Francie's new look

Francie's new look

I'm not one to dress my dog, but we're supposed to have subzero temperatures around here for the next few days and as you can see from the ridiculous bows on her ears, she just got a haircut.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Monday, December 27, 2010

Copper Owl





















A Christmas gift from Emily

Souvenir

Worlds Fair souvenir

This is my great-grandma's. It has her name and the date engraved on this side (you can barely see it) and the other side says World's Fair 1893.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

My favorite Christmas gift

T-shirt Blanket

Recognize some of those shirts?

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I'm pretty proud of this creation. : )

Friday, December 24, 2010

Christmas Cookies





















My Mom made all of these delicious treats!

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Our Christmas cards

Guess who picked which cards?

Guess who picked the puppy cards? Not me.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Beer Elf





















Tonight was the Frances/Smeeks Holiday party @ Tuck Shop. We had a Secret Santa exchange and everyone had to perform a trick. The food was DELICIOUS. We had a blast!

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Finally, a cowl I liked

Cowl #500

Attempt #5. Not an exaggeration.

Back by popular demand
















We're having a potluck at Smeeks today like last year, so I made tuna and chicken salad sandwiches and peanut butter and jelly cupcakes.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Cupcake in a jar

Gift from Mary

A gift from Mary

Felt mistletoe and birds
















I also, used vintage viewmaster slides as ornaments.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Vintage Elf Ornament





















This is from my grandmother's collection...it's from the 50's

Living in Colorado is beautiful

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This is the view from my grocery store parking lot.

Cowl attempt #2

Cowl #2

I had great plans for this to be adorable, but I was making it without a pattern. I hated it so I pulled it apart and tried again. This is that second try, before I decided I hated it as well and pulled it apart.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Looking for a hiding spot

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When we dog-sat Oliver, he carried these toys around for about 20 minutes looking for a hiding spot. He cried when he couldn't find one big enough.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Mary's craft day creations

Mary's crafts

She freehanded some felt animals while I worked on some crocheted stuff.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Farm share wine

Farm Share wine

This was made by the farm and included in our last box of vegetables.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010