Oh Little Tree!

I didn't forget about you, Little Tree! I think that I need help. I am obsessed with my trees and Christmas in general! Is everyone in the swing of holiday fun? I am not usually this "domestic" but since Reno has been in London on business this week, I have been working and nesting! [No, not for those reasons, silly.]

Remember the little tree that I had mentioned in the blog hop ? Well, I decided to put it up. Isn't it cute? Of course, I had to have a crown on the little tree too! I have given up on stars at the top of the tree. Do you like the wreaths or do you still prefer the star at the top?

I have been working. The latest is updating my website. Do check out the new photos and the journal . I love the flowers. Do you have any favorite holiday flowers? I'm always looking out for the unusual.

My friend Colleen made a lovely quilt for her mother's friend. Isn't it gorgeous? Colleen, I don't know how you do it all! See you in a few hours! We have a sewing playdate with Joanne.

I LOVE the back of the quilt. She pieced letters together to spell out these words. So awesome!

Have a great day! xo, L

I Crown Thee Oh Christmas Tree!

The star on my Christmas tree just wouldn't stay up. It just toppled over. I could have sworn that it was fine last year. Oh dear! The lack of a tree topper just left the top of the tree bare. Yuck! So, I visited Michael's today and bought a bouquet of these. Oooooh, I love the red/silver combination but I love that light gold in the bottom center of the photograph.

I started with this wreath and inserted the picks all around the circle. I'm starting to like it a lot.

I continued around and around until I ended up with a beautiful red and silver crown.

It just fills up the top of the tree oh so nicely.

Meanwhile, you can see the priorities of my guys.  Santa's letter is much better than Chinese homework, right? See that blank homework page? Now compare that to the long letter that he is composing to Santa. So funny to watch them write the letter though.

We also have a winner in the Cross-Country Designer Hop Flickr Group Contest. Gudrun randomly chose the winner: bro3ther! Congratulations!

xo, L