Thyme to fa la la la laaaaaaaaaaa!

Are you ready yet?

Tonight we are going out to dinner with good friends of ours
for our 

ANNUAL Fa  la la la la evening!

AND

this is what my kitchen looks like!

Cookies are being frosted by my little Elf helper

I'm setting the table with the Christmas china

the linens are ironed and ready

the desk in the kitchen needs to be cleaned off.........

 My little Elf keeps telling me the "to do " list is getting longer instead of shorter........

 now how does that keep happening.....????

 My little Elf is just worn out...................and so am I!!!!!  Only 7 more days left to 

MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN!

Are you going to be ready???? Oh how I hope I am!

Hugs,

Lynn

Thyme to make some snowmen ornaments and signs!

I don't know of anyone who 

can't resist a snowman

I found this wonderful 

snowman ornies pattern

from

The Old Cupboard Door

HERE
Thanks Willa!

Be sure to stop by and say hi to Willa for me!

I have changed them some so here is my version

Dollar  Store plastic icicles
Remove the top and pour diluted paint  inside
swirl around. I also painted the outsides a little

Spray with adhesive....sprinkle on Diamond Dust!

You can use joint compound to cover the styro foam balls as the directions state
it takes a long time to dry so spread thinly
or
I made my own Snow Tex Paint
I mixed sawdust shavings into white paint
which made a thick texture and painted it on to the balls
when dry add Diamond Dust for sparkle

I bought lots of little black felt hats at the craft store

using a paper punch I made lots of little snow flakes

I decorated the hats with a tiny sprig of greenery, red berries and a snow flake
I glued the heads on to the icecles

I used the end of my brush to dot the eyes and mouth on with black paint
I cut small wooden dowels for the nose and made the ends pointed
I then painted them orange and glued in place.
I added a little rouge to the cheeks

I cut small wool pieces for their scarves

I grunged up little tags
and
wrote chillin , freezin, let it snow
on the tags!

I pinned the tags on with a rusty pin and bell

Aren't these the Cutest?

I've also painted some
SNOW
signs!

AND
I have SNOW balls for sale!

There is no CHILLIN going on here.............

My little Elf and I have been very busy
as
there are only
8 days, 15 hours 5 minutes and 39 seconds and counting
to
MAKE THE MAGIC
HAPPEN!
Will you be ready?
Oh how I hope I am..........
Hugs
Lynn

Thyme for some Winter Thyme Magic!

Well .....the Magic is happening here...

MAYBE 

not as quickly as I would like 

but its happening.......

The tree is decorated! It has been up for over a week!

It got decorated twice!!!!

Once by hubby and then by me!!!!!! LOL!

I'm still scrambling to finish painting all my Christmas gifts!

I can't even find a spot on my paint table to paint!

This old skate is a gift for a friend.....

I LOVE painting on old skates!

I used a design called

WINTER TIME MAGIC

from 

Viki Shermans book

Kindred Hearts

to paint this design

I love to add lots of Snow Tex and Diamond Dust

I laced the skate with some homespun and added rusty bells

I pinned on a tiny tag that says

WINTER MAGIC

 I cut a block of wood to set the skate in so it could be used as a table centerpiece

So until next THYME

my little

Elf Helper and I

will be busily working in  the studio

painting away.....

In hopes of

MAKING THE MAGIC

happen again this year!

Hugs,

Lynn