Christmas Goodie Cans

 Every Christmas I make goodies to give to friends and family and I always have a hard time collecting enough tins, baskets, bags or boxes to transport the treats. This year I started collecting all the coffee cans we emptied.

My hubby cut the wrapping paper with precision and I glued them to the cans.

 

I save all the cards we get and the stack is huge, so this year I picked some choice ones and fussy cut circles to glue to the lids.

 Here is the end result! I am so pleased with the way they came together so easily and thrifty.

I forgot to take a photo of the treats I made so I will tell you. I made truffles, peanut butter fudge and peanut butter filled pretzels dipped in chocolate. So yummy.

December 2015

 

 

 

My Boy Tan

My Boy

 

 

My very favorite person, it is all out there for you.

Keep your sunny side up!

Merry Christmas.



Christmas Lights

Strange Rock Formation

On a trip to Horseshoe Lake we found this strange rock formation..

Polymer Dragons

 This is my first polymer dragon.

 He is a sad little dargon

 but not as sad as he was when he came out of the toaster oven all burned up because I put it on broil instead of bake!

So I made another one.

 I didn't have enough brown so I used orange this time.

Pretty cute I think.

Dream Catchers Doily Style

I made a couple dream catchers this summer. I saw the  idea on pinterest, what's new? and I had to make it immediately. Lucky for me I had everything I needed on hand. 

 

I used one bamboo embroidery hoop seperated and two doilys

I used thread and needle to sew them onto the hoops.

 

On one of the doilies I sewed a butterfly patch and a string of beads and a charm.

Then I strung bits of yarn, lace beads and feathers from the bottom of both hoops.

 

My work space.

 

I made a white and cream one for the guest room and a colorful one for the living room.

I just love it when a project flows out so easily.

Dandelion Wine Summer

 

 

Due to computer problems I was unable to post anything new all summer but I was still taking photos, here is a bit of an overview of the summer shots. 

 

                                                            Picking Dandelions for wine.

 

                                                      Look at this bird. Is it a snowy egret?

 

Deadman's Creek

 

                                                                    June Lake

                                                            Rugby at the Laundromat

                                                                     Get me outta here Mom!

                                                                  A Lady Bug on a Lady Rug

                                                         Some work time Deer sightings

                                                                     

                                                                 

                                                                   4th of July

                                                     

                                                                            Elsa!

 

 

                                                  Super duper Smokey Summer....Blech!

 

The wildfires were terrible this year.