Giant Goal Accomplished!!

  Ever have one of those goals you've

 been meaning to get to one day

and it gets put on the back burner??

Well this is one of mine~

AND THEY ARE DONE!!! 

  

Even with accessories to go with them.

The sleds I picked up years ago

at a garage sale along with various toys

that I used in the bags.

The sleds were unfinished and I painted them

in layers of different reds to age them.

I kept collecting stuff here and there with the idea

that one day it would all fit together. 

  

 

The bags I sewed and added accents to make

the bags worthy of Santa's

 magical toy bag, plus a little

Christmas tree

 

 No molds were used and everything

was hand molded and carved

with polymer clay. 

 

I ordered the eye's on-line.

They are glass so they could be

baked in the oven with the

clay.  I like how realistic they are. 

 

 

Both coats were hand sewn with

trim and accents to make

them look special and sparkle.

They each stand 2 ft tall.

  

 

 Looking at this Santa, I think he needs

a pipe.  Maybe the next one

I make will have a pipe and

some glasses.

 

I have always loved the fantasy of

of Santa living at the North Pole. 

And these Santa's are just a

way to express the

magic of Christmas.

A lovely decoration that

can be put out every year. 

 

 

I am so  excited

that I completed

not one of these but TWO.

And so thrilled I did it

with time to spare....

It's still Oct!

 

I cannot wait to

surprise my Mom and Sister

with them Christmas morning.

 

I  can't remember the

last time I was this

excited to give a gift!

for this reason I cannot

wait for Christmas because

I don't think they have a clue!

hee,...hee...hee!!!