Christmas Gift

Well, since we are STILL getting lots of snow, I have been very productive! This bag is for my cousin. We have a theme each year and our gifts follow that. This year's theme is sports. This bag is going to be a "Mom's Survival Bag" for sporting events. I have a little first aid kit, water bottle, hand sanitizer, chapstick, hand warmers, and toe warmers to put inside! This bag was surprisingly easy to make! And if you know me and my track record with sewing projects...that is saying something! I got the pattern for this in Karlee's etsy shop! Very easy instructions!
And a few pictures from our snow! Tadd and Isaac made this guy on Thursday!

And here he is on Saturday...we're not exactly sure how his head has not fallen off!

A Few Snow Pictures

**edited title to say SNOW pictures instead of snot pictures! LOL!**

I know I haven't updated in a while...'tis the season! For those of you bugging me about updating : ) here are some pictures of our winter weather! Looks like more is on the way and Tadd is home from school again tomorrow and probably Isaac too! Sounds like a baking day to me!

Tutorial for A Walk Down Memory Lane

Hello ladies! Today's class makes a great gift for the little girls on your lists! And it is SUPER easy! In fact as I was starting to write it up...I realized there isn't much to it so there is just one picture at the end!

Supplies:

Hair Clips

Felt butterflies or Flowers

Kaiser Rhinestones

E6000 adhesive or Hot glue gun

Sandpaper

1) Sand the end of you clip a little...this helps the adhesive grip.

2) Adhere the gems or pearls down the center of the butterfly (I did 3) or to the center of the flower. I tried a lot of different adhesives for this and found the adhesive already on the Kaiser gems worked the best! My 2 year old has worn hers 4-5 times and none have fallen off!

3) Glue the butterfly or flower to the end of the clip. The E6000 glue is strong! Your felt won't fall off! It does take 24 hours to dry. I have used the hot glue gun before but have had to restick later!

This picture isn't great...I'll try to get another one when the sun comes up!

Here's my daughter wearing one for her 2nd b-day which was a butterfly party!

That's it! Easy as can be!

Christmas Organizer Tutorial is Up!

I thought I would post my class here as well as at A Walk Down Memory lane but it doesn't seem to want to transfer over and I definitely don't want to retype it all! So here is the link as well as a few pictures! Let me know if you make one! I'd love to see it! Here's my cover:

And one of the inside pages.And what is inside one of the envelopes.

BG Daily Deal!

Just had to let you know that today's daily deal (see below post!) at AWDML is a screaming deal on Basic Grey collection packs! Those of you who know me, know Basic Grey is my absolute favorite so I totally plan on taking advantage! From today through the 12th, these collection packs will be just $7.50!!!!! That's 58% off the regular price! And she has lots of the different lines! You can find the collection packs here. And the instructions on how to get the daily deal every day here! Happy shopping!

12 Days of Christmas Crop!

Today is the first day of the 12 Days of Christmas crop at AWDML! Come join in the fun! It is 12 days of classes, challenges, and games! That's right...12 classes, 12 challenges, and 12 games! Imagine all the gifts and projects you could get done! Here is the class line up!
1-Origami Tree card
2-Christmas Planner (This is my first class! I'll have it on this blog tomorrow as well!)
3-Glass Ornament
4-Altered Wooden Clip
5-One Sheet Wonder cards
6-6 Easy to Reproduce cards
7-Holiday Mini Album using Coffee Cozies
8-Mini Coaster Calendar
9-Hairclips (My 2nd class!)
10-Holiday Patchwork Hanging
11-3-D Christmas Ornaments
12-Datebook
And that doesn't even include all the challenges and games! Be sure to stop by for lots of fun! There is also a different special deal in the store each day! So make sure you check that out as well!

Some fun giveaways and chances at prizes!

I wanted to share some blogs that I have been frequenting lately. All 3 have been having some great giveaways...mostly from moms who have etsy stores! And even if you don't win anything, you get to see some really fun stuff!
These first 2 have great kid crafts and activities when they aren't doing the fun giveaways!
MakeandTakes
Kiddio
This one does the most giveaways!
30Days

CocoaDaisy, a scrapbook kit club here in Oregon is doing a sort of food drive. The cool thing is, you can donate the food to wherever you want! For every 5 cans, you get your name in a drawing for some great prizes (there are over 50 prizes!). Just take a picture of you donating the food, put your picture in their gallery and let them know how many cans of food you donated. The food drive goes from now until December 20...plenty of time! Here is the blog post with all her information and list of prizes!