen one?  They are usually made with the boughs of trees."

Snuffy: {blank look}

Me: "Seriously, do you never pay attention to decorations in people's houses?"

Snuffy: "That's a girl thing"

Conversation after it was done and hanging up:

Snuffy: "Oh, now I get it!"

Me: "Do you like it?"
Snuffy: {ewww face}
Me: "Well I love it"
Snuffy: "ok"
Me: "Better to be controversial than BORING!!!"

Do you have any controversial decorations?  I'd love to see em so send me a link!!!!

Laterg8r

I also want to send a big THANK YOU out to Queen Kat for sending me this RAK:

I am totally groovin on the fact that I could make a mini album with the little kit she sent me and look at the beautiful card too!
 
She is very talented and has a thing for Disney (the Wicked Queen to be exact) go check her out!!