Tolentreasures

I finally finished all these pieces last night and have them varnished and ready to be packed back into the box for transport to Jenn's house. Whew! Please excuse the painting counter background but I did not want to move them AGAIN! Jenn was here last night and I showed them to her and she was really surprised and excited. I want her to be able to display it this year and wanted her to help us (John) decide what to build for her for a display for them. I suggested plexiglas with those two precious, overactive, ball throwing, wrestling, little boys and John wanted to build it behind chicken wire like the band in the movie Roadhouse, but seriously, now he has to build something this weekend for her and then she can display it. One of those special moments when truly the gift is in the giving! Thanks everyone for signing up for the giveaway and for posting it on your blogs. It has been fun to "visit" each of you! Can't wait to see who the lucky winner is!

This centerpiece is Number 28 in my 30 day challenge, only two to go and if I don't make it at least I got this much done and it kept me from procrastinating everything that I wanted to get done. I painted this tray and put the pine cones in it, they were from a recent trip to a friend's camp. I had the the candleholders but decorated the candles with rusty tin snowflakes that I found in my stash. All of the other projects are things that I have painted in years past other than the quilted wallhanging. My mom made that for me last year. I painted the nativity wreath years ago and I still really like it, my kids don't like it so I hang it right inside the door that they use when they come here. It was so much work and I guess that I am going to have to will it to someone just so that they don't burn it or sell it at a yard sale for one dollar someday. The snowman collection is getting a little out of hand. I have them everywhere usually but this year tried to...

This little scarf is for Gracelyn, my granddaughter. I found this cutest little white fur coat for her last weekend and at the same time her other Grandma found the cutest little plaid coat for her so of course she needed a scarf to go with both of them. She is here tonight spending the night with Grammy and nothing is more precious than a baby falling asleep in your arms, even if it took three tries to lay her down and Grammy rocking herself to sleep in the recliner on the last try. Apparently I must have needed that cat nap, I was up to babysit the boys at 3:30 this morning so that my step-daughter and son in law could go Christmas shopping. Another precious moment is when those little boys woke up and came downstairs and were so happy to see me. It is the only time that I can get them to cuddle with me. This is the nativiy set that I have been working on for the last month on and off. I am counting it as two projects when it is done. There are 19 pieces to it. I had made ...