This lovely pooch is modelling some handmade goodies from his lucky owners who business ,Beantown Handmade, makes knitted clothing for pets. Check them out if you like to dress up your puppy for winter! Hmmmm I bet a nice necklace would complete the out fit!
My new favourite puppy is a Boston Terrier and while cruising through Flickr I came upon this hysterical photo!! I love it! I still love the schmoochy faced Pug but I am starting to lean toward this breed instead. It has nothing to do with the fact that my hockey crazy husband's favourite team is the Boston Bruins, but I'm sure I could use this little tidbit in negotiations!!
The weather man is calling for some more of that fluffy white stuff tonight and I'm looking forward to it! I love the snow, it means the temperature is dropping and it just makes our surroundings look magical! Maybe I'll go outside and make some snow angels , play in the snow and have some winter fun!
My own 3 children inspired this painting years ago when they were a whole lot younger. I love this painting because it reminds me of childhood fun and innocence. I wish I was 8 again!
This year Mark and I were lucky to be invited to a magical outdoor wedding for our friends Tasha and Blair. The wedding took place in an ice castle that was built by the goom and his wonderful friends. The ice castle took 3 weeks to build, boasts over 3000 blocks of ice which were cut out of Eagle Lake by power saws in -35 to -40 below conditions!! It was truly a night I won't forget! After the Bride and Groom were pronounced husband and wife a huge bon-fire was lit, music played, and a fantastic fireworks display lit up the sky! What a beautiful way to celebrate a new life together and a New Year!
These are little handcut and glittered snowflakes for my friend Tasha's wedding. She is getting married outdoors on New Year's Eve in an ice castle built by her fiance. How romantic is that!! It's a very casual affair for the guests, we only need to show up in warm cozy snowsuits , hat, mitts and boots!! But for Tasha she wants to have a little glitz and bling added to her white coat and asked me to come up with something. These little snowflakes should do the trick! I drew them out, cut them but hand, added glitter and rhinestones. The back of each has velcro which can be applied to the buttons on her coat and Voila!! Easy eh???
The Christmas season is really my favourite time of year. People seem more giving and to a certain degree...happier. I'm one of the few that try hard not to stress about it. It comes around every year and with some planning and saving it can be accomplished without stress and breaking the bank. Christmas is not about feeling stressed and it saddens me that it is such a burden to some. Since my husband and I have always had to budget, due to lay offs and other bad luck,
my kids have been used to having a little less than their friends but really appreciate the things they do receive. I also think that because we've had to struggle, it really taught them some valuable lessons about life. There is absolutely no doubt that times are getting tough and life is very expensive, it is downright scary some moments, but by putting things into perspective and being thankful for what we have and not what we wish we had really helps. I am so thankful for my healthy children and my husband and it gets me through the hard times. I hope everyone out there has had a wonderful, stress free Christmas and enjoys the company of their friends and family as much as I do. Those are the gifts that I most look forward to every year.
We picked the best day to get outside and find our tree. The sun was shining , the temperature wasn't -35 like it had been, and it only took us 5 mins to find it! This year it was only Mark and I (and our dog, Storm) It seems that every year it gets harder to have all the kids home together for this event! It makes me sad that life is moving so quickly! Wasn't I just sitting at the table helping them spell out all the treasures that they wanted from Santa in their letters?
When my kids did get home that night I saw a little glimmer of excitement in their eyes when they saw the tree and that made me smile. Even though they weren't with us when we cut it down they would help me decorate it right?? Oh what a great night it would be! I'd put on the Christmas music, sip some egg nog, take some family photos.....
Oh well, there's always next year!
Hoping for a snow day but no such luck!! Winter is definately upon us and is bringing some COLD weather! -32 today with the wind chill, YUCK!
A co-worker wanted to give her mother a special Christmas gift and gave me this family photo to play around with. I hope she likes it as much as I do!
The photo is sandwiched between 2 pieces of 8X10 glass then soldered and bejeweled! It was a great project and my only boo-boo is in the photography.....that's my shadow in the glass taking the picture! Oh well, I have never claimed to be a professional photographer now did I ? The opposite side has "Christmas 2008 " in text from an old childrens book.
I think I'll be making more of these !!
