I made this rag border years ago, it took forever but I love it......


Heres my mantle with all the snowmen made by my bff Glenni......matter of fact, lots of my decorations come from Glenni, thanks girlfriend!!!!

This old fellow was made by another friend, raggedyoldfriend, I love to take out all my decorations and think about the friends that made them for me.

Today I went to one of my all time fav stores, its in Old Towne Claremont......Im sure some of you will reconize the awesome wrapping they do..........its not Christmas without a Trip to Barbaras!!!!!! After finding just the right goodies, I relaxed with a gingerbread latte and plotted my next stop.......a lovely little shop in the village called Jasmines.....I just love going to the village, and you can always find just the right thing for just the right person.......
I asked the gal at Barbaras how long it takes to set up for Christmas, because the shop is magical..............get this....they close the store for...10 DAYS, 9 PEOPLE........they empty out the entire store and fill it with the most awesome goodies..........I took my camera to take pics for you, but I never got it out of my purse, I was too mesmerized by all that was within...
ok, we are having crazy Santa Ana winds again here in so cal.....you know what that means, fire danger, keep your fingers crossed for us.........