Wishing You A Very…
It’s almost Christmas! Are you ready?
December 9, 2010 By 32 Comments
I honestly don’t now where this month is going! Feels like it’s flying by! I desperately need more time!!! I have to fit in making cookies, our hometown parade, Granddaughter’s birthday, school play, time with friends, wrapping presents, shopping, and projects for January. Do you feel this way? It’s going way too fast, this month we call December.
I’ve done as much decorating as I can this year. There’s just not enough time! I actually let my husband slip by without putting lights on the house! I must really be feeling rushed to let him out of that!
Our tree stands in the center of the living room.
My little black cat named Topsy came out to see the tree. She’s very shy so it really must have attracted her! She loved it! She was purring, licking her paws and sitting so happily under the tree! And yet, if you were to stop by you’d never see Topsy. She’d be hiding as quick as a wink!
She’s content to sit under the tree…
…and enjoy the ornaments! Or maybe she loves my little stuffed Allie dogs & Scooter Pie the cats!
My feather tree is dressed in silver this year, with a little touch of gold…
And the dining room hutch is home to my little pink sheep…
How do you decorate? Do you always put your tree in the same place? Do you have ornaments you mix up each year? Different sets of ornaments? Do you move everything around or does it make you feel more “at home” with things the same every year?
If you visit Kevin Sharkey’s blog (he’s part of the Martha Stewart team) you can watch how he decorates his trees. He has boxes and boxes of wonderful ornaments and he’s so dang organized. I’m taking notes for next year. Be sure and click on the slide show above the picture. You’ll see 3 gold tinsel trees come to life.
Hope your shopping is done (LOL) and presents all wrapped.
Anne
It’s finally a Quilt!
December 5, 2010 By 45 Comments
Snowmen are coming to town this holiday season! It’s Snowbound time at Bunny Hill! There’s nothing like finishing a quilt and being able to finally use it! If you’ve joined me in making Snowbound, I hope you’ll enjoy yours as much as I’m enjoying mine!
I’ve gathered up a few of my favorite snowmen and Snowbound is hanging in my dining room for the holidays. Come on in!
They key to a good display is to vary the height. You can easily create height with a few empty boxes, some scraps of your favorite quilting fabric, ribbon and pins. You can reuse the fabric after Christmas so don’t worry about giving up your favorite fabric! If you have a few cake stands, get them out. If not, just use boxes!
Enlarge the photo below and you’ll see I’ve used tiny applique pins in place of tape to wrap the packages. I pressed the fabric after it was on the box.
If you don’t have enough ribbon you can piece what you have with pins! No one will notice when your display is complete!
Of course I used my Lily & Will fabric to wrap the boxes!
To complete the look I filled a vintage dough bowl on my dining room table with red Christmas balls and blue & ivory candles…
Even the little lamb on the hutch got a blue box to stand on!
Being Snowbound just doesn’t get any better!
Hurry and maybe you can finish your Snowbound quilt. I can’t wait to see them all! Email me photos or post your photos to my Flickr group! Sharing is the most fun of all!
Hugs,
Anne
The Bears Are In!
December 3, 2010 By 23 Comments
The bears are in thanks to all of you! How could my husband resist after reading your comments? He happily carried the bears back inside, and now I think I’ll find a place for them every year. Tradition, isn’t it wonderful?
I’ve put them in a vintage pink cradle I’ve been saving for something special. The cradle is large enough for triplets so the bears feel right at home.
This brown bear peaking out from the back is a vintage teddy bear. He’s well loved, a bit saggy and I think he’s my favorite! He found a home with me the minute I saw him. He’s a shabby chic bear in every way!
How many bears can you fit in a cradle? Lots, if they’ll share the space!
One bear (Arnold) lives in my studio. He’s handmade by The Vintage Magpie in Europe! Maybe he should join his friends at Christmas but I can’t “bear” to part with him even for a week or two!
As for those little bundles that I showed you in the studio? We’ve packaged them up and the winners are listed below (if you’re on this list the random number generator loves you so email me your address at info@bunnyhilldesigns.com!):
Ready?
#23 Lisa Finn 11/28, 7:29 PM
#278 Susan Haase, 11/29, 10:37 PM
#103 Inge from the Netherlands, 11/29
#29 Donna Liljegren, 11/28, 7:38 PM
#90 Colleen, 11/28, 10:57 PM
#9 SnoozeM 11/28, 7:10 PM
#147 Pauline 11/29, 6:05 AM
#219 Ina 11/29, 12:40 PM
#162 Carrie P 11/29, 7:10 AM
#135 Nancy C in Utah 11/29, 5:31 AM
#312 Susan Anthony 11/30, 4:44PM
#3 Margaret, 11/28, 7:00 PM
Congratulations to all of you who won, and thank you to all who entered. I’ll be back with the final Snowbound block on the 5th! Have you been keeping up?
Hugs,
Anne
