Tis The Season FA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA !

Santa Ornaments $ 12 each

 Tis the season for some really really serious painting!! Yes of course we all like snowmen don't we ? When I grew up in Michigan that first snow we were hoping for enough snow for sledding and if there  was enough snow for sledding then there was usually enough snow to make your first snowman of the winter season I remember one winter when I as about 10 my 2 sisters & I got up to go to school &  my mom was still sleeping , Anyhow we had gotten dressed & we opened the front door & OH MY ! the snow was way over our heads ! We ran & woke up my mom & said we can't go to school because there was to much snow she rolled over & said then put your snow boots on , well we dragged her down to the door & yep snow boots just wouldn't do it !
 

snowmen $ 6 each

Well now that I live in Middle Tennessee there is really not alot of snow ! I think in the past almost 5 years that I have lived here the most snow we got at one time was 8 inchs a total disaster here ! They are just not prepared for snow & drivers ?  Back when I grew up in Michigan we went to school in 2 feet of snow & school wasn't canceled unless the wind chill was 20 below ! Here they seem to cancel school if there is a threat but I really suppose it's do to the fact that there are alot of winding mountainous roads besides not having the equipment for snow removal , when it does snow it doesn't last but a day or two. It is Beautiful here ! Well anyhow I have been building my own  ( well painting ) my own! Between all the gourd ornaments as you know are my football players, the santa claus & my snowman . I've been very busy & I love it ! I really enjoy when I sell my craft because I do LOVE it & I hope customers do also & thats why they are buying !

light bulb teddy bear  can be personialized  $ 10

I like to paint on all kinds of  surfaces and light bulbs are great to paint on !  I really like to paint on the

snowmen  $ 10

vanity lightbulbs they are larger in size and they are great to paint snowmen faces and animals. Ya know I have to bathrooms and both have vanity lights . one has 6 lights and one has 4 and I just can't wait for those bulbs blow so I can paint on them ! Sure I can paint on them without them being blown but I like to recycle & it's a Great way to recycle ! I have friends  at work that save light bulbs for me of all kinds !

These are another kind of painting surface to work on they are antique insulators These are painted from a painting pattern, I've painted the pumpkin with the cat peeking out and the mr & mrs claus. It's so cool to see how they turn out when your done. I'm comming up with some different ones to paint. 



Here is Santa and his helper the toy maker . These are good to give as gifts for the person who loves Christmas! I just Love how they all seem to have there own personalitys ! These guys are nice to decorate with ! I'm thinking of starting my own collectors series of  Gourd Santas Ornaments one for every year , of course this being the first. After he is painted I will post him & give the first one away in a contest.



Large Snowman & Large Santa  We also  have these Large Snoman and Santa in luminary style the whites of the eyes are cut out and the stars on the snowman and on the Santa the whites of the eyes and we put the streamer of HO HO HO between his hand and the HO HO HO is cut out.



handpainted soaps



Hand painted soaps great gifts for giving or just for decoration ,can be painted with any design on them they come wrapped with a cello wrap & bow also wash cloth can be added

These are small cannon ball  gourds that I have made into oil lamps . The wick sits in a tube that you fill with lamp oil, comes with a stand .

 Well I hope this gives you a few ideas for gift giving. Please stop by my Etsy shop & check out all my gifts ! Leave me some comments I would LOVE to hear some of your childhood winter snow memories !Hope all of you have a GREAT Thanksgiving & a Safe Family Gathering. Please share your memories !!

Cheryl