Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

 After a very successful selling season with my Olde Time Santas it is time to relax and enjoy the winter season in Vermont. Today it is very cold and snowy outside while I am sitting here with my Christmas tree all a glow and presents waiting for family to arrive for dinner Christmas Eve. I want to take this moment to wish you all a blessed holiday filled with the love of family and friends. Until next year, God Bless you all.

Christmas Treats for Someone Sweet

 I just finished 20 of these jars for the Holiday Market on December 7th & 8th. They each have a "Snow Baby" on top and are filled with peppermints and chocolates.

Gnome Gift/Candy/Money Containers

 This is my final Project for 2024. I have 40 completed.

Santa Gourds~ Five More Completed

I now have a total of 15 Santa gourds for the Holiday market in December. On to a new project!

 

"Snow Babies"

 How silly are these? I love these little characters and decided to call them Snow Babies.

                                                          Snow Babies

Five Completed-Five More to Finish!

 These Santa Gourds require a lot of time and patience waiting for paper clay and then paint to dry but I managed to finish five of them.

Ten More Santa Gourds in The Works

 Now that the 90-100 degree heat has passed I started working on some more gourds. It may take longer for them to dry in this humidity we are having but I am patient.

Little Snowman Gourd Ornaments

 I thought I would try something new today with the smaller gourds. I made these four little guys to hang on a Christmas tree. They are sitting in red caps just for the photo shoot.

Santa Gourds

 I am having a lot of fun making these Santa Gourds. They are still a work in progress but I wanted to share them at different stages. I like the antique look of these Olde Time Santas.

Little Snowman Cone Ornaments

Here are some cute little chubby cheeked snowmen made of sculpted paper mache faces on a little gourd. They are sitting in paper cones decoupaged with red and white candy cane tissue paper trimmed with antique lace. They have a tiny bell stitched on the end of their black felt hats.

Santa Peppermint Candy Buckets Finished

 A lot of work went into these little candy containers. I painted some cardboard tubing a dark forest green, made some wire handles then decoupaged a "North Pole Candy Co. Peppermint Parlor Sweets & Drinks" advertisement label on the front. I made little pillow Santa dolls which sit in the bucket and will hold a red organza ribbon tie bag filled with peppermint candies. 

Santa Candy Containers

 I just finished these Santa candy containers using empty paper rolls wrapped in a vintage "Santa's Candy Shop" advertisement. They each have a red plug on the bottom for sweets and a paper mache Santa on the top.

Getting Ready for The Holiday Market in December 2024

 I just ordered a banner for my table and working on more Santas every day, I will post pictures of my new creations when completed.

Santa and Gnome Pins all Packaged Up For Sale

 

Olde Time Santa Lapel Pins

                        

My Latest Santa Gnome Ornament

 

Olde Time Santa Ornament

 I love this Santa mold! I plan on making a lot of these for the Fall shows. Here is an example of the finished ornament. Click on any picture to enlarge.

Santas and Gnomes Oh My!

 They are all packaged up and waiting for the tags I ordered from VistaPrint.

More Santas Completed!

 I now have a total of twenty four completed Santas for my 2024 series. I have eight others that are in different stages of completion that I will work on later in the year. I will take a picture later of them all packaged up in protective cellophane bags waiting for the Fall shows. If you see something you would like to purchase you can contact me via email which is listed on the right hand column of this blog. Thank you for visiting!

A Parade of Gnomes & Another Santa

 Today I finished the other nine Gnomes which all have an open bottom so they can be used as a Christmas tree topper. They average around 9" tall.