Crafty Advent Countdown Finale

I know!  I am still stuck on Christmas and it is mid-January already!  Enough! Well, not enough yet.  I never shared my newly-received Christmas craft from my Mom.  This Christmas, it was a snowman, as presented by Elena (Go Irish!) ! She wants to show you his snowflake charm, and his cute buttons, and wants [...]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Hope you all are having a great Christmas day!  I trust I am!  (um, yeah, wrote this a couple days ago!) For your Christmas enjoyment, one last Santa to share. This is my elegant Santa, by my Mom in the late 1990s. She even went totally out of her normal crafting zone and molded and [...]

Crafty Advent Countdown: 1 Day

Okay, I have been through all my pictures and I have *more* than enough to make it through the countdown.  SO, today you’ll get 3 crafts for the price of one, and on Christmas Day I have the most elegant Santa of all to share.  (don’t worry, I’ll be busy opening presents — really am [...]

Crafty Advent Countdown: 3 Days

This next guy, made by my Mom, is one of two bedtime Santas she’s made.  I like Santas in their bedtime clothes. Well, at least his hat looks like he’s ready for bed, but I’m not sure if the greenery lends itself to “I’m about to go to sleep.”  Very pretty grouping though — I [...]

Crafty Advent Countdown: 5 Days

Alright, I’m just going to have to get this one out of the way. My mom made this guy.  And I don’t like him.  I told her that this year, so I’ve already outed myself. But still, a lot of work went into this not-so-cute guy! He also carries a sign, but the sign was [...]

Crafty Advent Countdown: 6 Days

I thought I scheduled this to appear over the weekend, but here it still is in my drafts — oops! Here is another snowman craft: This little wallhanging was a complete surprise!  My sister went to Houston Quilt Festival with my mom last year b/c I had a does-not-take-a-bottle baby at the time and didn’t [...]

Crafty Advent Countdown: 7 Days

And here’s my favorite of my stuffed snowmen, also from my sister-in-law L (and I believe the one I’ve had the longest of the snowmen): I  just think the fabric choices for this snowman is great — he is very classy & elegant with his shiny gold shirt and patterned pants.

Crafty Advent Countdown: 8 Days

Another year, another snowman from my sister-in-law L!  Isn’t he a cutie? I must say the only thing that I don’t like about this one is that she wrote “white winter” on the sign instead of “white Christmas.”  Afterward L admitted she wanted to say Christmas, but felt pressured by the pattern that had the [...]

Crafty Advent Countdown: 9 Days

Shoot, I still have some Christmas shopping to do, and we are in single digits!  Thinking it is time to have my mother-in-law over tomorrow so I can hit the stores without the girls! Now that my panic is addressed, here’s my next craft – another snowman! My mom made him for me for my [...]

Crafty Advent Countdown: 10 Days

I just took pictures of the remaining crafts in my house, and I have enough to finish my countdown!  And that’s without getting into handmade ornaments, so you might be able to guess what I’ll feature next year! (but I definitely do NOT have 25 of those!) This next craft was made for me by [...]