Happy New Year!!

Enjoy!

Hope, Preparation and Joy

There is a darling little girl that turned 7 last week....

that sits with her family across the aisle from me in church most Sundays....

or somewhere close by...

and sometimes she comes and sits with my husband and I.

I made the little glitter house above for her last week.

It's on a box and I put some little girl things inside

(I just so happen to HAVE a lot of little girl things in my art room!! Don't we all?)

Below is my matchbox for the first day of Advent...

you saw that here.

Nathalie is showing each one of the matchboxes each day on her blog.

You really should visit her each day to see.

You should also visit Nathalie's Etsy Shop!

She finds the most wonderful treasures

and

she also makes some beautiful things she offers in her shop also.

Go forth and shop!

Annaglitter

Anna sent me this "just because"!!! She was in the glitter house swap, too....but we were all assigned someone to mail to. She made an extra for me, because she is a giving person! One of the most giving people I've ever known. She is so special!! And if you would like to see the chandelier on the inside of the house Carla sent me...I added pictures here: Carla Henderson's Glitter House

Glitter Houses...more!

I was in a glitter house swap on Christian Paper Artists. We made our house by a common template and mailed it flat to our assigned person. I got mine last week. I love it. I absolutely adore it actually. I have a real obsession with the house shape. It has something to do with my childhood and it's all pretty deep..... but for now let's just say that I reallllly like little houses. Above is the inside of the house Carla Henderson sent me. She does not have a blog...but she should.

Guess what I didn't take a photo of? The blue glittery chandelier that hangs from the roof inside!!!!! I'll do that soon and upload it. My BFF Anna made me a glitter house ...just because... and sent it to me. It is DARLING. I will take pictures of it and put those up soon, too. Gotta spread the blogging out ya know! P.S. Here is the chandelier on the inside: