Xmas is Coming!

November 15, 2011

For the last 2 weeks I have been cleaning the garage.  That venture included taking down the Xmas boxes from the loft where we put them 5 1/2 years ago!  I haven't decorated for Xmas in 5 1/2 years!  Can you believe it????  Well, anyway....I was looking at the garlands I had, and wishing I had more of the nice draping type of garland instead of the Michael's garlands which are all wire and poke out everywhere.  And amidst it all I was counting how many doors I had that could have wreaths...when I realized I didn't have enough wreaths and the wired garland could be formed into a circle nearly 3 times to make a perfectly lovely wreath.  I found some wire and some ribbon and in no time at all I had a very lovely wreath.  I added a festive pinecone and more ribbon.

Now, why am I telling you this long story?  Well, I was genuinely surprised at how easy it was to make something so lovely, and HOW SATISFYING it was to do it.  I had forgotten.  And I was actually kind of stunned.  And PLEASED.   

I was telling Sharon (another pool buddy of mine), who is very insightful and she suggested that perhaps the reason this creation was different than say, my many quilts this summer, was that I completed it in one day.   I have given that some thought...and have been on a quest for 1 day creative ventures!  Immediate gratification.

The other day I thought about a gift for Fallie  for Xmas.  Without cash, or nearby stores, I naturally went to my stockpile of fabrics and the internet for ideas.  I found a darling bear pattern, and I had a 1/2 yard of fake fur left from a bear I sewed for Emily soooo many years ago.  So, I cut out the pattern, and sewed up the bear.  It is adorable and it cost me nada!  And the lovely part was I did it in one day!  I would take a picture for you, but I put it into a box and mailed it to her last week. 

That was so easy that I decided to do it again, and again, and again--but this time in different sizes with fleece.  I made a mid-size bear for Jayce, aand  Dahlia, and a baby bear for Audrey.  Fallie's bear and Audrey's bear are the same size, so here is a pic of Audrey's bear.