Craftastic!

So I have been in a pretty crafty mood lately but I haven't had a ton of money to spend on random supplies to I have been using whatever I have at home. I still have a few things I need to sew before I leave for Christmas but this is just what I have done in the last week.

Fur hat! I took a tweed-ish blazer that someone had given me in a box of clothes and an old fur wrap to make this hat. The hat is fur lined with pink buttons holding the ear flaps up and a pink crochet flower for prettiness. This hat didn't turn out as good as I was hoping. I have never worked with real animal hide before and I have discovered that it is my mortal enemy. I broke way too many needles making this hat. The tweed is a little crooked in the front too. Overall its turned out OK.


Please ignore how crazy I look in this picture. It was late at night when I finished the hat and I really should have waited until the next day to model it and take pictures.


I found a free pattern online for some baby shoes and I made two different pairs. The first pair is the one with the button closure but I thought they looked like elf shoes so I modified the pattern a little and that is how the purple ones came to be.




I like this pair so much better than the other ones.

Finally my favorite thing I made this week was this headband!



I got the idea from this Etsy seller: http://www.etsy.com/listing/59639601/comic-book-headband-pow-peacock-green?ref=sr_gallery_12&ga_search_query=pow+headband&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_category=accessories.hair&ga_facet=
But I actually like my version better and mine is free!! She charges $23 for hers.



So overall I feel that my week has been very productive in the craft arena. In the housekeeping arena, not so much.

He sees you when you're sleeping...He knows when you're awake...

So I can understand how Santa can be terrifying to little kids. Jackson had literally never seen any human being that looked even remotely like Santa in his life. I wouldn't be surprised if he thought Santa was some red, silky bearded animal or something. Jackson saw Santa for the first time about a week ago and the minute I tried to sit him on Santa's lap, he freaked out. I haven't seen him that scared in a long time. He managed to sit for a picture with me kneeling next to Santa and him on my lap. Maybe next year.

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

Today we got our first snow! Besides the fact that no one plows the roads in Fullerton and we are practically stranded here until they do, we are having a great time! Jackson and I went outside today and he got to experience his first real snow. He loved it! He actually cried when I took him in the house. We also built his first snowman(More like I built it while he kept trying to knock it down). It finally really feels like Christmas! What is Christmas with no snow???

Jackson discovers snow.


Our first snowman.

T-24 Days until Christmas!!!!

CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So Christmas is amazing for tons of reasons: Celebrating the Birth of The Savior, spending time with family, the joy of giving gifts, setting up decorations and eating eating eating until you feel 5 months pregnant. Its all just awesome! In my family growing up we always made Christmas lists sometime around October. That way whoever was getting our gifts for us had a general idea of what we wanted. No one had to get you something on your list, it was just a jumping off point. It is always fun when making a list to put on a few things that you know you would never get but it is nice to see them on paper anyway.(My mom still asks for a pony.) I made and posted my Christmas list on facebook a while ago but I wanted to put up my top three "probably won't get but still want them" things for Christmas.

1. Bernina 350PE Sewing Machine

GAHHHH!!!!! It is like looking at the sun because it is so beautiful. Not only does this machine have more stitch functions than I could ever use but it has the most beautiful automatic buttonhole foot I have ever seen. Too bad it costs around $3000. This machine will probably stay on my list for a few more years until the next best model comes out.

2. An Automatic Car

It doesn't have to be this exact car. I just want an automatic car that seats around 7 people. We will have to get one eventually when we have too many kids to fit in our Volkswagen Golf. I just hate that we have a stick shift. I know I need to learn to drive it but I just don't like it!!!! I would so much rather just get an automatic. At least I know we will get one eventually.

3. A Dream House!

So I am kind of obsessed with older houses with front porches. We probably won't buy a house for another 4-5 years but when we do I really really really really really want a front porch. We will probably buy a fixer-upper. (Remember the house in It's a Wonderful Life? That is what we are looking for.) Like the car I know that we will buy a house eventually but not this year and definitely not new.

So there you have it. Three things on my list that Santa will not be putting under my tree this year but I will continue to ask for every year until I either have them or I am dead. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! What do you guys want that you probably won't get but you still like to ask for?

Me with Santa when I was 5 or 6.

Lazin' Around the Christmas Tree

Nothing says "The Holidays" to me like wearing a bathrobe 24/7. We set up our Christmas tree on Saturday and it really makes me feel like Christmas is here.

Bun in the Oven!

And no I do not mean delicious cinnamon buns...although those do sound yummy. Ike and I are on our way from growing from a family of three to a family of four. We had an ultrasound and they even printed out a picture of the little guy...or girl. He was a dancing machine while they were doing the ultrasound so I think that this child must take after Ike seeing as he has all the moves.

Hey little baby!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Some people say less is more. But I say More is More! Especially when Holiday food is involved. Ike and I stayed home this year so it was just us and Jackson at our table but I made enough food for about 8 fat adults. Why? LEFT-OVERS!!!! I want to be eating this dinner for another week. Overall the entire meal was a complete success. I have never had a moister (is that a word?) turkey. I am officially a convert to the Turkey Brine. I will forever brine my turkeys from this day forth. Jackson ate nothing but pumpkin pie and Jello (which turned out lovely by the way) which usually I would not be OK with but hey, it's Thanksgiving!!! How else can I consume 10,000 calories in one meal and not feel like shooting myself in the face? The only thing that would have made this Thanksgiving better would have been if we could have spent it with some family. Next year we will be in Vermont and I am already counting down the days.

I believe the words you are looking for are, "HOLY CRAPOLA! THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL BIRD!".

See the Jello in the background? So pretty delicious!