T stands for..... Finding the Light

......... in the New Year I'am determined to 'find the light'.......  Some people make resolutions, some pick a word...  i'm determined to find the light in all things..... situations, people, encounters... Its something i normally try to do anyway.. its a  mindset i have... but this year i want to pay particular attention to it.. You? 

Remember 'Amigo'? Well she bloomed.... 

Something is not quite right here.... Either the picture on the box is wrong or the wrong bulb got in the box!! LOL ..  After looking on the internet i do not think this is 'Amigo'... infact it looks like 'AppleBlossom'. I'm a little disappointed....  But she's still beautiful... 

My project for the past few days has been Mr. Bear... Hubby and Daughter found him for me oh.. 20+ years ago and he is certainly a little worse for wear.. So he gets a facelift for the New Year... 

He needed a little wood putty around the base and you can see i'm restaining him and repainting his black parts black..  I'll seal him with a clear coat and he can take up his post again at the back door.. Don't miss my ticket to the party... my bottle of water.. 

I'll leave you with the latest addition to my Snowman Collection...Found him at a Flea Market.. i thought he was just so stinkin' cute.. :)  Happy Tday! AND Happy New Year!!  Hugs! deb



 

T stands for... the week before Christmas....

 

Brrrrr......  the nights have been chilly here but the days beautiful.... I have decided to start walking again.... in the middle of Winter... um yeah... And i walk at Dawn.. because... i know me... the longer the day wears on and i get involved in things the less likely i'am to go... so i set my alarm... drag myself out of bed.. have a cup of coffee... dress in layers grab my Ipod and out the door i go.. 2 miles right now.. every other day... This morning i saw pink contrails from airplanes as the sun came up.. really pretty... ice on rooftops... ever notice how Christmas decorations look a little sad in the daylight? 

My very inexperienced hand has been crocheting my Granddaughter (5) her very own afghan in her favorite color... Thank goodness at 5 she will no doubt forgive her Grandmothers bobbles in putting this together... I'm using the 'learn as you go method'... lol ... I had the brilliant or not so brilliant idea of putting glow in the dark beads on it... I wasn't sure i could figure out how to make that work but so far so good... 

I've been embellishing two cute little dolls i found for the Granddaughters stockings... One loves pink and the other purple... My sewing skills are not up to par either... but its been fun and when they are so little alot is forgiven... 

And finally .... i started a recycled project last year and finally finished it yesterday... The squares are plastic packaging material that came in something we bought and i thought ' i can so something with that'..! That happens way too often... and why my craftroom looks like a hoarder's den... I painted the visible portions gold (so nice they make paint that sticks to plastic now) and two sides i covered scrapbooking paper.. I then painted wooden letters and glued them on..

The opposite side has Peace and Joy... I bought the little pedestals at Hobby Lobby.. stained them and glued them on

The little gold buttons were a thriftstore find... they are not all the same but they are all gold.. The plastic squares had 4 holes on top that i want to fill with something and thats the finishing touch i put on this year... 

Having the Granddaughters for Christmas this year i had to find places up high to put things from curious little fingers... Wishing everyone a lovely 'run up ' week to Christmas...and Christmas Day...  I still have wrapping to do... I've procrastinated about as long as i dare... And ofcourse .. Happy happy T day! Hugs! deb

I Did It!!!............

 

I did it!!! I pulled myself up by the bra straps and got myself out the door for a 2 mile walk this morning... I did all the things... set my alarm... actually got out of bed when the alarm went off.. enjoyed a cup of coffee... put on my layers... 36 F out there this morning.. charged my Ipod.. grabbed a bottle of water... and enjoyed the Sunrise just as i was finishing up... Day 1 done and dusted... Hugs! deb

T stands for.... Christmas Spirit...

 Mr and Mrs. Santa Claus have been with me for oh... 36 years i think.. I painted them while i was pregnant with my daughter... they have yellowed with age.. but they have been with me everywhere.. with nary a scratch.. (knock on wood)... I toted them to Germany, Texas, California, Arkansas, and back to Texas.. 

Slowly but surely over the month of December Christmas springs up around the house.. it starts slowly right after Thanksgiving... usually with my Christmas cards... I have every Christmas card i have ever been sent since the beginning of my marriage 34 years ago.. all in a stack with a ribbon around it..

My eclectic Snowman collection....sorry about the bad photo...poor lighting.. They bring me such joy as i unwrap them every year... 

I love my Christmas village.. I try to add a little something every year... 

Another collection... they are made of cast iron and stained glass... i always have my eye out for them in the thrift shops..  i hadn't found one in awhile and then just this year i came across the Santa one at Goodwill i think.. 

I flirted with the idea of making my Christmas cards this year but with time quickly getting away from me i had to pass on that... maybe next year.. But i did manage a prototype.. I watercolored the tree and stamped the fox.. pretty fun!! 

Hoping the Christmas Spirit is finding its way into your life... I'll close with a pic of Hubby eating his very favorite food.... he doesn't get it often so you have no idea just how happy he is sitting there eating his Ramen and Diet Mountain Dew... 😋

So there's my ticket to the T party. If i don't manage to get back on here before Christmas I wish each and every one of you a beautiful Christmas.. I'll be around to visit!! Hugs! deb