Christmas Garland (and planned activities)

So...when my last issue of BHG came, they had a christmas countdown that was santa hats for treats to count down to christmas....and I thought how cute!!! But I wanted a countdown that gave us activities to celebrate as a family this wonderful time of year. So John and I sat down last Sunday and made a list...it's written down, numbered, and now on slips of paper in this garland for the kids to be excited about and hold up to our commitment to spend more time celebrating together as a family....it took a little longer than I thought it would to whip this together, but I love it and the kids are super excited about it. So here's some pictures:

Hung above our fireplace (and high enough the kids can't get into it)

Here it is a little closer:

I used 3 different red fabrics...Hand stitched all the buttons on and then decided hot glue would work great for the pom-poms. I bought mini clothes pins, clipped them onto a box and spray painted them white.

Ah...and I'm only one day late getting it up and posted :)

Kids Kreate

My kids love creating things, too and get excited to see pictures on my blog....so I got to thinking and created a blog to showcase their work. So check it out if you have little kids...it may be something for them to create, too! http://kidskreate.blogspot.com/

Are YOU Ready??

Thanksgiving is over....And the countdown begins.... Time to head out black Friday shopping....

Baby Gift

I made this for my friend's baby...I really liked the fabric. This time I used 2 fat quarters, because I liked the fabric. I was able to get a Dipes and Wipe and a burp cloth made to match. I made the Dipes and Wipes a little wider, so you could put 2 diapers in. I thought that would be better.

Curtains in the Boys' Room

Finally....cute curtains in the boys' room! I used blackout fabric on the back (Thanks for telling me about it, Julia) It blocks out a lot of the sunlight...great for naptimes! Here's a closeup of the fabric: John picked it out for the boys. I liked it and got to work...Nathan was super excited to see all of those trucks! Kyla is now begging for curtains in her room...

Wall Construction Pictures

Finally, I got around to getting these done...and my husband was awesome and hung them up for me where I wanted them. I am happy with how they turned out. Yeah, you may have to click on the picture to enlarge it if you really want a close look...but this is what I did:
8 pieces of wood cut 8x10, perfectly cut because my dad did it for me (Thanks Dad!!)
8 sheets of paper
8 pictures, 5x7 printed with sepia so they have a brown effect to match the brown trim I painted on the edges of the boards.

Paint edges of boards, modge podge on paper. Let dry. Sand edges. Modge Podge on Pictures. Let dry. Hang...


My kids were excited that the walls are finally getting decorated :)

Satin Flower Hair Clip

I've seen these satin flowers popping up on blogs...so I used the scraps from Kyla's halloween costume (I made her a blue fairy costume...SilverMist) I really liked how it turned out. Plus it was fairly simple. I cut out 3 sizes of flowers, one from each color of blue from her costume. I lighlty singed the edges using a lighter. Then I used a needle and thread to add pearls in the middle and pulled the thread to pucker the center of the flower.