Good Sunday morning Blogsters! I am coming to you from the sofa, sitting in front of a "Jesse Stone" movie, and let me tell ya...Tom Selleck definitely has his game on! It is cold and rainy outside, so I'm thinking a day in the pj's may be in order!! My knitting is to the right of me, my knitting bag to the left of me...so I have all my needs taken care of!

I would love to share some more Christmas photos with you!

The wreath is on the front door to greet you as you come in...so come on in!

With a special Christmas wish to all, "Peace"....

Now have a seat and put your feet up, enjoy the tree...

Phoebe loves Christmas Company!!

Here is a special ornament I would love to share with you all!

Made by my sister, with beads and perforated paper.
It is a tiny work of art!

Hootie Owl sets atop my tree every year!!!

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Friday I took a vacation day from work and spent it with my folks. We did a little Christmas shopping, had some lunch, and relaxed a bit! It was great. I carried my camera in tow, because Mom has some beautiful crochet afghans and pillows that I find quite beautiful! I wanted you all to have a chance to see them!

Looky!!! These afghans were done my my grandmas! I love the ripple. I usually end up snuggled up beneath it every time I go over to mom's!

I would really like to take a crack at making that round pillow. I think the pattern is called "Jacob's Ladder". I am thinking my bed needs some crocheted pillows to dress it up and make it cozy...this would be perfect! Anyone know where I could find the pattern????

When leaving my mom's on Friday she handed me a sock monkey and asked if I could dress him up with a hat and scarf. OF COURSE I COULD! I was chompin' at the bit to get started on it...finished it that night. Now I ask you....how cute is this little guy?

An instant smile comes to my face when I look at him! He has spent the last couple of days with me, I do think he has enjoyed his time with us!

He was a bit laid back!!

And got a bit wild! He was even dancing at one point! LOL

So it's back to mom's where he will be made to behave! I had so much making his little hat and scarf that I will be making one for my sock monkey!!! I think my sock monkey is a girl...so a skirt will also be needed for her! Naked monkeys tend to get naughty!!!

THE SNOWMAN WORKSHOP is still in full mode! I have finished a couple more and have another on the needles!

Ain't he cute?

And this guy? That little hat is killin me!

I am so happy I jumped into the snowman world! And I am really gonna miss these little guys when they get sent off to their destinations!!!! I have more to be made, so I am hoping do that today...perfect, Christmas movies, nasty weather, and being warm and cozy making snowmen!!! Sounds like a perfect Sunday to me!!!!

I promise I will be back in a couple days with more stuff to share! I love this time of year...it's packed full of fun stuff to get done!

TA-TA for now!

Da Iceman

Let me introduce you to 'Da Iceman' ! He is so cute and woolly that I just can't stand it! I gave this little guy a stocking cap with a tassel and a matching scarf. This self striping sock yarn by Red Heart is absolutely 'da bomb'!

I think before I start giving away these little guys they are going to get a group picture!

I am off now. There is work to be done...and Christmas shopping...I guess I need to do some of that, too!

One of those days ~

You ever have one of those days when you are not quite on your game? This is me today. My energy is low, my spirits are low...I just want my Girlie Dog and an afghan to curl up under! But alas...we can't do that. There is too much work to get done. So what do I do to get myself going???

I dream....

...about squares...

...and color....

...and suddenly...

...my brain is happy...

...and I feel creative...it's better than a xanax!

Awwww....all better now!

Meet Mr. Blandings

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I was watching a Cary Grant movie on Saturday, and his character was "Mr. Blandings". Great movie...love the old black and white movies so much. But as I put the little cap on this guy, I thought to myself, that's the perfect name for him. So it is! Meet Mr. Blandings!

As you can tell from my earlier post, the weekend was packed with Christmas activity. It is so good for my spirit! I even got to my folks and decorated their tree!

Enjoy your day!

Christmas Time!

Where to start??? I have pictures galore to share with you! Firstly, let me introduce a sweet little snowman to all of you!!!!
Ain't he cute!! "Hey, Mr. Snowman, what's that in your pocket???"

OMG! Is, it??? Nah? It looks like a little baby snowman!
LOL!!! It is! Is this not ridiculously cute??? This little snowman idea has been rolling around in my brain...torturing me at times when I had other things to do. This just makes me smile. When I finished him up, and put the whole thing together I went and showed it to Brad, and the reaction I got was a big smile and a chuckle. Mission accomplished!!!

