I am creating Christmas

My Blog Friends are such

blessings to me

and

that means YOU!

Okay, I have to admit something...

I am a honest blond lady.

After I wrote that post about

The Crap Blog Detective.

I turned on the Moderation thingy.

I went on my blog this evening and not a single person had even commented about it!  So I decided,well, I will post another idea and forget it.  I didn't know that when I turned on the moderator that I had to go approve each comment! 

There you all were, all the time!!

Don't ya' know that that is how the Lord must feel sometimes.  He blesses us and blesses us but we don't even look around to see His writing on the wall...lol

Your sweet comments humbled me and sent tears to wet the face and heart.  Thank you, thank you, thank you, dear souls for your sweet words of encouragement
 and
for blessing my life with your unique friendships.

No, I am not upset. 

I got that all off my heart real fast.   

That is why I wrote the quote:

"Don't let anyone pull tomorrows clouds

 over todays sunshine."

Okay, so I have been busy!

I made this "snow scene" for my buffet in the living room at Christmas.  I wrote to Jenny at http://jnichelle.blogspot.com/ asking for indulgence to post a picture of the one I created out of core board.  She has one in the background of her beautiful tree sculptures that I just loved.  I drew a pattern, cut it out of the core board (WalMart) then sprayed it with glue, topped it with large glitter then used a glue gun (sprinkled immediately with more glitter) to make the snow on the buildings and the trees.  (I used one of those 400 gold foil doilies on the inside for the round window & put pieces of vellum on all the windows so that I can run a string of lights behind) 
Total cost? 
$2.89! 
for one sheet of core board.

I had made this same thing years ago but it was eight foot tall buildings and trees for my church in Des Moines.  It went behind the 25 foot Christmas Tree that we loaded with ornaments from our church members.  But I had forgotten all about it until I saw Jenny's. 

 (BY THE WAY you have only one more day to sign up for her giveaway.)

PLUS....I made

a couple of beaded poinsettas for this beautiful green votive holder that my sis recently sent me as a "love" gift.  It is totally made of beads in a light green.  Ya' know me, I just wanted to add a little more to it.  So the poinsetta idea came to me.  Then I found a book,
"Beaded Ornaments for the Holidays and Beyond." from Bead and Button Magazines.  I don't have the money to be spending on patterns but when my sweet daughter asked if I would split the cost.  Welllll, what can one do when they get something for half price....lol  In the spring I will add spring daisies or something in spring colors. 

 It will be fun to "redo" it each season.

(Thank you, Big Sis for the sweet and thoughtful gift!!  I love it!) 

( Thank you, Big Sis for the beautiful love gift!  I adore it!)

So here are the poinsetta's.  What do you think? 

So that is why I say I am making Christmas around the Kyser household.

Making Christmas ornaments, well sorta' along with everything else. 

I can't show you the three other ornaments that I made until I get them to their rightful owners. This is the first year that I have gotten up the nerve to participate in ornament swaps. 

I love Christmas ornaments and have collected them since 1965 so the idea of a swap was right up my alley. 

I am so excited about it.

Again, thank you for your love, kind words and concern. 

All is wonderful with my world.

Blessings to each one of you,

Sharon