Do you ever wonder what to do with your art work that doesn't always go with your holiday theme? I do! I have some beautiful canvas prints that are a little beachy.  At work one day I was talking to one of our new teachers, you know the young, energetic type? Well she gave me the idea to wrap those big prints. I couldn't find wrapping paper that was less loud so I went with letting the ribbon be the star of the piece! 

Something different and holiday decorating, I'll give it a try!

The more decorating on the inside will help with the lack of snow on the outside :(    I hope!
Still dreaming of a white Christmas!

In the beginning of December it felt like Christmas! The family cut down the tree and it was snowing in Vermont, really it was! Today it was sunny and 50! While some Vermonters I talked to today said things like...

"I'll take it," "fine by me, I'm not ready." I on the other hand longed for this...

So I took action and decided to come right home after work to make ornaments with my kids.
Knowing that I had driftwood collected and saved from the warm sunny days on the lake, I decided to take those warm weather memories and use them for creating hopefully cold weather memories... Christmas Memories!

While Christmas music was playing, arose a tiny reindeer...

Red ribbon, glue guns and such a clatter....

And then creative thoughts danced in Riley's head...

Leading to all of us hoping for SNOW!!!