Well its all over and i'm exhausted!

we got back on sat. night from Pa driving for almost 14hrs after a 4 hr traffic delay!!! and with Kipp leaving for Ecuador i had to start putting our decorations away. it would be too emotional after he left.

i think i was overly tired and got almost all put away.

got our mail today and received this wonderful surprise from Susan Schwake! Art For All Seasons book with my lil Hiking Bear in it.  There are so many activities for children and ideas for adults as well. a great gift for you and your child with so much fun and creativity!  There are so many projects here with 144 pages and here are some pics. my apologies for my terrible picture taking.

 here is Susan and Rainer Schwake, this is part of a series of books she/they have released

for more information visit  www. susanschwake.com  www.artstreamstudios.com  www.artesprit.blogspot.com

the absolute last figure for the year and it s a doozy

in a good way! I dont do requests as they stress me out But when Jana suggested this i couldnt resist. anyway vintage wedding cake toppers are highly collectible (i've sold some myself) and here was a great idea from a great gal. a Christmas themed snowmen topper! 

really enjoyed making these! Usually i have made birds but this was so much fun i may do more!

so i'm off to get all my holiday stuff in order so will be back to blogging after Christmas/New Year
take care stay safe and i wish the very best to you always!

It's around the corner

look at these lil kitschy cuties i found!

i added them to My Crowded Little Nest shop


working on one final figure before i stop until after Christmas. Hope to have new work ready for sale in January

Winter Wonderland

just added this large figure to my etsy shop!

started decorating last week

and here are the older photos of our start, still have one tree to finish, can you believe how lax i am this year?!!

the boxes from the attic full of Christmas cheer

 a sweet frail garland

 love the old boxes, their graphics are so good, i dont think there are many shiny brites in the boxes tho. just old ornies

 retro kitsch is my favorite! happy happy happy!

 Santas here and there