Category: Art vs. Craft

Invited to “A Giants Christmas Party” where everything is small (because let’s face it, we don’t have good giant outlets here in the US) . . . . with the help of my mom, we came up with the idea of miniature flower arrangements for the party . . . . and with the help of S, we made the actual arrangements just minutes before heading out for the event:

Flowers include: baby’s breath, fern, two types of stattice, and goldenrod.
Vases are various candle holders.

(Click on the image to see individual arrangement close-ups.)

I ended up going to a surprising # of events where masks were encouraged. Here’s my first attempt at creating a mask that didn’t look *super obviously* homemade.

I found that false eyelashes really complete the look — don’t you think? and now I have a bunch of ideas (and a LOT of leftover feathers) for the next mask later this year when I’m not in a hurry…

Here’s the only proof I have of last year’s cookie decorating efforts:

In the time before other thanksgiving guests arrived at my aunt’s house, I ran around her yard with scissors and put together a mantle centerpiece for my aunt:

To which she added a few additional decorations and kept around for Christmas:

I did not do a lot of “art” in November…. rennovating my kitchen was my first priority for much of that month… that being said, I did make nametags/place holders/whatever they are called for Thanksgiving at my aunt’s house…. and I had a helper for the photography part (who is also originally from my aunt’s house):

These are real leaves, pressed for a few days to get them largely flat, names/messages written on them in metallic paint pen, then laminated and cut down to non-square shapes. fun!

My friend Chuck showed me the delights of googly eyes….. Meet “Mr. Garbage The Garbage Can”, the googly eyed fish, and the googly sink.

The eyes have recently fallen off of the googly sink and I feel a little bit like I’ve lost a friend….