Our property includes a lot of swamp land. Which means a lot of cedar trees. When out front railing needs decorated, then, it's only natural that we use cedar branches. I tied these down with some binders twine and finished it off with some red berries (no idea what kind - just red and nice looking).
One thing I love this time of year is craft kits. I love to buy pre-cut felt or foam shapes to glue together. Or, like this guy, a wooden shape to paint. This little skating gnome fits our decor nicely.
It's time for my annual Christmas card. As always, this was hand drawn with colored pencils (though I used a white paint marker for the highlights).
Have you ever seen the ornaments people make from puzzle pieces, usually painted to a uniform color? I wanted to try it myself but using the natural print of the pieces. We had some puzzles that were missing pieces so I salvaged a couple of handfuls to make these two ornaments.
I think my favorite Christmas theme is stars, so I tend to make a lot of them each year. This year I made this star shaped snowman from some scrap t-shirt, a few bits of felt, and a little flannel. He's sort of chubby and a bit reminiscent of Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
I like to make holiday peg dolls every year, usually inspired by some favorite show or movie. This year I chose Heat Miser and Snow Miser from The Year Without a Santa Claus.
I've come to enjoy punch needle quite a bit and I've always loved capybaras. So I made this little Santa capybara to hang on my wall.
