Day 219

 News Article ~ Bloom ( This was in today's paper)

Day 218

Tissue Paper ~ Bloom ( This fancy tissue paper was wrapped around the legs of the tool box my husband got for Christmas)

Day 217

Coffee Mug ~ Bloom ( I received this as a gift from my last year's secret Santa. It's so pretty I use it as a decoration and keep change in it;)

Day 216

Wrapping Paper ~ Bloom ( My mother-in-law, thinking of my blooms brought me this beautiful wrapping paper with Indian design feather blooms.)

Day 215

Lamp Shade ~ Bloom ( We went to visit my brother, sister-in-law, and nephews and I noticed this bloom on one of the lamps shades)

Day 214

Party Dish ~ Bloom ( I really like this one, it was a gift from my mother for Christmas.)

Day 213

Christmas Ornament ~ Bloom (I filled this little plastic ornament with handmade blooms.)

Day 212

Frosting ~ Bloom ( My daughter wanted to make Christmas pretzel houses, so I of course had to make a bloom)

Day 211

Cookie Cutter ~ Bloom ( Making cookies for Christmas:)

Day 210

Shipping Paper ~ Bloom ( I was wrapping gifts with this very difficult shipping paper, so I made a bloom.)

Day 209

Tattoo ~ Blooms ( They are only temporary;)

Day 208

Sole ~ Bloom ( My daughter pointed out today that there were blooms on the bottom of my slippers;)

Day 207

Raked Leaves ~ Bloom ( Can you guess what we were doing today? ;)

Day 206

Lemon ~ Bloom ( Our lemons are ready:)

Day 205

Above the Kitchen Door ~ Blooms (This has been a really hard month, also very fast. Though I'm constantly thinking of my blooms, I feel lately I can't think straight. If this project has taught me one thing, that would be commitment. It will feel good to complete this project. By the way, these blooms are on a shelf in my kitchen with the handmade metal kitchen witches made by my husband, one for each of us.)

Day 204

Sympathy Cards ~ Bloom ( Thanks Guys)

Day 203

Handmade Poinsettia ~ Bloom ( All the classes at the school I work at made posters for Santa's breakfast. Room 18 made one with blooms;)

Day 202

Christmas Candy ~ Bloom ( Left over candy from the Christmas staff pot luck. Made a bloom and left it for them to find)

Day 201

Christmas Star ~ Blooms ( Santa's got himself some Christmas star blooms=)

Day 200

Photo Box ~ Bloom ( My daughter choose this out for me because it had blooms=)

Day 199

Scrapbook ~ Bloom ( I had a great Secret Santa, she gave me a new scrapbook with all the fixings. Thank you Terri!!:)

Day 198

On a Basket ~ Bloom ( This basket had all kinds of goodies in it from my secret Santa.)

Day 197

Grandpa Karl ~ Bloom ( This collage is of my father-in-law showing his life in a bloom (so to speak) He passed away December 1st, 2011 his memorial service was December 9th 2011. He will be missed.)

Day 196

Maple Syrup ~ Bloom ( So were at Denny's in Redlands, CA. I was waiting for more coffee and I decided to make a bloom with the left over syrup from the breakfast pancakes=)

Day 195

Christmas Cards ~ Bloom ( Getting ready to send out cards.)

Day 194

Boneless Chicken Thigh ~ Bloom ( Not feeling it today, life or should I say death is getting to me right now. I love my blooms, but chicken, that's all I got for today)

Day 193

Christmas Stocking ~ Bloom ( I just notice our Christmas Stockings have blooms on them)

Day 192

Confetti ~ Bloom ( Bought this flower die cut. Made 46 blooms and put them in a card to give to a friend for her 46th birthday.)

Day 191

Candy Cane ~ Bloom ( Had this ready last night, couldn't get my computer to listen=)

Day 190

Turkey ~ Bloom ( Better late than never. Missed the day because I was in Disneyland)

Day 189

Crochet ~ Bloom ( This was made as a bloom to be a butterfly and undone to be a bloom again)