Woodland Tree Skirt

Today I'm showing some sections of my Woodland tree skirt.  This is made of felt & a variety of other fabric.  To finish off the rustic, woodland look I found some wooden buttons & stained a couple in some earthy shades.  I love to cut & sew & enjoyed working on this.  Next step, some woodland ornaments... for next year maybe!

Bear with bird friends.

Raccoon meet Sparrow, Sparrow meet Raccoon.

How do you do?

Bunny loves berries!

A few of the fabrics I used in this Woodland tree skirt.

That's another fun part- picking the palette of fabric & special touches!

Christmas Fun

             He's Been Nice!

Getting Ready for Christmas

Decking the Halls!

Monday

Some holiday art to start off the week.  The helpful snowman. (he has a birdhouse hat)

The JOY of giving & getting!

He's Coming -2- Town!

This is my "He's Coming -2- Town!"  mini puzzle available at Barnes & Noble stores

& Barnes & Noble online.  Super cute stocking stuffer!

Holiday Guide

I've been hard at work on my gift line Jill McDonald baby & kids with C.R. Gibson for a couple years now. I so enjoy adding to the line and watching it grow!

Today I've pulled together some of my holiday items in a gift guide.

My personal favorites are the memory match game & Chrismtas Choo-Choo puzzle book.

There are mini puzzles, little holiday books (3 x 3") & festive felt finger puppets all perfect stocking stuffers!  You can purchase any of these items here.  

Fun Advent Calendar Tree

This is the Fun Advent Calendar Tree card I made for Papyrus.

Turned out nicely. 

That's one of the exciting parts of what I do... getting to see the finished product- via samples.

This would be a great card to send a little one.  I would have loved it!

Here's my original file-

Here's how the card turned out.

Here is a close up of the flaps lifted to reveal the surprise icon.

Always fun to work with the talented folks at Papyrus!

Cuckoo for Christmas!

So here we are December 1st! 

This is the Cuckoo for Christmas advent calendar I made. (felt & embroidery)

 I have it all ready for Luca when he comes home from school today. 

(imagine cute photography here!)

This is a close up of the little bird on a string that flies from day to day after the child removes the treat.  This month is going to fly by so I'm making a point of trying to enjoy it!

It's official the holidays are here!