Peppermint in the Snow

It's been snowing here for over a week and it's so lovely. The other day I finally tromped out into the cold to take some pictures...I accidently deleted the good one...so there all you get to see is my wellies. That's another thing I'm loving about the snow. I've worn my wellies twice! But I mostly just stay inside because it's too cold. My favorite thing lately is Twinings peppermint tea...I got addicted to this stuff when I was in England. Mmm...it's wonderful.

You know what else is wonderful? Peppermint marshmallows. Mmmmhmm. My friends got some one day and yeah...we love them. Put them in your hot chocolate and...it's divine.
And I just think they're pretty. :)

So, pour yourself a cup of tea or hot chocolate, maybe read The Little White Horse (my new favorite), and enjoy the holiday season. I hope you have snow too!

The Winner of the Giveaway is...

Chrissy! Congratulations Chrissy and Merry Christmas!

Thank you all for participating, it was a lot of fun! Don't forget to hop over to the Pretty Wit giveaway, you still have a chance to win!

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

Pretty Wit Giveaway!!!

There's another Giveaway over at Pretty Wit! Go throw your name in! This one is soooo cute! :)

Flurries and Gift Giving

It's been snowing like mad the past few days. I'll confess...it's pretty. But it's sooo cold! I've been staying inside, which you'd think would give me more time to finish Christmas presents. but alas...I'm so behind.
However...here is one I finished and already gave away. YES! I'm almost on top of it! :D
I made a journal "junk book" for a friend who loves 'The Office' and tropical places.
Hee hee....scary, I know:

Then this is the back:
I scribbled/doodled all over it which was fun. haha

Now I must be off to work on the rest of the presents and clean my room.

I can't believe what a slob I've become lately. No order whatsoever...*sigh*. It drives me crazy. Normally I'm such a neat freak. Oh well, it was good to have a slob faze...but now it must end.

Don't forget to sign up for the Givaway if you haven't already!

Happy Christmas!

100th post and a Givaway!!!

In honor of my 100th post I am having a givaway!

These lovely red fingerless gloves could be yours...or a perfect gift for a friend.

Just leave a comment on this post with some way to contact you. (blog link or e-mail)Leave your name!
And you will be entered to win!

The drawing will take place on Christmas day.

So hurry and enter and tell your friends!

About these gloves:

These bright red gloves will keep your hands warm and cozy but leave your fingers free to do all those things that are frustrating with gloves on, like dialing a number or playing the cello. A fun row of bubble stitches add a fun touch.Measures 7" long3 1/2" from thumb hole to wrist edge2 1/4" from thumb hole to where it cuts off at fingers.8" around (stretchable)Hand crocheted and designed with love by Anna Kristine.

Also check out my shop for other winter cozies!

Favorite Authors (tagged by Genevieve)

(Jane Austen)

I was tagged by Genevieve. :) Check out her favorites HERE.

Who is your all-time favorite author and why?

Jane Austen. Umm....because she invented Mr. Darcy? haha I love her wit and humor and the way she can draw you into the characters and their emotions. I love that her characters have faults but they learn to overcome them and live remarkable lives. I think she had a great understanding of her culture and time and the way things were under the surface. I love getting to experience that every time I open one of her books.

Who was your first favorite author and why?

Hmmm...that's hard, I had so many. I think my very first favorite author was Beatrix Potter. I was captivated by little hedghogs that wore aprons and little mice that stole hankerchiefs for beadspreads. The Tale of Tom Kitten was my favorite. I always tried to dress me kittens up when I was little...they hated it too!

(Beatrix Potter)

Do you still consider him/her to be among your favorites?

Definately. I have an even greater appreciation for her art now than I did then and I greatly admire her creative amagination.

Who is the most recent addition to your list of favorite authors, and why?

J. R. R. Tolkien. I just recently started reading the Lord of the Rings...I think it's the most well written work I've read yet. He describes things in such a way you can nearly feel, smell, and taste them. I also find great encouragement as I read about his characters and their struggles and how they overcome their obsticles. It encourages me to keep fighting on in my own life.

(J. R. R. Tolkien)

If someone asked you who your favorite authors were right now, which authors would first pop out of your mouth?

Jane Austen, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, John Eldredge, Roald Dahl

I tag

AnnaMae

Chrissy

Klazane

Mum

Aimee M.

Becks

Rules
Link to the person that tagged you, post the rules somewhere in your meme, answer the questions, tag six people in your post, let the tagees know they have been chosen by leaving a comment on their blog, let the tagger know your entry is posted.

Tina the Turtle

Yesterday mom had her Christmas tea and we did a little sale in the corner of the room so I emptied my shop and put my things there for the afternoon.
The only thing that I sold was my dear little turtle friend...
I originaly had though he was a boy but the little girl who bought him declared "It's a girl and her name is Tina."

So there you have it. :) Tina the turle has found a home at last.

