Then we wadded up different shades of green tissue paper and glued them to the circle.
We made a bow and put a string of red beads on it. I had more decorations but Jerzie was having so much fun with the left over string of beads that she said we were done. I ended up hooking the beads together with a twist tie and she wore it for a necklace on Christmas.
She put stickers on the back and we put it in a gift bag. Of course she gave it to Mommy as soon as she walked in the door! 
As of Christmas Eve day we have had 84 inches of snow so far this season. We didn't have this much until mid February last year! 
Since it is so nice out and I'm supposed to be showing snow pictures, I decided to change my window box from Christmas to winter.
A cute snow couple going for a wintry walk.
We are having very high winds today and the forecast calls for snow and thirties the rest of the week but it's nice to have a little reprieve. I hope you are having a great Sunday!
Laurie always expects a surprise from me. We've both been talking about Suzanne's wonderful "hang ups". I was gifted one and I bought myself one in the fall. Laurie fell in love with an all brown one but wouldn't buy it. When that one was no longer available she mentioned another one she liked. I just hoped that it wouldn't sell right away because if I had bought it then Laurie would figure I got it for her.
I got her a brown and aqua one and she liked it better than the all brown one!
Chris said I surprised him with it too. Don't you love to give real surprises for Christmas? Of course, they always get me back! 
May you and yours have a fantastic day filled with family, friends, food and fun! 
The bottom shelf holds some cute bear figurines. 
The middle shelf has 2 tiny Christmas books and some vintage candles. If you click to enlarge you can see the Santa sleigh and reindeer and a Mr and Mrs Santa my Mom made with beads.
The top shelf is the nativity we had when I was young. (The angels on the moons are also vintage candles.)
I have never seen any pieces to this nativity anywhere. I have no idea how old they are except I remember them always being in our home and I'm close to 60. All the figures are wax. This is not the original stable.
I love the animal figures. There is a donkey between Mary and Joseph and a cow on the far right. Have you ever seen these or do you have any information about them?
She had a great time rolling out the dough and using the cookie cutters.
I put hers on a separate cookie sheet and she ate one and took the rest home.
She still doesn't like getting her hands dirty or sticky. We'll have to do something about that!
Jerzie and Daddy after making 6 kinds of cookies!
We had what they are calling a 'wintery mix' on Friday. First it snowed 4 to 6 inches and then we had rain, sleet and wet snow. This 'mix' went on most of the day. When I left work at ten it was a misty rain. In the morning it was 12 degrees! These pictures are a result of the mess we had and what you see is mostly ice crystals.
The sun was shining most of the day Saturday and it looked like the yard was full of diamonds. I wish I could have captured it with the camera. For more Snowy Sunday posts or to join the fun stop over and see Chris and Laurie.
I've had this tree for several years and still love it. I added some lights. greenery and the rusty star on top.
I love the rustic look of papermache pieces.
The door to the deck is in this small area and this barbwire heart always hangs on the door.
I just add some greens for winter.
For more Show and Tell posts go over to Kelli's House.
I painted this Santa. This piece has different inserts. After Christmas I'll show you my snowman insert. Remember you can click on the picture to enlarge.
I was into fence post painting for awhile. People were bringing me their old fence posts.
My glass front cupboard gets a Santa display.
Old tree light boxes and strings of lights laying around.
The Saturday Evening Post box is a puzzle of my Moms. We had the Santa on the right when I was young. I bought the other 2. The tall one is a candle and the shorter one is a wax candy holder.
I didn't set out to collect Santa but just seem drawn to them. I have to like their face or I don't want them. Some of the old ones look really scary. Do you use Santa in your Christmas decor?
My tree was quite expensive this year but I love a real tree and it really is a nice one. The size is perfect and it was easy to decorate.
I have a little bit of everything on my tree. I have birds like I remember on my Grandparents tree when I was young and hand crafted ones from friends. I was given the little bird feeder over 20 years ago by an elderly customer. It is 2 pieces of plastic canvas with a communion cup filled with bird seed and a tiny white bird. So simple but it's a favorite.
My Grandparents tree also had bubble lights and I love them!
My mother made tree decorations every year for all of us. She made this bird nest and the bead ornament. I also have some short and long twisted tin icicles.
Mom seemed to love making the bead ones the most. We have them in all sizes and shapes. The kids got different ones than the adults so my kids each have several she made also.
I love the old tree decorations and pick them up at sales when ever I see a good deal. Some I buy because they seem familiar so I know someone in my family had them on their tree.
Some are ones that Laurie has gotten me at craft shows. She puts one in my stocking every year just like I do for all of them.
