I’m already hearing jingle bells….

As soon as I glimpse the end of summer, it’s pretty much a dead sprint to Christmas. It’s the time of year I find the most inspiring, and my head is always stuffed full of way too many ideas to follow through on all of them. So I have to get started early.

I wound up at Michaels last week and was overjoyed to realize that not only Halloween, but the early traces of Christmas had already arrived. I was immediately flooded with visions of everything I wanted to make and look what I found on the newsstand:

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And look at what was awaiting me on page 46:

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Didn’t they do a stunning job on this photograph? It totally took my breath away. I want to track that ribbon down and tie it on everything I own. It was so much fun working with the folks at BHG on this. And so thrilling to have something I can hold in my hands in glossy saturated color.

Most of the other artists in the magazine are etsy shop owners, and my poor etsy shop has been neglected for awhile. But I plan on whipping up a bunch of Christmas cards and these snowflake ornaments over the coming months. Maybe I’ll even add that pretty blue ribbon.

9 thoughts on “I’m already hearing jingle bells….

  1. I bought that mag. last week and was running around telling everyone "hey, I sorta know this lady!" I've made some of those snowflakes from your tutorial! OMG!! Congrats to you!!! 🙂

  2. I'm going to pick it up just because you're in it! Kudos to you and your amazing creativity!

  3. Congratulations on being published! Your pretty snowflake is sure to turn more people onto quilling.

  4. That is so awesome! I remember seeing you twirl paper like it was the easiest thing in the world and being totally amazed. It looks so stunning and elegant. I wish I had the stamina to try it!

  5. So much like you Christmas starts becoming real to me as back to school products are being put on the shelf. I was browsing the magazines and came across this magazine and HAD to buy it to start my plans. As I'm reading along I see the snowflake and immediately put it on my to do list. Suddenly as I'm skimming throughout the article, it occurs to me… Hey! I subscribe to her blog! The world is getting smaller and more intimate every day. I love your blog and LOVE the snowflake, my house will be full of them this year. Thank you so much and congrats!

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