Happy December to you!

It's that beautiful time of year....Christmas is coming and Hanukkah too.  All the lovely holidays.

We just got a ton of snow here in Eastern Washington.  It's like a winter wonderland.  We got a snow blower just in time.

Things are feeling much more calm for me....so thankful for that.

I love peace and tranquility.

The above calendar is great for your Ipad, tablet or phone.  Click here for the download.

This is the desktop version.... it comes from my own retro style artwork. 

I tried  some unusual colors.

Click here for this download calendar.

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I made a new christmas collage sheet called Christmas is...

I hand drew all these on procreate....some of my process videos are on my instagram.

They are in my etsy shop now

You can print them off and use them over and over. Print these on photo paper, sticker paper or matte presentation paper for best results.

This is a sheet with super cute characters: a Santa girl with her cat, Frosty the snowman, candy cane tree, retro angel, stocking, happy tree, candles, gingerbread man, baby its cold outside snowman, lil ornament, fun sayings and words.

I made them into fun ornaments

Sweet Santa girl and her kitty

my favorite ... the snowman with candy cane tree...

Retro Angel...

Happy tree..

I have made a fun free video on how to make them into ornaments....the example is an easter collage sheet of mine , but the tips are the same 

Supplies you may need are: scraps of cardboard (from a box), glue stick, scissors, glue that dries clear, trims and glitter.

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I also made some really cute gift tags...

You can print these however many times you like and use them for years.

I drew all kinds of shapes and sizes.

I printed mine on sticker paper and cut them out.

Then I started wrapping and used the gift tags ....peeled off the sticker back and all done.

They are fine on regular card stock too. I keep my gift tags in a little box on the table when wrapping.

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These are some other pieces I have been working on...

Snow miser and heat miser from "The year without a Santa Claus".  

I love that show when I was a little kid.

They cracked me up!  

I loved how they would fight until mother nature stepped in...lol.

This is part of my candles and my snowman.... I took classes on procreate on skillshare and have really learned alot.  I have never had an Ipad before.  I have had a lot of adobe illustrator though.

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I just made another rug...a snowman and tree.

I have the rug tufting gun to do it...look on Amazon for the supplies or Youtube to see people's videos.

You put your fabric on a frame and draw the design...and get your yarn out and rewind it into a cake ball.

Here is mine next to selina's one.... she made her cat Midnight. See the yarn balls?

After completing the design you have to glue it.

I add a nonskid backing and shave it.

Crazy huh?

It's so much fun.

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Then I made...

I hand painted some ornaments....

they are in my etsy shop now.  If they sell out I will make more.

Santa kitty.

Rudolph...

Elf

Lil girl..Do you want to build a snowman?

Frosty the snowman.

These are plastic so they won't break.

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Lil Davy is wishing you a wonderful holiday season...

Trix says to be careful when driving in the snow.

I'm wishing you JOY!

Kind of a big deal freebie

Isn't this elephant cute? 

and big!

So he is kind of a big deal...thought that would be a fun saying with it.

save and trace and stitch!!

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Hope you have a wonderful Merry Christmas and I am going to keep it sweet and simple!

Vintage Christmas finds!

Recently I went to my favorite antique stores and got some amazing Vintage Christmas goodies.

This little character above is something my sister Angie and I joke about...we find them in antique stores and thrift stores...it is the same little face ...only everytime we see it the character is in a different outfit....we have seen a graduate, Scottish folk, soccer players....the list goes on and on.  My sister and I take pics and send them to each other.  We are amazed that there are so many out there! 

I LOVE honeycomb!!!  

I wanted to have them sooo bad....but at 7.95 each, I had to say no.  Seems heartbreaking to break up the set.

In my dreams....I will have the whole pack!

This is from the Vintage Rabbit....my favorite antique store! 

Look at the awesome collection of nativities, snowmen and santas! 

This bejeweled number lights up! 

The displays in these awesome stores are amazing...such tender care and time to make everything look so cool!

Isn't this sweet?!

I love the vintage charm and it is so well done. 

I thought the reindeer and Santa were fun! 

The Christmas spirit is all around....so silvery! 

So I got some vintage Santa's with diamond eyes.... 

vintage tinsel...so heavy! 

I think I will stick my cards in here. 

This vintage planter is adorbs! 

This kind of coloring book was a staple in our house....because if nothing else...we had these and color crayons.  There were a lot of fun times ... coloring until the red and black were stubs. 

I love this green candy cane...it is so unusual. 

I have always collected these seals and stickers...I have always been wildly attracted to them.

They have such great art and simple charm. 

Santa die cut. He went in my giant jar of ornaments on my mantle. 

I got this wildly yellow/gold angel....and she is at the top of my tree now! 

More Christmas seals and old candy canes. 

The little box had several to use still. 

Corny goodness!  

These remind me of growing up in the 70's. 

I had to have this incredible pink feather wreath!

I knew I would never see it again if I didn't buy it.

I put it near all my corny pink and blue angels. 

I also LOVE tags...they are so cheerful!!!

Snoopy is the cutest!

He looks a little naughty...love him!

Have you gotten any new decorations this year?

Please tell me in the comment section!!!

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