{merry christmas!}

real life...{favorite things}

i think i love my house the most during the holiday season. the christmas decorations make it seem warmer. just a little bit cozier, don't you think?

here are a few of my favorites:

our "little drummer boy" nativity. one of my favorite christmas songs & specials - give the Lord what you have, even if you feel it isn't enough. that's usually when it turns out to mean the most :-)

our "parents to be" ornament. this is the first ornament hubby & i ever purchased together for our tree....

this advent calendar was handmade by my husband's aunt for the little man. beautifully quilted and each pocket holds a little ornament to hang on one of the 25 buttons. he loves this tradition!

this year, the little man & i made our own snow globes. some came out better than others - this one is my favorite.

what are some of your favorite holiday decorations?

**after i wrote this post, i noticed the awful quality of these pictures!! unfortunately, despite the many tutorials i'm reading, that's happening a lot lately. i think i'll have to make it a resolution for the new year!

just a quick reminder.........

head on over to gussysews to get your 15% discount code for my etsy shop! the code is valid only through dec 4th so act quick!

(but you don't think that's the last of the holiday deals, do you? come dec 5th, i'll be announcing a new one!)

oh yeah. forgot to mention that i've been doing some thinking.....i've had ornaments on my mind. perhaps personalized ornaments? maybe in copper? hopefully i can translate my vision to reality and in time enough for them to still be relevant ;-)

what do you think? good idea?

Fa, la, la, la, la...........

Well, it's certainly been a busy few weeks for me! I'm just about through my first Holiday rush! Last year was very quiet (that happens when you don't promote!!) but I had quite a few holiday orders this year. So exciting and I'm so honored! Just the thought that my work will be the chosen gift for someone.........how cool is that?!?!?

Thank you to all of my customers! This Christmas season has been such a pleasure for me and I sincerely hope to work with all of you again!

I've got just a few more pieces to create for local purchases and then I can concentrate on my next steps - after enjoying my holiday, of course! I've got new listings ready to go, a few more lessons learned to document and some big, big news to share!!

If I don't make it back to the blog, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas! God has blessed our family so much this year and I pray that He does the same for you!