..how to decorate a tree at a bakery..

With cupcake ornaments of course! And I found this pink tree which just fits perfectly with the shop. Thank goodness for the cupcake craze which made decorating the shop easier :)

..ho ho ho..

The cutest little elves I've ever seen! You don't even want to know how long it took me to get this shot, but it was worth it :D It's not even the shot I had in mind.. I wanted them in matching outfits. But, I've learned with twins, you take what you can get! :)

..ready for christmas!..

I am so looking forward to Christmas this year. Hubbo will be home, I got him rockin' gifts this year, and we've got lots of family to visit. I don't know how often he looks at my blog since I'm a complete slacker and I don't post very often.. but one of his gifts is very cool, and I can't wait to post pics. It's handmade ;)

So for all of my online friends, I just want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. I hope you all have safe trips, great food and wonderful memories! I hope Santa is good to all of you!

P.S. he called and asked how you all were. I lied, so you're on the Nice list! :)

..i have the absolute best..

..hubbo in the world :) I haven't posted in a few days because we've been busy getting all of our Christmas celebrations out of the way. You see, J has to leave tomorrow (the 24th) to go to work, and won't be home until Saturday. So we've had to do our eating and present-opening with his family and with my family already. Which means, I was lucky enough to get my presents early :) Wanna see what that wonderful man surprised me with?


Photo courtesy of Hancock Fabrics

I am so in love with this machine. It does so much, and I can't wait until after the craziness of the holidays are over, and I can start sewing again! :) And then there was this...


Photo courtesy of Amazon.com

If you sew, and you don't have this book yet, I suggest you put it on your Christmas list, or just buy it for yourself. It's filled with some wonderful projects.

Yip, he surprised me big time. He's the best. Now I get to surprise him back for his birthday in January. But he reads this, so I can't tell you how yet.. *hee hee*

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Peace, love and koala fuzz y'all!

..you better not cry..

Our newspaper had a call for pictures of children on Santa's lap who were less than happy. This picture made it to the front page...



That horrified little boy in the too-cute suspenders... that's my husband :) And you want this to get funnier? Santa is being played by his dad, haha. Yes, my father-in-law dressed as Santa, with my husband on his lap, screaming. This totally made my day :)

Just for comparison's sake, here they are 25 years later :)



And here is the picture we used for our Christmas cards this year. Raleigh wasn't very happy with the photo shoot, and we got 1 shot at it. Thank goodness all of our eyes were open..



That's right, Alabama Santa hats. Roll Tide :)

Oh, and you should check out PaperMonkey because Suzy is giving away a TON of goodies. You just have to be entered today by 3pm Eastern, so hurry!

Gotta go get the hubbo ready for work. I have some more pictures I need to post, but it will have to wait.

Peace, love and koala fuzz y'all!

..santa claws & cake..

I had to show you all this.. it's just the cutest ever.



I know, so cute. Pogue wore the hat for the longest time.. she was awake when we put it on her. She's the more subdued of our two cats. Raleigh would never have allowed us to put ANYTHING on her. If I wanted a picture of her in a hat, I would have to Photoshop it onto her head. But Pogue was very cooperative. I actually think she enjoys playing dress-up.

And I just wanted to show you a pic of the Classic Coconut Cake I did for last week's Festival of Trees Banquet. I usually do a 6 layer cake, but this one is just a 4 layer.





Can you tell what those poinsettias are made out of? :) I was kinda clever on those.. it's chewing gum! :D

My dryer is buzzing.. time to fold some clothes.

Peace, love and koala fuzz y'all!

..it's august, right?..

So why in the world did I feel like making something Christmas-y? I couldn't help myself when I walked down the greenery aisle at Hobby Lobby today, looking at all of the great Christmas picks and flowers. And I managed to get hubby out of the house for a couple of hours, so I had to be crafty. The idea for this framed project actually came to me about a week ago, when I was laying in bed trying to fall asleep. This is when most of my ideas have been hitting me lately, not sure why, but it works :) The frame was one of those inexpensive wooden ones. I just covered it with some music note paper. Then I created the rose out of some dark red ribbon (quick running stitch), and used some leaves and berries I already had. The reindeer was cut out of black cardstock. I didn't HAVE to go seasonal with this. You could definitely put any picture in the frame. I'd like to make another one with the reindeer facing the other way, so I have a pair.



More stuff in the works, but I have a golf date in the morning and a dinner date tomorrow night. Maybe tomorrow afternoon I can get some work done :D