Christmas Quilt

This is a Christmas quilt my Mother made for our family last year.  I love it so much that I thought I would share it with you all.  I'm proud to say that my Mother is a very talented quilter.  If you look closely the quilting design all over the quilt is poinsettias.  You can really see one pop right above Santa's head.  When I was gifted with this quilt I had just had my first son who was two months old at the time, so it was really special to receive a quilt featuring a sweet little boy with Santa Claus.  I love the vintage feel it has, and I am very fond of all of the colors in this quilt.

Then she made us two very large stockings to decorate our house for Christmas.  I love the old fashioned looking Santa Claus, and my son is just now starting to dig Thomas the Train.

 

These are very large stockings about 30 inches long and 14 inches wide.  Sure would love for Santa to fill these up this Christmas!  :-)  She purchased the kits to make these from Jo-Ann Fabrics last year.  They look so sweet hanging on the walls in our dining room.  We sure are lucky to have a quilter in the family.  Something we treasure very much!

 

I was looking around on Amazon for other stockings.  I have mentioned before in posts how much I love snowmen.  Here is a smaller stocking that I found online that I think is absolutely adorable.

 

   

Jo-Ann's Holiday Inspirations 3-D Snowman

 

Decorating for the holidays is so much fun!! 

Christmas Cookies

Every Christmas my Grandmother loved to make cookies called Sandies from the Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book.  We always liked to call them Ladies' Fingers.  I still remember the year she taught me how to make them with her in her baby blue kitchen. My mother and I continue to carry on the tradition of making the Sandies every Christmas and every Christmas Santa Claus makes out big time. 

 

Sandies

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Chocolate Covered Graham Cracker Cookies 

Peanut Butter Blossoms

 

This cookie plate you see here is a mix of homemade cookies and store bought cookies, plus a few Hershey Kisses and chocolate Santas in the center.  You can click on the different cookies for either the recipe or the store where we found some of these sweet goodies.

Holidays Collage Mug

 

The holiday mug featured in the Christmas cookies picture is one of my many designs for sale at our Zazzle shop.  I'm thrilled with the great quality of mugs that Zazzle has to offer.  If you would like to check out the many different mugs for sale at our Zazzle shop please click here.  They are perfect for coffee, tea, hot chocolate or milk for the big guy dressed in red!

 

I love the holidays and all of the different cookies that they bring!  Do you have a traditional holiday cookie that you make for your family every year?  If so please share with us. We'd love to try a new recipe and to read your story of where your traditional Christmas cookie came from.

 

Happy Holidays Everyone!  

Christmas Quirky Birdies

Yay!  The holidays are here!  This holiday season I would like to introduce to you all a very quirky group of little birdies.  These festive Christmas birdies are here to bring a little extra holiday cheer and can be found on fabric at my Spoonflower shop and on many different items for sale at my shops at Zazzle and Society6.

Home for the Holidays Birdies Pillow

Super cute and perfect to bring holiday cheer to any living space!

Christmas Birdie Fa La La La La Mug

This is sure to make you feel cheerier in the morning

with your first cup of joe. :-)

Holly Jolly Christmas Birdie Mug

How often do you get to see a bird wearing antlers on their head. 

I mean really? :-) 

Happy Holidays Birdie

I see this style of hat everywhere.  In fact I also own a similar winter hat and pretty sure I look just as goofy! :-)

Christmas Birdies Cheater Quilt at Spoonflower

Quilts make such special gifts and this cheater quilt

would brighten any home for the holidays!  Christmas is almost here and cheater quilts are so easy and super fast to make

...so I've been told! :-)

Christmas Birdies

fabric design at Spoonflower.

Holly Jolly Christmas Birdie Tshirt

Be the life of the party!  Why not? :-)

Christmas Birdie Infant Clothing

So sweet for the little ones!

Home for the Holidays Greeting Card

Haven't gotten your Christmas cards yet this year?!  Look no further!  These quirky birdies would love to be mail delivered to your loved ones!

Christmas Birdies Throw Pillow

Also check out my Society6 shop!  I have this cute throw pillow with the Christmas Birdies design size 16" x 16" that includes pillow and insert for only $27.00!!  While you are there check out all the Christmas Birdie designs that I have currently for sale as art prints and throw pillows. 

To see more fabulous items featuring these festive quirky Christmas birdies please visit my shop at Zazzle and

to see more of the Christmas birdies fabric collection please visit my shop at Spoonflower.

I am so happy it's the holidays and so very happy to finally get these wacky cast of characters out of my head and into the world.    

Hope they brought a little smile to your face this holiday season!  I'm just sure there is a children's book here somewhere.  Stay tuned I might just be crazy enough to put something together before Christmas is here.