this year, just before thanksgiving, we had to tighten up our budget a bit. nothing like some americans are having to do these days, but enough to put a crunch on christmas. so, i decided to make as many gifts as possible, from supplies i already own. and boy, do i seem to own a […]
christmas
Christmas Cupcakery
our december meeting for the triad modern quilt guild was officially (we voted) changed to a christmas party and i decided to dust off the cake decorating supplies to whip up some cute little christmas themed cupcake toppers. as always, my trusty sidekick was available to help mix: and my newest trusty sidekick was available […]
ike’s first field trip and a christmas bow tie.
isaac is going on his very first ever field trip with his preschool class today. they are going to ardmore moravian church and having a candle tea party or something. in the instructions, his teacher said to wear “church” or “christmas” attire. so, isaac and i reviewed his closet. of course, he wanted to wear […]
charlie brown christmas
aside from multiple viewings of “a charlie brown christmas” (i think we’re already at 6 or 7 this year), we like to infuse our christmas decor with a generous amount of charlie brown themed items. my personal favorite is this ornament, that plugs into a light strand and lights up. it weighs about 7 pounds, […]
the tale of the wonky star christmas tree skirt.
it started out with one wonky block (made from kate spain’s flurry). then they multiplied. i started to arrange them in a circular type layout for a possible tree skirt. derek helped me to cut a piece of batting in the size of the skirt, so i could get a better idea of where i […]
finished christmas quilt
i finished up the christmas quilt for my mom this morning, while the lidkids had a lazy day playing around the house. i had chose a different fabric for the backing than i had originally posted. and i decided on solid brown for the binding, because the top was already so busy. i had hoped […]
christmas cookies: 2010 edition
isaac’s preschool christmas party was supposed to be today, but schools across north carolina were canceled because of a bunch of ice falling from the skies and coating the ground. i was in charge of bringing cookies, frosting, sprinkles, et cetera, for the kids to decorate and take home. so, now, i’m stuck with a […]
razzle dazzle gingerbread men.
on saturday, a massive snowstorm moved across our area, dropping down almost 3 whole inches. this raised our christmas spirit by 87%, so i offered to make cookies with isaac. he wasn’t interested in the making of cookies, but wanted to decorate more gingerbread like he had with jake over thanksgiving. rather than make gingerbread […]
christmas bird.
i used the pattern i made for the bird in anna’s mobile to make this ornament yesterday.