Slow Down Christmas!

I hope everyone is enjoying Christmas Delights. I know I am, have seen so many beautiful homes and inspiring decorating. Now, I wish Christmas wasn't coming up so fast, that it would wait just a little longer. There are so many projects I lined myself up to do, so much more I wanted to make, and nooks and cranies that need to be filled. It's getting late, and time isn't cooperating!!! Does anyone else feel the same way? Christmas comes and goes so fast, and before I know it my favorite holiday is gone for another year. But I'm going to keep creating, keep up with the busy schedule, and as I accomplish, I will publish it! Merry Christmas to all!

My Home For The Holidays

You Should Have a Pink Christmas Tree

For you, the holidays represent a time of friendship and sharing. You're happy as long as you're spending time with the people you care about. You are passionate about the holidays, and that start of the holiday season makes you very excited. You sometimes go a bit overboard in your celebrations. You just can't help it! Passionate, easily excited, sweet, giving, love, friendship, sensitive, caring Your pink tree would look great with: More pink! You should spend Christmas Eve watching: The Muppet Christmas Carol What you should bake for Santa: Rice krispie treats with red and green food coloring

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I found it quite unique that it said my tree was pink! I love my pink tree this year, thanks to Deena for the idea. Everything else is right on, and the Muppet Christmas Carol is my favorite! If you've never seen it, do. It's the best Christmas Carol besides Alastair Sim.

Snow Man Mittens

I made some of these last year, but they ended up selling like hot cakes! This is such a simple project. Paint a 1 1/2" wooden ball using acrylics, add blush for the cheeks. Just use mittens, fill the bottoms with rice, or beans for weight, and stuff the rest with batting and tack the end of the thumb to the body. This forms a space to add gifts, or pieces of Christmas picks. Tack or glue the cuff to the body, so face will face forward, and glue in the ball. Make a scarf, and tie with the long part over the side without an arm. Decorate any way you wish. I also did some where I made little hats and used the cuff as a turtle neck. You're only limited by your imagination. If you try this, let me know and post a picture. I would love to see it.

Gift Recipient

My niece Robyn has been the recipient of several of my crafts over the years, as she is very sentimental, and appreciates them, making it easy to give them. Above is the Advent calendar, my sister Kathy made one for her family years ago, and so the tradition started. My other sister Wendy and I have made several of these, now we need to make ones for ourselves. Bible verse ornaments are in each pocket, and added to a special Advent tree each day until Christmas.
One of the stockings made for her triplet sons.
This years and last years hearts,one of her favorite ornaments to collect. Her tree is always beautiful with decorations that have sentimental value. Robin can tell you where each ornament on her several trees came from. It's too bad she doesn't have a blog to participate in Deena's Christmas Delights! It's awesome what she does for the holidays!

Hidden Beauty

This sewing machine has belonged in my husbands family for many years, and for quite some time was stored in the attic of their family homestead. His grandmother was an excellent seamstress, and made her own patterns for wedding gowns, and clothing. It has been many decades since this machine has been used.
We've had it for several years now, and I don't know why I never peeked to see if there were any hidden treasures in its drawers. Today I looked, and was excited to find many pieces of lace, well aged and beautiful. These are just three samples of what I found, along with its original oil can. I'm carefully going to ready these finds for use in my crazy quilt projects, as they have held up quite well. I learned from a past mistake, with one of my great aunts old hankies, to place the lace between towels to press. I'll show more beautiful pieces as I get them untangled and nicely pressed.

Finished Heart Ornaments

I finished another heart ornament that will be added to my big tree, if I ever get the umph to put it up. I'd rather sew or play on the computer than get done what I need to!