Holiday Decorating

Hi everyone, its Bellamine & Wendy here and we're going to show you what we have done so far to decorate for the holidays. This is just the beginning so we may have more to show you closer to Christmas.

First we're going to show you our big tree in the living room and go on from there.

The tree is 7 1/2 feet tall and is decorated with only handmade ornaments. Most of them were made by our mom and we helped with some of them. Other ornaments were made by our friends and relatives.

The BEE-U-TEE-FULL polar bear ornie is from our friend Prudence and her mom.

Bellamine, that little snowman isn't handmade. Is it?! I thought Mom said this tree was just for the handmade ornaments.

It's OK Wendy, Mom said I could put my snowy ornament on the big tree cause he's too big for our tree but maybe we shouldn't say anything about it and nobody will notice.

This cutie pututie ginger boy was made by our auntie Maggie. Isn't he the sweetest little softie?

Our mom has many collections and one of our favorites is her collection of Christmas bears. 

She puts some on tables

and sits others on the mantel

and some are put on the buffet

Another thing our mom collects is Snowpeople. There are many different kinds of snowmen like the two here made of iron and there's a hook that holds a Christamas stocking.



and then there are the softie snowies like this little family here. The mom and dad were made by our auntie Maggie and their son was a gift from our grownup sister Bambi.

 Bambi also gave us the little Snowman snow globe under our tree.

We especially like the Snowman painted on this little house. If you look close you can see where is says, "Let it snow....somewhere else." Teeteetee

In the weeks between now and Christmas we'll be helping our mom do some more decorating and help her bake cookies and make candy to give to our friends and neighbors. 

We will also be watching Christmas movies and wrapping gifts and being the best little bears there is so we get lots of pressies from Santa and our mom.

That's it for today. Now we're going to go see if our mom needs help with anthing like maybe licking a spoon or taste testing something. We think she's making peanut butter fudge today.

See you all really soon. Remember that you need to be on your best behavior if you want Santa to leave you lots of pressies.

Hugs,

Bellamine & Wendy

CHRISTMAS IN JULY SALE

The North Pole Gift Shop

is having a Christmas in July sale

This has been a hot dry summer where the temperatures have been way up there and we've had very little much need rain in most of the country. We've been told that thinking of cool things can help to make us feel cooler. That's probably the reasoning behind the Christmas in July sales. If we're thinking Christmas we're thinking snow and what better way to feel cooler than that? That being said, to help everyone feel cooler I've decided to hold a Christmas in July sale.

Since I've always loved a good Christmas in July sale and because one of my new favorite things is BOGO sales  I've decided to combine the two and have a

Christmas in July

BOGO Sale

So, between now and July 31st, I will be having a buy one get one free sale. Buy one Santa or snowman at regular price and get a second Santa or snowman of equal value for free. 

What this means is all of the items shown on my North Pole Gift Shop page (click on the tab at the top of the page)  will be sold at that price. Two items for the price of one. If for some reason you can only find one Santa or snowman that you like I will sell one item at half price.

If you see something there and hopefully there will be two somethings that you like or if you have any questions or want to see more photos,  please contact me by email.

A portion of the proceeds from this sale will be donated to help Brenda with unexpected medical bills. See the button on the side bar to learn more.

This sale ends on July 31.

I accept payment by check or money order only.

Our First Tree Decorated

I finally got one tree decorated this morning and as soon as I finish here I'm starting on the second one.  This tree has been decorated with ornaments that I've had at least 20 years or more. On this tree are Baby's first ornaments for each of my grandchildren and several snowmen with our names on them. Many of the ornaments are Hallmark Keepsake and others are ones that just caught my fancy and I had to have them. I know my bear gang is thrilled as they were starting to think we weren't going to have a tree this year. Bellamine hasn't stopped clapping her paws and jumping around since she woke up this morning. So, without further comments from yours truly here are some photos.

