HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

First I want to wish everyone a Happy 2015 

and hope it is a year full of colorful healthy happiness 

for you and your family....

I came across an interesting little project today while on the internet 

and I felt it was an inspiring way to start off my new year.....

and maybe it would be something you  may want to do yourself or with your family.. 

It's call a Blessing Jar or a Gratitude Jar...You start on January 1st and every day or night you write what you are Thankful or Grateful for. On New Year Eve 2015 gather your family, open the jar and pour out all the little grateful notes full of memories to share with each other before the midnight!  

 

I LOVE jars...all shapes and sizes so this project was perfect for me....

here she is the big jar with the pink top...

all I need to do is empty her, clean her up a bit, decorate and she will be the jar our family will use every day for a year....

Gratitude Jar Ingredients

*jar or container

*things to decorate your jar

*paper for writing your gratitude notes on

*pen or pencil

*GRATITUDE

You will see that it is the little things that make life wonderful! 

OK I am off to decorate our JAR!

I would LOVE to see what kind of Gratitude Jar you make with your family.....

Artisan Fair at The Art Alliance 2014

 It was a miserable day for anything yesterday here in New Jersey.....But all that rain and dampness didn't dampen the Holiday Spirit of all the talented artisans that showed their crafts at the 

2nd annual Artisans Fair at The Art Alliance of Red Bank NJ.

The show is on again today from 12-5 so get out of the house and come meet with these talented artists.  The 100 square inch gallery show is also on and I must say the gallery looks amazing with all the tiny pieces of art.  This show is for artists to make small pieces of art so that they are affordable and great for holiday gifts.  So if you have a chance to get out of the house today stop by the gallery and you will so so happy you did.

Happy Holiday shopping!

 Here is what it looked like in the gallery

(sorry I didn't get a picture of every ones booth)

so you will have to stop by and check it out!

Art Alliance Of Monmouth County 
  33 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701

  

each time you purchase something from one of the talented Artisans you will be given a ticket for a chance to win this basket filled with gifts from each Artisan! What a great prize this is!