New Years Eve......and Happy New Year !!!

It's always a wonderful thing to have a new start....and even if it is just a calendar date.......sometimes that is just enough ..... A fresh new day , a new year.....new starts....new projects!!
I have a few resolutions....I think the biggest one is to just feel good....eat right...take walks...be peaceful....I would love to lose a few pounds....but.....hmmmmmmmm...It would be good ....but we will see....
A million things to make....
Moving into " Holly's House" !!  It's Almost done...my little studio....some trim..and paint...then....moving day!!

My Very Best to all of My wonderful friends out there!!
It has been one of the greatest delights of my life to have connected with you!!!

A few pics for fun!

 Kitties!

 Lots of kitties!

 My beautiful family....  Mr. R. is taking the picture....

 Christmas trees are the best!

 Moi......

 The Christmas dress!!

 The babies of my life....I love them so so so much!

 Mr. Richard....and the studio!!  Soon to be filled with fabric and yarn!!

 The best daddy ever...

 The sweetest little girl... ever..

 Christmas...

 Kitties and our first snow!!!

If I had one wish it would be that we could all try to get along in this world....

My mum always said...." if we just took care of our own little spot ...the world would be a wonderful place.....It really could be....

Happy New Year everyone!!!! xxxxxxxxx's

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!! Dear Friends!!!!

Merry Christmas to all you wonderful people out there.....I can not even begin to tell you how you have enriched my life...it is hard to imagine you not in it...May the best of things come your way and if you have hardships may you ride through them and sail out the other side....
Gods honest truth...I really love you guys!!!!
Heaps of love and best wishes.....Miss Holly

Red and white........

I absolutely LOVE red and white!!!!! These are a few images I have collected to inspire me...
After Christmas I am going to make something red and white!!
I adore this bedroom ...these are pictures I have found while exploring different sites .....then I put them into an inspiration file on my iPad..not things I have made.....but I sure would like to !!!


Just look at this room!!!!!!!!! With the wreaths in the windows ....this is perfection to me...





Every one of these are sooooooo beautiful!!!





Oh....and how cute are these!!!! There are so many incredibly talented people out there....this is what I adore about the world of blogging....I would never have seen all this....


I think I might have to make these little guys!!

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Sewing lessons!!!!!

Well...this is just about the greatest thing ever...I do not have any babies of my own but I am so blessed with wonderful friends who have children that have become our adopted children and grandchildren...... Not that I feel old enough for grands!!!!!!
Anyway...this little man Max....has watched me sew and crochet and knit and embroider....well..guess what he asked for for his 6th birthday!!!!!
A sewing machine!!!!!
Here we are on one of our first lessons!!!


He Loves it!!!! He's already made a wallet and a carry bag !!! After Christmas we will do more ....and now his older brother is sewing too.....oh and Max is teaching his Dad!!!!
I could not be happier!!!!!


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Someone wears her new Christmas dress!!

Oh ....I love this sweet girl......xxxxxxxxxx!


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Christmas.....

I adore Christmas.....I love it for so many reasons...

Memories....Happy childhood memories..I was very very lucky to have wonderful parents and the most wonderful sister..we had so much fun as children..days long dolly games....playing outside for hours ..building forts and tree houses...we had NO money ...but it did not matter...

wonderful wonderful family and the most wonderful of friends....and now we have young people and babies in our life....Joy.....

these are things I never take for granted...never ever..

and when the world goes crazy these things are more important than anything...

love your family...... love your friends...do what you love when you can and try to never waste a moment on the things that do not matter...... 

love ...be happy....Joy......

 Rusty...

 the sweetest boy ever......

 Christmas.......I love old fashioned decorating....old ornaments...the big old colored lightsllll

 Mr. snowman was on our tree when we were little girls.....it takes me right back..

.....I love this little fellow.....he's new....

  ....these twirly ornaments are just about my favorite....this one was on our tree too

                                                                Mr. Santa....from the 50's

                               
                                This glass bell garland was on my mum's tree when she was little!!!

                                                 

                                                      I've been collecting ornaments for years......

                               This little cluster of red was on my dad's tree when he was little

 Mr. Santa was a gift from a friend of my mum and dad's ...he was in her doll house when she was little...  I believe he is about 1905 1910..

                                                Cheery happy old fashioned Christmas..

                                                I love the little choir boys....

                                                       and mr. snowman!!

 This I bought years ago....I LOVE him...he is paper mache...I have always wanted to try making one...

                                               O.k.!!!  This is one of my really fun Christmas Projects!!
                                               Maia's Christmas Dress!!!

                                           
                                                     Oh .....I had such fun doing this dress!!

                                                                   

                                                                             The Tree.....

                                            Now these little skaters...I made from pipe cleaners!!!

                                                       This fellow needs some new skates!!

                                                  A finished project for a pressie!!!


                                                 And !!!!!  MY first knitted project EVER!!!
                                                                      Bun Bun!!!

                                                                    Bun Bun has a new home!!!!

                                                            The Dearest little lambkin in the world.....

Happy Days to all of you lovely friends....xxxxxxxxxxx