Christmas Day

~A peek into my home on Christmas Day~

We toast with a morning mimosa before opening our stockings

I am a collector.

a collector of nutcrackers.......

a collector of Swarovski crystal.....

Santa brought Ethan a new slide! He was thrilled!

This is my favorite photo of the day! How can you not smile while looking at this little guy...so full of joy!

New Custom Bag

Just finished a custom order. It's to be given as a Christmas gift. The gentleman who placed the order wanted a zebra print for the bottom of a choosen bag design....

Large, fun pockets.....
A zipper pocket on one side......
......and fur on top.

Ta Da.....all done, and ready to wrap up for the Christmas Tree!

What do you think? Wouldn't this be fun to carry during the winter months?

HAVE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS!

*****THINK SNOW!*****

Ahhh....our first day of skiing this Season! This picture was taken about an hour before the lifts opened. We've been coming up here for years!.....
.........some of the locals.

Yup, my boots still fit.

Here's my hubby, Doug (kneeling) in the medical room. He's been helping relieve the aches and pains (through physical therapy) of the Ski Patrol team for years.

......and me with the camera (of course!)

LOVE the the search and rescue dogs. They're so well trained. What a great job for a dog!


Here's the rookie, Lemah taking it easy. I'm sharing the couch with her in the locker room. Good dog!
She was soooo tiny when I met her last year. Now she's all grown up, a whole year old!

*****THINK SNOW!*****

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**Christmas Village**

I'm obsessed. I've kinda, sorta thought that about me for a long time, but now I know it's true. It's 7AM, and I'm already needing a second latte'. You see, I was up late last night putting up our Christmas Village. My wonderful husband hauled out the large & heavy table (he made it for me years ago...) up in one corner of my kitchen. That's where it's made its home for the past 15+ years.
I've been working on some custom bags on order, but knew I had to put the Village together, and I needed a break from the sewing room. Besides......It's a tradition. It's cute. It's Christmas. It takes FOREVER. But, I need to have it up for our clinic's party this Friday. Doug worked on the Christmas tree lights in the family room while I hummed along with the Christmas songs on the radio, tripping over boxes, tripping over Frosty (my dog), and thinking "gosh, I could probably finish this in the morning"...but then the obsessed part of me would kick in. Now it's midnight. Finally finished. Clean up boxes. Vacuum floating Styrofoam. Yippee, I can go to bed! That's when I turn around and see the kitchen sink. Nope. Gotta clean up the dishes before bed. Can't stand to see my kitchen in the morning with dirty dishes! Yup, obsessed.

So, what are YOUR obsessions?

Now, into the family room to decorate the Christmas Tree!

And The Winner Is.....

And the winner is.....

(can you hear the drum roll?)

Jaylynn and Margaret! Yup, you read right. I'm feeling very Santa-like.....

(can you hear the ho-ho-h0?)

I just so happen to have two of these winter totes, and they are both going to new homes. With winter like weather here now, I'll be sending one of these cuties off to each of you ASAP.

Thank you both for your kind comments!

Hope everyone is having a marvelous, fun weekend!

Giveaway Countdown!

Just a reminder that the Winter Tote Giveaway is just a couple of days away!Be sure to scroll down and take a peek at what I'm giving away for the month of December....

I was out raking the leaves yesterday afternoon, and realized I won't be seeing any tulips in my pots next spring. The reason being, is that my geraniums haven't realized that it's December, and their time is over. I just don't have the heart to toss them out when they still look so pretty!

I've been busy with custom orders, and scrambling to replenish my inventory for tomorrow's show. I hope you get a chance come see me and my artsy friends at Maple Valley Bazart. This will be my first time with this show, and I'm excited. (The show's info is on my sidebar to the right of this post). I always have so much fun meeting all of you, so be sure and stop by!

***Snowflake Lane In Bellevue***

Here comes Santa!

***Drummer Boy***

***Ethan and Friend***

Meet the happy Stockton family.... Kaylyne, Brock and Ethan. Baby Ethan is loving the snowflakes!

Here I am with my son, Brock and grandson, Ethan. It was so fun that evening!