I finally, finally, in the longest time I’ve ever taken, got my traditional Christmas cards finished. And I’m afraid to say it just might be the last year I do this. My Christmas card list has gotten too big, and…
2011 Year of Pleasures #2
I just got a great big box of craft supplies delivered to my door! Long term readers may remember that this time every year I make the Christmas cards I’ll be sending out in December. It may be the smartest…
On the 12th day of Christmas
My true love gave to me…. Twelve lords a leapin’ Eleven ladies dancing Ten pipers piping Nine drummers drumming Eight maids a milkin’ Seven swans a swimmin’ Six geese a layin’ Five golden rings Four calling birds Three french hens…
Homemade Pirate Chest for your little landlubbers
Any little pirate loving kid will lose their mind for this toy pirate chest. And you’ll be the coolest mom/dad/aunt/grandpa/friend ever. My newly 4 year old nephew Kai is obsessed with pirates right now, and also has a December birthday.…
Tree skirts for the Christmas forest
Tree skirts always stump me. I’m not great *ahem* understatement *ahem* at sewing curves, and there’s a whole lot of curve to fill up with some kind of decoration. Plus, my first attempt at a tree skirt has been rather…
The Unveiling…
It’s been a mad sprint to the end and I just finished sewing the tree skirt about 2 minutes ago, but it’s done. When you use as many trees as I do, and you’re not independently wealthy, you can’t go…
Wire Candy Canes
In my brainstorming about candy canes, I of course came across the traditional idea of the pipe cleaner ornament. A staple of Christmas tree for years, I wanted to come up with something a little bit different, perhaps even a…
Iced Gingerbread Cookies
I spent way too much time over the last couple of months thinking about gingerbread. After the houses I naturally thought about making some gingerbread men, but I couldn’t crack a new or interesting way to make them since tutorials…
Glittered Candy
This is really a reprisal of an ornament that I originally made for last year’s whimsical halloween tree. It’s so simple, but effective, and you should all know by know that I’m never going to miss a chance to glitter…
Ribbon Candy
This is such a classic ornament that everybody has a version of it. Martha and BHG both put beads in between each fold, I saw a paper version floating around somewhere this year, I think even the long lamented Carol…