all about "making" christmas

i have always LOVED Christmas...everything about it! i have been getting ready since before thanksgiving. planning. crafting. shopping. gathering.

and yippie! its almost here!!

 

 book page wreath

 honeycomb ornament from book pages (my fav)

sweet  lollies

 another book page wreath

 ahhh, golden feathers

 love love love these

 wow. made 50 of these. what now? garland maybe

 projects!

champagne cork tassels

hope valley tumbler quilt

52x60 from the thimble blossoms double dip pattern of the tumbler quilt. i customized the size for how ever many tumblers i had the patients to cut out! i machine quilted it in an allover meander pattern.
 you ever get a bundle of fabulous new fabric (like denyse schmidt's hope valley!) and cant wait to cut into it cause you just know youve found the perfect pattern for it? well, thats what i did once upon a time, then later thought, maybe not the best idea. so those tumbler blocks sat there, mocking me, forever, and this week i dealt with them...

and im so relieved...i love this quilt! how could you not? its hope valley...love!

someone else loves it too <3 br="br" hearts="hearts" how="how" is="is" make="make" that="that" they="they" those="those">

close up....

close up...., a photo by christy murray on Flickr.

bundles of summer

bundles of summer, a photo by christy murray on Flickr.

o the joy of clipping your own blooms any time ya want

biggest strawberry ever

, a photo by christy murray on Flickr.

WOW....now that's a knock out!

WOW....now that's a knock out!, a photo by christy murray on Flickr.

This brightened a grey rainy day in my garden, and leaves me lookin forward to sunny bright days.

PINK DOGWOOD BLOOMS

PINK DOGWOOD BLOOMS, a photo by christy murray on Flickr.

Our tree is now taller than me,I needed an assistant to get this shot!

IN MY GARDEN TODAY

IN MY GARDEN TODAY, a photo by christy murray on Flickr.

...i discovered this pretty little blossom. a surprise!
i didnt plant it, and never saw it before today....lucky friday the 13th!

IN MY GARDEN

IN MY GARDEN, a photo by christy murray on Flickr.

lilacs, one of my very favorites.... i always said, one day, i want a big lilac tree, roses, and more blue hydrangea bushes that i had white pitchers to put them in....and now, i do!

chinatown gate dc

chinatown gate dc, a photo by christy murray on Flickr.

so pretty, this was taken close to sundown, my favorite time of day

museum of natural history dc...the elephant!

museum of natural history dc...the elephant!, a photo by christy murray on Flickr.

i have always loved this elephant, as a kid, i was amazed by it.
i kinda still am.

stroll through the gardens

stroll through the gardens, a photo by christy murray on Flickr.