Day #2 - Christmas Paper Bag Book

I'm sharing the rest of the ART that I created for my Christmas paper bag book that I introduced you to yesterday. I stuck with traditional colors of Christmas and with some of the things I enjoy about the most wonderful time of the year! Again, there are goodies tucked inside the pockets of the paper bags for Carole to enjoy. I hope she will set this out during the holidays as a conversation piece - I have an altered Christmas book from a dear friend that is always part of my holiday decorating! Thanks for stopping by and for your comments....I've already visited blogs this morning since I can't seem to sleep tonight! Enjoy your day!

Paper Bag Christmas Book

I'm excited to share my ART with you today! I so enjoyed creating my brown paper bag Christmas book and wanted to share it with you today.

The front cover did not scan well at all, but you can get the gist of it - it has a solid green background, red frame cut out with my Silhouette and Tis the Season as the title, along with a golden fabric reindeer (complete with it's own bell) and the bow. BTW, the bow is gold metallic ribbon with red running through it.

The top double pages reflect my love of Christmas and simply having a wonderful Christmas time with all the lovely trees! The next set shows beautiful babbles of Christmas - the ornament was cut out with my Silhouette and dressed up fancy! The Peace on Earth does reflect my feeling for Christmas and all year long.

Inside each pocket and crook are extra Christmas goodies for the one that gets my book....Carole G I hope you do enjoy them! Stay tuned tomorrow for the final 3 sets of my paper bag Christmas book! It's great I can share my ART creations with you through my blog. Thanks for your visit and do come again!

Enjoy your day!

It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas!

Sharing my ART today has me in the spirit of Christmas - I'm ready for the special event! I'm always looking for festive inexpensive gifties to have on hand or to include as part of my gift-giving. A friend shared the idea with me and I've made several of these little matchbox candy packages....yep, candy is inside! You open it up to find a Ghirardelli chocolate square! How neat is that!!!! You can make these for any occasion and I am already thinking about New Years and Valentines. Here are simple instructions: cut holiday cardstock 2 .25 x 6.50. Score 1" from bottom, then 3" up from the 1"score line. Fold scores to make your matchbook. Staple in your flat Ghirardelli candy by the end. Tuck top into bottom just like a matchbook and add a festive label as shown. Simple, fun and so inexpensive!

Now go gather your ART materials and make several of these...be sure to tell me about them!

Thanks for stopping by today and leaving a comment - I love to read any and all of them. I think today I'll clean and begin my Christmas decorating - it really is beginning to have the feel of Christmas and I'm about ready! Enjoy your day!

Happy Birthday!

Today is my husbands birthday - yes, he was almost a Thanksgiving turkey! All these years we have shared together and he still has my heart, so I totally dedicate today to him! Many times we have celebrated his special day right along with Thanksgiving and made it just a special time, but not so this year....it almost went unmentioned since we ate at the cafeteria. We have a different kind of day planned as cable people are coming to add wireless access for us, our grandson is working today and that gives us about 5 hours to do our special thing. I think we are going to the Farmer's Market and maybe to get in the black Friday crowd just a bit....we don't have muc else to buy so it is more fun and interesting to us! Dinner will be at home and a relaxing evening. So, Happy Birthday to my man!

Thanksgiving Day

Happy Thanksgiving to you! It's a holiday that it way high on my list as I have much to be thankful for. For about 35 years I eagerly looked forward to Thanksgiving dinner with my husband's mother & daddy.....she always cooked the best meal and had the best dressing I have ever eaten anywhere...the best! It is hard for me to believe that those times have come and gone in my life. I am very fortunate in that his mother did teach me to make her wonderful dressing and it is delicious! My sister is and always was appreciative of Thanksgiving and cooked great meals for many...it was just her day and I do think of her every single Thanksgiving as I sit to eat no matter where I'm seated. This year will be different for us as we are going to the cafeteria with my brother and his family - we have our grandson too, but our son and no others can be with us this year....still a lot to be thankful for. As much as I'm thankful for my husband and family, I am so thankful for friends...friends like you! I'm counting my blessings today.....I plan to laze around in my robe, read, watch the Macy's Day parade, chat with family that can't be with me, do a little ART, watch some football, wrap a handful of Christmas presents and eat - what a fantastic day and so much to be thankful for!

Enjoy your day!

Thankful

My ART is to reflect something I'm thankful for - it's for the lottery over in An Affair with ART. I had this lady image in my mind to use because of the lovely flowers in her hand and all about her. I mulled over an idea before creating a flower seed booklet! On the front cover I told that I am thankful for flowers in my garden, which is so true - even in the winter months I try to take good care of my flowers as they bring me much joy. On the inside there are two pockets and seed packs will go in each of those. Hopefully, this little ART giftie will put a smile on the winner's face.

I'm off to view some blogs and I hope to get over to yours today! Thanks for your comments and do come again!

Enjoy your day!

JOY

I created this ART banner for a swap in ARTHaven and it is going to Julie! This is a picture I snapped before it was 100% complete, but you can get a general idea. It was pure fun to create this banner and then to slide and secure it onto pretty ribbon to hang! I cut the red Christmas ornaments out with my Silhouette and then added scalloped circles cut from nestabilities, and finally added the JOY letters. Inbetween those letters I added a handmade poiensettia from die cuts and the pretty cluster of pinecones (which I love). I do hope you will enjoy the JOY banner once you receive it, Julie, and it is winging its way to you right now.

Thanks for stopping by and for all comments. Enjoy your day!