My 1st Country Sampler Ad

Okay, so it is a small ad in the Holiday Showcase section, but hey I had to start somewhere!  I just wanted to test the waters to see if traffic to my website would increase.  Who knows...one small step with Country Sampler may lead to one giant step for Wood-N-Stitches! 

2010 Christmas Shopping Officially Begins

This Santa "bowled" someone over to officially kick off my 2010 Christmas season.

I'll be sending it on its way to New York on Monday.

Watch for my ad in the Oct./Nov. edition of Country Sampler.

Here Comes Santa Claus

I managed to get four more Santas painted this week in between babysitting a couple of my grandchildren. 
These are some of the cypress knees I had pushed to the back last year because I didn't have time to get the creative juices flowing.
They have a lot of lumps and bumps that I call "personality".  I have to look at them from every angle to decide how to paint them.

Santa and His Christmas Tree

Back View

Mr. & Mrs. Claus

Back View Showing Doll in Toy Bag

Santa's List of Good Girls & Boys

Elf & Toy Bag

Santa, Snowball & Puppy

Santa Claus Is Coming ...To My House

The first of my 2010 Cypress Knee Santas have been added to my website, http://www.wood-n-stitches.com/! 

Here's a sneak peek!

Santa even has some gifts for his feathered friends...
a bag of  bird seed and a new home!

Time out to build a snowman!

Can you see the tiny red circles on Santa's robe?  I was experimenting with a straw as my "paintbrush".

This is Santa and the Mrs. out for a stroll in co-ordinating outfits.

One More "Bucket List" Item Crossed Off

Since I retired from teaching, I've started my "bucket list".  You know...things I want to do before I kick the bucket.  Last summer I finally climbed a rock wall !!!  That was something I always thought looked like a fun thing to tackle.  Sure wish they had had those when I was younger...much younger.  Anyway, I was the oldest one to make it to the top at our church's "friends day" last year.  Think I'll sit it out this year, however.  Once was enough to cure that itch.

Yesterday, I marked off another item from the list.  I sent off my ad to be run in Country Sampler.  It will be in the Oct./Nov edition, which is the Christmas issue.  That is something else I've been wanting to do for sometime .  Now that I've ventured down this path, I'd better get to work painting.  Hope I'm not too over optimistic!  How about it ladies?  Let me hear from some of you who have placed ads in Country Sampler.  Was it worth it to you?