Happy New Year My Friends!!!!!

Well, I don't have anything exciting to share with you...just pictures from last year that I liked...Thrifting treasures and handmade goodness. I am dealing with a double ear infection/sinus infection and it is rainy and mushy here even if I did want to take some photos.

We had a quiet New Year, just as we like it. I really enjoyed this holiday season and have much to be greatful for this last year.

I really love having you stop by and leave comments...it makes my day. I love this little blogging world of ours, such nice people and the creativity is astounding. I am always inspired!

So here is to a wonderful 2011! For all of us! I have learned that there are always obstacles in life, they are not always fun but if we do it with grace and we come out using the knowledge we learned for good, it makes for a better person in the end!

Happy, Happy to all my bloggy friends! I will be back when I am feeling a little better and have something fun to share! karen.....

Merry Christmas from my house to yours.......

I hope it is safe, joyful and merry!!! karen......

Just a little bowl full of Christmas to share with you..... Ho! Ho! Ho! Still working on merry-making and present purchasing and wrapping........

Elf at Work......

These are the gifties I made for my workmates....little felted flower scatter pins and a candle for our guy teacher.... Those flowers are addicting (until I had to sew on the pins)!
Hope you are having fun merry-making! karen....

Merry and Bright......

Sorry for the delay in posting...like most of you, this time of year is busy, busy!!! I finally did a little decorating yesterday. My sweet girl and I bought and partially decorated the tree and I put up the Santas and decorated the buffet.... this is our buffet above and below.....

I made the button tree a couple of years ago and love it. The Santa and Mrs Claus are vintage salt and pepper shakers and I am in love with bottle brush trees...I am sure you couldn't tell :)

This is a little feather tree that I found at a thrift store for $1.89....I have since added more vintage glass ornaments...it makes me happy!

Above the buffet is this banner that I made last year...

This vintage Santa is my find for my mom this year...he is sitting on the back of loveseat with other Santa's, it looks like someone is trying to punch him in the face....well he is still smiling! I have a velvet dolls skirt and some old felted white wool that my mom is going to make a hat with....

This little joy banner hangs over the kitchen sink....

And I thought I would share some little treasures I got from Ikea...cute embroidered cones, reindeer ornies, white candles and a cranberry candle...all for a steal! I got the cones and ornies to fill with candy and nuts for a couple of my coworkers....

And last but not least...a bowl full of ornies....sitting under our oven just shining away! Well, hopefully we will find the last two boxes of Christmas stuff so we can finish the tree and play some pretty carols and movies.... I hope you are enjoying the season! My word for the season:

SIMPLIFY! I am loving the season much more without all the stress!

Have a holly jolly week! karen......

Been A-Creating......

I have had a wonderful week! I was off last week for Thanksgiving....our school closes down (wahoooooo!!!). I spent much of my time before the holiday cleaning and shopping and cooking but I have sure had fun the last 3 days!!! Above is a little door hanger made with a vintage deer and glass glitter....
Below is a "Wish" Banner.....

Gotta have a "Joy" banner.....

And everyone needs to "Dream"....

I also made a "Noel" banner similar to the wish banner.... I made 2 sets of Christmas tags and some snowman soup packets... I will be taking them to work this week to sell...

Below is a picture of our rascally cat....she loves to be at the highest point in the house...She is on our door to our room..... Gotta love her spirit!

I hope you are having a great start to your holiday... I also got some shopping done!!! Yippee!

Gobble Gobble (since I missed wishing you a happy turkey day!) karen.......

White Wednesday

This is a fun thingie that I found at the flea...I walked away from it but couldn't stop thinking about it so I circled around and bought it! The dealer said it was part of a basket.... I was envisioning it like this:

Aaahhh! I love it.... A funky basket and my favorite hat....heaven!! A friend surprised me one morning with the beautiful beaded purse on the left so I added another from my stash to show you some pretty whites....

I have been busy creating...I will leave you with some pretty off white rosettes...Hope you have a joyful week! I am linking to Faded Charm's White Wednesday! Thanks Kathleen! karen....