Yesterday I got a sweet little matchbox sachet from Patt and today brought a fun bookmark and tag from Judy.
Tag : Christmas
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I got these nifty items from JoAnn. First from the package was the square button brooch then came the Eiffel Tower slide. I’ve never seen slides with frosted glass before…very cool.
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 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 was cleaning off my craft area this morning and found this page I had completed last week. I never took a picture because the glue was drying then I forgot all about it.
I used all my scraps and abandoned ideas from our family Christmas letter. The star on the left is one of my digital kaleidoscopes that I had printed then very carefully cut out.
This second page I whipped together and it kind of shows…
It was just scraps I had laying around. I wanted to make something just to prove to myself that I hadn’t completely lost it. Not a fantastic piece but this is just my “playtime” altered book anyway.
I’ve been in a major art slump. I decorated the house with seasonal decor but that’s as close to artsy as I’ve gotten these days.
I’ve got a lot on my plate…medical issues with both my son and my father. This is just a really crappy time of year for this sort of thing to happen. Not that anytime of year is good but it’s hard to be excited and happy when everything around you seems to be going down hill.