Christmas 2013

I hope you had a most wonderful Christmas with the ones you love.  The only thing that would have made my celebration better, is if Sean had been here.  But we had a good time with a tree to decorate,

A note to read

A stocking to pick through

Presents to open

Bubble wrap to pop

A new keyboard to play (the only thing she asked for from Santa was a piano)

A helicopter to fly

Birthday wishes to make

And lots of hugs

And it all went by way too fast.  And they went home before I was ready for them to leave.  And another Christmas is done.  

I'm looking forward to the new year.  Are you?

xo Annette xo

Merry Christmas

Wishing you, my friends,

A very Merry Christmas!

Thankful Thursday

Welcome back my friends!  I hope you have enjoyed your holiday as much as I have!

I am so thankful my family was all together this Christmas and we were able to enjoy the laughs and 

fun that is what family get togethers are all about.

I'm thankful for the magic of Christmas when there is a little one in the house.  Shylee was so much fun this year.

I'm also thankful for my beautiful daughter who has a birthday the day after Christmas.

She is loving and caring, smart, funny, creative, and the best daughter a mother could ask for.

Next week I will have Mr. Linky up and I hope you will consider joining me every Thursday for Thankful Thursday!

What are you thankful for today?

Merry Christmas

May your Christmas be merry and bright and happy and joyful!!

Merry Christmas to you all ♥♥

Thankful Thursday

Every Thursday I share something I'm thankful for.  Sometimes it's a big thing and sometimes it's a small or goofy thing.  I believe no matter what is going on in your life, there is always something to be thankful for.

I'm thankful for Christmas and all that it means.

What are you thankful for today?

Wintry White Gift Card Holders

My daughter asked me to make her some wintry white gift card holders.  I made them out of wool felt, vintage mother of pearl buttons, shimmery silvery white embroidery floss, and iridescent seed beads.  Everything is hand stitched and I have the needle stabs in my finger tips to prove it!

Are you ready for Christmas?  I'm so far behind.  The tree is finally done but no other decorations.  The shopping is less than half done and I've done no baking.  I know it will all get done in time, but it would be nice to have it done already!

Have a fabulous Friday!

Tickle Me Tuesday

These vintage Christmas items are tickling my fancy this week!

vintage ornaments

table runner

gift wrap

tea towel

I'm joining Yes Teacher for Tickle Me Tuesday where you will find all

kinds of fun and interesting items that are tickling someone's fancy!

What's tickling your fancy this week?

Tickle Me Tuesday

I am really tickled this week with these burlap Christmas items!

stocking

Pillows

Bunting

Ornament

What's tickling your fancy this week?

I'm joining Sarah at Yes Teacher for Tickle Me Tuesday

Merry Christmas

I wish you all the joy and peace of that first Christmas.

God bless you!

Train Ride To The North Pole

When I went to New York City earlier this month, I wanted to go to Macy's to see Santa.  Not that I wanted to sit on his lap and give him my wish list.  No, I wanted to see if the real set-up was as elaborate as it is in the movies!  I wasn't disappointed!  We took a train ride to the North Pole and walked through the village to see the jolly man himself!  The train didn't actually move.  When we walked through the door, it looked like the inside of a train car and the floor rumbled so it sounded and felt like we were riding the train!  The next door we walked through was our stop at the North Pole!

Have you visited Santa yet?

Happy Monday!!!

Handmade Happiness

The tree is finally up AND decorated!  This is the first year I decorated by myself and it wasn't nearly as much fun.  In fact, it was kind of depressing.  The upside was that I got to see each ornament and recall the memories that came with each one.  In particular, I realized just how many ornaments are handmade.  Ornaments that I bought at crafts fairs, ornaments that wonderful friends made for me, ornaments that came from ornament exchanges,  ornaments that the kids made and gave to me.  Each and every one with a story and a memory!

Made by a local artist out of a crab shell

Hand painted on an oyster shell by a very dear friend

Hand painted by a good friend and local artist

From another good friend

From a school crafts fair

Handmade and painted by the same dear friend who painted the oyster shell

Made by a local artist

From a good friend and local artist

From a handmade ornament exchange

My son made this one when he was 12

From an Etsy seller who has closed her shop :(

There are so many more but I don't want to put you on ornament overload!  

What about you?  Do you have a favorite handmade ornament or decoration?

I hope you have a happy Wednesday!!!