Friday 27 December 2013

Christmas Presents


With all the cross stitching I was doing, I didn't have a lot extra time to make other Christmas presents. I did, however, want to make a set of bags for my mom and my mother-in-law. Luckily they don't take too long to make so I was able to get them done. I think these are so handy! Hopefully they will find a use for them!




One of these days I'm going to make some for myself!

Thursday 26 December 2013

Christmas Stockings

I finished Victoria's stocking about a month and a half before Christmas!


I took a look at my stocking, and decided that there was a small chance that I could get it done as well! And I did!



I'm so glad to have finished all of the family Christmas stockings! It only took me 4 years! But they look so nice and I think it is so special for kids to have a homemade stocking, just like I did growing up.


Notice the fabulous cookies the boys made for Santa!


They also made this amazing gingerbread house!


Merry Christmas!



Thursday 12 December 2013

Snowman Christmas Cards

Every year I say I'm going to make all of my Christmas cards. It never happens. Mainly because I leave it until December and then don't have time to make 50 cards. So I end up buying some or doing up a quick card on Print Master. This year was no different. I had an elaborate card planned, and as December neared the card got simpler and simpler until I abandoned my original plan all together.

I was still determined to make a card, so I looked around on Pintrest for super simple Christmas cards and I came across this. I knew it was something I could pull off!

I'm sure I would have been able to work more efficiently at my desk but it was (and still is) covered with Lego. I was ban to the floor. I'm afraid my desk is forever lost to Lego. I should have never cleaned it off!

Regardless, I got to work making snowmen.





Then made a snowflake background using my fabulous Cuttlebug.




Added a "Let it snow" stamp, embossed in blue and gold and called it done! It's pretty cute for just some circles!


I'm glad I got them done because with the price of stamps going up I might never be able to afford to mail letter again!