HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Sending all the best of good wishes for my friends! Stay well, be happy and create!

peggy

Thanks!

What a fun art year with all of you! I learned so much and appreciate all of your support and kind words!

cheers!!!!!!!

The day after.......

PEACE!

Mom, 1925

to all!

Merry!

......everything!

CELEBRATE!

CELEBRATE, COME ON.....!

Alteredarts Tree

Some of my holidays atcs, slides and other ornaments from my talented art friends!

Bear creche!

I made this creche 15 years ago. I got some cute little bears and big naked bears and dressed them all in felt and washcloths! The 3 wise men are bringing gifts and the camel is carrying them...roses for mary and hannukah candles(jesus was jewish). There are some toys for jesus, and a gingerbread cookie. The sign around the camel's neck reads..."bethlehem or bust", and it is on a star. Angel watches over all!

old christmas cards!

I used to make our christmas cards when the boys were young...here is one !

Singing snowcouple!

thinking of a name for my new film studio.....now all I have to learn is editing, story line,special effects etc.!

funny thought in the middle of the night....

If a cow kept a diary, would it be a dairy instead?

St francis!

Yes, he even gets a hat AND a scarf !

My winter journal!

My winter journal for RR came back and the art inside is amazing.Thanks to angelina, lynn, lizzy and heather!!!!

Mama bear and baby bear and brother bear!

So, 15 years ago I was into holiday boutiques and used to make little table top decorations! This is a photo of one of those decorations that I hung onto cause I loved it! Well, it is time to pass it on to another family(maybe with young children or grandchildren) to begin "anew"!

The first comment I get re the 3 bears decorating the tree, if you want it say so and include your name and address and after christmas I will mail it to you. You must promise to use it or pass it on to someone who might enjoy it!!!

technique hint

Here is a photo of a big cookbook I have. I don't use it for cooking, but it is the perfect size and weight for flattening papers if they are damp and curled....art drys perfectly! Just remember to put a piece of waxed paper over your art!

My antique shop find in Marysville!

I found this little clown when I went to visit Tamara, an art friend! He had no hat, but I brought him home and added my own hat for the season!

catching up!

So, I missed a couple of days when I shoulda posted an ornament so I added a bonus picture!

Santa hats

EVERYBODY GETS A SANTA HAT AT CHRISTMAS!

snowmen

Smoker from germany, 1998. Scroll down to see!

Cigar box snowman!

I made this last year to add to my snowpeople collection!

Holiday postcard!

One of my postcards for my holiday correspondence (paperwhimsy face and dress from hannah andersson catalog)!

OK, I couldn't wait.......

...Until dec 1st to start posting pictures of decorations! I gotta tell you, this is my favorite time of year. I am surrounded by memories of my childhood, my children's childhood and make a nest of things that make me smile and remember stories...oh, so many stories!

Christmas is coming!

Ok, here is my plan! Starting on dec 1st, I will post 1 of my favorite decorations for christmas that I always put up! Some of them I made and some were gifts and some are 43 christmases old!
keep watching...
peggy(bringing out the boxes)

Tree lit!

OK, here it is!

It's that time again?

Getting the jump on christmas! I tried a new technique which is really easy!
Clear plastic circle( I got mine from Tap Plastic store), decoupage image of your choice in reverse, glue circle on plastic sbowflake(from Michaels)...done! I like the floating effect!
My husband is outside putting tiny white lights on the blue spruce in the backyard...yay! When we first moved here 15 years ago, we planted this tree on the point in the backyard just so we could have a tree to light for the holidays. It was 8 ft tall. It is now 15ft tall! I will have to take a photo and post...it is really glorious, 1000 little lights.

happy thankgiving!

My goal for the month of december is to figure out how to manage my blog!!!!! So you will see some additions here that may or may not work.....If at first you don't succeed try, try, try!

Wishing anyone who checks into my limitted blog...happy thanksgiving!

peggy(slow, but sure).

july 28th!

Just posting to see if I remember how to do this.....took me 3 trys on my password to get here! Hope the summer is going well for y'all...it certainly is going FAST!!!!
Off to Tahoe for 2 weeks on the 2nd of August . Maybe I can learn more about this blog thing!!!
Take care!
peggy

Longest day of the year!

Summer has arrived!
Wishing all of you safe journeys on your vacations and lots of giggles and laughs!

New to me!

I have been fascinated with the "blog" thing and everyone said it was easy to do....It has taken me all week to get this far. Who knows, this may be the last post you see!