It is Friday and time for our second Christmas in July post. I hope you enjoyed last week's Bobbin and Wooden Spool Ornaments. Tawn is back again this week with another furn and easy creation: Antique Thimble Ornaments! So I will turn it over to Tawn. Somewhere several months ago, I saw this picture of a thimble used as a charm on a necklace. Since then I have been on the prowl at antique shops, eBay and Etsy gathering pretty thimbles for this year’s ornaments. Here are just

Welcome to Christmas in July! For the next 4 Fridays the blog will feature some fun ways to get started on your Christmas presents. To kick things off, today I am welcoming my good friend, Tawn Hunka to the blog. Tawn is a retired flight attendant, former President of the Smocking Arts Guild of America (SAGA), grandmother extraordinaire, and an amazing sewist! I had the privilege of serving as President Elect when Tawn was President of SAGA and flying around the country with

We are half way through December and we have already had two snow storms. That is unheard of in my area of New England! You could actually go out the door today and make a real snowman! In case you prefer to enjoy your snowmen without getting your toes frosty, today I have a round-up of snowmen patterns for you. One of the wonderful thing about using snowmen for your holiday decorations is that you don't have to take them down come January - they are wonderful decorations tho