Keeping Christ in Christmas

It is that time of year again! We are celebrating the coming of Jesus Christ to earth. Jesus gave up His heavenly throne to come to this earth to teach us about God, His father, and our Heavenly Father. Jesus lived on earth so that he could show us what real love is. Real sacrificial love, that we can only know through knowing him. Jesus came into the world, born of a virgin. He then suffered a torturous death, and rose again after 3 days to give us the hope of eternal life. If you know Jesus, then you can look forward to His second coming when He will gather all who believe in Him to join Him in eternity in the new Jerusalem.

Merry Christmas and many blessings to you in the new year!

Where Does the Time Go?

Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,  and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” (Mark 1:14-15)

Such a simple message, and the only way to keep our joy is to know Jesus and to walk with Him daily!

I can hardly believe it has been over four months since I blogged. I have been in my second semester of school to earn a bachelor degree in business AND working full time. My old apartment flooded at the end of July in a torrential storm and I moved to a new apartment, but just across the street in the same complex. Because of the move, my sewing supplies are now a little more organized, and now I can put together some new creations.  My sewing machine is in the shop, but I have the fabulous thrift store find I bought for my daughter-in-law, an old Signature, from M Wards. It sews like a charm, better than the newer Sears Kenmore that is now in the shop. I unintentionally abuse my machine by sewing through heavy fabrics and the tinker shop says the needle shaft is aluminum and it cracked. Well, I was working in the sewing machine department at Sears when I found that gem of a bargain on closeout for  about $60.00. Now the tinker shop says that the repair on my $60.00 Kenmore will cost $170.00. Sheesh. Whatever! They just got themselves a trade-in, that is if I can work out a deal with them. I just haven't had a chance to get back to the shop to check it out. I would love to just find another gem just like this old Signature that I ( I mean my daughter-in-law) is now blessed with.

Speaking of blessings, the picture on the right is four of God's greatest blessings to me; four of my six grandchildren, gathered together last Christmas, 2010. I have two new blessings, a baby grand daughter and a baby grandson, who were born in May and June, respectively.  Yes I will add another picture of them too. They are my newest inspiration, and have given me the motivation to carve out some time to create some more hats and bibs like this:  

Visit my Etsy Shop to see more of my original creations.

May God Bless You and Keep You in His Loving Care!

Handmade Fun Foam Christmas Ornaments

Tonight I finished my handmade fun foam ornaments for my father, who is 3 states away from me in assisted living, and I wanted to send him something special to decorate his little tree to let him know how special he is. These ornaments are cut from fun foam. In the cold depth of winter, I give myself a pick-me-up working with color. I had all the supplies on hand for these in my stash.

I started with 4" x 6" foam. I just used the top of a large mug to make an indentation in the foam and then cut the circles with my scalloped scissors. Then I folded each cut circle in half and cut out a small hole in the center. You can cut as many as you like, making two pieces for each ornament. On each piece i used glitter fabric paint to make the names of my family, my kids and grandkids, with moms & dads on one side, and the kids on the other. When the paint was dry, I placed the two sides together with the design outwards. I used curling ribbon to make a small bow and stitched it on one side of the wreath ornament at the bottom. I had some small shiny beads that I stitched on, as not only a way to add some more bling, but to hide the stitching. I also stitched a loop on the top of the ornament to match the bow, also adding a bead to hide the stitching. 

Hope you have fun making these ornaments too.

And remember to keep Christ in Christmas!

Have a blessed holiday!