December Days..

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How was your November?

Ours was alright..other than having a bit of unpleasantness at the beginning,

it turned out better than I thought it would.

To me, November is a time to take a breath, take down the Halloween decorations

and start getting the Christmas stuff ready to go.

I like Thanksgiving and we definitely celebrate it..but we give thanks every day,

in fact, Helena and I have a gratitude journal we write in every night before bed.

 We have to write down three things we are grateful for, no matter how trying our day was..

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 But. my favorite time of the year..(okay, second favorite :) is here already!

I. LOVE. December.

The weather cools down, there's baking to do, cozy sweaters to wear..

and..

My birthday is this month!

that means

 I'm going to have a birthday or... un-birthday give-away soon!

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It's been cold here and it's made everything seem more festive.

I'm very excited!!

The cooler weather often inspires me to create, much like a stormy day does..

These are new little goodies I made. They are the start of a fairytale banner

I'm going to hang in the little reading nook I have for Helena.

This is Queen of the Sweets...

my version of the witch from Hansel & Gretel...

and .

Dumpty Sumptuous, haha..

I swear this name was what the phone autocorrected

 'Humpty Dumpty' to a few years ago...

When I got this doll out to paint the other day, I had to think hard about his real name  

because I've been calling him dumpty sumptuous for a long while now.

I gave him wings, just in case he has a great fall, 

So this time he can just fly away if he feels like.

 

I started another piece to this banner last night, which I will post soon.

The cute little doll head and "humpty" are Lisa Kettell Design products.

I also used Beacon glue (3in1) to attach everything to the card-stock. 

Well, I have not forgotten the wonderfully enchanting post that Magaly created

not long ago...

I have a winner for the 'Spring Witch' painting...

It's Holly's Horrorland! 

shoot me an email so I can get the details for your painting.

I'll be back with more crafts and glitter in a day or so..

We both caught a little chest congestion/cold 

so I'm a bit behind on posts.

But we're on the mend and ready for this amazing month!!

I hope you have a magical day.