I have two blog hop posts scheduled this week. If you’re looking for the Fall Into a QAL post, you can find it here.
Welcome to my day on the Christmas in July Blog Hop hosted by Carol at Just Let Me Quilt. Thanks, Carol, for providing us with this wonderful opportunity to be inspired for making or at least thinking about gift giving.
I didn’t want to bring up all the Christmas decorations this year when we arrived back at the northern house just two days before Christmas. But I didn’t want to be nicknamed “Tu-Na the Grinch” or “Tu-Na Scrooge” if I didn’t at least do something to decorate the house for the holiday.
So I thought I’d use some felt and make a tree to put on the wall. I cut lots of circles: large, medium, and small for the decorations, while my daughter-in-law cut the tree shape. She made it a very full tree to hold lots of felt circles.
Tu-Na Helper used Command strips to hang it on the wall.
It is a big hit with all the little kids and the big ones as well. They can decorate and redecorate the tree as much as they wish.
What I Learned Today:
Question: Did you put up a tree or not this year? You’ve seen the extent of my Christmas decorations for this year above.
Thanks for stopping by and do come again.
Karen, Tu-Na Quilts
Linking to:
Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? at Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Finished or Not Friday at Busy Hands Quilt
Midweek Makers at Quilt Fabrication
Wednesday Wait Loss at The Inquiring Quilter
We went to the Mormon Temple in Mesa, Arizona to see their light display. There are over 20,000 bulbs on this star.
We got there early as parking is always a problem.
The good news is that we had no problem finding a place to park but the bad news was that the sun would not be setting for an hour and a half. We got to watch the lights come on, the sky darken, and the grounds fill with hundreds of people. This is one very small part of the display.
It was beautiful after dark. It was just one of those places and times where you really have to be there to appreciate it.
Here’s some really tall lighted palm trees. I was told that they take all the lights down after Christmas to repair and replace bulbs and then start putting them back up in April. This is one massive light display.
This is what the inside of a Saguaro looks like.
Be sure and check the comments as Wendy from Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life has been naming and giving a witty little description of each of the pictures I’ve been posting for the last 10 days. Thanks Wendy!
Linking to:
Can I Get A Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Some yards just don’t need any extra decorations. Roses bloom throughout the fall, winter, and spring here. I am not sure if they do over the summer or not.
Here’s a festive Pineapple Palm tree from our neighborhood. We have one like it but not nearly as large.
Wendy of Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life has named each of the decorated cacti I previously featured. You’ll find their cute name and a clever little description of them in the comment section of each post. Go check them out. I wonder what she’ll name this one.
Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats 