Tuesday, December 27, 2011

snowflakes, stockings, a chicken & gingerbread...

honestly, paper snowflakes are addictive, agreed??

we began by making some to hang on our windows, but have now moved on to using them on our holiday cards & even our cookie canisters...
(photos of those to come later ;)

the boys pointed out that evyn didn't have a stocking of her own.  she has, until now, shared with mama & papa.  as she is 2 this year, we decided that she has graduated to having her own...

this was super easy/quick & turned out beautifully, if i do say so myself...
she chose the base fabric (a felted sweater from my stash) & then i used one of our other stocking for a template.  even with the stripes. it seemed a bit plain.  i was wanting something just a wee bit more,   so i added a few concentric circles, sewn on with buttons...perfect! 

& the verdict??...she loves it!
an early christmas present from aydin...
a lego chicken...i LOVE it!
is there anything this boy can't build?? he constantly amazes me!!
our  friends came over the tuesday before christmas & we made gingerbread houses from scratch!!  these were our first ever, aside from a few that we have made in the past from kits.
 they were amazingly east to make, & muy delicioso to boot... :)

even with all the candy 'glued on', they seemed a bit plain.  so...we cut out cardboard 'selves' & placed them around the house.  perfect!!  above, you can see a wee little ehren on the toboggan that orin & aydin crafted, & a plump santa on the left...

 here is aydin, making snow angels on the gingerbread roof...

 a close up of ehren on the toboggan...
 mama & papa (in teddy bear pajamas, aydin's idea) on the rooftop...
 orin, in his ninja gear...
& a wee little evelet on the peeping around the corner...

happy holidays to each & everyone one of you!!  xo

2 comments:

  1. I love the idea of adding yourselves to the gingerbread house. I just might have to "borrow" that idea for next year. My kids would love it.
    Thank you for sharing that.

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  2. natalie, please do, i have "swiped" quite a few ideas this holiday season! ;)

    i htink it really adds a bit of *us* to it...xo

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