Holiday Lights

"I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month."

                                     --Harlan Miller

Feliz Navidad

Beauty

"Love of beauty is taste.  The creation of beauty is art."

                                                         --Ralph Waldo Emerson

ReUSE

No, this is not one of my favorite photographs nor a treasured tangle; however, it is an example of my love for creative and colorful printed patterns and images.  Honestly, I have a hard time parting with beautifully patterned paper boxes and other miscellaneous items, including this Santa, reindeer and snowman.  Originally it was the front of a program for a holiday light display....and I just had to keep it.

So, in my spare time (laugh, laugh), I decided to dig into the wide selection of paper in my craft closet and place these three cuties on coordinating backgrounds.  And in about 10 minutes this is what I created....just something cute and cheery for the holiday season.

At this point, well, I'm not sure what I'll do with it -- perhaps send it to a family member or maybe just post it somewhere at school.  Either way, it's still cute and an example of reduce, reuse, recyle.

Get Noticed

"Why fit in when you were born to stand out!"

                            --Dr. Seuss

La Flor de La Noche Buena

"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, 

everything is softer and more beautiful."

                                                        --Norman Vincent Peale

El Sol

Artwork by Stephanie Funke, CZT

"The sun shines not on us but in us."

                                             --John Muir

Starry Night

Artwork by Stephanie Funke, CZT

"There wouldn't be a sky full of stars if we were all

 meant to wish on the same one."

                                         --Frances Clark