Recycling memories from Christmas past. Unique designs made from ornaments of yesteryear. With occasional detours just for fun.
This is "PINK MOON." Isn't she a beauty? I will be taking her, and a bevy of others, with me tomorrow when I shove off for Atlanta, GA and the Country Living Fair. She can be yours if you come to the Fair! In the meantime, Country Living Magazine has put up a special board … Continue reading A New Wreath and a Teensy Favor
It all started with this:I have been in a fever to use one of these fabulous pink jumbo triple indent Polish ornaments as the centerpiece for a wreath. And here 'tis:A phantasmagoria of a wreath in luscious pinks, both hot and cool at the same time. It has blues and soft whites mixed in … Continue reading Think Pink!
I am beginning work on a new wreath. If you remember from a couple of posts ago, I am in the mood to make an angelic one and this is the lovely lady I chose as the centerpiece. She has a ceramic head and reminds me a little of Marilyn Monroe. I think she is … Continue reading A Beginning
Today is September 2nd. I can't believe it. Day after tomorrow the kids of Richmond go back to school and even though it still feels like a Turkish bath here, September signals to me that summer is over. Looking at the calendar, I spy that Christmas is a mere 3 months away! I've got to … Continue reading Santa’s Greeting Wreath
I mentioned in the last post that I took a few days to go home and visit my Mom. "Home" is on the beautiful Eastern Shore of Maryland and, though I have lived more than half my life in Richmond, VA, it is still "home" to me. We live about halfway between Easton and St. Michael's. … Continue reading Treasure Hunting