Deck the Halls

Just a little Christmas cheer to share with you.  I started pulling all my Christmas decor out the weekend after Thanksgiving.  It's been a wonderful season -- full of love, joy and family.  I spent more time doing things with Sweetheart and less time crafting and baking this year.  But no complaints, I loved it.

By the way, I warned you about my obsession with making runners in my Thanksgiving post did I not?   I chose a bright red burlap for Christmas.   It's lovely.

The room feels warm and toasty (even though it's only in the 60's in the evenings and we have yet to turn the heater on):  

p.s.  those are fake presents; I wrapped empty boxes so the tree wouldn't look so lonely.  True story.

I know what you're thinking...is that water in her wine glass???  Why, yes it is.  I like to drink water out of a wine glass.  That's how I roll.

It seems I forgot to take full pictures of my runners.  But I am certain you get the gist of what the runners look like by now.

One of the fake presents lying around the house:

Do you love mason jars as much as I do?  They are so easy to use in decor, am I right?

And of course, you can never have too many glittery pine cones:

And the reason for the season:

Merry Christmas!

I hope it's filled with love, joy and family!

Christmas Cards 2014

I started these cards last week and finished them on Friday.   It was tedious work but it was worth it; I think the cards look great! 

First, I cut all the trees using my Cricut cutting machine:

I made 25 cards.  This year I had to glue each round dot on the tree so they look like ornaments:

Once all the trees were decorated, I had to cut ribbon and then glue the ribbon to the card:

It's not even an organized mess, it's just a mess:

When I finish assembly of the cards, I then stamp them and lay them out to dry:

 The inside of the card:

All ready to be mailed!

Now, on to the next task.  I'm actually almost finished with this part.  Just a few more finishing touches.

Have a happy week!!