Christmas Project Number 1 - Santas 1 to 4

Ok - so having recently listened to a podcast on Craftsanity about "52 Projects" I have decided to do a few of my own.  Well its not like I dont have loads already but the idea of having a project that I do .. and complete ... over a period of time for no other reason than  .. I want to do it ... seems good to me. So since its christmas I thought I would do a Christmas related project. ... well 2 actually, My first one is to photograph and load a picture of decorations on my christmas tree. I have several trees actually and several collections of decorations but my favorite is a green fir - plastic because I dont real - covered in beautiful decorations ... so long as they are Santas!  I've been collecting for quite some years now but I add a few each year as and when I see what I like. These next 4 are (for dates Dec 1st through 4th) are all new this year and I brought them at a small shop in Los Gatos CA  during a visit I made there on Halloween. The shop btw is gorgeous and I could have spent much much dollars there (and way more than I did .. which was enough!)  Here are Santa 1 through 4 for 2008. I'll post one Santa a day until Christmas !

To Blog or not to Blog - maybe to spam?

Well I haven't been able to blog at all these last few days because the little robots inside blogger decided I was a spammer ... uhm! Of course everything has flaws and for the greater good one or two innocents will be caught. Its annoying but I do understand why they do it. I am sick and tired of the vast quantities of unsolicited emails I get - mainly for things I dont want to know about either!  Where do they get your email?  Anyway I am now unblocked and can blog again. Not that they told me I was unblocked - that was up to me to discover. So I'm slightly peeved but not overly so. 

Since my last posting I have been making cards. I can see why paper-crafters get hit by the bug! Some of the papers are amazing and beautiful. I really like Amy Butler and Tina Givens designs. I'm not into heavy traditional looking christmas cards. I like the more contemporary retro looking cards. Well if you would like to look at my efforts you can do so here. I would like to think I can sell them but I'm not bothered if I don't. I enjoyed making them and with 6 people needing cards this christmas I'm sure we can use them - assuming the kids like them but then if they are free they won't care I suppose!