I'm Fall-ing for Ace

I have a secret love. It's a love that few people who know me would suspect. I just can't help myself-- Ace can give me what I didn't even know I needed, that something that's been missing from my life. Ace fulfills me in ways no other can.

No other hardware store, that is.

The Westlake Ace Hardware on Basswood Blvd just east of North Beach street is one of my favorite places to shop. They have EVERYTHING there. The hubby and I have, countless times, been on a search for some household item, looking in numerous big box hardware stores and discount stores, only to come up empty handed. However, when we turn to Ace, we nearly always find what we are looking for. Now it's the first place we go to when we are looking for something, and it's a place where we sometimes go just to browse (and we are not typically browsers). If you are in the Ft.Worth/Keller/Watauga area, you should check it out. They'll even give you popcorn to munch on while you shop!

Here's a picture of what today's trip to Ace yielded me:

This is a dog bed, a roasting rack for Thanksgiving, chalk board paint (for an upcoming Christmas project), magnetic tape (which I didn't even know existed till the friendly Ace guy told me), and pumpkins and fancy gourds for the front stoop. That's quite a medley of stuff. Now, on to our show.

If you're looking for Thanksgiving-themed crafts this week, I've got a pair of projects for you. The first project was super easy and would be a great one to work on with a kiddo. The second one requires a little more dexterity and a hot glue gun, so we'll call it PG-13. If you curse as much as I did when I made it, bump that rating up to R.

Project 1: Thanksgiving Trivets
https://picasaweb.google.com/107274384649999210248/TheAmbivalentCrafter?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ7n0-DRgq6XmgE#5669455998505628978

Project 2: Fall Wreath
https://picasaweb.google.com/107274384649999210248/TheAmbivalentCrafter?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ7n0-DRgq6XmgE#5669464151956076210

With these two projects, you are well on your way to making people feel welcome for your Thanksgiving festivities. Getting them to leave is something you'll have to figure out on your own.

Grateful,
Jenny