Christmas past and present {Day 12}

Lots to share today. {Day 12} for my Christmas Journal is about christmas past. What's changed? What's stayed the same? Shimelle's creative challenge was to use something that you thought you'd never use on a layout. After seeing this cute little tree that I got on a gift from Bonnie last night (more on that later), it reminded me of a gingerbread house my mom and I made out of Fimo clay one year. We made all kinds of little candies out of clay and put them on our Fimo house. I have such fond memories of my grandmothers gingerbread houses (this is my sister and I as kids with one of them) we decided to make one that will last year after year. So using my little Fimo candies in a layout had never occured to me, but seemed perfectly appropriate here! Thanks for the great challenge, Shimelle!

I also got my Poppy Ink kit in today's mail. Great stuff and such untraditional Christmas colors, love that!! I cannot wait to use that little crown stamp:)

From the library, I got the book Journal: The Short Life and Mysterious Death of Amy Zoe Mason. Have you seen this? It's a fictional book about a "found" journal and the whole story is done as an altered book. Brilliant!!! Take a look inside. Sooooo cool! **edit: I just finished reading the book and the story is not that great at all. I really like the concept of an altered book to tell a story. Is certainly worth a browse at the library.
Last, but certainly not least, I went to Bonnie Rose's UnVeiling last night of her new studio. To say it was ~*~FaBuLouS~*~ is an understatement. Here she is in her heavenly room!
Check out that amazing dresser in the background! And the lattice above her head...simply gorgeous!!
Look how organized she is...and this is only one of her scrap rooms!!
It was so much fun to hang out with Bonnie and her friends. It was really great to see Kyra too! I went to high school with her and haven't seen her since:) Bonnie, your studio and your home were truly a delight. I know you and your hubby worked so very hard and it was really a magical night. Thank you!