The turkey is thawed and about to go in the oven. My mom is coming today to celebrate Christmas with us. The house is all decked in Christmas decor so I thought I’d give a little glimpse into my world.
We bought a new tree last year on clearance. It’s taller and thinner than the old tree. I let the kids do the decorating this year. They selected all their special ornaments…mostly ones that they’d made in school. It’s a very homespun tree this year.
The presents are all wrapped and under the tree. Once again I drive the kids crazy by not putting their names on the gifts. I use a new system each year to keep track. This year it involves washi tape. The names will be on the gifts Christmas morning.
Seasonally, I tend change up this side table in our family room game area.
Little J has been hard at work creating mini star books as ornaments for our twig tree. You can see one of my treasured Nisse Dolls in the background. They are basically Norwegian elves.
A little closer look at my part of my tree collection.
And the smallest poinsettia I’ve ever seen. It’s real!! One of my brunch guests last week brought them for each of us. It’s so cute!!
And last but certainly not least is the gingerbread house that I baked up yesterday. I free hand cut the pieces and miraculously they fit pretty good. Nothing so bad that a little royal icing couldn’t handle. Little J and daddy did all the decorating. It looks awesome!!!!!
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
I’ve been having trouble feeling the love for my door journal. I think it has to do with the binding…specifically the tightness of it. A few of the pages don’t turn very well…in fact, I may remove them.
While returning some library books last week, I spotted this one on the free shelf. It’s a nice system…they have a little cash box there for a goodwill donation. You can even place books you want to be rid of there. The money goes back into the library system. I hope when the new library opens they continue that shelf. But I digress.
I picked this book since it is quite a bit bigger than my current art journal book as you can see. The spine is very flexible and I believe it will stand up well to oodles of paint.
I like to leave the plastic covers on these books until I’m done. It just protects them a little better. Then I’ll do something with the covers. So many options including covering with fabric, paint or papers. We’ll see what strikes me when we get there.
Good Morning!!
I actually made it at a regular time for T stands for Tuesday blog hop. Hooray!
I had to share my new snowman mug. I got it from one of my craft club friends. It’s huge and I love it!!! Thanks Amanda!!
Today is filled with cleaning and errands. I’m hosting a brunch for 9 here tomorrow. Everyone is bringing something so the cooking part isn’t hard…it’s getting my house ready for guests. Especially since many of them have never been here. First impressions and all. After this…they get what they get. :P
What are you doing today?
It feels as if it’s been non-stop production this weekend. In realty, it wasn’t. I was taken out by a toothache. It had started early in the week but hit the pinnacle of painful yesterday evening.
Today it seems to be better…quickly knocking on wood…but I’m sure a visit to the dentist is in order.
Under the piles if bugle bells and peanut butter on ritz dipped treats are white chocolate dipped pretzels.
Needless to say…I won’t be indulging on these sweet treats. But seriously…I didn’t need a bum tooth to make me stop…or did I?
I decided to go a different route with our family Christmas cards this year. We’ve sent out a photo, letter or photo copied scrapbook page for countless years now. My reasons for changing the tradition for this year are multifaceted. I have to tell you that my family was shocked!!
I’m sending out handmade cards this year. And a lot fewer of them. We’ll see how it goes. I may regret that decision but I already have my plan for next year. :)
These are just a few of the designs I came up with yesterday. Luckily I have a stash of cards I’ve made throughout the last couple of months.
Hello friends…I didn’t abandon linking up with Elizabeth and her T stands for Tuesday party. I just had to have a bit of a break. I intended on being here early today but life got in the way.
Here we have my token cup of tea. Twinings Earl Grey, in case you were wondering.
You likely didn’t care but I bet you have been wondering what happened with my tea dying experiment.
Well…I got a nice batch of yummy scraps.
Love the darkened edge on the cotton lace…
How the colors muted on the embroidery.
And the dark tips on the fancy trim.
Can’t wait to start using them in some…anything!
I have my craft area somewhat cleaned up but I hesitate to start using it until I’ve done some organizing. I may not be able to stop myself soon.
I ran across this photo on Pinterest. Made me laugh..but it’s true.
I love it when the plows do that…looks so cool and is very effective.
What are you doing today??