I can't believe we are getting ready for another fun filled night!
EDITED TO ADD: Yes, this is open to anyone...the only thing I ask is if you do not know me personally let me know how you came to know about the event. (ie, friends, sisters, dog kinda thing). I don't want any crazies coming...so as long as I can follow the chain to someone I know...then you are welcome to come! Let me know if you have any questions!
It has been almost a month since Christmas, and I have yet to post about it. The season seems to go as fast as it comes. We spent lots of time with family, and loved every minute of it. I promise to post about it soon...for my own records, but right now I wanted to let you know about another "Crafty Goodness" Night at my house!
This year turned out to be quite the year for making things. It is fun to create things, but most of the time I sign up for things...go to the event, and then never fully finish the projects. I am proud to say that I completed many things this year! 
I made this adorable little nativity set at Jaylee's craft night. I have to say it is one of the cutest things! We do have the Little People Nativity also, but this is fun for the kids to play with too. 
My craft night was a success...It was fun to have so many people over just working on stuff. I didn't make any money, but that wasn't the point. I just wanted to be able to offer alot of different things, and then work on them together...because really...I hate doing this stuff alone. It is so much better when you have someone to talk too. The blocks above are double sided...so they work for Thanksgiving too. It was a fabulous idea from my new friend, Cami! You can see all her fun craftiness over at From Hands to Home. She has some really cute stuff, and she is really fair in prices.
I also did this triple frame at my Craft Night. Shelley put alot of hard work at putting them together. I think it turned out perfect!
A few weeks ago this popped up on Cami's blog. I just had to have one. A few of my friends also ordered them, and we got together one morning and worked on them. It was fun to see the different varieties. Stephanie painted hers all red, and Becky brought some scrapbook paper, mod podge, and some blue paint. They all turned out awesome. I just wish I would have taken a picture of theirs. It fits perfectly above my stove...It makes me smile everytime I walk into the kitchen.
One of my favorite projects this year was these "P.J. Pail's." I went to Home Depot, and bought some empty paint cans, and then mod podged the paper onto it! The idea is this...I give my kids new pajamas for Christmas every year. That is the present that they open every Christmas Eve. From here on out...I will 'wrap' their PJ's in these cans. I also went to the Dollar store and picked up a little photo book (the ones that you can insert pictures into), and printed out all the past years of them in their "Christmas PJ's". The can doubles as a little time capsule...so every year they will open their pj's, and then be able to look at themselves through out the years. 
I forgot to pick up a paint key while I was at Home Depot, but next year we will also 'hide' the key on the tree so the kids will have to find it in order to 'open' their present.
My final project for the season were the stockings. When Shawn and I got married we were given some stockings. They worked fine, but when I started having kids...every year I thought about making stockings. I would get annoyed every year when Santa had a hard time putting things in them, and ended up leaving half of his 'stocking stuffers' outside of the stockings instead! But every year...I never got around to it.
This year I had an epiphany. When Sydney and Thomas were born, my cousin Karma was making these beautiful 'minky' blankets. She made each of them one. Sydney's was purple dot minky with a Tinkerbell satin back. Thomas's was green camo minky with a brown satin back. They absolutely LOVE them...so I had the idea to make each of their stockings to MATCH their blankets!
My sister, Cathy, just had a neighbor make her some stockings...and they were just the right size. Big (wide) enough to fit things in, but not overly large. So I borrowed it, and cut out a 'pattern' for me to work with. Then this Wednesday, Karma and I went to work cutting out the stockings.
Yes, they aren't the most 'Christmasy' of stockings, but I LOVE THEM! Here is a close up of mine. 
The nicest thing about it is if we have more kids...I can just make a new one...and they will all match!
Yay for FINISHED projects!!!
Hey Guys!
Just a reminder that if you are wanting to get anything for our SUPER FUN Craft Night...I need your orders by TOMORROW!
I am so excited to see you guys!
Last month my friend, Jaylee, had this awesome idea and hosted her own "Super Saturday" type craft night. So being the crazy person I am...my friend Anna and I decided to do the same thing. Rather than blasting an email out to all my friends, I thought I would just post it on here. There is lots of variety, and some really great crafts...you might even be able to check off some christmas gifts. Plus it will give you an excuse to come see me!! :o) Let me know if you are interested.
Tutu - no cost to us, but you need to bring the supplies below
Bring these supplies
Nov./Dec Blocks - $12.00
Marshmallow Gun - $2.00
Foam Sword - $1.85
Swarovski Crystal Tennis Bracelet
Birthday Board $12.00
Choose your font
Harvest Blocks - $12.00
So lots and lots to choose from. Hopefully it gives you enough of an excuse to come on over. Even if you don't want to make anything...you are welcome to come! It should be a fun filled night!
It was fun to do, and super easy.
We are back...in fact we were when I wrote the last post...I am still working on a new post to tell you all about our trip. In the meantime, I wanted to let you in on one of my favorite Thanksgiving traditions. Every year while I was growing up, I would go and spend the night at my Aunt Sheri's. When we woke up in the morning, Jenny, Lori, and I would make "Oreo Turkey's" while watching the Thanksgiving Day Parade. Now we are grown and have our own families, and it is impossible to do that anymore. Instead, every year I go out, get the stuff, and make them myself. It always gets me thinking about those fun times I had bonding with my cousins. They are great people, and I love them to death. This year we got a little headstart, and while I had Karyn's kids over today (for our kid swap) we made some. With my cousins we always used them as place settings, but you can make a plate of them and give them to your neighbors too. Here is a step by step demo...not professional by any means, but you get the point! (BTW--this picture is of Caden and I --Thanksgiving 2006)
First of all you need the supplies!
STEP THREEAdd the "feathers" (candy corns)
Take the candy corns and smush them into the 'white shtuff'. You can put in as many or as little as you like. I usually have about 4 maybe 5. Just make sure that you leave a spot on the bottom of cookie.
STEP FOUR
Place the Whopper (the turkey's body) on the chocolate frosting side of the cookie.
If you can't figure that out...sorry...I can't help you.
STEP FIVE
Connect the the Whopper to the "feathers"
Place it perpendicular to the whopper. Then smush the whopper into the 'spot' you left in the 'white shtuff'. If you have a hard time getting it to stay up, you can apply a little more chocolate frosting to get it to stick.
STEP SIX
Apply the "Gobble" or the Red Hot
Simply put a little dab of frosting on the Whopper and then place the Red Hot on top!
Here are some pics of the kids while they were doing it! It was fun, easy, and as you can see yummy too! 
Today was my day to have the kids, and Karyn to have her 4 hours of bliss...aka Kid Swap Day. I had seen this idea over at An Ordinary Mom's, and thought it would be a great craft for the kids to do while they were here.
It involves a pumpkin, push pins, and lots of gummy, sugary treats. Hopefully Karyn isn't too mad at the sugar high I gave her kids...but they had a blast making them and sneaking in treats for themselves in the process. It was alot of fun, and there was no "messiness" that you get with the regular carving of a pumpkin.
Also just so you know, Scribbit is hosting a weekly carnival for the Winter that she has dubbed "The Winter Bazaar." Every Wednesday, people from around the blogospher are linking up on her blog with different crafts, activities, and recipes to do during the next few months. There has been lots of fun ideas already submitted, and if you participate or even leave a comment...your name gets put into the pot for a prize! You should check it out!
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