Believe Santa

I got this 73183 Dimensions kit for my birthday last month & I loved how it turned out. It can be used as an ornament or it can stand alone. It was designed by Brian Jackins. The pic on the right side is the unfinished version.

Movie Marathon

Finally got the time this week to watch several movies that I've set aside for just the occasion. The Guardian is the first that comes to mind. Two thumbs up! Ashton Kutcher & Kevin Costner were great in this one. Our Coast Guards do awesome work. Kudos to them! I also watched a couple of thrillers - Vacancy & The Hitcher remake. Both pretty much kept you on the edge of your seat. Also watched a movie called The Abandoned - two thumbs down. I was totally lost thru most of it & the gore was too gory. Think it's time to hunt for some comedies.

Santa's Flight

Here are 2 more ornaments finished for the 2007 Christmas season. This came from a Leisure Arts leaflet called Santa's Flight. It was designed by Vicky Howard.

Jury Duty

Yeah, I not only voted yesterday but I did my civic duty & went in for jury duty. Serving as a juror in Hickville, USA is funnier than the funniest sitcom on tv. 12 jurors were picked to serve on a jury of a guy that was accused of a D.U.I. So the defense lawyer asked the 12 jurors is there anyone of you that has been affected by a drunken driver. One poor guy raised his hand. The lawyer proceeds to ask him "so you have a family member that has been affected?" Juror says "Ummm, yeah, my ex-wife was hit head on by a drunk driver around 18 years ago. Hurt her real bad, pretty near killed her." Lawyer says "I guess that really tore you up, huh?" Juror says "well, it hurt me a little." Now everyone else is sitting there like a deer caught in headlights but I found his answer so hilarious - hurt me a little?? a little??? LOL I'm still laughing about it. Must have been bad marriage breakup :-) They paid me $12.50 to do my civic duty, shoot I would have paid them $12.50 to watch that trial again.

Santa Ornament

Here is #2 ornament for 2007. This is a Dimensions kit 8789 designed by Susan Winget. I really like the designs but just hate finishing these ornaments. Anyone have any good tips that would make finishing these any easier?

Snow Greetings

This is the first finished ornament for Christmas 2007. It's a 72866 Daydreams Dimensions kit. I changed some thread colors to make it a bit more festive.