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Here is a brick that we did.  Just trying new things!

Busy as Bees!

This holiday season we have been super busy with our little brick orders!  When I started making these little guys, they were just snowmen that I painted onto brick pavers.  Then we decided to do pumpkins for Halloween and turkeys for Thanksgiving.  We threw in some Reindeer, Santa's, Penguins and other critters.  At one time Ladybugs were the big hit.  Then I painted a football paver for a friend and I haven't done anything else since.

This Christmas, we rented a spot at our local Tamale Festival to sell our purses and I decided to take a couple of painted football pavers, just to show.  Well we came home with 9 orders that night.  We got those orders out and a few days later got 5 more orders.  We decided that once those were done, we wouldn't do any more until after Christmas......until one of our customers called to ask if we could please do 3 more for a friend of hers and a friend of ours called requesting 5.....all by  Christmas. 

Needless to say, with all the baking and other things I need to do by the holidays, it's been a crazy time here.  My husband, who is my helper, said he would do the bricks so I could get all my other stuff done.  Poor guy.  He's been in that garage for almost a week now, painting away. 

I'm so lucky to have him and so glad to see the final product.  Some are new designs that we've been requested to do and it's always fun to see the variety of teams.  We've moved from football to baseball and now we've been asked to do a basketball player.  Can't wait to see how that one turns out.

Thanks to my hubby for all his help, hard work and love!!

Christmas Treat Bags

I made these cute little treat bags out of card stock, to which I then attached a hand stamped image that was painted with Copic markers.  Inside there is a cello bag filled with candy.  Once closed, I punched 2 holes and tied a cute little ribbon

THANKSGIVING COOKIES!

This year I wanted to make something a little special for Thanksgiving and since I have been on a cookie craze, I decided to make some decorated cookies. 

I have had cookie cutters for years that I've always wanted to get to but never seemed to make the time.  For the last several months however, I've been making and decorating cookies and love it!

I decided to make some cookies for Thanksgiving and decorate them and love the way they turned out.  I used cookies cutters I already had and I'm so excited to put them out on the dessert table for Thanksgiving!  I bet they don't last long!

Zig Zag Crochet

I love to create many things and this is one of my favorites!  I made this for my daughter who requested a pink, white and grey blanket.  I wasn't sure how the colors would turn out but as you can see, they go very well together!

I haven't crocheted in 30 years and only made one prior to this, last year.  It was just a basic baby blanket with no pattern.  I wanted to try this design again so I solicited the help of my aunt, who at 89 still dabbles in craft making and is one of the most talented women I know. 

With her help in understanding the crochet "language" I figured out how to do this.  I had to take it apart many times, (more times than I would have liked) but I wanted it to be done right!  Finally, last night I finished it and couldn't be more pleased at the outcome. 

I can't wait to start my next one and share it with you all!

Shadowbox Bank

I'm always looking for creative things to give as gifts.  This is a really cute idea for any age, especially teens.  It's a fun way to save for something special!

The inside of the box is designed with visuals of what the savings are for.  The top has a slot for money to drop inside. 

In this particular case, my niece wasn't saving for anything in particular so I added things teens look forward to.

Mermaid Cookies

My niece was having her 1st birthday and I wanted to make something special for her party.  The theme of the party was Little Mermaid and I decided to make mermaid cookies.  I wasn't sure how they would turn out if at all. 

To my surprise, they turned out pretty cute!  They were actually easier than I thought.  The most difficult part for me was deciding how I wanted the face.  The samples I looked at had scary looking faces but I think these turned out nice.

Gonna make some cookies to start out the football season this week!