Now, I would love to share with you some pictures I took on my visit to Korner's Folley. Korner's Folley is a historic home in Kernersville, NC...just a jew minutes from my house. They decorate it to the hilt during Christmas. So my BFF and I headed over to tour it. (We always do something "Christmas-y" every year, this year it was to visit Korner's Folley.)

This is the Rose Room. I loved it. It was like going back in time. There are 16 fireplaces in this house! They were all decked out in their finest glitz!
Just look at those ceilings! They were all like this. Twenty-t!wo rooms!
Here is one of the fireplaces in the reception room.
And another....
I believe this was a sewing room.
I absolutely loved the windows in this house. They were all different...and trimmed beautifully!

This is the kitchen window. Now check out the shelves behind it! I would love to have something like this in my house. Those shelves would be filled with all kinds of houseplants and herbs!!!
I love this photograph. These are toys that were in the children's room.
Here is a vanity in the dressing room...I love the composition of this photo. All that blue white and the old china and fan.
Here is one last photo of a corner cabinet in the kitchen. I could show you guys many more...but I would also like to share some of my own trimmings with you. If you would like to see more, you can visit my flickr page and see all of them. They are full of all kinds of Christmas inspiration!

Welcome to our home!

The birdies are at the door with a special Christmas Greeting.

The tree is trimmed!

Every ledge is dressed with greenery and glitz.

An ornament from when I was a little girl...handed down to me by my mom.

I have much more I can share, but I will save some for another post. I am off to finish up some house work, do a little more Christmas magic to the mailbox, then kick back with some yarn and maybe a good movie!

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Scrappy Inspiration!

I just have to share with my bloggy buddies this little scrappy scarf done by a high school classmate that I have come to know through facebook! Although we didn't know each other well in school, I have had a blast getting to know her and have discovered that maybe it's a good thing we didn't hang together in school, because I do believe...we would have really gotten ourselves into trouble!!


Well Laura has picked up her knitting needles and just looky and all that yarny, scrappiness!!! I love it!
Take a close look...see the beads??? Now how ingenious is that??! Of course Laura, don't be hate'n...but I have got to give that a try!!

Your scarf is gorgeous and I cannot wait to see what your next project is!

I have to say, I have become a fan of facebook just for this reason! I have had a blast getting to know Laura. I think when reunion time comes around the two of us are going to have a blast!

Here is the monster that got it started...my scrappy, garter stitch scarf. Now after looking at Laura's I would love to add some beads to this! And what about sewing a little patch of wool on the scarf with a vintage button attached!!! I can see it in my head...maybe when all these Christmas projects get finished I can give another scrappy scarf a try!
I am wishing all you blogsters a great day, hopefully some yarn will be mixed in with the day!

Meet the Schneebly's

Greetings from here at Snowman Central! Yes, we are in complete Christmas Mode here, and I must say I do love it. It took me a little bit of effort to get my Christmas Mojo going, but once I got the tree up, well, it was on!

These are my newest snowmen. A sweet little snowman couple. I do believe these will soon be packed up into a Christmas Box and on their way to my sister's house in Vegas. Who says it doesn't snow in Vegas!! I hope she will like them.

I have since cast on and done a few rounds for my next snowman. I have so many Christmas projects to make I am beginning to fret about not getting them all done. Luckily these little guys do work up quickly.

Let me share some little branches on our Christmas Tree with you! This little elf is from my "plastic canvas" days! I have many more, but he is one of my favorites.

And here are two SPECIAL ornaments that are very dear to my heart. The little Santa popping out of the chimney was made by my Grandma. She was a master with plastic canvas! I get this little kid giddiness when I unpack these ornaments and hang them...it's such a simple thing, but it puts a smile on my face! The little beaded bell is just one of about two dozen that were made and given to me by an aunt. My tree would not be complete with out them!
This is a little 'tablescape' I put together using my reindeer (purchased a couple years ago from BigLots) and snips of greenery and ribbon that I never throw out!! A little greenery and ribbon can go a long way!! I thought the deer looked really pretty tucked into all this gold and green.

So, now it's time to get off the computer and pick up my sticks and wind down the day! I am tired tonight, my back/hip has not been happy at all these past few days and it tends to wear me down easily.