HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!

CHRISTMAS TIME EVENTS ~

seekrit santa gifts

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This is the amazing gift package I recieved from my Seekrit Santa.

Enthral sent exactly what I had hinted to as my favorite things! Earthy elements of nature. I recieved copper jewelry and a way-cool leather cuff that I only took off for this photo. The hair elastics are going to lilux and she loves them. My hair is too short for them otherwise I'd not let them go. Thanks so much Enthral!

Things I sent to Intentionally Crooked, my seekrit santa recipient. Beeswax tapers, bath salts, my Fine Essentials best seller, "Headache Away" (which I hope she never has to use, but in case she does it's now handy for her to do so), 2 knit/crochet cotton wash cloths, and a big ol' dairymilk chocolate bar to share with her family if she chooses to share. lol And one of our funny family traditions at christmas, is to wrap something unexpected in a prezzie, like a potato, or an onion, and stick it in a pocket or sock or something. So I added a clementine orange to this parcel. Sent a month ago, it ought to be interesting to hear how it looked on christmas morn. Perhaps a lil bit dried up? : )

Night Of The Cookie Exchange

A Really Nice Variety of COOKIES.

PEEK ! ~*~*~*~*~KIDS & COOKIES




Who loves the camera???



and cookies....

~The little kids &
The big kids ~

everyone liked the cookie exchange, even Henry B cat.

LilUx

GINGERBREAD HOUSE construction

LilUx's Gingerbread House

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She had a lot of fun creating this house all by herself.

And then Jesse "MarshHillPhotos" on Etsy, made some Nut Free Rum Balls.

Yes, he is able to partake of RuM as he turns 20 yrs old on DEC 16th!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSE!!!!!!!!!

And a VERY Happy Holiday to all of you!!!!!!!!!!

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We've Got S*N*O*W !!!!!

Yes, we have Got Snow!
But the little birds don't seem to mind a whole lot as long as they have seeds to eat.

This one looked up as I took it's picture. What's he trying to tell me???


This is how much snow we woke up to after last night's snowfall.

There was about half this much yesterday.

Then it started snowing again shortly after daybreak.

So much snow is comming down even as I type now at 1:30pm and it's gotten so overcast to the point that the porch lights can be seen. The color blue at the bottom of the porch light is the blue light glowing since it's got quite overcast with the clouds and steady falling snow.

And it's kind of funny,
how it's just as bad looking out the side of the house...
As it is out the front and even out the back of the house looks like a blizzard too!


It's snowing EVERYWHERE, all around us!
; )

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And do you think a single cat can be found anywhere???
I had to go find where they curled up to hide till all this snow stops.

I found Henry ...

Next I found Sammy with his paw over his face, and he only looked up for a second to basically give a quick chuckle of contentment since he's inside so there's no worries!

I had to look extra hard to find Keebie's hiding spot, but I finally found her here.

Tough being a CAT!

GREEN GIFTING ~ David Suzuki style

Check out DAVID SUZUKI's December 2008 Newsletter:

http://www.davidsuzuki.org/NatureChallenge/newsletters/dec08_greengifting/


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I'm Featured Here in this blog today

http://fashion-by-student.blogspot.com/2008/12/fingerless-gloves.html

about

Fingerless gloves

found on ETSY!

~ yay! fingerless gloves!

My favorite pair

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"Peppermint Twist"

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AffordableFUN etsy shop had it's

FIRST SALE!!!

yay to that too. : )

http://www.affordablefun.etsy.com/

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HAND WARMERS / FINGERLESS GLOVES

Warm & Fuzzies @ UxCritter's Place on ETSY.com

~~~~~**uxcritters place **uxcritters place **uxcritters place **uxcritters place **~~~~~

With the cold weather and sn*w upon us now in Ontario, CANADA, I have started making more knit and crochet items of warmth in our UxCritter Shop on Etsy.com.

Here are a few of the hand warmers / fingerless gloves I have made. Some are listed in my shop online for sale. Please check them out. They allow your fingers to stay busy throughout your day, but with the added warmth and style that these gloves can offer. :

Peppermint Twist ~

Ocean Meets the Earth ~

Strawberry Chocolate

Shabby Chic ~

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE IN THE U.S.A!

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Have a wonderful time with family and friends and don't eat too much turkey!

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Introducing

A new product in my shop Fine Essentials :

Simmering spices on the open hearth ushered in the holiday season in many homes.

With it's warming, comforting and welcoming aromas.

A time when family and friends would gather close. You can enjoy these nostolgic fragrances with this package of carefully blended spices that will enhance any atmosphere and bring everyones holiday spirit to the forefront.

Included in each order will be everything needed to create a simmering bouquet with intructions and a bit of nostolgic lore.

Check it out here : fineessentials.esty.com

cookie exchange crossword ~ print it out give it a try