Another friend of mine had me make an ornament for her sister and husband, to celebrate their first Christmas together as a married couple.
Even though, you know,… Christmas has come and gone over a month ago, I thought I’d post these pictures anyway. I was happy with them and thought they turned out pretty cute.
I like all the beads,…
Remind me to tell you about this cake recipe, from Smitten Kitchen, that a friend told me about .
Such a fun cake!! Takes a bit of time to whip up, but I promise you, it’s delicious!
I had to post these pictures before it gets waaaaaay too past Christmas for anyone to have any desire to look at Christmas ornaments. Of course I meant to get these up before Christmas, but you know how that goes (with me, especially!!).
So a couple of months before Christmas, a friend who has had me do a few other fun jobs for her in the past, contacted me with a request for some Christmas ornaments…
She requested 7 similar ornaments all with a small replica design of her in-laws home. After sending me a few detailed pictures and explanations, this is what I came up with…
I thought they ended up being pretty cute. I added some detailed texture through carving into the clay, along with some glass beads.
My friend was so kind to contact me after Christmas to let me know that the ornaments were a huge hit with her family. And, it also made me happy to know that everyone knew exactly what the ornaments were supposed to signify (i.e. they resembled the house well enough that they didn’t have to guess why in the world they got an ornament, with a house on it!)!!
Here’s a little snippet from her email, that I thought was so fun and cute to hear about…
“As expected, the ornaments were a huge hit!!! Everyone couldn’t get over how good you got the house, the colors and everything. Four years ago, the entire family came home to Elmwood to help reside and paint the house. Therefore, everyone was so amazed you even traced the diamond and scallop brown trim, because we had to scrape 80 yrs of paint off them and then repaint them, so we knew them very well! 
And as I said, the colors were so perfect, everyone mentioned it.”
So, it was a mission accomplished! I’m glad her family enjoyed them and it was such a fun project to work on!
I had to post this,… especially in honor of the Philadelphia Eagles latest victories.
While I have lived in San Diego for 6+ years where everyone seems to root for the Chargers and Padres, I have to admit that my love for sports is a bit pathetic. I can get excited about sports, but honestly, I’m one of those people that jumps on the bandwagon late in the season when the team I want to win is, indeed, winning. Basically, the only time I can get excited about sports is when the team is a PHILADELPHIA team. There, I said it. Sorry San Diego peeps,… I’ll root for the Chargers, but when they come up against the Philadelphia Eagles, I’ll always go back to my hometown team.
Now, the men in the my family are a different story. They cheer for each Philadelphia team, nonstop. They shed tears of joy and tears of sadness. If one of their beloved Philly teams loses, the whole family bears the brunt of their frustration and grief for the rest of the day. No kidding. Sadly and thankfully, I don’t bear their burdens as much since I now live on the west coast, but I do share in their pride and excitement in others ways…
Like planning to dress my sweet little girl in this EAGLES cheerleading outfit!!! I’m sorry, but is this not the cutest little outfit?! While I was home on the East Coast for Christmas, my mom handed this to me saying that my dad had picked it out for our little baby girl growing inside my belly. Is it not too cute? Can’t you just see her hair in little pigtails with green and black ribbons tying them together?! I love it! And, doesn’t it just make it all the cuter that my dad picked it out…?!?!
And oh my,…it will make my dad proud when he sees our little girl wearing it. I can’t wait to put it on her next season! So cute!
A few weeks ago, a very dear friend of mine had me put together a framed piece for a friend of hers as a gift.
Ever since I can remember, I’ve always loved creating different styles of handwriting and turning them into little artistic pieces. It has come in handy with all the invitations I do now, but this separate little project was a nice little change of pace for me… it was something different.
I wrote out the Bible verse my friend chose, Lamentations 3:22 which reads,…
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
His mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.”
I love that verse,….it’s beautiful and so encouraging.
So after finding the perfect frame to fit the style I thought it needed, matting the verse, and adding some small details, I packed it up and shipped it out…
I think I should have made 2,…one for me to keep!!
