A picture is worth a thousand words.....

Dear Santa........Define Good

I thought I would share the picture that I made to put in our Christmas cards this year.....LOL Now is that an impish little grin on that face or what? And the saying that I added says it all, Dear Santa......Define Good! Don't you just love the photo programs these days? I added the tinsel garland in her hands, around her neckline and the little tinsel halo around her head. That ornery look is from when I asked her to "Say Cheese!"

I hope you all take tons of pics this Christmas season that will make lasting memories for years to come. They're only little once...........

Happy Holidays!
Love, Lori & Jadyn

Pictures With The Jolly Old Elf...........

This was one of last year's pictures that Becky got of Jadyn checking him out! You can tell that she's not too sure if she really wants to be there or not. She's thinking......who is this guy dressed up like me???? Hahaha!

Pictured above is last year's picture with the Jolly Old Elf. Jadyn was only 9 1/2 months old in this picture.

And here she is this year at age 20 1/2 months. Look at the difference that a whole year makes..........makes me wanna cry! She's growing up so fast! What precious memories these pictures will make!

Last saturday was pictures with Santa day at the cafe and creamery down the street from my shoppe. Our friend Becky Hart of Hart Photography does a wonderful job of taking the kids pictures. She really works with them to make sure this is a pleasant experience for all involved.....LOL! When kids are this age, you never know what kind of reaction they are going to have towards the Jolly Old Elf..........=o) Luckily for us...........Jadyn was not afraid and didn't even cry! Afterwards she told santa in her best 20 month old language what she wanted for Christmas......with some interpretation from Nana of course...LOL! She told him that she wanted a baby, a stroller and anything Blue's Clues (her favorite show). And after that............I told her she better give Santa a kiss and she leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek! Awwwwwwwwwwwwww..................no picture of that since Becky was holding Jadyn when she kissed Santa Claus!

Thanks Santa and Thanks Becky!

Love, Jadyn

Pfatt Ornie Swap 2007..................

Well santa was very very good to me yesterday! My Pfatt ornie swap items arrived in the mail!!!!! This is the most fun Pfatt swap of the year and my third year participating! I got 4 adorable ornies to hang on my tree and I LOVE them all! Starting from the top is an Oh So Sweet and Yummy smelling beeswax angel ornie from Arlene of Sweetthingsbyarlene. To the right is the most adorable little bag full of sparklie silver glittered candy canes and pinecones from Susan of Suzieqcollectibles. At the bottom is the sweetest little wool felt cardinal dusted with mica from Steph of Folkartbliss. And to the far left is the most awesome little victorian cone with silver berries and creamy white pearlies and a victorian mother with an angel and sparklie leaves from Sarah of Paintboxprimitives.

I just want to thank each and every one of you for my gorgeous ornies! I will treasure them forever! My tree has never looked so pretty!!! =o)

Pfatt Hugs!!!!! *Nana

New Ebay Listing: Snowman Hang Tag

I finally got another tag finished to list on eBay! I love doing these hand hang tags. Instead of the heart in hand, this one is a snowman in hand.......how apropriate for this time of year, even though all of our snow has melted with the rain. =o( This one has lots of hand stitching with a free form swirl pattern. I also made my own hanger from the twisted rope rusty wire and added a rusty jingle bell. I like to use vintage things on my tags......such as the paper that the hand which is from an early 1900's book and the vintage button which I hand sewed to the cuff. I recycled a Christmas card from last year to use on the wrist cuff and the snowman face. I'm a good one for never throwing anything away that I think I might be able to reuse in my art. Just ask my family........................they call me PACK...........LOL!! Oh well, they just don't "get it"!

Here's the link in case you would like to take a peek at my tag on eBay..............
http://cgi.ebay.com/Pfatt-OOAK-Primitive-Folk-Art-Snowman-Hang-Tag-Ornie_W0QQitemZ170176992244QQihZ007QQcategoryZ1217QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Tagged......again!!!!!!!!! The MeMe game...........

Damn I need to lose some weight so I can outrun these girls! LOL Sam, you knew I couldn't run fast.......no fair! hahaha!

SO........my VBF Sam of samiamcreations has tagged me to play the MeMe game. I will try really hard to think of 8 of everything!

8 things that I am passionate about..............
my granddaughter
my family
my friends
my art
creating
my business
food...........how did you guess?
recycling

8 things I want to do before I die....
fly in a plane
go to hawaii
hit the lottery
see my great grandchildren
go to vegas
hit the jackpot at vegas
travel the united states
taste a lemon drop..........hiccup!

8 things I say often.............
Jadyn..........get out of there!
Give your Nana a kiss
I Love You
Do you have to go potty?
Huh uh!
No way!
Hey!
"strange ranger"

8 books I've read recently........
Ruby's Dinnertime
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and other favorite Bedtime Stories
Five Little Ladybugs
My First ABC Board Book
God Made You Special
Clifford's Bedtime
My Potty Book
Grover's Time To Eat

8 Songs I could listen to over and over again.........
So This Is Christmas by Celine Dion
Believe by Josh Groban
Christmas Canon by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
The First Noel by Mannheim Steamroller
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town by Bruce Springsteen
Let's Make a Memory by Jon Bon Jovi
You'll Think of Me by Keith Urban
Imagine by John Lennon

8 things that attract me to my best friends.......
their sense of humor
understanding
compassion
caring
their big hearts
their ability to pick you up when you are feeling down
their amazing creativity
their willingness to share

8 people who should totally do this MeMe............
1. Joyce http://joycestahl.blogspot.com/
2. Christy http://www.ccswhimsies.blogspot.com/
3. Brenda http://brenda-backyardgarden.blogspot.com/
4. Kitty http://kittysglitter.blogspot.com/
5. Lyndy http://www.todaysgold.blogspot.com/
6. Chris http://designsbyck.blogspot.com/
7. Johanna http://www.johannaparkerdesign.blogspot.com/
8. Sharon http://americanharvest.typepad.com/

Last Year's Pfatt Ornie Swap

Pictured above are my Pfatt ornie swaps from last year! I just had to share! From left to right..........1. Gourd santa ornie from Linda (thegourdqueen) 2. Snowman in cone ornie from Kaf (Oldcapeprimitives) 3. Cardinal on snowball ornie from Sharon (Greeneyes) 4. Star ornie and angel tag from Jo (Cartbeforethehorse)

Wasn't I a lucky, lucky girl?????????????????? =o)

It's hard to believe that it's been a whole year since we had the last Pfatt ornie swap already! Where does the time go to anyway? Last year, I made the little pins pictured above and turned them into a tag/ornie. I had so much fun creating them! The pin itself was a round wooden disk which I painted then attached to the coffee dyed tag. Her paper crown was made from the pages of a vintage early 1900's book. Her collar and the points of her crown where made using a recycled bracelet of my daughter's. This year's ornie swap kind of snuck up on me and I didn't have time to make any ornies, but I used something else that I had made, which still had a winter theme. I threw in some other goodies for my Pfatt sister's too which I hope they will love...but I can't show them here since they haven't gotten their box yet. Don't want to spoil the surprise! lol Well, I can't anyways since dummy me forgot to take pics before I shipped them to Carol. I cannot WAIT to get mine! And I will make sure to post pics for you all to see!