Sunday, December 24, 2006

{Day 23 and Day 24} Happy Holiday's!

Wow, thank you for all of your wonderfully kind comments and encouragement. It means so much to me:) Happy Holiday's to all of you, my blogging friends!
Hope you have been enjoying your holiday festivities. I was waiting for a prompt from Shimelle for our Christmas Journal about stockings. I have a love affair with Christmas stockings. I simply adore them! I have always loved my felt and sequins Snoopy stocking from my childhood and still put it up each year. I also now have another favorite stocking, the sock I made at Silver Bella in Pam Garrison's class. It's made with vintage wallpaper and fantastic vintage trims. I just love it! So {Day 23} in my journal was just my cup of tea! I love the whole concept of Christmas stockings and Christmas Eve night~santa claus and little gifts~it's just all so whimsical and fun!! I especially love handmade stockings and the look of patchwork crazy quilting. It just brings a magical homemade feel to it all!

Today {Day 24} is about recording our Christmas Eve memories. We spent the day with my husbands dad, his sister and her family. We had a grand time and all the kids had a ball! I used a napkin from our meal as the background, because I loved the pattern. Now I will sit down to a cup of Christmas tea, and relax in childlike anticipation of Christmas morning!

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

9 comments:

  1. Anonymous11:04 PM

    Beautiful stockings...and I love those B&W photos!

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  2. Lovely Happy pages. You've obviously started the holidays off with a bang.

    I wish you and your family all manner of Blessings this Year :)

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  3. Anonymous2:05 AM

    What a special special keepsake this book is!! I really love it!! You truly did an amazing job!! Thank you for sharing it with us!!

    Wishing you a very very Happy Holiday!!

    Thank you so much for all that you share!! Such a gift!!!

    lots of love from your friends in New Jersey!
    xoxo Jenny & Aaron

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  4. Anonymous4:32 AM

    Gorgeous pages. Love your stockings

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  5. Thank you for all the inspirng pictures on your blog! I love your Silva Bella stocking too! Your journal is so beautiful!

    Merry Christmas and happy holidays to your and your loved ones dear Kari!

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  6. Anonymous2:07 PM

    Greetings from NH!

    Hi Artsy Mama. I'm a new fan of
    yours and I recently met you at BR's party. Do you know who I am? Just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas. Happy New Year too. I love your blog and your artwork. You are a very lovely person and so so talented. I look forward to seeing you again in 2007! TAMI

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  7. I am so with you- I love stockings!

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  8. Anonymous10:57 PM

    Love your journal Kari !!!

    I have been checking back several times everyday (when I can) to see if you have any additions. Ok, I check your blog anyways...but its so exciting to see your Christmas work...my Christmas pages need a bit of work and I find so much inspired by just looking at yours. Love this paper used here on these two layouts. Gorgeous.... ¥

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  9. you book is stunning and is going to be a precious keepsake

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