Christmas is 

Right Around the Corner

Is Christmas coming twice a year now....or does it just feel that way. Can't believe it was just a year ago that I finally got a booth at Sleepy Poet, thanks to Jamie Moore and Jason. I feel very lucky to be a part of two of the area's finest shopping experiences. 

This has been an incredible year and I have had more fun than I can remember. A perk of having booths at The Depot and Sleepy Poet, that I didn't anticipate, is all the great new friends I have made, how full my life is and how this totally feeds my creative spirit. I feel like I am drawing on every experience of my life from majoring in Art in college and working after college in Austin, Texas at Eichenbaum's Display, designing and doing the displays and windows at Goodfriends on Congress Avenue, being a craftsperson in Knoxville, Tennessee and Charlotte, and finally directing and teaching in the Continuing Education program at Queens University of Charlotte for 20 years. Wow, have I been lucky in my work life.

This week and last, after gathering (the most fun part) and pricing a gazillion things for The Depot and Sleepy Poet, I have bought Christmas to my three booths. My beautiful horse is now ensconced at The Depot, surrounded by colorful ornaments and woodsy trees. Three goofy looking reindeer will surely get people's attention. It is fun to try to keep my "look" while still celebrating the holiday season. 

Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year...I know I plan to.