Decorating The Tree....

Decorating the tree is much easier for a bird....he can just flutter up to the top of the tree to string the lights and ornaments up high.  The little red bird is practicing being the tree topper while he hangs the lights. The blue bird is thinking more about how he can eat the candy cane instead of putting it on the tree.  Merry Christmas!

It's Christmas Eve...I Hear Chirping On The Roof

Up on the housetop...reindeer paws....okay...so they're not reindeer paws...they're birdie claws. Santa has a new set of critters pulling his sleigh on Christmas Eve. They're new at this, but once they get it together...they can be Santa's "B" team when the reindeer need a break.   From the "Christmas Is For The Birds" paper piecing class at CraftFancy.

Up On The Housetop......

 It's Christmas Eve and Santa Birdie is ready to deliver his big bag of gifts....but he's not too excited about sliding down the sooty chimney. He seems to be saying..."You want me to go in THERE?"  One of the "Christmas Is For The Birds" cards done in the Paper Piecing Class at CraftFancy this month.

Bringing Home The Tree.....

Part of the "Holidays Are For The Birds" classes at CraftFancy...this card is one of a set of four Christmas 2012 paper pieced cards.  The little birdie is coming home from the tree lot with his Christmas tree tied up in the car. He's excited and a little reckless...he's got no hands on the wheel.

Another Christmas Inchies Card

  One more Inchies card.....a neighborhood of houses...all dressed up for Christmas. Except for the red house...Scrooge lives there.

Christmas Inchies Birdhouse

 Sample number three from my Christmas Inchies class at CraftFancy...the birdhouse.  A little bird is checking out the snowflakes while sitting on his birdhouse perch.  The holly vine is a Memory Box die.

Second Sample From The Christmas Inchies Class...

  Sample Two from the CraftFancy Christmas Inchies Class....a Santa  ornament hanging from a branch.

Christmas Inchies.....

   One of the samples for my Christmas Inchies Class at CraftFancy this month...was this fireplace...complete with stockings hung and waiting for Santa to fill them. Let's hope that Santa doesn't get scorched coming down the chimney into that fire. :)

On Sunday, I went to my granddaughter Morgan's cheerleading competition.  Morgan cheers for  Lake Zurich High School...the Bears. The competition was fun...loud...but fun....and I loved watching all the teams perform their routines..but some of the best people watching took place right in the bleachers :).  

 Lake Zurich's cheerleaders came in first both in the Freshman team and the Senior Varsity.... here's a photo of the teams (Senior Team on the left and Freshman Team on the right) and their trophy. Morgan is right behind the trophy.

Angels Are Everywhere....

 

 

  At Christmastime....angels are everywhere including my CraftFancy Stitch Sampler Class. Last week's class was a Mini Sampler...the center mat was only 6x6. It made the actual work a little more difficult because the pieces were so small....but I think it was worth it. You'll have to ask the ladies in the class if they think so.  I heard a few rumblings of mutiny while they were piecing together the tiny angels. :):):)
   The top photo is the whole sampler; and the two bottom photos are close ups.