Thursday, December 10, 2009

One powerful hour! Red and green!

I am happy to say I got to be the guest designer this week!

We have are winners!!!!

8 boxes ready to be wrapped and addressed to

Jamie

Christy

Mtsuz

Karen

Fliss

One Creative Queen

Fibre Junky

Lynn F

Thanks for playing!

Packages to go out ASAP!
Which one you receive will be a surprise!!!

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Gothic arches! Regal ladies


http://gothicarches.blogspot.com/2009/12/regal-ladies.html

Blue Monday!

My painted suitcase
Pastel
Painted chair
Guest room
All items in this post are there. It's my blue room!
http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/

Mixed Media Monday!

Wings of Love
http://mixedmediamonday.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/on-the-wings-of-love/

Vintage Christmas Monday!

1950-51?
Me and Santa in the Sugar Plum House!
I will tell you the story next monday!!!!

My santa with teddy
Gift from Mamma!
FYI Mamma refers to my mother-in law who was a second mom to me!!!!
What a doll!


Mamma's snowmen (2). She had them on her mantel. I remarked one year how much I loved them! Next year, guess what was in a package for me?
This is how my collection began in 1967!

Mamma's Mouse tree!
Bags made from santa's bag at Mamma's house to hold the photo book of christmas past. Mamma made them. Santa would come by mamma's house and ring the bell and the kids would greet him. He would come in and leave his bag of toys.
One year, mike, the oldest, remarked that santa kinda looked like Uncle Harry! From then on the bag was left at the front door without santa! The bells on the bags were the bells that the 2 aunts would ring from the kitchen to announce santa's arrival. They would carry the bells in their apron pockets and "pre-jingle" to get the kids running to look out the window!
Christmas eves 1968 and on and on and on!

The Boutique days
Tress I made
1970

The boutique days
contd.

Small tree made of pods and pinecones
gift from my aunt
1970

Piggilty Wiggilty Wagon
Gift to my DH 196?

1960Go by and see what other treasures there are to see!!!
http://thepottingshed-anythinggoeshere.blogspot.com/

Thank you Gypsylulu!!!!!!!!!

An award from a blog friend I admire and have been inspired by her art makes this extra special!
Thank you!!!

I would love to pass this on to an artist I have known for a several years. She does it all with style!
Lenna at

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Blue and white pages for friend's book in round robin!

Paperwhimsy image
vintage hankie
pressed flowers
german scrap and ribbon trim
Click for details!

Sunday postcard! St. Nicholas!

Thomas Nast's Christmas Drawings
Signed by Thomas Nast 1971
Gift from my Aunt Eileen!
(FYI, She is the last lady to your right on my header)

http://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/st-nicholas/

Soartful Saturday challenge! Home for the holidays!

Our family loved the music at Christmas.
My sister and I could not come into the living room until we heard "Bing Crosby" singing!!!!!
So this is just to "jog" a memory or two!!!!