Weeks Family Christmas 2014

This year we celebrated our first Christmas in Bristol. We had all our family come to the new house to start new Christmas traditions. It was great having the open floor plan of the new house, so that no matter if you are cooking or relaxing on the couch we are all together! That is all I wanted for Christmas was for everyone to be together and for Adeline to have all her favorite people, and that is exactly what I got.

Adeline asked for two things for Christmas - a 4-Wheeler and a Dollhouse. Over Thanksgiving she rode her cousins' 4-Wheeler and fell in love! Then of course Bass Pro Shops got one just her size and put it on display, she squealed and ran to it every time we went to the store. We ended up ordering her one and she absolutely loves it.

Instead of buying a brand new Dollhouse I decided it was time that my doll house was handed down to her. I got it when I was older but she is so mature for a 3 yr old I knew she would love it.

We had fun with all our extended family and Adeline loved opening all the presents!

The aftermath!

Adeline got to go outside and play with her 4-Wheeler. It was a bit wet so she didn't get a lot of traction and she is so lightweight that doesn't help either.

We had a very blessed Christmas. Alan and I were gifted by his parents a brand new TV! We still hadn't ventured into getting a flat TV so we were long over due for one! Here it is all set up! We were lucky enough that when the house was remodeled they put it in outlets above the fireplace for a wall-mount TV.

I can't forget my parents either, they gifted us with a new laptop. I use it so much for my Etsy & Stampin' Up Businesses so I needed a new one and this new Dell is awesome!!!

I didn't get a ton of pictures as I was busy enjoying my family and feeling a little ill. I am still feeling eh and I hope to get some of the grandparents pictures to add!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and have a Happy New Year!

I got crafty, how about you?

I have been preparing for an upcoming craft show and here are a few items that I've made over the past week or so to prepare. If you are interested in anything please let me know.

I can also make your Christmas Cards using Stampin' Up!. Here are a couple that I've made, but the possibilities are endless!

With the same stamp set I made these super cute note pad holders that make a great co-worker gift or stocking stuffer. They hold a mini-pen on the side that I am getting to put with these.

Finally - wine glasses! This saying fits me perfectly!

I have lots of fun working on crafts, it's my job!

Holiday Deals on Zulily

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The holidays are fast approaching this momma! Wow, I cannot believe it will be October in two days. I haven't even begun to think about Halloween decorations - I've barely gotten settled in our new house. We are settled I guess, but I haven't unpacked 3 boxes of home decor or any of my hanging artwork. I better get busy! But instead here I am on the computer shopping on Zulily for Adeline, of course.

Are you still searching for that Halloween costume? What you haven't DIY'd it yet? No worries, Zulily has got you covered! Adeline changes her mind every 10 seconds what she wants to be for Halloween. I think these are pretty cute:

She's been asking for Snow White - and both of those options are CUTE! But you'll have to wait and see what we decide.

Of course Adeline wanted to look with me and when I got to the Christmas Holiday outfits she had to point out a few she wanted. I love the selection of super cute with a bit whimsy holiday clothes.

 

Of course Zulily offers items for everyone and your home, but if you're like me you love buying cute things for your kids before yourself! Zulily also has one flat shipping rate for everything you buy in one day, so stock up all at once and get those Christmas presents from the comfort of your couch.

Jump on over to Zulily and sign up and start saving today!

Family Christmas Stockings

This year I wanted our family to have matching stockings. We all had different stockings so I just started fresh. Jo Ann Fabrics had 70% off their Christmas stuff this week so I bought 4 red stockings cheap! Then I got some sparkle green flannel fabric and sparkly ribbon!

Here are all my supplies:

First I cut the ribbon to go around the stocking then put "steam-a-seam" on the ribbon then ironed it down to the stocking. The ribbon was too thick to sew on so that is why I chose to iron it on.

Next I cut out my fabric and the iron on fabric interfacing. I ironed the interfacing to my fabric then cut out the letters. I cut our names out using my Silhouette SD, I've cut out regular cotton and it turned out great. The flannel didn't do to well - but it's good enough.

 And all together

Most people know, but Marie is our dog. She of course has her own stocking! I'm not thrilled with my fireplace and mantle. But no changes anytime soon!

Christmas Paper Cone Wreath

I've seen so many people making their own wreaths that I had to join in on the fun. First I started of looking through Pinterest and pinning the wreaths I wanted to make. Check out my Christmas DIY Board, which only contains the wreaths as I think that will be all I'll have time for this year.


This wreath is my inspiration for my paper cone wreath! Surprisingly it was on orientaltrading.com! Wow, didn't expect to get crafting tips from there. They have awesome prices too on craft supplies. If I'd had time I would have ordered my paper instead of buying.

Image Credit - Orientaltrading.com (exact link)

The only flaw with the instructions is that if you cut all the squares 6x6 you run into an issue with the inner circle. BLAH! I didn't realize that until I had already glued my cones together. SO I had to cut approximately 2 inches off the top of the cones which was not easy! You can't cut off the bottom because then they will not lay next to each other very well.

Here are all my supplies - I found the paper at Michaels on Clearance, I used a cake base, paper doilies, and a styrofoam cone to help me form my paper cones.

I didn't take in the process pictures, but here is the finished product.

I have enough paper to make a couple more - if you want one for yourself or a gift let me know! 

Holiday Dinner with Friends and Family

Tonight Adeline and I went to a Friends & Family Holiday Dinner! It was so great to see some people I hadn't seen for awhile and it was great for Adeline to get to play with her cousin Lucy who is close in age (8 Months). It's always great to see familiar faces around the holidays and relive the past holidays. It's also a time that you miss the family that is no longer here with us or couldn't make it.

Last year we didn't get to celebrate the holidays (Thanksgiving through Christmas) very much due to Miss Adeline being so new & young. So this year I am extremely excited to celebrate. Tomorrow we are getting Christmas pictures done, heading to a friends birthday party, then coming home to finally decorate! I've been dying to decorate all week but Alan has been busy working for UPS - those guys work hard and Alan is exhausted when he gets home!

I didn't get any pictures of the adults at the dinner party, just the babies! The pictures didn't turn out so great due to the low lighting of the room we were in and the fact that these babies couldn't stay still! While we were there we had a few spur of the moment pictures taken by Mary (Merry Studios), so I can not wait to see them!

Scott and Adeline playing before we went