here is a little collection of cars with Christmas trees on them

that i've culled from here and there to share with you~

it's one of my new favorite things and i totally dig the image,

whether on a pillow, a sugar cookie or a shelf.

kinda died over this antique truck with the many trees!

must have this cookie cutter!!!

the doggies in the red truck- umm JOY TO THE WORLD~

wouldn't you just LOVE to get this Christmas card?

this last one is one of mine~ from the lodge

happy monday,

hope your day is merry and bright!

xo, beth

p.s.  here's a really genius tip for you parents out there-

one year when my kids were young i knew they'd be relentlessly digging under

the tree, shaking their presents and probably guessing what was in them so

i had an idea.

i put a name on each gift- but it wasn't really who it was for-

for instance, all of eric's gifts said adria.

all of adria's gifts said cole...

do you get my drift? still makes me chuckle when i think back

to Christmas Eve when they smugly made their piles and sat down

in front of them. let me tell you, there had been a LOT

of shaking and dreaming about what was in those boxes.

lars and i settled in too and then i casually said,

"hey by the way~those aren't actually your presents" 

then i told each of them which pile was theirs.

they didn't like it. not one little bit, but i thought it

was such a great trick that i thought i'd pass it on so you

could use it too!

keep em guessing guys~

: )