bags bag

I’m attempting to make this. I bought the gigantumongo crochet hook yesterday, all excited to start on this great recycling project. Free materials! I have plenty-o-bags to cut up! Yea! But then I started.                   Hmph. Somehow it is not this great, relaxing, “oh look at me making a bag from bags” fun time. It is…..hard. Like who knew that plastic was not as bendy and giving as yarn?

My wise husband walked through the room, saw me struggling with my cut up bags, trying to turn them in to a ….bag….and the irony was not lost on him. “So, you are trying to make a bag …. from bags?”  Yes.

pink pajamas! exclamation point!

Pajamas! That are totally wearable! I’m so excited! Can you tell by the exclamation points?!

My daughter drew a picture of a flower. I cut it out and used it as a pattern.

I attempted some fancy embroidery stitches, but as you can see I stuck with the basic satin stitch.

What else can I make? I’m itching for a project!

for my ears

Making jewelry can be so relaxing. I love picking out color combinations, playing with the order, rolling the beads between my fingers….all of it! (Except for the wire bending. Making little loops actually makes me want to scream. But other than that….). I especially love organizing beads in those plastic embroidery floss containers. I love categorizing the beads by their color, shape, size and texture. I get giddy when I open a new bag of mixed beads that are just screaming to be organized! Does that say too much about my naturally OCD personality!?

Check out the earrings I made last night!

I don’t know if/when I’ll wear these (probably with a white tee shirt), but I like them!

This is earth. You know that, right?

You’ve got to try this. I suck at geography, and this fun site confirms that statement.

yawn

The envelope calendar is a great success. Such a great success, that my 4 year old has lately been getting up at 4 a.m. — FOUR o’clock IN THE MORNING — to open the envelope of the day.

envelope-o-rama!

Here is the How Many Days Until Christmas calendar in all its glory. It has been a HUGE hit! Every morning, my daughter can’t wait to open the envelope for the day.

Along with the list below, I also added Pick a Christmas surprise and Paint a Christmas craft. I think 4 of the envelopes have “Pick a Christmas surprise” in them. I wrapped stocking stuffer type toys I bought last year at 75%-90% off at Target for these “surprises”.

I’m already thinking about next year’s calendar!

HOW many days?!

I’ve been working on a “How Many Days ‘Till Christmas” calendar. Well, not really working per se, but thinking about it.  Oh, and I have the little envelopes, so that counts. But they aren’t decorated, and I have no idea how I’m going to display them.

If you, too, are planning on making an Advent type calendar, then you you will LOVE the collection of ideas at Crafty Daisies!

I don’t want to have candy or treats in the envelopes, so I’m trying to come up with ideas for activities. Kiddley has a great list.  The problem is I am a bit lazy, and some of them I read and think “sounds great!” but then in reality, I wouldn’t want to complete the activity. Scrooge much?!  Or just realistic? You decide!

Here’s a list of activities gleaned from the internet and my own head:

• Watch a Christmas movie before bed.
• Take picture with Santa
• Have an indoor picnic
  
•  Make s’mores around the fire pit outside
  
• Make decorations for the tree
  
• take a drive and look at lights
• make snowflakes and hang them up
  
• Watch “Charlie Brown Christmas”
  
• paint toenails
• make a peanut butter pinecone bird feeder
  
• make a Christmas craft
  
• Purchase a present to give to charity
• go bowling
  
• make handmade cards for relatives
• decorate cookies or cupcakes
• Go feed birds at the lake
• Have a camp out around the Christmas tree
• Read Polar Express by the Christmas tree

and some specific days:

• December 9 -go to friend’s Christmas party
• December 16 -tour old mansion all decked out for the season
• December 18 - make giftwrap and wrap gifts for teachers
• December 21 – go to lunch with Daddy
•  Dec. 19 -  make a gingerbread house at library

I would LOVE to hear more ideas!

Wanted: inspiration

It is overcast today. I put off taking pictures until the last possible moment. And, to make it more fun, all of my rechargeable batteries decided to de-charge. I rushed around the house, found a couple old school batteries, stuck them in my daughter’s camera, and took these crappy pictures.

I added lots and lots of glitter on the pink hearts and the white flowers. Cassie’s mirror is the only glitter free mirror. I think it is my favorite.

I think I’m in a crafting funk. (as evidenced by the lack of blogging going on) If you know of a good source for crafty inspiration, please leave a comment with the link. Maybe that’ll perk me up!?

random bits

I had an order for 4 mirrors. Just finished them up. Actually, I still need to spray them with clear spray to make them glossy. Pictures coming soon(ish).

On a completely different note, please tell me I’m not the only adult that is mildly addicted to the games on Webkinz?

color therapy

Ok, so this is weird right?

I mean, what about kittens and castles and dump trucks? Are coloring book artists hard up for stock pictures to draw?

I especially like the credentials detail. Go U of Ohio!