12 Days Box

I found a handmade cedar box at the Goodwill for $1.99.

I consulted my neighbor, The Woodworker, and he says I could shine this puppy right up with some sanding and polyurethane.   Now that the snow has finally melted, I can start looking into that.  The latch is busted, as you can see, but it shouldn't be that hard to find a new one.

Hopefully the scratches come out of the top after some TLC.

I think I'll leave the hinges alone.  

Maybe it will be a little too big for all of the ornaments?  Also here's my French Hen:

Out of Season

I finally got around to putting away all my Christmas baggage and remembered to take a picture of them beforehand.   Sometimes I line them, sometimes I just serge them.  Some get grommets, some don't.

I gave a number of them away when I sent the boxes off in December.  My family was also invited to a gingerbread house decorating party and I brought five or six as a thank you gift for the hostess.  And I still have this many left:

I did not increase my Christmas stash by much at the Textile Center Garage Sale this year - I actually still have quite a bit from last year that still needs to be made into bags.  I've also been going through my regular stash and trying to cut out fabric for birthday bags. I just have to switch out thread in my serger to accommodate non-Christmas colors.