K.C. Willis camp

Work is by a talented artist K.C. Willis. She has wonderful classes, which I would love to take sometime soon. I love following her blog. She is having a give away for an angel by your door. Please check out her blog it is quite fun. http://kcwillis.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-have-guardian-angel.html

Happy Cowboy Christmas

Another Christmas memories made with family. A wonderful memory it was and enjoyed by all.

My family picks a theme each year and this found us with Cowboy actors. I found it fit right into my cabin very well! The gift wrapping contest was quite fun and another winner was placed with her tribute to John Wayne. More picture on that fun time later.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas also. My time with my family was indeed great! I was very thankful ,they came early before the snowy and ice covered roads appeared.

Many blessings to everyone in their returning to home and safe travels.

Christmas Orny 2009

By the Sea Christmas orny made for my sisters. This past May, sister Brenda hosted us to her timeshare on the island of Kauai. Everyone was quite taken with the many sea turtles, we were fortunate to see on our adventures. The picture, I used actually was taken by my niece Brooke, as she swam under the sea. I then used... the pic on the top of Mom and Dad in an embrace on the beach. I can post this now, as my sisters have all told me.. they have it hanging on their trees. Christmas countdown is on and I must finish my other projects. How can this be Christmas week already?!

Christmas Wonderment...

This is our first great granddaughter's first Christmas! Does she know what it is all about?
The pose looks like, she is hoping for much fun and family time! Will there be presents for me?!
Christmas is the children and the sharing of families and friends, don't you think?
Happy first Christmas, baby Laura!!
{Not sure who took this lovely photo, i am guessing my daughter, I grabbed it from granddaughter's FB}
Great photo girls, Love it!

Christmas Can Bring Memories

Baby Jesus, Joseph, and Mary always complete my Christmas Decorations. I must have them placed each year to have the true feeling of Christmas with my family. When my babies were small and I was busy making each and every Christmas gift... I found these white ceramic pieces in a local craft store in Northern Iowa. I took them home and painted them brown and rubbed gold leaf on the ridges. The green fur that they reside on , I obtained at the same store.
Through the years they have had a placed of honor. My babies grew and now return home for the holidays each season, they will find them always somewhere in my home. When I placed them out each year, I see laughter and fun as my girls and boys enjoyed the celebrations of Christ's birth. Mary 's nose has somehow disappeared through the years and I believe happened during the years of playful children. I just touched her up with brown paint and she continued with her life. Through the years, I have thought to place them on different settings. It does not seem right without the green fur placement. Cherishing the feeling this decor creates and ...
Loving the memories

Festival of Trees Completion

Festival of Trees--- Thanksgiving I had a blog about the gingerbread men, I was working on for this project. I wanted to share the completed project. Blank Children's fundraiser was a success! It takes place Thanksgiving week with my fellow staff members, Linda Mitchell and Cindy Urquhart who are found working on this all year.. Linda is the head organizer and I am always amazed and delighted in the completion of final tree decoration. As you can see, the theme was Candy land. She used the game board as the format for every piece of layout and decorations on this tree. The tree did very well and was chosen in the 2ND tier of donations, which is a very good deal. Linda and Cindy should be very proud, as the ER staff is proud of them. Also thank you for allowing the rest of us at the ER to help.

I Must mention the tree skirt above the diorama, was cross Stitched candy land theme {of course},by Cindy. All ornaments were handmade and add so much to this theme.

The winner of the auction of these trees, then get donates them to many worthy organizations.

Hopefully anyone around DesMoines area on Thanksgiving was able to enjoy all the many trees that were at this exhibit.

Crazy Quilting for Book Club

Rebecca's Decorations .... The Host of Book Club Christmas

My gift for the exchange was this crazy quilt... i make a challenge for myself to create a gift that reflects all the books, we have read this year. My choice was to make a clutch purse. We have read 10 books this year. So my embellishments were sometimes, subtle hints or blatant clues as to each book represented. It was a joy to make and I was happy to see member, Valerie was the one to receive my gift.

We always have great fun with all the gifts and wrappings. Of course, it is a game to get each gift and much laughter and thoughts were done trying to guess which book the gift represents. My list of books read 2009 are on a earlier post.

My gift was from the book "The Guynd" it was a wonderful Victorian lap writing desk with a pitcher of Royal Dalton and antique dollies. Thank you Linda, I love my gift. You chose gifts from your book, a lovely book about an American renovating a Scottish ancestral home.

I must now get busy with my decorating and Christmas projects...

A Thankful Day

Our Little Great Granddaughter's very first Thanksgiving. She gaves us all joy



Thanksgiving Day at the E.R.

It truly was a thankful day. We had such delicious food from everyone. Laughter was shared with all the great food. Later, I was able to share with my family. Joy for me 10 minutes from work.! So off to see the family... Little Laura was just waking from her nap and everyone were sharing laughter together as I came into the family cluster.

It filled my heart as always to share with those, who are closest to me. The family members unable to attend were missed very dearly.

Thank you family and friends for a wonderful Thanksgiving!