Yesterday was my sister’s (Renee) and my birthday.

28 years ago, on my 6th birthday - I got two of the most awesome presents a little girl like me could ever want. I got a two-story tree house with a deck that rivaled any other tree house in the city.. (or even the tri-state area!) and… I got a baby sister. I had begged and pleaded for a baby sister (not brother!) for about 2 years before my dreams came true. She was perfect.. and well - nearly …

My son and I were watching Futurama not too long ago and we saw Blinky ( the three eyed fish from Simpson’s) going through one of the tunnels.That was it! I had to stitch that fabulous three eyed nuclear wasted inhabiting fish!

So here’s a review of most of the handmade gifts I made for family members this past Christmas.

We’ll start off with the nieces - such fun to make gifts for kids.
Katie loves bows and her mom suggested a bow holder. So I made her one, in her fave colors and personalized with her name.

She seemed to love it!

Then there was little River’s present.  I made her two soft blocks, one is filled with plastic bags and the other has stuffing and bells.  She’s too little for them right now, but …

When I was drawing these cute elves, I was chatting with my sis, Renee, via yahoo. She had made my new niece some hairbows and was telling me about her crafting success. I said I was drawing Christmas robot elves. She said Robots and Christmas? Seems like too much awesome for one drawing. I have to agree… they are alot of awesome…

Choosing a winner for the big giveaway and a gift for all!