I started to cross stitch this little elf from the very merry advent but my aida cloth was too small count and the elf was turning out super tiny. So the kids and I decided to get out the perler beads. Perfect advent activity for day 3!
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Category: Christmas
Dec 2, embellishing my holiday cards from Minted
Last year I ordered our Christmas cards from Minted and I just loved them. Their cardstock & printing quality are the best I’ve ordered and their designs — submitted by designers from all over the world — are amazing. So this year when they asked if I’d be interested in doing a diy project with their cards I was beyond thrilled. And they’d read my mind. Since catching the journaling bug I’ve been obsessed with stamps, punches, tapes, etc and … More
Dec 1, trimming the tree
… Elsa doll as the Sugarplum Fairy
I really should be cleaning my house for Thanksgiving but I was distracted by finishing up this fairy doll I started in August. You might remember her from the fairy doll hair bun tutorial a while back. She was supposed to be a regular fairy but seeing as she was delayed into the holiday season I decided to make her the Sugarplum Fairy. Now she can be buddies with Clara. Both made from the Elsa pattern. Maybe after … More
one week til December
Luckily I have little elves working on these projects when I leave the house.
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working on an advent calendar
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making ornaments with Phoebe
Phoebe has been into sewing cards lately so I had the idea to make some sewing card ornaments for her to give to family and friends this year. This is our first attempt, mr. snowman. I cut him out of some really nice thick felt I have and then I used a tiny hole puncher to make holes around the edge for her to stitch. I think next I might print some out on cardstock for her to stitch.
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