For HOT COCOA :)
HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE RIDES
(with good friends)
HAY RIDES
(with my favorite uncle Andrew & his girlfriend Emily)
SANTA!!!
(Gracie said "This is the REAL one!!!")
(Gracie said, "This isn't the real Santa cause he has a big nose.")
To be CRAFTY...
I was invited to set up a booth at Arlington's Handmade Holiday craft show to sell some of the crafts I have made. I am so glad I went! Here was my table at the event...
These are children's activities that I have created to help children learn shapes, colors, numbers, letters and foreign languages. I make them on pizza tins and magnetize all of the pieces.
These are Rebus Rhyme hand puppets.
These are snowmen made out of a fallen cedar branch that my dad quickly cut into small rounds for me. (Thanks Dad! :)
These are festive ribbon trees.
These are one of many different types of wooden coasters I sold. Made of cedar and hand burned.
Candles I made. Two people fought over them - that was nice... and awkward.
This Santa was made from an old peice of burly wood that my dad had given to me nearly a year ago. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it, but I knew that someday a bright idea would pop into my head and I was glad when the Santa idea emerged. I wanted to keep him for myself so when it sold I was happy that my Dad was the one to buy him :)
Again, my dad had recently given me a nice branch from a Medrona tree. This is what I created - "Birdie Branch". It is much prettier when the lights are dimmed and you just see the soft glow of the white lights illuminating the white bird in her nest :)
Once again, another peice of wood that my Dad had given to me. (Are you seeing a theme here?:) I hand burned pinceones and needles along the top, then lightly painted over them. Also, I hand burned the words 'Hat', 'Mittens', and 'scarf'. Then I put 3 hooks on it. It sold within minutes :)
These were little scraps of wood that... you guessed it - my dad found interesting and gave to me. :)
These angel ornaments sold like hot cakes :)