Archive for December, 2010

It’s baby Jesus!

Posted in Celebrations, Leah, Molly on December 31st, 2010 by jen – 1 Comment

This Christmas, Molly loved opening our nativity advent calendar. She was very excited to open the last box to find baby Jesus.

Advent calendar

That evening, Leah had fun playing with Belkie, who still works after years and years in the family.

Belkie

Our tradition of opening one present on Christmas Eve continued this year. Molly wanted to open up her new Legos right away to start playing with them.

Legos!

Seventh Day of Christmas {crafts}

Posted in Sewing on December 31st, 2010 by jen – 1 Comment

I made my first Buttercup bag in August. So, with one under my belt, I took on making three more.

One for my mom's birthday at the end of November...

Buttercup for G'mom

One for my sister-in-law...

(You might look at this picture and say, "That looks like the same picture she posted in August," and you'd be right, but I promise I did make the same purse again!)

Buttercup bag

And lastly, a bright and bold one for my youngest sister-in-law...

Bright, cheery buttercup

Sixth Day of Christmas {crafts}

Posted in Sewing on December 30th, 2010 by jen – Be the first to comment

Bracelets are a big hit in our house. Molly has even been known to wear her ponytail holders on her wrists as bracelets! So, when I saw these felt bracelets, I knew I just had to make some for my girls and my niece, Emmie.

Felt bracelets

Fifth Day of Christmas {crafts}

Posted in Sewing on December 29th, 2010 by jen – 1 Comment

Since making these bean bags for Craft Hope, I've intended to make some for our house. I finally made a rainbow of bean bags for Leah. Hopefully, the bright colors will inspire her to love learning numbers!

A rainbow of bean bags

Learning numbers

Fourth Day of Christmas {crafts}

Posted in Sewing on December 28th, 2010 by jen – Be the first to comment

I made another coffee cozy for a friend. She was so excited to be "sipping in style!"

Coffee cozy

Third Day of Christmas {crafts}

Posted in Sewing on December 27th, 2010 by jen – 2 Comments

I'm always on the lookout for gifts for the "have everything" type. So, when I saw these reusable travel lids, I thought they'd be perfect for the great-grandparents. The lids can be used to cover salad bowls or 8x8 pans, perfect for that next pot-luck!

Reusable travel lid

Second Day of Christmas {crafts}

Posted in Crafts on December 26th, 2010 by jen – 6 Comments

Molly loves her preschool and her teachers. So as part of the class gift baskets, I contributed these monogrammed clipboards.

Monogrammed clipboards

Twelve Days of Christmas {crafts}

Posted in Sewing on December 25th, 2010 by jen – 1 Comment

Some of you may have noticed that I have not been posting many craft projects lately. Well, that's because I had to save the surprises for Christmas! So, now that the day has come, I offer you my "Twelve Days of Christmas {crafts}."

Last year I made my Mother-in-law a set of appliqued kitchen towels. She later hinted that it would be great to have a Christmas set. So at Thanksgiving this year, I gave these to her as an early Christmas present.

Christmas flour towels

Wishing you a Merry Christmas

Posted in Celebrations, Leah, Molly on December 22nd, 2010 by jen – 3 Comments
Sister photo shoot

Laughing

Christmas tree

Fall snow play

Posted in Molly, Video on December 18th, 2010 by c-had – 1 Comment

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The day after our little fall snow (we ended up getting just 2-3 inches), Molly really wanted to go play in the snow. So, I took her out after lunch to play a bit before it all finished melting. As you can see, she had a ball throwing snowballs (and eating the snow as well).