Showing posts with label Gifts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gifts. Show all posts

2.18.2013

valentine's recap

Hope you all had a fabulous weekend! We have some sick little one in the house, so I am a little behind on getting posts done!! Thought I would share some of our Valentines from last week. I usually forgo the whole candy and chocolate stuff, and get fun goodies instead. 
(This doesn't mean I don't eat sweets!)
I got the kids some little toys that they both like. Lil Miss LOVES Toy Story and Lil Man LOVES his toy cars! The fun face glasses were a hit too!
While brother napped, sister and I baked up some cookies. She was over the moon when I told her we were going to decorate them too! 
DECORATE!!!
I think she did more cookie-licking that actual cookie decorating... And there were more sprinkles on my floor than on the cookie themselves! She enjoyed it though.
I always feel like my Hubby is so hard to get gifts for. I always try to get something different and that he wouldn't get for himself. Recently he got a new position at his job, YAY HUBBY!, and now he has an office and a desk. I decided to get some plain little frames and print up some photos of the family and the the kids, something to have on his desk. And of course Valentines Day isn't Valentines Day with out a card... or 3! If you haven't checked out Julie Ann Art's cards, you are really missing out!! They are so out of the box and fabulous!! All those things you think of saying, she makes them into cards! My Hubby LOVED the "I Love You A Sh*t Ton" card so much, he took it to work to sit on his desk for everyone to see! 
We ended up not going out to dinner, which was totally fine with me. Instead we enjoyed some YUMMY Chinese take out! My kind of Valentines dinner if you ask me!

11.28.2012

Have a Handmade Holiday

Every year I find that not only is this one of my favorite time of the year, but it can always be so stressful!
Gift buying...
I love buying gifts for everyone - but sometimes my wallet (or should I say my Husband's wallet) doesn't!
I get myself worked up trying to find the perfect gift for everyone, and tend to loose sight of
what the Holidays are really about!
It's being with Family & Friends, and loving everything about that moment!
So this year I decided to take a different approach to gifts.
I am going to make everyone's gifts!!
I will probably run myself just as crazy making everything, but I feel like it will make the gifts have that much more meaning to them.
I rounded up a list of gifts I plan on making for those that are on my 
"Nice List" 
(HAHA I have seen how to make coal, so you better watch out!)

1. DIY Tent || Little Willow Tree
2. DIY Teepee || Jen Loves Kev

3. Crayon Roll || The Pleated Poppy
4. PillowCase Capr || BeccaMarie Designs for U-Create
5. DIY Dolls & Plush Toys || Babble || An Assortment of Blogs

6. Grill Rubs || Kojo Designs
7. Lunchbox Shoe Kit || Martha Stewart
8. DIY Cinnamon Toothpicks || Wiki How

9. Vintage Suitcase Dress-up Storage || Red Velvet Girls (Original Source)
10. DIY Pouf || The Cream to My Coffee

11. CD Wallet Scrapbook || Wedding Bee
12. Charming Book Marks || Country Living
13. Monogrammed Journal || Real Simple

13. DIY Lip Balm (Perfect Stocking Stuffer) || Little Willow Tree
14. Organic Bath Salts || BHG
15. Snow Globes || Martha Stewart

16. Hand Warmers || The Scrappe Shoppe Blog
17. Lavendar Winter Warmers || A Spoonful of Sugar Designs

18. Dog Toy || BHG
19. DIY Multi-Strand Scarf || Rabbit Food for My Bunny Teeth
20. Infused Vodka || Real Simple

22. Personalized Mugs || The 36th Avenue
23. Pallet Art Silhouette || Infarrantly Creative

24. DIY Fitted Crib Sheet || Spearmint Baby
25. DIY Toddler Bedding || Me Sew Crazy
{My kids are both getting new bed sets for Christmas!!}

There is lots to choose from and something for everyone!!
Well I better get started seeing as we are only a few days away from December!

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