christmas part two

All my homemade gifts have been received now, so here’s the two remaining crafts! (Part one is here.)

This is a set of scrabble magnets I made for Emilee featuring our favorite Harry Potter spell. (“It’s wingardium leviOsa, not wingardium levioSA!”) I also made sets for my parents and my in-laws featuring their last names.

And last but not least, I made five bracelets. I used blank pendants and diamond glaze to make the charms, and then assembled the chains and clasps to finish it off. As I told everyone who got one, these had a secret feminist twist to them: the clasps I chose are the ring/toggle type that can be easily hooked using one hand. Because no woman should have to depend on a man to help her put on her jewelry. 😀

Merry Christmas and happy crafting!

christmas catch-up!

Christmas has finally come which means I can share all the crafts I made as gifts! Here we go!

An infinity scarf for Hani

Yarn bangles for Erica (the pastel ones ended up being cat toys because Sisko loved them so)

Owl sunglasses cases for Rachel and Emilee (and me!)

Complete with whatkittydid tags!

And a pillowcase for Caity (it’s a long story that ends in an inside joke that isn’t that funny)

And that’s crafts 49, 50, 51, and 52: COMPLETE!

BAM! I JUST BACKHANDED THIS YEAR WITH MY CRAFTY RESOLUTION! WHAAAAAAT!

=P

Hope everybody had a very merry Christmas!!!! (Stay tuned for next year’s resolutions!)

after all, there’s only one more sleep till christmas

Merry Christmas Eve!

Today, I baked these yummy maple syrup cookies for our neighbors and, of course, for Jordan. =)

The kitchen smells like Vermont.

They are delicious and very pretty, all rolled in sugar! I popped a dozen in a decorative box, tied them with a bow and left the box (with a note) on my neighbors’ doorsteps. I hope they like the surprise when they get home!

When I snuck upstairs to drop the gifts off, there was a big box sitting outside my door. Who could it be from? My big brother and sister-in-law! They have great timing, don’t they? My favorite part was the post-it note on one package that said: “Put in freezer until Christmas! PS: I’m apparently REALLY bad at wrapping! – Nate”

I follow directions really well!

Then, while I was sitting on the floor rearranging the presents under the tree, Graycie came over to play! Look how sweet she is!

She makes me smile!

This is about two seconds after the first picture:

I still love her. =P

Tonight, Jordan and I are heading over to the Christmas Eve service at our church. We’re very blessed and just wanted to share some of our day with you!

Merry Christmas Eve!

kitty