2006 christmas garland Wip almost done

2006 christmas garland, originally uploaded by sunshine's creations.

1. 2006 christmas garland swag, 2. close up of another drop, 3. close up of one of the drops, 4. front
A little while back I was talking about all the advent and garlands in blog land; well, here is mine. I'm almost done with it; a few more need to be sewn on the right side, but they may wait until after Christmas. I'm too busy to finish it now. Just wanted to post it before the holiday. Made from 3 sizes of yo-yos buttons and tassels, two colors of tassels -- it is hard to see in photos. I thought the shelf below which we hang our socks was too plain ,and I needed something long to fill the space up. Thus this idea. This actually isn't all the way finished; it needs a few more yo-yos on the right side; that is why there are no photos from that angle.

If you want to see the shelf before garland go here.

Templates used

• cd
• mini cd
• tinker toy wheel

Other supplies

• lots of buttons: green and red, both shanked and holes
• tassels: 4 light burgundy, 3 dark burgundy
• 1 jingle bell, center front
• holiday fabric

WIP=Garland

Buttons, Tassels, Yo-yos & Christmas=Garland

All the supplies are gathered; it just needs to be assembled.

Hopefully, this will fill in the vacant space above our socks.

Just yo-yoing around

Well, they are all made! Now to get the other supplies and get this garland swag thing made.

There are three sizes of yo-yo: your standard cd template, a mini cd template, and, lastly, a tinker toy I used for the littlest template (but a silver dollar would work just as well, maybe even a 50 cent piece).

The Journey: The Donkey

The Donkey:

When Joseph and Mary traveled to Bethlehem, Joseph guided the donkey with care. Mary rode upon the donkey's back.

Custom was that the wives were to walk, and their husband's rode upon the back of the donkeys.

Donkeys were also used to carry their owner's belongings. They were also used for farming

The kids are getting out of school and are excited for Christmas.