Birds, Gourds, and Snowman Babies?

2 weeks.

(Thrift finds awaiting transformation into Christmas ornaments.)

That's how much time I realized I have

to get all my crafts done for the local Christmas craft sale.

  (A cupboard door

and some inspiration

await on my easel.)

A local Bed and Breakfast transforms their house into a fun store

in their beautiful house,

and it is a fantastic way to sell crafts.  

They have hundreds of different crafters

and probably thousands of shoppers

that come through in the 4 weeks that they are open.

I also work up some crafts for Tammy,

one of my best and dearest friends all the way back

from my teenage years

that you can meet

>HERE<

who also turns the main floor of her house into a fun store.

With that being said,

I thought I'd take a blogging break

so I can paint my life away.

 (Baby snowmen.)

Buy

instead, I thought I'd post pictures of my progress,

every day or two,

to share the fun,...

 (Clay birds for birdhouse gourd ornaments.)

 ...give you some really early Christmas cheer,

   (Clay candy canes.)

...and help motivate me to 

GET BUSY!!!

(Would you hate me if I admitted 

this is really one of my biggest reasons?

You fun, fabulous people really motivate me!)

  (Gourd ornament assortment in waiting.)

  

(These snowman got some color to their pure white complexions last night.)

I will miss getting around to your blogs

(those of you who have them);

 (I worked on my easel painting a little today).

but

until I can put my paintbrush down...

 (Even the fish has to share his space for clay Christmas stars.)

...and find sanity in this house again,
I need to get off this computer.

 (My assorted ideas have arisen from their storage place in the basement

to help inspire me.

Please inspire me,

snowmen cuteness.)

I will have to help some little crafters as well,

trying to kindly advise

and unnoticeably touch-up.

  (Levi's ornaments to sell.)

 Violet's ornaments...

waiting for their hats.

So please excuse me,

so I can make some extra funds toward Christmas gifts,

especially,

hopefully,

maybe a fun extra gift for my farmer.

I have a $ goal in my mind,

and I'm going to work and pray toward it.

Now, where did that cup of coffee go?

I'll be enjoying your company greatly in the coming days,

sweet coffee.