I live in the charming town of Mahtomedi which is a suburb of St. Paul, in Minnesota.

This is the Mahtomedi "Badge" which I have used to honor my town and for the sake of "school spirit"!

I painted these badges on an ornament-shaped piece of wood.  I have not done this kind of thing before, but school spirit is a pretty wonderful thing and is good all-year round!

These pieces are hand painted and varnished with a glossy finish and I attached baker's twine to each ornament.

Yes, I know this is not a Christmas ornament and is a pin but I thought it was close enough! I guess you could even hang it on a Christmas tree?  They are really cute, are made of wood with pin back and are hand painted by me. 

These would be great for the cat lover you know, for teacher's gifts, Halloween and so much more.

The pin measures 2" x 2" and would be shipped either in an envelope (padded hopefully) protecting the pin.  I will take just the same amount of care shipping my ornaments as I would any of the products I sell.

Thank you for shopping with us and hope you come back and see us anytime you have the time!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Christmas is coming!  I love this time of the year, don't you?

I designed, shaped and hand painted each clay Santa ornament and then sealed each with a glossy varnish and attached baker's twine to each ornament.  Wouldn't this be a sweet gift for a teacher or daycare provider or just so many other suggestions?

The ornament measures almost 3 inches long and 2 inches wide.

Great care will be taken to ensure that the ornament arrives at its destination in one piece!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

This is an E-Pattern and not a finished product that is available for instant download to your computer. The packet includes photos, a written instruction sheet, supply list and line drawing. The instructions include the color changes for all three angels.

A great addition for your Christmas tree or for the ornament collector you know and love. This was a fun piece to design and paint and I hope you will enjoy it too! 

Please be sure to download the pattern soon after receiving it as there is a time restriction.

We are already seeing Christmas ads and that has me exited - excited to be making great quality handmade soap just for you!

These bars are made with top quality ingredients using handmade soap dough to create the embedded leaves and blueberries.   The blue swirl was fun to do and goes through the soap loaf!

The ingredients used were olive oil, coconut oil, shea butter, sodium hydroxide and distilled water.  The mica colorants are blue and green and the soap dough has the same ingredients as the basic soap recipe. The soap was scented with Moon Child fragrance oil which has become one of my new favorites!  Of course, each soap is made with LOTS OF LOVE!

Average weight of each soap bar is 4.5 ounces.

Shipping charges are on a per soap basis.

Christmas is coming!  I love this time of the year, don't you?  

I designed, shaped, and hand painted each snowman and then sealed each with a glossy varnish and attached baker's twine to every ornament.  He is unique in that he has a glittery tinsel scarf and 3 red heart buttons and lots of glitter!

The ornament measures almost 4 inches tall and 3 inches wide.

Great care will be taken to ensure that the ornament arrives at its destination all in one piece!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Christmas is coming!  I love this time of the year! This is the year that I am opening up for two major products - Making soap and creating Christmas ornaments.

The Christmas Star Ornament is comprised of hand formed air dry clay that when dry is hand painted by me and applied with "fairy dust" biodegradable glitter, sealed with a glossy finish and then attaching a baker's twine hanger.

Measurements are almost 3 inches from point to point.

Great care will be taken to ensure that this ornament arrives in one piece by ensuring there is plenty of bubble wrap, strong cardboard boxing and plenty of sweet thoughts accompanying each order.

This price is for one ornament but of course, may than one may be ordered!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Christmas is on its way. I love this time of the year!  

This Christmas ornament was made by me using air dry clay that I prepared and then hand painted and used a glossy sealer to "make it shine!".  The blue star has a cute little face peaking through a fir wreath. This is my own design.  There is a baker's twine hanger making it all ready for the tree!  

This would make a wonderful teacher's gift or for anyone on your list!  

Measurements:  3" from point to point.

Christmas is coming!  I love this time of the year, don't you?

This ornament is a combination of a fir bough, cranberry colored shaped dots and a lot of glitter!  The base of the ornament is air dry clay which I prepped, outlined into the clay, hand painted and then let a "glitter" bomb land on the front and back of each ornament.  I pictured it hanging on the tree and the tree lights bouncing off the glitter and I was hooked and I made it happen!  

The ornament measures a little more than 3 inches top to bottom and almost 3 inches wide.  I have included a red and white hanger of baker's twine.  

Great care will be taken to ensure that the ornament arrives at its destination all in one piece!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Christmas is coming!  I love this time of the year, don't you?

After all the years I have made and sold ornaments, I have not gotten tired of making snowmen ornaments!  There are so many different ways to make them and each one is adorable (at least to me).  

I designed these snowmen to be pretty plain but "jazzed" them up with a flashy scarf and 3 red heart buttons and I cannot forget the fairy dust - front and back!  They are made with air dry clay, hand painted after the clay is dry, sprinkled with fairy dust and then adorned with a shiny silver scarf.  Also, did you notice the carrot nose?  

Each snowie measures  3 1/2" x 3".

Great care will be taken to ensure that the ornament arrives at its destination all in one piece!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

This is my first attempt at doing an ocean/beach soap and I love how it turned out!  I can almost hear the roar of the waves and the pounding sound when a wave cuts and runs up the beach!  As a child my family spent 2 weeks mid summer at the Jersey Shore and those were 2 weeks of pure bliss! 

It was very important for me to show the layers of a wave with three colors - white, blue violet and an aqua turquoise.  I am just as excited by the sand layer which was made with a gold mica mixed with vanilla bean powder which I think definitely defined the grains of sand.  The top of each bar is equally spectacular with the blue colors and white defining the swirl of the sea.  

The ingredient used were olive oil, coconut oil, shea butter, distilled water, sodium hydroxide, titanium dioxide, there were 4 micas used - blue, green, white and gold sparkle as well as vanilla bean powder to help add color and dimension for the sand.  The scent I chose for this soap was very well-named - Sea Salt fragrance oil.  The best ingredient is always included in each bar of soap I create - LOTS OF LOVE!

Average weight of each soap bar is 4 ounces.

Shipping charges are per soap bar.

Christmas is coming!  I love this time of the year, don't you!

I designed, shaped, and hand painted each sweater and then sealed each with a glossy varnish and attached baker's twine to each ornament.  Christmas sweaters seem to go hand in glove with the season!  Wouldn't this be a sweet gift for a teacher, daycare person or just so many other suggestions.  

The ornament measures 4 inches wide and 2 3/4 inches long.

Great care will be taken to ensure that the ornament arrives at its destination in one piece!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Christmas is coming! I love this time of the year, don't you?

I designed, shaped and hand painted each teeny gingerbread man and then sealed each with a glossy varnish and attached baker's twine to each ornament. These two pieces are sold as a set.  Wouldn't this be a sweet gift for a teacher or daycare worker or just so many other suggestions.  

Each ornament is almost 2 inches tall and 1 1/2 inches wide.

Great care will be taken to ensure that the ornament arrives at its destination in one piece!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!