The Elves and I have been busy

DO NOT PIN MY PHOTOS TO PINTEREST
Making the
MAGIC of Christmas
happen

takes A LOT of work and planning

It's no small feat!!!

An extra set of

HANDS

is 

always

HELPFUL

So I have hired myself an

ELF!!!!!!!!

NOW

isn't he the CUTEST little darn elf you ever did see??????

Brenda 

at 

The Rusty Thimble

has been on a little sewing vacation
after how hard she worked for her last big sale!

She didn't need this little Elf's helping HANDS anymore

so she laid him  off

and

sent him to me!!!!!!!

LOL!
I am just
so in LOVE with him!

As soon as my little Elf arrived

we got to work

Out came the mixer, flour and molasses

to make

Ornamental Gingerbread Dough

Click to ENLARGE recipe!

Lots of rolling, cutting

and baking going on here!

Don't these look good enough to eat?

we found some old tins

I designed ,cut out and painted some wood trees for my ornaments!

I anchored the trees in the tins with
Plaster of Paris

I added grungy tags, cheesecloth and pinned on tags with rusty bells

I needed to mix up some of my special
SANTA'S STOMACH REMEDY

FOR
 certain little Elf!

I'm hoping he will be feeling better tomorrow
and
be back on the job

BECAUSE
there is STILL
so much more left to do here
to
MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN!
Hugs,
Lynn

So its THYME for me to ask you.........Are you done yet?????

Done shopping?

Done wrapping?

Done decorating?

Done baking?

Done painting?

Done crafting???

If you are.......WHAT is your

SECRET!!!!!

I'm painting Santa's

 very LARGE Santa's

65" tall!

One of these is for my good friend 

Michelle

at

Rocking Chair Stitches

His beard is a lot of work!

In between painting I've been trying to shop, wrap and decorate!

BUT

I have LOTS of help from the

Elves 

here

So..........do you

in the 

MAGIC

of 

Christmas??????

Well I do...........

so..........

I'm painting, and painting AND PAINTING

I'm

crafting
AND

coffee staining

AND

sewing.............whew! I'm tired..........

BUT

I know how much still needs to get
DONE

and
I'm starting to
WONDER
if
I can
MAKE
THE MAGIC
happen again this year.......

BEFORE
the

BIG Guy
arrives!
Hugs,
Lynn

Oh what a surprise.................

I've been 

VERY BUSY 

decorating for Xmas

I
LOVE
to decorate for the season
It usually takes me at least a week to do inside and out

whew......I'm tired 

ALREADY

trying to 

MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN

here!

But the mailman had a nice 

SURPRISE

for me the other day

from

BRENDA

at

PUMPKIN PATCH PRIMITIVES!

 Love the card...inside 

 Brenda wrote that she had found some treasures

and wanted to share!!!!

well..........Missy.........glad you did!

I love everything!

Just take a look at 

this wonderful pointsetta for my tree!
  I got 2 not one of these beauties!

Wait.....there are  more

goodies Brenda sent for my tree!

How cute are these sheep..........love them!

here they are hanging out on the tree!

Don't you just love these little birds?

and
just look at this little mason jar!

Last but not least

this sweet little lantern ornament

Thank you Brenda
for sharing!
You made me
Smile
today!
Hugs,
Lynn

Thyme for a Sno Squall and making the MAGIC happen....

Has it snowed where you live yet?

We have only gotten a dusting so far.

Well...

I think it's about time for the 

WHITE STUFF........

You know what I'm talking about right......???

SNOW YOU SAY???

well

I don't mind waiting a little longer for it

AT LEAST

not until I'm done my shopping!!!!

BUT

it is 

THYME 

for you to meet

Mr. Sno Squall 

Isn't he a 

HANDSOME 

guy?

I designed cut out and

painted him

Mr. Sno Squall

just loves 

CANDY CANES!!!!

Now that is a

BIG

candy cane!

He is a

BIG GUY

over 40" tall

He is sporting a vest with large rusty bells for buttons

and 

a red plaid scarf and black top hat
He looks great hanging on a front door

I don't know if it is just me but the season came so quickly this year......
QUICKER
than I can
EVER
remember!
So........Once again
I'm reaching for the
PANIC button.......
because
Christmas is one month away!
The question is
Can I
MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN
again this year?
Hugs,
Lynn