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Ikea has launched a . I’m excited for Christmas Prep this year. Our house might look like this for Christmas Dinner. Love the stack of books with pillow for seating option.
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If you have not made your own marshmallows yet, you are seriously missing out. I haven’t bought marshmallows since I made our first batch.
We added chocolate chips as eyes (and eyes and eyes) for our spooky little treats. Fast and easy. Enjoy.
If it doesn’t snow, these little vintage spool trees will go in the mail tomorrow for the Holiday Ornament Swap.
I have always loved gift guides. I am intrigued by what others find, what they are inspired by, and what’s on their very own wish list. I’ve been following the at. I think you should check them out too, I’ve been introduced to the loveliest things, many of which have ended up on my very own wishlist.
Friday night was delightful. When Iz woke up Friday morning I told her it was Halloween, and after school, she could put on her costume and we’d go Treating, so she declared during morning circle that today, after school Halloween starts!
Dressed in a lovely butterfly costume, we headed to Columbia City, where the lovely local shops were handing out candy. At , was photographing the kids. I just love the shots, and I can’t wait to see them. You can see more of her beautiful work on her . (I wonder if they’ll be doing this for Christmas? hmmm)
Iz was so delighted, she munched on a few pieces in the back seat while we left Columbia City and headed for West Seattle.
We had a sweet evening, with not a lot of sugar consumption. The Halloween Monster (she’s friendly, don’t worry), did come last night and took some of the candy. We leave her some of the treats so we can trick -or-treat next year. The rest will be rationed off, and probably forgotten about in a few days.
I’ve been trying to wrap my brain around the holidays now, instead of during, so I can make a few things. One project on my list is a wreath.
I remember making wreaths with mom and my grandmother. I remember the evergreen wrapped to a metal wreath with a red ribbon. I remember collecting pine cones and acorns and gluing them to a plywood wreath form. I think Iz would love to make a wreath this year too!
Here’s a little inspiration gathering I’ve been doing.
Clicking on the photo will take you to Flickr and you can click on the links in the caption to learn about each individual wreath.
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Years ago, I started making my own Christmas cards (I can’t believe I don’t have any pictures!!! argh). It started out of necessity really, I was a college student, completely broke, but wanting all my family and friends to know that I have been thinking of them throughout the year. Being in , I had tons of supplies, and my beau at the time (now my husband) was handy with the paint and paper, and he helped me make the cards. I think we made 30 that year. So every year since (barring the year I was pregnant, and the past 2 years), we’ve made our cards.
We’ve always used things from our stash, but sometimes complemented them with tin and velvet and beads and cellophane. I would start thinking about cards after every new year, try to get started during the summer, but never really start until mid-December. For the few years while this has been on hiatus (due in large part to becoming a mom and figuring life out again), I so wanted to make cards. I think about family and friends all the time, but I’m not as fabulous at keeping in touch, and I always feel like these cards are my way of saying, “I’ve been thinking about you all year long…”
It’s been on my little to start again this year. So, now that it is after Thanksgiving, I thought it would be a good time to start. It’s a family affair. We’re making cards, working on them after dinner. The list has grown to well over 100. Tonight we started prepping, cutting and painting cardboard stars. Everything is from around the house. The only thing we’re buying this year are the stamps.
It was a lot of fun. I think Iz is about the age where memories stick around. I love that we can do things like this as a family. Family traditions are so important and can be loads of fun. I get pretty giddy thinking about the memories we are making as a family and wonder what Iz will remember and cherish. I love the holiday season. I love taking the time to make things that will let our family and friends know that we are thinking of them. I can’t wait to do more tomorrow night.
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