Wool Felt Mistletoe

Isn't this Mistletoe so cute?  It is made from wool felt by Roost.  My goal for Christmas 2011 is to make my own version. :)

Christmas Crafts 2010

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  We had a BUSY Christmas season this year, but VERY blessed also.  We saw lots of our family and friends, and spent lots of quality time together as a family.  I also had lots of fun crafting! :)  My poor husband, we live in a small place so I tend to take over our dining room whenever I decide to be creative.  He liked how everything turned out so it was worth it! :)

Peppermint Candy Wreath

 Paper Snowflake Mobil made out of just a few things around the house: wire, yarn, white printer paper, newspaper, embroidery thread, and jingle bells.  It added a touch of holiday spirit to our little guy's room. :)

I saw a NOEL sign in the potterybarn kids catalog that I thought was so cute.  I could only find 3 pails so I decided to make a JOY sign instead. :)

When I was a wee little girl there was a Christmas craft fair at my school every year.  One of the moms that contributed crafts to the fair made these EVERY year.  My sister and I both loved them.  I thought I would make them this year, as well as in the years to come.

I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season!  May the Lord bless you in the New Year and renew you daily. God Bless!

Cookie Monster Birthday Bash

 Every cupcake has an oreo on the bottom too! Yummm...

 We had a cookie bar in addition to all of the oreo cupcakes.  We had homemade chocolate chip, homemade snickerdoodle, homemade ginger krinkles, homemade oatmeal raisin, oreos, and animal crackers.

 

My son loves this book so I bought another copy and had people sign it for him to have when he gets older.

My mother in law bought the Cookie Monster bib from etsy.com and my mom made the cute plaid chair cover.  Perfect!

I got this idea from http://www.freckledlaundry.com/2010/09/cookie-monster-paper-bag-pinata.html 

It worked out great and was super easy and cheap to make!

Rain was in the forecast three days before the party, so we decided to move the party indoors.  It did end up raining that morning, but it was beautiful and sunny the rest of the day.  We only had about an hour to set-up, so I didn't get to have things exactly how I wanted them. I also didn't get any pictures of the favors while we were there.  I made cookie monster coloring books and bought crayons for the favors, as well as a jar of homemade blue playdough.  I had TONS of help from my parents and mother-in-law and my father-in-law BBQ'd the whole time which was also very helpful.  It was a very blessed day and so much fun seeing our friends and family that we love so much.  Thank you Lord, for an amazing day! :)

Here are some more "behind the scenes" pics:

                                                                            Favors

Cookie Toss Game

3 days until the Big Bash!

The pinata is stapled shut and our living room is in quite a rut!  We are all set to go for the big Cookie Monster Bash except for one thing...their is rain in the forcast. 40% Chance of showers Saturday AM.  I booked our pool room here just in case and I am looking into the community room at the park. Either way, I know God is in control so I will make the most of whatever happens. :) Here is a little sample of the work in progress! :)

The Invitations Are Out!

We are throwing our son's first birthday party in just a few weeks!  I have been working on his party for a little over a month now.  For the little ones, we are having a "Cookie Monster Cookie Toss" game, and for the bigger kids we will have a cookie monster pinata. Can't wait for the big day...I'm praying for a sunny day and for everyone to have a great time. :) God is amazing and he's never let me down with the weather yet! :)

Welcome Fall!

We are still a good week from Fall actually being here, but with this great weather outside it feels like it is already here. There are so many things I love about Fall.  Well first of all, I love that you can feel the holidays are just around the corner. I have so many great memories from my childhood from this time of year. I love watching the leaves change color and fall from the trees and stores change their merchandise.  And I also really enjoy all of the seasonal foods!  From Starbuck's Pumpkin Spice Latte to Trader Joe's Pumpkin Bread box mix...and then of course all of the delicious homemade recipes, it is just the beginning of so many yummy foods.  This year I am even more excited for Fall because my son is turning One at the end of October!  I am having SO much fun planning his party.  I am so thankful for the different seasons. What an awesome and creative God we have!