Merry Christmas

Just popping in to wish you a Merry Christmas! Hope everyone has a merry one!

Holiday Time

We went to a holiday handmade market in the next town over from Athens. The sale was called a World Away. We thought we went too far into the woods, but then we found the right place. Plus, it was a prefect day for a walk in the woods - it wasn't too terribly cold, and it was cloudy, but not rainy. We were not sure what to expect...






There were banners, tables of vintage and handmade, cider, and homemade sweets at the ready. Everything was so enchanting, it made the day feel so special.
















We walked farther into the woods and looked at all the antiques set up in some of the sheds around the house.






I really lived this rabbit from the 1920's!












Then we were really excited to see the llamas on the farm near by. Look at these alpacas! They had about 20 alpacas on the farm. In the distance we also saw geese, donkey, and chickens.












I hope everyone has a great holiday! Merry Christmas Eve!

Great Stickers

I love these animal stickers I got for my Christmas mail that I have been sending out lately! Very cute!

Koala Ice Cream Treat

This time of year, when it is so cold and wintery, sometimes I crave a sweet, cold treat. I know it sounds crazy, but I remember going holiday shopping, or picking a Christmas tree, and just craving an ice cream sundae! So we would stop at Eat N Park on the ride home to have sundaes!


I made these koala ice creams for Raoul and I - don't they look so cute?


I used a chocolate covered almond for the koala's nose, currants for the eyes, and Madelines for the ears. Yummy!

Pin-Up Show

Please come to the Pin-Up Show at ATHICA tonight. I am exhibiting three of my illustrations in this show! Come check it out, there are lots of great artists included in this art exhibit.

It's Beginning to Looking a Lot Like...

We put up our little Christmas tree! Raoul helped organize my vintage Christmas treasures. I think they look especially great this year!






My mom gave me these reindeer and Santa Claus. I have had these since I was little. They are some of my favorite decorations. We could not fit all the reindeer on the rooftop, so there are two more in a box!


I really love the knee hugger elves!




We have all Hallmark ornaments on our Christmas tree. My family has always collected these, and my mom even buys my brothers and I a new ornament each year. She even gets Raoul one now! I just love them and I love remembering all of them since I was little. Now we are ready for Christmas at the Ranch! Are you ready?

Holly Day Handmade Market 2012

We had a great time at Last week's Holly Day Market at our favorite local shop, Treehouse! Here are some pics from that day.


Here are some photos I took of our tables. We decided to make ours the tallest display!




My cheese puff plush were in their container! I think they looked really cute.






Here is our friend Amanda from Tin Cup. She makes cute felt crowns!




Lindsay made these great ponies! We saw kids playing with them all day.




I got some of these great ceramic charms from Julie at Subterranean.


And this is Michelle at Oceanity! Her stuff always looks so great. Of course I got a kitty scarf from her.


This is Laura of Grandiflora. I really liked her pillowcases - I had to have one. So I got the lavender one and it has constellations that glow in the dark.

What a great holiday market. I love Treehouse!