~HAPPY NEW YEAR!~

~My Moms doggy ~George~
~My nephews Austin & Joe~ & my baby sister Megan~

~my little sister, Megan & I~ ~our very pretty tree~ we used tinsel this year~ so very pretty~
~Here we have just a few photos to share~
~It was a lovely Christmas~~ Just right, I think~ Lots of yummy food~ Getting together with
family & friends ~ More~yummy food~watching "Mama Mia"~ over & over~ smiles, joy, laughter, sharing~not sharing~more yummy food~
~ I hope you all had a beautiful Christmas~
~I am So Very Blessed~
~And~ am looking forward to this coming "New Year"

~Many, Many Blessing to You All this coming New Year !~
~HAPPY NEW YEAR!~much love~Amy~
~my oldest,~ Gabriel~

~And The Winner Is~

I had to wait for Rowan to come home this morning~ She & Hannah had a Sleep~Over at my moms last night~

I put 18 numbers in a Santa Hat~ & the number was .......16~

I counted down the comment list~ & that means Paz ~ is the winner~

So, Paz~ email your address to me & I will put your Snowman in the mail
tomorrow~

Thank you for playing~ and~ MERRY CHRISTMAS !~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~AMY~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~Christmas~ Give ~Away~

~My computer has been acting painfully slow~ so that is part of the reason I have not been around much. ~ the other part is the readyment of Christmas~ Namely my commissions~

~So, I will not be posting for the rest of the week~~~~~~But, I am so hApPy to say, that I am going to have my first ever ~Give Away~ All you need do is leave a comment and on Saturday ~ Rowan will pick a name~ ~~~~~~ The prize?~~~~The Snowman Christmas Friend~~ that you see pictured above~

~Here you see Little Ms. Rowan all decked out in her Christmas costume, ~ for her ballet recital~ Really a wonderful evening, that was~

~Many, Many Blessed Moments to You~

~JOY~

~Amy~

~Lovely~

~4 of my Little Christmas Friends are now in my Etsy shop~ They are Lovely ornaments~
~Their little head were sculpted by me some with paper clay & some with polymer clay~
~I am going to keep making these little guys~ I enjoy the time I spend creating them~they make me very happy~
~Lovely Jennifer, from Hot Tamale Art Studio
~Gave me the Lovely Blog Award~ Now~ isn't that Lovely ?~ Thank you, so much Jennifer~
~Lovely is one of my favorite words~ :)

~I am going to have to brake the rules , because I have so many Lovely Blogs that I visit~
~All my bloggy friends deserve this award~So, I am passing this award along to everyone who
has left a comment for my in my last two posts~
Later I will get busy & tag you~
~Have a Lovely Monday~
~Amy~

My Sister & Me

~Well~ I sold one ornament at the craft fair~ It was at a school & it was the first year they had this fair~ Bottom line~ there were not that many people there. ~But~ I had a wonderful time anyway. Did I mention that it was my big sister, that signed me up for the fair? Bridget is an actress~ but~ a very artsy, crafty kinda gal.She made Muses ~ they are beautiful & so full of soul. Here is one ~ they are mixed media~ collage~ angel~ muses~I love them~ She sold two.
But~ the hot seller of the evening was Rowan(my 8 year old)~ who grabbed one of my boxes of beads as we were leaving and set up shop right there on the spot. She started whipping out beaded necklaces.
And sold everyone for a dollar! She made six dollars :)
~It was very nice setting and talking & laughing with my sis.~ And~ watching Rowan wheel & deal~ she is quite the little sales girl~
~So, I will be listing my little~ Christmas Friends~ in my Etsy shop tomorrow~ I just love these little guys~ they really do come to life as you work on them & I get attached to them, as they let you know who they are & how they should look. Like that little white kitty up there. First she was black, but that didn't look right, so I painted her w/ white paint, Then made her a gray tabby, no that didn't look right, back to white, then I tried orange kitty, no~ back to white to start over again. As I sat there looking at her~ "Oh, I am sorry" "Your a little white kitty"~ silly me~ "Why didn't you say so in the first place?" :)
~ Oh, what very silly buggers we artists are~

:)
~~ Amy~~

~A Christmas Photo Shoot~

~I hope everyone has had a lovely Thanksgiving!~
We really did~ all of it was just delicious~ the family~ the friends~ oh & the food.~

~sadly at this point, I cannot share the portrait work I have been doing~ I don't want to ruin any Christmas Surprises~

~But~ i can share what I have been up to in the evenings.~ While watching all my favorite Christmas Shows~
~I have been a busy little elf too~
~So, without further ado~ I would like to introduce, just few of my "Little Christmas Friends"~ I love them~
as I work on each one, they reveal to me their little Christmas spirits.~ They are my little ornaments~ I have made many over the years~ but, this year, they just keep coming.~
I love dressing them in all the glitter & color, ribbons & bows.
~ They are going to a craft fair this weekend. And, who ever is left will be put in my etsy shop or ebay.~
I didn't have time to give them a proper photo shoot~ but, I will take better pictures before they leave this house on Friday.~
~Merry Christmas!~
~Amy~