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Temporary insanity
Today is the first day of my Christmas Vacation, which, if you were paying attention last year, you’d know is really not a “vacation” at all. I closed the book store on Sunday, got the last of the...
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The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
Or, in our case, on the little tinsel tree. These are fifteen polymer clay stocking ornaments. I was inspired by these fabric stockings to make a miniature version in clay. I’ve always thought of my...
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Eight almost down, seven more to go
It has been a whirlwind ornament-making extravaganza over here. I started the first batch of four before Thanksgiving, and for the last two days have been working on the second batch of four. I now...
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Crickets
Aside from the chirping of a few lonely crickets, this space has been awfully quiet for the last few days. That sometimes happens here when I haven’t been creative, and there isn’t much of interest to...
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They’re done…
…and I need a nap. I finished them last night, but today I needed to pack them up all pretty and safe, and get them on their way. Stopping, of course, to take a picture or two now and then. I don’t...
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The Christmas making
Christmas this year was unusual for one reason: I didn’t commit to making anything. In the end, there were only three handmades under the tree, and technically-speaking, two of them were actually on...
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Family Portrait Ornaments
I get asked about these guys every year, and every year I say “nope, sorry, maybe next time.” Well, I happened to notice that the last time I said “sure! let’s do it!” was 2009. Six years! So I...
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More ornaments available
Just a quick note to let you know that I’ve decided to offer more Family Portrait Ornaments for sale. The catch is that they almost certainly won’t be ready in time for Christmas. If you can live with...
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My family portraits
I thought it might be fun to look at the ornaments that I’ve made for my family through the years. These are from Christmas 2000 through Christmas 2015, with some breaks in there. I got kind of sick of...
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Ornaments are forever
Ornament season is not over. And I don’t say that simply because I have neglected to remove Tacky Santa from the living room window, or because our tree still graces its corner in the family room,...
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