More Christmas Cheer

all photos by me

Hi again!  Are you all ready for Christmas?  I truly cannot believe it's THIS Sunday!  Where has the year gone?  Life goes by soooo fast sometimes.  I've been gathering a few more presents and braving some of the parking lots in the city.  At least the snow is all melted and the weather was cooperative for lots of shopping travels.  Felt like I was in Arizona (I wish- love to my peeps in AZ)!

I wanted to share a few photos of another personal  gift exchange I did with my sweet friend Jenny from Jenny's Heart.  We became friends after doing an Easter tag exchange this year.  It's been a blessing to know her and make a new friend! 

She and I both have a lot of similiar tastes and both of us love gingerbread men as well as vintage.  So I had to do both for her.  I was able to use the K and Company chipboard for her tag and I used Melissa Frances paper for her ornament.

This gingerman ornament above is an extra that I made while I was on a roll.  I think he's awfully cute!  So much fun! 





Ornament Swap Part II

all photos this post by me

Happy weekend everyone!  We are inching closer & closer to Christmas and I just can't believe how fast time is flying by.  I'm still crafting away on my kitchen table and it's been completely enjoyable!  The other day my ornaments & goodies arrived from Tabitha and thought I'd share the pretties with you

Here's a glittery floofy pink & purple birdy!  Fun!

I love this pretty tag she put in with a bag full of lovely goodies including a pretty pink rose trim.  Thanks so much Tabitha - you totally spoiled me!

Ornament for Tabitha

                                              all photos by Angela
I wanted to share a photo of the handmade ornament that I sent to Tabitha for the recent swap I was in.   It's not a great photo but as you know the weather was on the gloomy snowy side that day!  I used beautiful Melissa Frances papers, wood, and some vintage trim.  I also aged it a bit with some distress ink as well.  I also sent her another one that I made (but no photos sorry) and the store-bought one with a Victorian Santa in all white encased in a soldered glass case.  
I'm so thrilled that she loved them all! 

I enclosed the ornaments in a box I covered with some wonderful new fabric paper by DCWV!  Love this stuff.  I knew it would be perfect for Tabitha's love for a pink Christmas.  I had the sweet cherub in my stash for several years and I thought it would be great to use with the golds in this fabric.  The lace is vintage.   I have tried finding the link for the paper online but it's nowhere to be found.  I bought the paper at Joann's if you're interested.  Only saw it in 3 color categories.  Let me know if you try it out and how you like it!

I can't wait to see what I get in the mail soon!  I will be sure to share once I receive it and also post to the linky on The Bloggerette Sorority's site, too. 

Braving the Elements - Handle with Care!

swap pkg on it's way to Tabitha!

Yes it is true - It's snowing in Nebraska!  First it was raining and now it's been snowing since about 11 AM this morning.   I knew I would have to get out to make sure to mail out my ornaments for the swap today.  I also made an appointment to get my brows waxed and shaped for a little Christmas dinner party I was invited to.  A gal's gotta look her best, right!  *Smile*
Well, it was all hunky dory in the AM and I was getting along just fine to my appointment.  They even had horse drawn carriage rides in the little mall I was at.  I sometimes wish that I had a little pocket-sized camera or a smart phone to share these lovely sights.  Because it was snowing it looked so neat!  Especially since Santa was along for the ride in the covered carriage.

As I was out longer the heavy slushy snow was getting deeper and it was hard to walk in, too!

Thankfully I was able to get the package safely in the mail, pick up a few groceries, Jimmy John's sandwich, and gas.   I was getting stuck when I had to stop at a light - panic always strikes me - I go into daddy's driver's ed mode.

"Drop it down to 2nd or 1st gear, slowwwly give it gas...."    Spin, spin.  No movement.  Ugh!  I look in the rear view at the bright yellow car practically on my bumper and I couldn't back up if I need to.  Cars on my left happily going by me.  Hey!  I have front drive this should not be happening to me. 

Turning the front wheels I was finally able to move!  Whew!

Unfortunately, I had to cancel going to my fab friend's dinner party.  No delicious caramel apple bread pudding, ginger snap crisp, or meat simmered in red wine.  Not to mention wonderfully amusing company. 

This is why I wished that I lived in Arizona at times. Lord get me through - it's the first snowstorm.