I’ve bean thankful

Really, I didn’t spell that wrong.  I’m not often good with word plays, but this one, made me smile, so I’m going to share it.

At church we have Secret Sisters for a year.  The main focus of it is supposed to be praying for our Sister.  But we do exchange cards and occasional gifts as well.  At risk of revealing myself here, I am going to bear all.  But we are 11 months into a 12 month rotation, so if she hasn’t figured out yet that it’s me, well then, either she’ll need way more coffee or I might have other reason for concern…….LOL…..(it’s a pretty small church and I can’t disguise my writing that well!)

Because I had the name of a very good friend for this year, I’ve tried very hard to hold myself back and only buy stuff.  Do you have any idea how hard it is to buy a card (even when I didn’t enjoy it) or buy gifts when I have so many ideas in my head of stuff she’d love????  Really. it’s. hard.

Saturday night I sat down to make my Thanksgiving cards.  I’ve wanted to do that for the last 4 years but never got it done.  I will get them done this year, I kept saying to myself.  Then I realized I should do a card for my Secret Sister as well.  That thought progressed into a gift.  But…I…didn’t have anything…..

oh wait….coffee……I had some of her favorite coffee beans.  So I grabbed a new mason jar from my cabinet and went to work.

I started decorating the jar, then the phrase hit me.  So I went with it.  Cheesy Beanie and all!  (ha, sometimes I make myself laugh)

Supplies:  Kerr jar, Kirkland Signature (by Starbucks) beans, The Twinery Twine, misc tag & button, Cosmo Cricket letters, 7 Gypsies (thankful word)

And Laura, if you didn’t know it was me, then I completely apologize for ruining the secret…;)….