Both Nicole and myself want to express our heartfelt sympathy to all the families and residents of Newtown. This senseless act weighs heavy on all. One of the take aways from this horrific tragedy is to cherish your loved ones…give out extra hugs and kisses and be sure to always say, “I love you”.

I debated whether or not to post today, but feel it’s important to keep a sense of normalcy. With that we’ll post when we can over the next few weeks, hoping to provide you with some holiday cheer.

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You know my pure love for chalkboards, right? You say ten chalkboards is a bit  excessive, borders on obsession? Perhaps, but they add so much to a space…the flexibility they offer. I use them for practical purposes, like making grocery/dinner lists, as well as adding a bit of uniqueness to our spaces.

For the past ten years we’ve used our extra large vintage chalkboard in our foyer to greet guests with personal messages. My favorite is when my husband and two little girls welcomed myself and our newborn home. They included cute messages to Ella from her big sisters…that was the best!

You can see some of our chalkboards messages here or here. We’ve also dedicated a entire board on Pinterest. So when I saw that Jennifer Rizzo  (one of my favorite blogs) did this Santa drawing on her chalkboard it was love at first sight! Yes, a marriage of Christmas and chalkboards-two of my FAVORITE things (I hear a songs coming on…).

Here is Jennifer’s Santa art work.

Isn’t it fantastic! Vintage Santa’s are my favorite…so you can understand why I had to give it a try myself. 

Here is my copycat version…not too bad huh?

It was fun doing doing something a little different on the board.

Here’s the question…will last until Christmas (there are lots of little hands around here:) ?

Have a wonderful Monday friends!