Wonderful Gracie. This makes me miss Lexie - she was crazy about her stocking too. She would go and stand on the hearth and try to reach it a zillion times a day. Abigail hasn't the foggiest clue. LOL Love the ornaments - and overall look to this. Great homespun feel!
This is darling! I really love the poem, you did an awesome job on that. Also love the paw prints on the ornaments and the stitching on the tree is great! I could never get tired of Gracie. I love seeing and reading about her! She is one adorable girl! Thanks for sharing her with us!
love this, Laurie, and I could never get tired of Gracie!!Your poem is adorable and I think the stitching on the tree looks great-we'd never know you hadn't meant to do that! The pawprint punch on the ornaments looks so cute, too.
I do prefer Gracie to you, but then who would write and shoot the pics of her? We'd be so sad not to see her sweet face and you DO make adorable layouts featuring her...Then again, there's always Mish...;-)
I do prefer Gracie to you, but then who would write and shoot the pics of her? We'd be so sad not to see her sweet face and you DO make adorable layouts featuring her...Then again, there's always Mish...;-)
OMW!!! Laurie!!!! that poem is fantastic!!!! You did an awesome job on it!!! LOVE this!!! The whole layout is completely ADORABLE!!!!!! everything is purrfect in every way!!!!!!!!!!! That little Gracie.... we never tire of her!!!! She makes me laugh every time I see her in one of your layouts!!! Laughter is good for the soul!!!! THANK YOU Laurie for bringing us joy!!!!
let me be the first to tell you how absolutely ADORABLE this lo is!!! I love your tree with the "paper chain" look - it's perfect. OMG - I don't know where to begin - You and Gracie certainly gave me a big smile!!! Love the festive, playfulness of the whole lo. and your poem - such creative writing too - I AM in LOVE with this. TFS!!!
Another lo of Gracie. Sorry, I hope you aren't getting tired of her! The pics aren't that great, but this is more about describing the situation. Last year was the first year we actually put something in Gracie's stocking, because we wanted to see what she would do. Don't get me wrong...she always got a present, but we just didn't put it in her sock. This year, we were decorating the house and we hung the socks. Not long after, it "clicked" with Gracie and she was over at her sock whining, fussing, crying, and carrying on. I tried to "redirect" her with her favorite inside, furry football, but that didn't work! She was right back over there. I finally had to take ALL the socks down and she was fine, but kept watching the area. On Christmas Eve, we turned the lights out and I kept her occupied while my dh snuck out and hung the socks. The house was completely dark and not 2 minutes went by before we heard Gracie whining and crying. I got out of bed and went out to find her under her sock!!! I've heard announcers on dog shows refer to Beardies as "the clowns of the dog world" and she certainly fits the description! LOL In the after pic, she is acting all goofy and holding her paw up and sticking her tongue out!!!
This lo was a blast to do, but it was not without its problems. Cut the trees on my Cricut and used my Sew Easy to "zig zag" the stitching on the big tree. When I started to sew it, it wasn't turning into a zig zag at all. I just decided to pretend it looks like those paper chains we made back in grade school and that works great for my grade school chic style! LOL Wanted to machine stitch around the border, but the tension on my machine was not working right. So, I used my machine with just the needle and then hand-stitched it. Inked the cotton "fur" on the sock and, of course, Gracie had to have her signature paw prints decorating the Christmas balls and her pics. The word "joy" is not because Gracie was completely happy, but because she brings such joy into our lives!
Journaling reads: Twas weeks before Christmas and what did I see but an empty old sock hanging there for me.
I've been a good girl I know that is true but Santa, dear Santa what's happened to you?
I cried and I cried but to no avail and, honestly, I lost all the wag in my tail.
Well I'm happy again as you can well see cause my understanding mom solved the problem for me!
Thanks so much for taking your time to stop by to check out Gracie's latest antic! :o) Your visits always make me smile!
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