Crafting Luncheon

CRAFTING ~ GIRLFRIENDS ~ FUDGE ~ SPARKLE

is how I spent a fun day!

 

We began with a luncheon of hot soup and toasty bread

With fudge for dessert and a coconut SNOW cake, and tea.

I made that funny snow angel a couple of years ago.

How I laugh when I unwrap her each Christmas season!

We then moved upstairs to my studio to these place settings

Where I taught how to make snowy Christmas scenes

The base is oval wood found at Michaels.

We used palette knives to apply plaster of Paris

and cover it while still wet with a combination of white snow and retro flakes

and glitter.  I found a set of snowmen ornaments at half price,

and after being covered in glitter they were quite cute!

The other option we used were little plastic deer.

our snow scenes all lined up for their photo

A few days later I made some more as gifts for friends

This one features my friends Cavaliers

I printed a photo I'd taken of them and glued it to heavier paper

and cut them out, adding crowns and glitter.

The family's last name is Chestnut

I found all these trees at a store for $1 each.

I bought up their entire supply.

The banner on this one says

JOY TO THE WORLD, THE LORD IS COME!

LET EARTH RECEIVE HER KING

I typed it out on heavy paper with my vintage typewriter.

(even though I have an 'old typewriter' font on my computer)

and added glitter of course!

as I was trying to fall asleep last night my mind wanted to go over

all that must still be done before Christmas.

I knew I'd never get to sleep if I mentally began that list!

Instead I considered the PEACE and wonder of Christmas

as I drifted off to sleep.

I leave you with the words of this beautiful Christmas song

written by  Isaac Watts, born in 1674

Joy to the world!  The Lord is come!

Let earth receive her King;

Let ev'ry heart prepare him room,

And heaven and nature sing.

Joy to the world! The Saviour reigns!

Let men their songs employ;

While fields and floods, rocks hills and plains

Repeat the sounding joy; repeat the sounding joy

He rules the world with truth and grace

And makes the nations prove

The glories of his righteousness

And wonders of his love;

and wonders of his love; and

WONDERS

wonders of his

LOVE

Merry Christmas Dear Ones!

~ Violet ~