SEVEN: Snowflake Button Ornament
wooden snowflakes from JoAnn....I simply glued on fun buttons!
EIGHT-A: Card 1 {by Patti Smith}
Adorable! Made to look like a library check out card. Genius!
EIGHT-B: Card 2 {by Amy Cassidy}
Beautiful! Stamps, stencils, cut outs, layers...Gorgeous!
NINE: Hand Print Ornament
I made a hand print ornament when Asher was about the same age as Piper is this year. I panted her hand, stamped it on canvas, cut out a circle and placed it on a wooden plaque that I covered with scrap fabric...added wooden snowflakes topped with a button, and stenciled her name and the year...oh, and added yarn to the back for hanging!
TEN: Twinkle Light Bouquet
My mom passed along extra silk flowers from our wedding. I made a bouquet, placed them in an old wooden barrel, and then hid twinkle lights inside the bouquet. It added a nice warm glow.
ELEVEN: Gift in a Jar
I put a couple of small homemade gifts in a mason jar and decorated the inside with straw, a sprig of evergreen, and frosted berries.
TWELVE: ...was a flop.
Just bein honest. I tried to make Peppermint Fudge. Umm....in case you were wondering...Mint extract and Peppermint extract are 2 completely different things. What was supposed to taste yummy and pepperminty with a sweet and chocolaty richness, was instead a toothpastey flavored top layer combined with chocolate goo {so obviously the mint part wasn't the only thing gone wrong}. Hmmm.... Yah, straight into the rubbish can. YIKES.
But so I don't finish on a depressing note. Here's a picture guaranteed to make you smile. :)
Cheers!
