Gosh it has been over a month since I last wrote an entry or shared pictures. Before Thanksgiving Jim and I started our annual family Christmas project where we work together to create a little homemade gift. Jim loves woodworking and I love to paint. We rarely have time for either of those activities though out the year so it's a fun time when we can pull some ideas together and come up with some sort of Christmas creation. As much as we love this project boy is it hard work!!!! We really challenged ourselves this year. Last year I bought Jim a router so that necessitated a design which he could round the edges. He was very busy with all the special features cutting notches and building little jigs to make some of his steps easier. My job painting was a little less imaginative but I still found plenty of time to whine that I won't be able to figure out how to paint the face or why did I put so much holly on these? lol. Well, any way we got all 16 done and all in the mail last week or delivered personally and are so happy they all reached you safely and that you loved them. Thought I would share a few pics of the elves at work.
Jim Wearing His Dad's WoodShop Apron to Begin the 2008 Santa
Early Faces
Me Painting in the Background
A Few Finished Santas 
Backside View
Backside ViewSo in these last few days before Christmas and the cold winds and snow are blowing outside Jim and I are inside, relaxed that our project is done and looking forward to Christmas day. Kara dear, you know how much I will miss you this year being your first Christmas away but I know you and Michael will have a nice Christmas down in S.C. Hope you can all relax a bit this week. Merry Christmas all.
10 comments:
Wow, that is some impressive work! How great that you guys do projects like that together!
Very creative and impressive! Nice work!
Nice work!
Wow! Beautiful Santas!! Your family will be happy to get those - I would!! ;)
Wow these are so great, that is some awesome teamwork. I bet everyone loved these.
Oh my! I love your Santas! It is so cool that you and your hubby work on these together.
My name is Kim Yokoshambi and I would like to order one of your- What do you say "Santa Claus". I have a business and would be very delighted to handle your line of Santa Claus . As wonderful as your assembly line looks we can do it faster and many many more Santas. (that way my dear friend Julie will get a Santa next yr.)
These are just beautiful! Gorgeous work! :)
I hope that you will send Julie a Santa next yr. She seems so nice great work guys.
These are beautiful! What gorgeous works of art! And lucky recipients!
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