My daughter was thrilled when she opened this one.
She had wanted this particular book when I was wrapping it up in November. We must have had one person drop from the swap since I got my own back.
Anyway, I made 12 little books each with a different kaleidoscope I created as the cover.
The time has come to start opening the presents I received in my 12 Days of Christmas Swap.
My children are taking turns opening the packages for me.
Day 1 was this cute ornament with a funny sentiment from Kathy.
Day 2 is this super cute plaque made by Leigh.
We’ve lost our table to eat by, at least until all the glue sets.
Our son’s 3rd grade Academic Challenge group has been studying bridges.
This is there homework assignment.
It’s made entirely from spaghetti, marshmallows and glue. Other optional materials were toothpicks, scotch tape and paperclips. It had to span 75cm and 15cm in width. It also had to support 3 matchbox cars…as you can see his supports more than that. They also had to keep track of the materials they used because each item had a $ value and the goal was to build a bridge to meet the requirements the least expensively. He’s not done reinforcing it yet so we don’t have a $ total yet.
Susan Tuttle has a new book Exhibition 36: Mixed-Media Demonstrations + Explorations which you can find on Amazon here.
She is also giving away a copy on her blog so swing by and join in the fun …
My old recipe book started falling apart. Not structurally but the paint finish started coming off. It was driving me crazy so I needed a new solution.
I scavenged the 3-ring binder mechanism from the old one and combined it with the cover off an unwanted cookbook.
We had a “Thanksgiving dinner” this week to celebrate my brother-in-law’s 30th birthday. We knew he loves a good turkey dinner so it was the perfect fit. 
With Christmas approaching, I’ve also been doing some baking. I hate baking, but the kids think decorating the cookies is “the best thing ever” so I give in and bake. I’ll be bringing LOTS of cookies and fudge to share to our neighborhood party.
I got some good advice on perspective and fixed my painting. (sorry the lighting is a little poor)
I had originally put the table in sort of wonky because my previous painting that also had a table always bugged me a bit as well. It appeared to be too flat like it was trying to climb up the wall. Now I know what’s wrong with that one as well. Not sure if that one would be as easy to fix.
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