Looks like another of my wheelthrown Christmas Trees has found it’s holiday home… all lit up and ready for a beautiful Christmas Eve!

You gotta love when a Christmas present arrives in the mail from a good friend out in Baltimore… and when you open it up… and you see that she knows you, oh too well!!! Thanks for the extra “sweet” & creamy-flavor-filled gift Maryann!

A couple more Christmas flashbacks… some old traditional felt decorations! Including the original handmade stocking from my childhood. Just hoping that Santa finds his way to fill it up tonight!!!

Hard to believe that I just put the last ornament on my advent calendar… handmade by my Grandma Kitty!!! Seems like just yesterday the tree was empty and I put up the first ornament. And now somehow tomorrow is Christmas… and I’ve still got a list of things to wrap, bake & pack for tomorrow! Wishing you all a “productive” Christmas Eve Day!

Looks like I might need to start baking some holiday cookies to cover this pretty stamped platter?! Unless someone out there would like to do it for me???

Today is the day to celebrate “Festivus” with all of the traditional rituals… which include an unadorned aluminum pole instead of a decorated tree, the “Airing of Grievances” which is an opportunity to tell others how they have disappointed you in the past year, followed by a Festivus dinner, and then completed by the “Feats of Strength” where the head of the household must be pinned. Sounds like fun, huh?!

So fun to have my potter-friend Mike Stumbras stop by my little Mug Sale today with some of his family! They got a quick tour of Lillstreet… and a couple new mugs… and I got a beautiful porcelain cup from Mikey! Lots of twists, slip trailing & gold lustre! If you’re not following Mike on Instagram… you definitely should be!!!

Beautiful pottery, incredible craftsmanship, historical references & plenty of videos & tutorials. Be sure to check him out. … @mikestumbras

HUGE THANKS to all of the “Procrastinator’s” out there who stopped by my studio today to do a little last-minute holiday shopping! It was great to see so many mugs head out the door… soon to be wrapped up & placed under a tree somewhere!!!

And let’s not get crazy…
of course there are snacks at my PROCRASTINATOR’S POP-UP SHOP!
Individually packed, pandemic-approved… but still OREOs nonetheless!!!