Crafts and Cookies

Somewhere deep inside of me is someone with creative talent. Every year when Thanksgiving comes around, I start to think of Christmas treats and presents and long to create something wonderful. This is why I have a closet full of fabric and felt, pompoms and pipe cleaners, wooden shapes and pieces, and silly things like googly eyeballs. Once in a while I pull off something fun, but mostly I am so distracted and in such a hurry that I don't live up to my own expectations. ( I rather like these snowmen. I wonder if mine will turn out even remotely similar...)

I've been liking the looks of fancy decorated cookies too. I baked a batch of bears and "gingerbread" men last week. I even mixed up a giant bowl of frosting, but somewhere along the line I got overwhelmed and, well... we started eating unfrosted cookies. Maybe somewhere between here and Christmas, I will find a bit of calm (it's happened other years) and whip up something that makes me smile. I'm not sure it will be Fisher Price Little People, though I do love these. Maybe something a little simpler, like some candy canes or Christmas trees.