My Newest Nativity

My parents made and painted this awesome nativity for my Christmas last year. I took a picture so that I could remember how to put it back together :) My kids played with it last year and got it put back together just fine, but just in case I need it...here is my picture:
And the pieces all come out to play with:
Awesome huh? I'm so lucky. Thanks Mom and Dad :) It is fun to see my kids play with it and think more about the true meaning of Christmas.

Thanksgiving Wheat

This summer I was offered some wheat from a field.  So I took some thinking I would put it out for Thanksgiving.  Then I saw an idea on pinterest to put the wheat in a tall glass vase.  I came across this tall glass vase at the dollar store....so it was a cheap and easy project that added a nice touch to my Thanksgiving decor. 

Thanksgiving Charger

I found this Thanksgiving Charger at Walmart for $3, then I added this vinyl saying that I liked.

It was a perfect addition to my shelf in the dining room. 

Gobble and a Turkey

I made these cute things for my shelf last year, but I never got around to posting them. They were fun to make and go great with my other decor!

Halloween Teacher Gifts

Today the kids got to give their teachers a gift:

We used their handprints for the ghosts and I let them decorate the faces.

Bat candy bar wrapper template came from Skip to my Lou.  We put in a Reeses Peanut Butter Cups for the candy bar. 

For the Mummies, we wrapped a bag of microwave popcorn with white crepe paper and glued on some wiggly eyes.. 

I found some cute jack-o-lantern sticky notes and they each picked a Halloween pin to add to the bag. 

The hardest part was trying to find some small brown paper bags.  I finally settled on a roll of brown paper from the dollar store and sewed up the sides to create a bag. 

Halloween Ruffle Skirt

I wanted to make a cute skirt for Halloween this year, for the girl who LOVES to wear skirts :)
I used the tutorial at From An Igloo and adjusted the size, added one more ruffle layer and changed the waistband to a wide piece of black elastic.  Super fun for the upcoming holiday!

Here are my measurements that I used:

Kyla's Waist: 23 inches
Length from waist to knee: 15 inches

Ruffle Layers: (one of each color)
62x6 inches

Waist:
 24 inches elastic (2 inch wide, black)

Lining: (2 total, mine were plain black)
31 x 4.5

Halloween Shirts

My boys were super excited about this project!!  I decided to buy some freezer paper and try stenciling some fun Halloween shirts. (Thanks Pinterest)  Thanks to my sister who helped me out with her cricut, these were a breeze to make!!