Holly Jolly.....

A new batch of Holiday Pendants you can find at Jingle All The Way Home!

I thought I'd try a Catherine Holman inspired painting on this little school chair. I encourage you to stop by her blog. Cathie creates the most wonderful paintings of houses that make you want to climb right into the painting, knock on the door of the house and go inside for a cup of hot chocolate. I often leave comments that I'd like to live in many of her paintings!

Here is my theory why so many children have learning problems these days.....the chairs are just too darn comfortable. This one is from the 1960s and you'd find them in just about every public school in the country. They were hard and uncomfortable and you set in them from the time you were in first grade until you graduated. So my theory is that when the chair is uncomfortable you focus more on learning to forget about your numb butt that has been glued to the hard chair for 6.5 hours!

I'm convinced that this is what snowmen do at night when we are all asleep......they have snowball fights and play snowball fetch with their snowdog. Yes, that's what I believe!

Hope you all had a terrific Sunday! Wishing you a great Monday (well, as great as any Monday can be).

Holiday Open House......

My mom and I spent the day together. We hit a Christmas Open House, craft show, book store and then had lunch. Today was the Christmas Open House at the Time and Again Shop. It was a beautiful day and the shop looked great. Hazel, the owner, had a nice collection of new and vitage items. Here is some eyecandy from the shop. The Open House runs tomorrow and next Friday, Sat. and Sunday as well.Ruby glass and milk glass....what a beautiful combo!

Cookies? Cookies? Did somebody say cookies?

What a great gardening theme!

I want to talk a little bit about the artist that makes all of the fabric creations you see in these pictures. Her name is Chris and she's a magician with fabric and thread. Her attention to detail and craftsmanship is A plus! You can tell she really enjoys her craft and she's just a nice as she is multi-talented.

Oh! How I adore this snowman! He looks so forelorn.....but he has his friend the crow to keep him company.....everyone needs a friend at one time or another.

This is the stitichery that goes with the snowman above. Clever, eh?

I love all the colors in this piece.....

Stinkin' cute! That's all I've got to say about this snow guy!

Upcycled wool trees. What a wonderful trio of Christmassy goodness.
These two guys are hitching a ride to.....where else? A snowball fight.......

The colors in this wool picture just pop and the black frame really sets off the deep rich red....How cool is this pillow? Somewhere there is a very bewildered Santa looking for his coat!

This is the only shot I got of the tree decorated with my things. It was in a corner and hard to get a shot of. It's a "table top" tree so shouldn't it be on a table?

Hope you had a great Saturday!

Christmas Bird Pendants

New Christmas Bird Pendants available in the Jingle All The Way Home Shop! Collaged and sealed with a glossy resin, these babies come on a black velvet cord necklace.

This just in.......I'm too stupid to decorate a Christmas tree. Hmmmmm, all that college education down the drain!

Holiday Open House......

If you are in the Western Pennsylvania area this weekend, stop into the Time and Again Shop for the Christmas Open House. You'll be in for a treat with all kinds of goodies. Here is just a peek of the holiday offerings.........

Directions: 2213 Perry Highway on US route 19, 2 miles south of the intersection of routes 19 and 358. US Route 19 - 9 miles north of Mercer, Pa.
phone: 724-253-4901
Friday, November 6th from 11AM to 8PM
Saturday, November 7th from 11 AM to 8PM
Sunday, Noverber 8th, from 1PM to 6PM

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween to all my friends in blogland!

It's Open!!!!! Jingle All The Way Home Shop

Well the web-doors to the Jingle All the Way Home shop are open! Yes!, it's the official kick-off to the 2009 Christmas Season! Can you smell the cinnamon, feel the frosty air and kiss of snowflakes on your cheek. Below you'll find a sneak-peek of some of the offerings. Just click on the picture and you'll take a cyber sleigh ride on over to the shop! Now remember to read to the very end of this post to sign up for the giveaways.

These little guys are made of cinnamon and smell great! They're wonderful as tiny ornaments or as a special embellishment on packages. Each ornament has been rolled out, stamped with a cookie cutter, dried and painted.
How about these tags that the cinnamon ornaments are on! I colored them with inks, distressed the edges and then stamped them with a Tim Holtz vitage Christmas advertisement stamp. I love the vintage feel of them.

Sometimes you'll have a great idea and you think "wow I think I could make 20 of these!", that is until you finish both the first and last one you'll ever make. That was the case with this Santa made out of a piece of slate. The slate was very difficult to cut into the shape I wanted, so folks, this is the only one I made!
I'm pleased to introduce you to "Star", he's Jingle's brother from a previous. How many snowmen do you know with a rhinestone belly buttton? hee,hee,hee.....

This is Star's brother, "Flakes". He sells snowflakes of ever shape and size. If you purchase him for your tree he'll promise not to create a blizzard in your living room!

Now that you've decorated your tree, how about decorating yourself with these one of a kind metal Snowman Dog Tags? Measuring 1.2 inches wide by 2 inches wide they are just the right size to stick on a chain and wear with your coolest black turtleneck!

Don't forget to check back as new items will be added on amost a daily basis! Oh how I love Christmas decorating, how about you!?!?!?!?

Now for the giveaways!!!! If you are already a follower of the Honey Girl Studio Blog just leave a comment and say you're already a follower to enter into a random drawing for this pop bottle cap pendant. Hmmmm, which will get you thinking.....have you been naughty or nice so far this year?

To be entered into the drawing for this 5 inch tall snowman ornament just click on the "become a follower" on the right side of the blog, leave a comment saying you're a new follower and ta-da!, you're entered! Don't forget to leave your email where I can reach you if you don't have a blog.

It's Almost Open.....

(Insert Walking In A Winter Wonderland here.....you know, just play it in your noggin'). It's almost time for me to open the Jingle All The Way Home website for Christmas goodies. Tomorrow the web-doors will fly open with all new goodies for the season. So check in tomorrow because there will also be a give-away as well. I've been working hard in the studio like a good little elf. My 2009 series of Fresh Vintage Christmas ornaments are very cute this year.

The studio smells of cinnamon which is radiating from the newly created tiny cinnamon ornaments. Unfortunately, they are not edible due to the a secret ingredient in the recipie called glue! This makes me a little sad because I never met a cookie I didn't like. Cinnamon is one of my favorite smells.....it reminds me of Christmas! When I make a cup of coffee at work I always sprinkle a little cinnamon in it and the kids say "Mrs. Ustik's drinking her Christmas coffee!" I guess the fragrance of cinnamon makes everyone think of Christmas.

For those of you who follow my blog, you are familiar with Toodee the studio mascot. He usually is getting into some sort of hijinx! The week before Halloween, Toodee always gets a little sugared-up and ultra creative. I made the mistake of leaving a full bottle of sweet tea by him last night and found him in this state this morning with a very cool snoman metal dog tag around his neck (notice the tea bottle is empty). That Toodee! By the way, he shared with me how he made the tag and it will be available in the Jingle All The Way Home Shop tomorrow.