A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near,
A little gift from one held dear,
Best wishes for the coming year.
~ John Greenleaf Whittier

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Welcome to The Toymaker’s Delightful December Newsletter!

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Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas. ~Peg Bracken

It's Christmastime!

Christmas cards to make and boxes to print. Have fun together making things.

http://www.thetoymaker.com/Holidays/Christmas/Christmas.html

(Computer Tip – If the new toys are not showing up on your screen, try hitting the refresh button on the browser bar. If that doesn’t work try emptying your cache.)

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Chanukah - The Festival of Lights

May the lights of Hanukkah usher in a better world for all humankind.

http://www.thetoymaker.com/Holidays/CHANUKAH/1Chanukah.html

 

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Where did the 2010 go? It seems like I turned around and zing, here we are in December looking at another January.

I am very grateful for all the kind notes and words of encouragement through out the year. Thanks to everyone who bought my Christmas paper toy book. I have a favor to ask, if you have a blog or are on Facebook could you post a link to it? It would be a gift.

Wishing you wonderful things in the coming year, best friends, time with the people you love, good health and and a generous helping of peace and quiet,

Best thoughts,

http://www.thetoymaker.com/

"O terque quaterque beatum”
We are three or four times blessed.

 

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Apple Blossoms and Museum Sketchbooks... Read it here....

http://thetoymakersjournal.blogspot.com/

The old Live Journal Link works too.

And do say hello on facebook! I’d love to hear from you!

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Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childish days; that can recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth; that can transport the sailor and the traveller, thousands of miles away, back to his own fire-side and his quiet home! ~Charles Dickens