I took some closeups of some of my favorite ornaments. I've noticed that lately clicking on a photo doesn't necessarily make it larger. Don't you just love the kitten in the basket? Then there's the little bunny with the key to your heart. This tree has at least a dozen snowmen and several Santa Claus ornies. There's even a unicorn.

I will be posting again when I get another tree decorated. The next one is going to be decorated with the ornaments that I've been making.

I hope all of you have gotten many of your preparations and decorating completed so that you're able to relax with that cup of tea or cocoa and a cookie or two. If not you're in the same boat as I find myself but now I'm beginning to feel more confident that I might actually get all of my preparations completed on time. Wish me luck.

As always, thanks for stopping by and Happy Holidays to all of you.

OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOW

Welcome to Santa & the Mrs.  Please feel free to browse around and if you find something you like let me know by email or leave an email address in the comment section so I can contact you. All items are identified with an item number and a name above their photos.  When referring to an item in an email please refer to it by the item number.

All items are original OOAK paper mache figures sculpted over armatures without the use of any molds. Figures are then painted with layered washes of acrylic paints , wiped with an antiquing stain and sealed with at least 2 coats of clear satin or matte finish acrylic varnish for protection. All pieces are signed by me and dated then carefully packed for shipping.

*Month of November Special Offer*

Take $20.00 all items listed on this post and in either of my blog shops ordered between now and November 30th.

2011_01_27 Santa in Green Cloak $150.00

 

2011_o1_29  Holly Wreath Santa   $150.00

 

2011_02_06  Santa with Puppy  $190.00

      on hold
                        

2011_02_14  Santa with Doll House  $180.00

2011_02_17  Santa with Fir Tree    $150. 00

 

2011_02_25 Patchwork Santa $180.00

 on hold

2011_03_05  Santa with Wreaths  $175.00

 

2011_03_07  Bird Watcher Santa  $160.00

 

2011_03_14  Mrs. Claus  $150.00

 

2011_03_16  Baboushka  $150.00

 

2011_03_22  Ded Moroz  $200.00

2011_03_26  Whistling Santa  $175.00

 

2011_04_05 Snizzle Nosse $180.00

 

2011_04_08  Shnoz Nosse  $180.00

 

2011_04_14  Snegurochka  $175.00

 2011_04_15  Santa at Work  $225.00

2011_04_25  Quilt Block Santa $180.00

2011_04_30  Bag of Bears Santa  $180.00

 

2011_05_03  Santa in Stripes  $180.00


2011_05_15  Mrs. Claus with Cookies  $180.00


2011_05_26  Bag of Dolls Santa  $180.00


2011_06_04  Red & White Santa  $180.00



2011_06_14  Santa & the Paisley Bag  $180.00


2011_06_19  Santa & the Too Full Bag  $180.00


2011_06_26  Santa in Tweed  $180.00

2011_06_30  Santa with Dogs  $180.00


2011_07_05  Santa with Bunny  $180.00


2011_07_09  Santa & Fannie Freckles Doll  $180.00


All snow folk are $60.00 each

2011_10_24 Stan the Snowman  2011_10_26 Sally the Snow Gal

 Sally on hold

2011_10_27 Oscar Snowman  2011_10_29 Seymour Snowman

 

2011_11_01 Wendell Snow boy 













2011_11_03 Benjamin Snow boy













All of the OOAK creations in my blog shops and this Christmas Craft Show post are on a first-come, first-served basis. Email me if you are interested in purchasing any item on this page.  I will accept payment for items by check or money order only.

Items will be shipped within 4 working days once payment has been verified.

Shipping fees:                 first Item                second item 
                                                                           same order/address

United Sates                  $5.00                        no charge                                  
Canada                            $7.00                        no charge
Elsewhere                     $15.00                        no charge

For your convenience see my side bar for a list of the other blogs participating in this event please enjoy the rest of the craft show.

e-mail me at: maddyrose1@live.com

As always, thanks for stopping by.