December 2010

Gingerbread Families

Somehow my suggestion of making a stuffed ornament for the Christmas tree turned into both girls making softie gingerbread families – for a total of 10 stuffed toys! Even though I wanted to moan and groan about the sewing and the turning and the stuffing and the hand-sewing, I’m sure glad that I said, “Yes, [...]

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Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

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Wrap It Up!

The Christmas excitement is definitely building in our house – how about yours? My nieces are here for a pre-Christmas sleepover and it has been a nice distraction from “Is it Christmas yet?” for all the girls! I’ll be short on words this morning, but I wanted to share a few of the ways the [...]

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Christmas Card 2010

The girls created this beautiful winter scene collage for our Christmas card this year. I decided to branch out from our usual photo card, and I’m so glad we did. I just love how it turned out and now I have a nice original piece of artwork to frame and bring out each winter, as [...]

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Mini Clipboard Gifts

Both of my girls wanted to make a handmade Christmas gift for their cousins and a few friends. Delaney settled on decorating mini clipboards with scrapbook paper, letter stickers, felt, and buttons. I’m sure you have seen decoupaged clipboards, journals, etc. before – so simple, with endless ways to personalize! I made a template of [...]

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Alphabet Block Elves

I seriously cannot stop taking pictures of these super-cute alphabet block elves! When I saw these elves at that artist woman, I knew we just had to make them. We followed the great step-by-step directions at that artist woman, except for the heads. I had a couple packs of wooden face beads in my stash [...]

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6 Simple Ways to Welcome Winter

Is it already feeling like winter where you are? We have been enjoying some night walks around our neighborhood in the brisk, damp air. I’m enjoying bundling up in my scarf and gloves, followed by something warm to drink on our return. In a little less than a week, on December 21, it will officially [...]

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Monogrammed Fleece Scarf

We made this quick monogrammed fleece scarf for a friend’s 8th birthday – I hope she is enjoying it! I was inspired by WhiMSy love’s reverse applique beanbags and Noodlehead’s fleece neck warmers – both with great photos and tutorials. I started with two pieces of blue fleece – they measured 6″ x 52″. On [...]

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Stocking Stuffer Games

I have always loved to play games and, lucky for me, my girls love board games and card games, too! I usually like to tuck a new game into each of their stockings. Here are some of our favorite stocking-size games: Blink This fast-paced card game is easy to learn and only takes a few [...]

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Countdown to Christmas

Hello, December! My girls are more-than-ready to kick-off our activity advent calendar today. This year, my plan is to take a photo of each day’s activity and make a little photo book for the girls. I think it will be a nice way to capture our holiday traditions! Here are some of our favorite countdown-to-Christmas [...]

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