We put up our little artificial tree with the handmade ornaments this weekend. I was smart last year and organized the Christmas decorations so we could do it in phases this year. Next weekend we'll get our real tree or maybe I'll even wait one more week. Last year we had to take it down right after Christmas because it was so crunchy. It'd be nice to make it to the new year this time around.
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But it was too early and now I'm regretting it. Doesn't help that today is dark and rainy and dreary, so sad! I made a note on my list of next Christmas reminders to myself… "it doesn't take that long to dismantle Christmas, don't jump the gun"
I added a lot to that list this year. When I'm on facebook I marvel at how "put together" everyone's holidays seem. I would have thought by 8 and 4 that I'd have … More
I have more pictures to share but I've got kids crawling all over me. Also I'm kinda already in new year mode. I'm sitting on my hands to not pick up, store, put away, take down. My house looks shabby and beat up. It needs a makeover but unfortunately my wallet is also shabby and beat up. I wish there were garage sales in January. I want to buy someone else's stuff to spruce this place up.
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We had a busy busy weekend of not leaving the house.
We made Orangette’s caramel corn for passing out as we do every year. So yummy!
We tried our hand at yarn wreaths (from Christopher and Tia). Oscar gave up because he couldn’t make it neat enough so I just made them myself.
Both kids loved these modern paper ornaments over at Design Sponge. They’re like magic! I want to do lots of paper things this year … More
Christmas is backing up as I work on cutting out a zillion little this and that’s for O’s holiday party. I’m cutting and shopping online. Probably why my productivity is so low. I think I’m almost done with the shopping part and need to get started on all my handmade projects. Yikes! What’s the date?
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It's so fun to unpack them and remember all over again the fun projects we made together. We have a small fake tree that we put up in the family room that is all handmade ornaments. I'm gazing at it now and itching to get out the glue gun. But today is a day for taking a nap under a Christmas quilt. Why does the craftiest time of the year have to coincide with the sickest?
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A captivating gang of 24 huggable, lovable creatures to sew—from classics like Margot, a topsy-turvy doll, and the button-jointed teddy bear Bjorn Bjornson, to irresistible Evelyn, a wool felt inchworm decked out in mod glasses and a kerchief, and Koji, a fiercely cute spiked softie monster. There’s something for everyone here—from kids to grown-ups and from beginning sewers to advanced dollmakers. Published by STC Craft, August, 2010.
