The hopes, the fears of all the years are met in Thee tonight...

Christmas Giveaway Winners and Snowgirl Auction!

This is my last ebay offering for the year...and oh what a wonderful year it has been!As I look back and reflect, I am so thankful for the many gifts God has given,and for the ability to humbly create with my hands.  And I am so very thankful for all of you! The kind words you leave at my door,and the totally unique expressions you share on your blogs continually amaze and inspire me. Although I cannot give each of you a physical gift...the gift I can give you is my admiration.Sprinkled with lots of encouragement to continue to create wondrous things!   Merry Merry Christmas dear friends. much love, Rose

Christmas is just around the corner...Giveaway, Gnomes and Icicle Men



 Please meet my little Blue Gnome.   Well, only her hair is blue...not her mood!She is quite excited to find out where her new home will be. And if there might be a present for her under the tree there. I have named her P'nilli, a quirky little name for a quirky little Gnome.   She and I have spent a lot of "thinking time" together while working on her jointing.  Now that my efforts with her are done, I really wanted someone special to have her. I could think of no one better than one of my blog friends!  So, I offer her to you as my first Christmas giveaway.   I wish I could give something to each and every one of you, but P'nilli and the jovial little Icicle Man belowis all I have this time.  What  I can give each of you, however, is a *visual* piece of my heart during my favorite time of year. Please visit my ebay auction.  There you will find a living Christmas Card I created with much care for you!   You have been a tremendous source of blessing to me this year and I dearly wanted to show you how much I value your friendship...       P'nilli's joints are made of durable, bendable cording which tends to hold it's bend.  But her knees are not strong enough for her to stand on her own.  She is a bit self conscious about that...but she does sit so pretty on all sorts of fun things. Not real sure yet if she will arrive with the pink teacup or a lovely silver chair I have made for her.      The Icicle Man was a pure flight of the imagination.   Have you ever heard of Icicle People?!  Surely icicles have personalities too...and sure enough along came Pickering the caroling Icicle.  He can hold his own in the baritone section and is quite a commanding presence on our tree amongst the more timid Gingerbread People.  He measures 7 inches from top to toe and is generously covered in Mica flakes and German glass glitter...the more the merrier to make a big sparkle along with the twinkling tree lights.       If you would like either of these small friends of mine to come home to your house, please leave a comment below!   And if you feel so inclined, I would love to hear about a sentimental  Christmas memory or tradition you celebrate.  My youngest daughter will draw two names on the evening of the 15th, seven days from now. The 1st name will receive P'nilli, and the 2nd name will receiv Pickering!   I will have them both wrapped and ready to fly home, and hopefully they will arrive well before Christmas Eve.  International flights might take a little longer. ..
  



Hildys has some Yuletide Cheer for you in her wooden wagon...click on her picture above, or the ebay picture at the top left of the page to travel to her home in the Northern Country. until we talk again...lots of Christmas love, Rose   p.s. This is going to be so much fun!!