How to make this Mixed Fabric Cardboard Christmas Tree 🎄

This is one of those crafts I think anyone could do.  Dollar store ribbon would be perfect for this.  It is also a tree that will fit in even the tightest of spaces.  Someone also suggested putting in mini lights on it as well.  I think I will make one of these......will post it when I have made it.

Some days this would be too complicated for me....LOL

 

Please remove your shoes...........

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It's standard practice in Canada to remove your shoes when entering someone's house.  We would never dream of walking on carpet or rugs with outdoor shoes on.  There are exceptions of course for those people who find it difficult to remove their shoes.  Most people have a little bench though in the front hall where you can sit down and remove your shoes.  Of course as we live in a snowy country, it's common sense to remove your snow boots at the front door, other wise you would be bringing in the snow, sand and salt from outdoors.

All the elementary school children have indoor shoes at school.  Kids going to daycare, have indoor and outdoor shoes.  High School kids, wear what they want.....who wants to argue with a teenager...LOL  I have seem many a teenager walking through the snow in their running shoes 😕

Growing up in the UK, we never removed our shoes, although we always had slippers to wear around the house.  Even now when we visit we nearly always remove our shoes, especially in homes where they have lovely carpets throughout.  

When we went on vacation to the cabin this year, we always removed our shoes as soon as we entered the cabin, even though it wasn't our home and put slipper's on.  When we go to the kid's home's we generally take our slippers if we are going to be there for a period of time.

This is not a custom practiced throughout the world, but one I am glad we have in Canada, as goodness knows what's on the soles of your shoes.  You can read more about removing shoes when entering homes, here.

Do you remove your outdoor shoes when entering a house?

Fun Project for Cross Stitchers.........

 I saw this SAL (stitch along) on Facebook and I think I will join it....

I haven't heard of this person before, but it should be simple enough even for complete novice's if you want to follow along.  You can see more here.

Let me know if you plan on doing this?

You will tap your feet, or nod along, or even shake your booty!!!

and you're welcome!!

Vetiver.............

Our latest hand wash in our bathroom is Salted Amber and Vetiver scent.  Too me it sounds like a caramel/toffee flavour.  

It smells lovely, but I didn't have a clue what on earth Vetiver was?  

Vetiver is a perennial bunchgrass native to tropical Asia, known for it's extensive root system.

Did you know what Vetiver was?

Interesting.........

Had to go to Michael's which is a craft store the other day.  Now Michael's is an American owned store.  

I have the girls overnight at the end of the month and decided we could do a craft together.  I found these two Halloween paint sets on sale for 50% off.  I thought they were cute and the price was right.  You can see the packaging is printed in both English and French, so this was packaged for the Canadian market.

Here is a close up of the price.  In the States, these are $2.99 USD and in Canada they cost $4.99 CDN.

So I go to pay for them, and we get an A$$ for a cashier guy.  Really, someone with an attitude problem.  Hubby was with me and even he said he had a bad attitude.  Anyway; we cash out and on my way out I look at the receipt and notice it is wrong.

So go back to the cashier and tell him that it's wrong, as I was charged $3.99 for each of the kit's.  He tells me the original price is $7.99 and half of that is $3.99.

As you can see quite clearly no where does it say $7.99 on the packaging, right?

He calls the supervisor over and she tells him to over ride the pricing and goes on to explain what the problem is............if you're Canadian you will probably guess right, other nationalities probably not!!

Tariffs.........those bloody tariffs.............the staff are having to go round with price guns and manually repricing everything due to the tariffs.  As with most retail, they work months ahead of time, so these items were all made and priced before the tariffs kicked in............

Now I did notice when I was looking around that there was different stickers (not the normal Michael's one's) on some items.  If you're in a Michael's store in Canada, keep an eye out for them.