{Christmas crafting...}

I've got a lot of catching up to do here. I was very busy with school this Fall, and although I haven't posted here for several months I did get some crafting in. I just didn't have time to post my projects here.  So now that I'm done with school I plan to get caught up with showing you all the fun crafts I've made in the last few months. 

These first two projects I made with some ladies from church. We get together every couple months & make some fun, seasonal projects.  I had a Halloween & Thanksgiving craft too, but forgot to take photos of them before I packed them away. 

This last one I actually made probably about 12 years ago, back when I was doing a lot of tole painting.  This is probably one of my favorite nativity's that I display at Christmas time and it's the only one I've made. 

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and found time to spend with family and loved ones.

Christmas fun

We made these cute little Christmas mice to give to friends! My oldest daughter got one of these from a friend many years ago in elementary school and we've hung it on our tree every year. I thought this would be a cute, simple gift to give to our friends.

And this is a bigger version of the boxes we made for our December club. I just adjusted the measurements a little to make them big enough for the goodies my sister's and I made.

My sisters & I have an annual Sister's Baking Day. We made fudge, brownies, cookies, caramels, candy cane fudge & rolo pretzels. Click on the names that are in color to find the recipes on our sister's blog.

Merry Christmas everyone!

This is a few days late but I've been so busy! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas day & hope you have a great New Year!

Christmas List books

These two books (shown above) are the 2 I have left. They are $8 each.

Someone asked me to post what the inside of these books look like. There are 5 tabs on the inside, one for: Cards list, Wish List, Gift list, Events list, & one blank tab (to add whatever you'd like). There are 60 pgs. in each book (this will last for a couple of years).

Holiday Boutique

I am participating in another Holiday Boutique coming up on:

Nov. 13th ~ 10 am-7 pm

14th ~10 am-7 pm

15th ~10 am-3 pm

It is located at 2465 E Park Court ~ Gilbert , AZ 85234
Whitewing at Wiehl Estates- east side of Greenfield Road between Elliot and Guadalupe- directly across from an LDS church. Go through gates to end (the gates will be open during the boutique)- go right on Parkcrest and then right again on Park Court- 3rd house on left.

Please do not bring small children, as there is an un-fenced pool in the backyard & we don't want any accidents.

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I participated in a Holiday Bazaar this weekend & I am donating all of my profits. Here are some of the items that I still have left so if you'd like to help support this worthy cause you can purchase any of the following items. To see more information about the Christian & Stephanie Nielsen Recovery Fund see here!

~Recipe Album~$30~

I made this fun recipe album to keep all of our families favorite recipes, that I use all the time, in one place. It has come in very handy. It's very easy to add your families recipes to this album. It includes 16 pages (32 front & back, so you can add pictures of your recipes as well) & yours will come with tabs to write on, instead of the ribbon tabs. The front & back are made of chipboard & are mod podged to keep them clean. The rings are large enough to add several more pages if you'd like.

~Gratitude Journal ~$10~

This is a great time of year to start a Gratitude Journal. We are given so many blessing in this life & this is a great way to remember all the things you are grateful for each & every day, not just during the Thanksgiving holidays.

~ Christmas Tree~$15~

This fun tree stands about 13" tall & makes a fun Christmas decoration

Christmas List book~$12~

I use a book like this to keep all of my lists for the holidays. There's a page for Wish lists (to keep track of what my kids, husband & other loved ones want for Christmas), a page for my card list (to keep track of who I want to send cards to, which ones I'm including photos with, etc.), a page for my gift list (where I keep track of what I've already purchased, I do use special codes just in case my kids get ahold of the book, they won't know who is getting what). It's a great way to keep things organized & you can use this book for a couple of years in a row. I've already used mine for 2 years & have plenty of pages left.

Watch for ornaments coming soon!

Christmas Planner

This is my Christmas Planner. It is a great way to keep everything at this busy time of year very organized. There is a section for "Parties", "Wish Lists" & a "Card List". There's also an envelope inside to keep your reciepts in. This planner will last for more than one year, so it's very versatile. You can make this at my upcoming Christmas Stamp Fest on Dec. 1st. It's $8 & the colors will be different since these papers are retired. We'll use the new Dashing Designer Series Papers. Please email me by this Fri. November 24th to sign up for this class.

Holiday Highlights 3 Class-Paper Globe & Paper Bow

Here are 2 more projects that are available to make at my Holiday Highlights 3 Class next week. The paper bow is $0.75 each & the globes are $1.50 each or 3/$5. Both of these projects were so simple to make. Email me if you'd like to sign up for this class by this Monday, Nov. 12th. The money is due that day!

Holiday Highlights 3 Class-Ornaments & Can

These are some of the projects for my next Holiday Highlights Class on Nov. 17th. You can make as many ornaments as you want for $4 each or 3 for $10. The cans are $3 each. (The Gratitude Journals are will be shown above.)

Holiday Highlights Class

These are the 3 cards that I created for my Holiday Highlights class. You can choose which ever card you like best & make as many as you like for $1.25 each. Or if you have another card you'd like to make, I can help you get all the supplies & you can come to my upcoming class (next Sat. Nov. 3rd from 3-6pm) & make them. Contact me soon, so we can get the supplies ordered.