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Thursday, December 1, 2022

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.

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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.

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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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.

Rudolph...



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!


Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Hello December!

Wow...the holiday season is upon us! 
I hope we all have a terrific times with friends and family.
This month's December calendar is a sweet deer...on a starry night.  I watercolored this artwork and thought it would be perfect for all.  Click here to download this for your phone or tablet background.

This version is for your computer/desktop.  Click here for the download.
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Celebrate the Christmas holidays!

This is my brand new pattern of: Christmas patchwork embroidery ornaments pattern #425
Stitch up these super easy and quick Ornaments with scraps of
fun Christmas fabric.

Learn how to embroider on dark fabric the easy way! You can also stitch on light fabric.
Use variegated red, green & white floss... or choose your own colors. These can be stitched on light fabrics too! They make great bowl fillers & shelf sitters.

10 sayings- Santa baby, Merry christmas, Holly jolly, Let it snow, Jingle bells, no peeking, cheers, noel, believe, Oh christmas tree.
10 Christmas symbols included: stocking, holly, 2 ornaments, candy canes, mitten, present, bell, tree, &snowman.

Of course....colors can be changed....I chose this cool Variegated Floss from DMC.

They make fun gift toppers.

I love the patchwork look. So fun!
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It's mug rug time!
This month....I found my Christmas "Peanuts" fabric!
I love charlie Brown and the whole gang.....such a sweet part of our childhoods!
I also gathered up a bit of fun Christmas coordinating fabric.
You should make your own.

The featured fabric is the best part....any cool fabric you have....takes only scraps.

Here is a diagram to give you an idea of how it goes together. 

Here is some general instructions:
Use a 1/4" seam allowance. Use the chart above.
  Sew the featured fabric (peanuts gang) next to 3 strips of coordinating fabric.
Press well. Sew 1" strips all the way around. It is a good idea for the fabric border strips to be the same as the backing fabric.  It makes the strips resemble quilt binding.  Cut excess fabric and press. Layer batting and backing fabric (slightly larger than top) then lay top over backing (right sides together).  Pin in place. Sew 1/4"  around mug rug leaving a 3" opening. Turn inside out. Sew opening closed. Quilt lines through the featured fabric...and also quilt down strips and around the borders. 

I printed the diagram out so I could have it near me for referencing.
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New Christmas art ornaments...in my etsy shop!

I have brand new ornaments...all made from my artwork.

Here is Rudolph!
The original artwork was in pastels.

I just painted this crazy guy..... I love using orange and pink...reminds me of the 70's as a kid.

Another deer.....

A sweet girl in flowers...

Pink hair girl

Everyday ornaments

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Hey...if you are in Spokane Washington...
check out me and my daughter Selina's booth at 
We have lots of our patterns and packets of Embroidery blanks....

Plus lots of finished items...

I love Selina's cat wind sock.
We just got this space...so we are going to fill it more! 
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I just got decorated for December...here is my tree!

Ii have my Grinch doll I made by me plus the leg lamp from the "Christmas story".

My peppermint doll made by my pal Sue with my handy pincushion...

Lots of cool ornaments

Knick knacks every where....

Some photos didn't turn out so well....
I will retry later....lol.  It was right before lunch and I was getting hungry.
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Merry Christmas and happy Holidays to you and yours!