I ~~~~ L U V ~~~~~ This GUY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel like that is what I look like after I shovel..... The White Stuff..... Frozen Snow and Ice seems to make one L@@K like they have a white streak below their nose!! GOOD LOOKING !!!!!!!!!!! You got a great deal...... I hope to see him when I come to visit you when the Spring Thaw Comes !!!!!!!!!!!! Love Ya SusieSunShine \* \* \* \* \* \* \* don't start cleaning house.... L@@Ks like it willllll still be several months ^ before the SNOW STOPS FLYING HERE>>>>> ~~~~ TTFN Susie

I'm new to this sight and hope your offer of help is still open. I've had a couple of fabric tissue box covers (for the tall square boxes) for years and would love to make some but simply can't find the pattern. The cover is in two pieces. The bottom covers the box and has flower petals on the top. The second piece has additional flower petals and has elastic in the center. The second piece slides down over the first piece to produce multiple petals at the top where the tissues are removed. Both pieces are lined. It is really quite lovely. Mine are in holiday patterns and I thought they would be wonderful for nursing homes, etc. Since they are fabric and will fold flat, storage wouldn't be a problem. Any ideas?

I like the Jewel Box pattern. I've made 3 of them but never one that was all scrappy. This one is unusual and looks lovely. I like the medallion-type center. It will look great with all the different colors. Most of the ones I've done have been scrappy with a constant background fabric...guess it would be called a controlled scrappy. Here is a link that might be useful: Jewel Box Quilt

Update for the Christmas bugs among us :-) I've got the whole downstairs planned! The tree will have the glass birds, mercury glass vintage and new ornaments, pinecone ornaments, etc. above, plus I found nice birch wood tags on which I am going to try to do wood burned designs of birds and tie them to the tree with twine. I also found some copper leaf "skeletons"--- both from Sav-on-crafts, thank you for that tip, Luckygal! Also from Sav-0n I purchased six or seven brush animals (squirrels, fox, rabbits, etc) and these I will use on a short garland on the wrought iron railing that goes down the last three steps into the front room. I will mix in other elements with this, possibly raffia and some narrow ribbon and hopefully a few of the large pinecones like Alison's above. For tabletop, I have purchased a variety of new and vintage Putz Christmas houses ranging in size from5" to 13". made of pressed cardboard and dusted with glitter, enough for a nice display on the mantel and one on each side table, along with several sizes of bottle brush trees. I may replace the large green glass vase on the rattan console with a display of these houses, or possibly with a bowl of real pine cones and gold tipped feathers. I am so glad I've at least mentally decorated this space! I know we'll probably have to buy some fill in ornaments bit at least I have a plan....I'm ready to sing the Happy song :-) One of the Putz houses: