Pet lovers tend to flock together. The majority of our family friends are people who have pets — whether they be cats, dogs, or just a fish — so when it comes time to put together the Christmas gift budget and figure out who’s getting what, they’re generally pretty easy to buy for! Here are a few ideas I’ve run across for this year’s shopping:

Willow Tree Angel: With Affection I adore the Willow Tree collection and own several, and this sweet angel holding a cat is on my wishlist this year.

This adorable Chester the Cat Teapot (with matching mug and …read more

Cindi Thayn, owner of Clay It Again sent me some images of her delightful polymer clay dolls and jewelry.  So that you have an idea of scale, the Grandpa chess player is 6″ and the baby is 4″.  Aren’t they wonderful?  Cindi writes:
I am a self-professed poly-holic. I discovered polymer clay when I ran out of wooden beads for a simple Christmas project one year. I sent the Hubster and son to the store for beads. Hubby picked out wooden beads and son picked out a sample pkg of polymer clay, and the rest as they say is history.

Since then …read more