I think I need to make more of these little guys. Or...*ehem* gals. ;)

Australia

I went to see this film with my sister yesterday...it was breathtaking. It may be the best film I've seen since The Patriot or Lord of the Rings as far as how much it inspired and challenged me.

So beautifully filmed, showing the incredible scenery of Australia in a remarkable way. The characters were stunning. So much bravery and selfless sacrifice for one another. They're living life to the full. Even when it seems impossible to carry on...they keep going, even if it costs their life, to finish what they set out to do.

There's a quote early on in the movie...I wish I could remember it better. But Hugh Jackman's character, Drover, says something like, "All a person takes with them from life is their story, I'm just trying to live a good one." Wow, if I would live with that mindset and not get so concerned with all the material things of the world. It's the things we do, the lives we touch that really matters. What story are we telling through the life that we're living?

Well done Baz Luhrmann, in directing a truly epic masterpiece that can speak to all hearts and make us stop and think about where we're at and what we're doing. At least that's what this film did for me.

The Christmas Tree Adventure

Saturday we went to get our tree in the woods. We took Beckah with us because she is fun. :)

"Come now...shouldn't we be there by now...isn't this the same dirt road we came down before???"

A cozy cabin on the river: (I'd like to be in that cabin right now by the fire reading, wouldn't you?)

I found the perfect tree right away....

It was so small and alone and ever so friendly! But no one seemed to agree. :( So we left the poor tree with a promise to be somebody's Christmas tree one year when it's big and strong.

Then I got distracted taking pictures of mushrooms and things:

I should like to live under this one:

Then we got hungry so we had a picnic:

I love my Nalgene water bottle. :)
Then Beckah decided she would find the perfect tree:
And she did:

She and dad cut it down:

While I got distracted taking pictures again:

It was a lovely day. :)

Pemberley Couture Sale!

Head over to my shop for a special sale for the rest over November!

~Happy Thanksgiving!~

Dan in Real Life

We watched Pirates of the Caribbean last night and I got a ton done on the Elizabeth Swann corset I'm making. Then mom and I weren't ready to go to bed so we pulled out Dan in Real Life.

I love this movie. :)

I think what I love most about it is the whole family and how they all interact and play games together all the time. That's how family vacations should be. :)

Anyway...I think this blog has gotten a bit boring as of lately. Man, I need to keep up better and talk about interesting things. It's hard though with all of my sewing posts being on The Art of Clothes. I never realized how much of my posting was sewing. :)

Well, I'll try and think of someting to make this blog more interesting.

In the meantime...go watch Dan in Real Life. I hope you'll like it.

Tagged by Chrissy :)

7 things I plan to do before I die:

1. Live in England (again)

2. Visit Ireland

3. Take Jenny Cornish Dancing

4. Learn to draft my own patterns better

5. Write a book

6. Go to Zambia

7. Leave a legacy

7 things I can do:

1. Sew

2. Play the piano (though very ill indeed)

3. Dance in a hoop skirt ;)

4. Make curry

5. Crochet

6. Plan Theme Parties

7. Stay up too late

7 Things I cannot do:
1. Dance to anything after the 19th century

2. Cook very well

3. Knit

4. Eat tomatoes

5. Read through an entire Dicken's novel (as of yet anyway)

6. Sing when other people are listening

7. Be serious all the time

7 things I would have on a deserted island:

1. My Bible

2. A copy of the book Swiss Family Robinson (seriously...it's like a guide book to living on an island)

3. A wrecked ship to salvage stuff from

4. A dog

5. A friend

6. A fishing pole

7. My pillow

7 things I say most often:

1. I miss England

2. Wonky

3. Good work, that

4. I'm tired

5. I don't know

6. Epic

7. Sorry
Man, I say lame things

7 celebs I admire:

1. Audrey Hepburn

2. Kate Winslet

3. Keira Knightley

4. Tom Hollander

5. Ewan McGreggor

6. Matthew MacFadyen

7. James McAvoy
Can Gerard Butler fit in there too??

7 Favorite food:

1. Cornish Cream tea (it's not tea...it's a scone with clotted cream and jam...yummy)

2. Harbour Lights Fish n' Chips
3. Red Robin's Foccossia Club sandwhich

4. Luke's curry

5. Pasties from the Pasty boy...haha
6. Caramel Doughnuts
7. Pastini cheese bread w marinara sauce

7 people I tag:

1. Genevieve

2. Margaurite

3. Aimee

4. AnnaMae
5. Aimee May

6. Mum

7. Becks

Saturday

On Saturday I attended the piano recital of Aimee and Margaurite of Pretty Wit before heading home to have a scrap busting day with them. They played splendedly! (And Genevieve did a great job hosting!)

I had fun playing with the color settings on my camera again. :)

I just love Margaurute's flowy scarf:

After eating some lunch we walked around the Old Mill and I just had to take a picture of this cheeky tea kettle. I thought it looked very smug. ;)

I will put pictures of what I scrap busted on The Art of Clothes soon. I just haven't put it up yet.