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Not quite where I want to be yet, so I guess you can say I'm on a bit of a blog break, but I wanted to pop in and let you know my flickr friend Phillip is taking the reins and continuing on with my month-in-photos challenge for December! He has made up some fun prompts for your artistic photo interpretation HERE! It's a great way to document a month in your life in a sort-of abstract way. The above photo is Day One's prompt: My Better Half.
Hope you are enjoying your prelude to winter....xoxo
Hello friends! I haven't blogged as much lately cause it's that time of year! Busy, busy. My house is a mess, littered with Christmas decor that needs to get it's act together because next weekend Sandy and Vivian are coming for a visit!
I've been trying to make gifts every chance I get, but it seems there's never enough time in the day! I've also been trying out some little projects from Amy's Inspired Ideas online magazine. Such cute things there. I finished a bright yarn wreath...
It got quite addicting making these yarn pom-poms. The wreath really cheers up my kitchen!
as do these little candy bouquets Amy shows you how to put together:
The other night as I was falling asleep I had this idea to make a fabric snowman and couldn't wait to get up and do it! You ever have those nighttime ideas that just pop into your head out of nowhere? And then you can't sleep? Well this guy is what I was thinking of...
I've always loved this moon man face and wanted to make him into a snowman, complete with branch arms from my pear tree. I just love this face for a snowman!
I'd show you more projects, but then I'd be revealing gifts too soon so it will have to wait!
This morning, before getting back to Christmas tree trimming I was able to sit and read the newest Artful Blogging thanks to Alisa !
Her gorgeous blog is featured and I won a copy from her! Look at how beautifully she wrapped it up. And look at the pretty extras she generously included...
Thank you so much Alisa!
So as you can imagine, a certain 6 year old is super excited for the holidays! I caught her saddling up her sleigh last night when I went to her room to check on what she was doing. She inventively turned her baby buggy into a sleigh and became the man himself!
I just love her age! There's nothing like Christmas with a 6 year old!
So next on the agenda...laundry, out for tacos with my cousin, make a grocery list, clean up a couple thousand messes and hopefully finish some more gifts!
What are you up to this weekend?
Things have been soooo busy around here! I promise I will come back real soon and post some of the things I've been doing, making, etc, but for now, grab your pretty beads...
and head over to The Creative Patch
and make some pretty vintage-looking bottle brush Christmas trees like I did!
Slowly he is making his way out of the totes...
refusing to wait til Thanksgiving weekend to come out...
he's creeping into every corner...
bringing Christmas music with him as he comes...
so happy to see his smiling face around the house again!
and it wasn't me!
her Poppy took her to the Father-Daughter dance at school and they had a great time!
So cute!!
oh yes, I have many! frivolous. indulgent. sometimes pricey. unnecessary (well, that's subjective!)... but they all make me quite happy!
like...
washi tape: oh how i love this tape! i can't really ever have enough. i just really wish i could find it dirt cheap somewhere so i could hoard tons of it. my newest load...
this yummy Italian liqueur. Bitter, spicy, like Campari, but much stronger. straight up!
going out dancing. once a month...a must! cheesy dance clubs? no problem! it's all about fun and stress-release.
Books! oh, how I love you books! (and I have this problem where I can't borrow them and must buy them. it's a BIG problem!)
sushi!! can't live without it for more than a week max or i'm dying for it!
some other guilty pleasures of mine....
-sour cream
-800 thread count sheets
-younger men (ha!)
-bass box in my truck
-half and half in tea
-eating the shower (yeah, yeah, yeah, that's an OLD one!)
-rationalizing everything I do
-having my neighbor bring my garbage can up the driveway
And here's one: the song AND the video! (turn off the playlist music on my sidebar to fully enjoy!) hey, it's not my fault the world has come to this!
