Creativity Is Back

This post will complete my posting of photos from 2015, next we'll be on to 2016! I just had to share these though. For Christmas my creative spirit kicked in and knowing my youngest granddaughter's half sisters were both getting My life Dolls for Christmas I decided to make them each outfits for their dolls. 

The youngest girl's favorite color is pink so her outfit had pink embellishments.

She was very happy with the gift and insisted her doll wear it right then and there. Then she claimed it was so pretty she was never taking it off the doll.... LOL

 The older girl's favorite color is purple. Smart girl! :)

She too loved the gift but unlike her sister she says her doll is only going to wear it on special occasions because she doesn't want the white lace to get stained or snagged. She really liked that the veiled mini top hat can be put on the doll or better yet she can wear it.

For my littlest granddaughter who turns two next month I made a traditional item that I have made for all my granddaughter when they were that age. A very soft and cuddly baby doll. My grandmother called it a Mami doll.

Little K's response was the best! Do you think she likes her doll?

My oldest granddaughter requested two mini top hats one for her Birthday which is the week before Christmas and one for Christmas. She wanted a black feather top hat and a red steampunk top hat.

She loved her hats but refused to let me take a picture of her. (so sad) But that is okay her baby sister was happy to model the steampunk hat and her mother's matching scarf for us. You can see how she looked here.

I was so glad to have my creative spirit back, how about you do you like to make things?

2015 in Review

As I sit to write this I am reminded just how easy it is to let the difficulties in life overshadow and block out the joys. Deciding on a title my mind immediately jumped to 'Goodbye and Good Riddance 2015'.  As I began to type that I thought hey wait 2015 wasn't all bad! Sure it was pretty rough but I there were some really good times too. So I figured the best way to remember those was to look through my photos from the year. I actually found quite a few very special moments. So for my review I will hit some of the Joys of my last year. 

Beautiful Sunsets

Silly Moments

Nature Walks

Special Days

Special Family Outings

Watching fireworks with my grand kids

Having all my grandchildren together for the first time

My son with his all his daughters for the first time

 Being there for my middle granddaughter's

first day of middle school

Decorating and hosting my first Halloween Party for the grand kids

Moving back home to Sioux Falls after being gone for three years

 

Looking back at the little moments of joy I realize that although it has been a tough year it really wasn't all that bad. My most memorable moment of the year has to be having all my grandchildren together for the first time. If you click the link there is a photo with all six grandchildren. So farewell 2015, thanks for the good times, now on to a new year with just as many if not more moments of joy! What was your most memorable moment of 2015? I would love to hear about it, so just drop me a line in the comments and share a bit about it or a link to a post where you tell about that moment.

 

Wishing all a very happy and prosperous 2016!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wild Months

What crazy wild months these have been! Lots of sorting photos, some time spent creating new designs. But, mostly I have been swamped with an unrelenting amount of fatigue. If only I could absorb and use some of these guys energy. LOL 

Of all the photos I took this last summer my favorites have to be these very special photos of my grandchildren. 

For the first time ever all five of my biological grandchildren were together. It was a very happy day!

Not only were the biological grandchildren there but two honorary grandchildren as well. The little boy and the girl front and center are my oldest daughter's kids all the girls in the back row make up my oldest son's tribe. The three in the middle are his daughters and the two cute blondes on the ends are his significant others daughters. Yes, he is in for a wild ride with five beautiful girls!

While the fatigue has certainly slowed me way down and made it difficult to get things done, I have managed to finish a few designs and make them available on a wide selection of products in our gift shop including Christmas ornaments. Here are two of the new designs.

This design is part of our Hand drawn art products.

This design is part of our Historical Navy products.

If I can manage to stay awake long enough I hope to share more summer photos and some current creative and fun endeavors. I can't believe Christmas is almost here, personally I am not ready are you?