Today is December 21st, and the world has not come to an end.  As if logical people thought it would.  Anyway, I''ve attached a picture of these recycled coffee cans.  Simple to make and fun to decorate.  You can use them as simple decor, storage, or a planter.  You may also use to replace a gift bag.  Very fun!  With Christmas almost here, I of course want nothing more than to get it behind me.  I am joyful that our son is home for a week to share the holiday.  He of course came home sick and exhausted, so hopefully he can recover before he returns to his normal duties.

I have begun my creative process once again, with renewed interest in knowing how special handmade items are.  They are not mass produced or sold in magazines, they are unique and more thoughtful than any other gift you could give.  Useful gifts are always my first choice, to me it makes no sense to give a gift that will just collect dust or end up and the thrift store after spring cleaning.  We are never to old to learn new things, no matter how well learned we are at something, chances are there is still something we don't know about it.  Explore, use that brain of yours, keep in young by keepin it engaged.

Christmas this year is simple.  The older I become the more I appreciate the true reason for this season.  It is not about money, marketing, and selfishness.  It is about the birth of Jesus.....  With that comes renewed hope and restored faith.  There are many who are doing with less this year, or who have been knocked so far down the ladder they feel there is no hope. But there is..........