Thyme to answer a question.......Do you BELIEVE in SANTA???

I remember about 20 years ago

when my son asked me

Mom is there really a Santa Claus????

He caught me so off guard

I wanted so much to have him 

BELIEVE

there really is a Santa

So I said

"Of course there really is a Santa"

"Santa comes to all who BELIEVE in him

I found these beautiful red knit men's mittens at the store that year

I bought them and stitched white fur on them

I took them and smudged a little soot from the fireplace on them

On Christmas Eve

we left the usual plate of cookies, hot chocolate and carrots for the reindeer

on the table

After the kids were asleep

I put one mitten on the floor by the table

and

and the other by the tree

  I held my breath for Andrew's response

when he saw them

his smile brought tears to my eyes

because

I knew he still
BELIEVED
that night after I tucked him in bed
I went back to check on him

he was sound asleep

wearing Santa's mittens!!!!!

My kids are 30, 25 & 22

I still tell them Santa comes to all who
BELIEVE
I have always called my preparations for Christmas

MAKING THE MAGIC HAPPEN

so

 this is a little peek at what I did

today to make some magic happen
again

this

Christmas

I bought these Santa hats at the $1.00 store

I dipped them in my stain mixture

put them in the oven to dry

at 200 degrees

keep a close eye on them

PRIM Santa hats!

I took red check homespun and tore it in strips

made some rusty bells

I knotted the bells to each end of the strips

I used my glue gun to glue 2 strips to each hat

I tied a hat to each of the dining room chairs

I have 20 chairs in all !!!!!!!!!!

We store 10

and

 have 10 out

On Christmas Day I will fill the hats with small gifts for all our guests!

 

May you always

BELIEVE

in the

MAGIC

of 

CHRISTMAS

I DO!

Happy Painting!

Lynn