It's Christmas Time

So, it's been a while since I've updated you all on my projects... and there's good reason.  No.. it's not because I haven't been doing anything... or because I've been procrastinating... it's because I can't tell you!  So, stay tuned, I will have to update you on those in the New Year. 

I have, however, had some time to decorate a little around the house.  We are gone for most of December, so I didn't go crazy with the decorating, but I wanted to see some of my favorites around the house, even if it is only for a few weeks.  With no tree up, I decided I still liked looking at my ornaments, so I put them in a big glass vase, put it on the table and now it's a beautiful center piece! 

I have a picture frame hanging in the kitchen all year round that I wanted to make a little christmasy.  I took some cute Christmas scrapbook paper and cut it to fit the frames.  Really easy and made the picture frame feel like part of the Christmas decor.

The last project I want to share with you is another Christmas filler for a picture frame.  My inspiration came from http://www.wordle.net/create  I took Bible verses from Luke 2 (the Christmas Story) and put them into wordle.  (a website that basically makes a collage of the words you type into the website.)  I couldn't quite figure out how to print the picture big enough for my picture frame so I recreated it using my Cricut, glue and some paper.  I should warn you though, if you do not like tedious work, then this is not for you.  (yes, I am crazy and acutally glued each letter!) 

I think it turned out quite nicely and is a great reminder of the true reason for the season.  

  

When you can't find it... make it!

I've always been one to just buy something instead of making it... mostly because I know I'll never end up getting around to making it.  Lately, however, I've become inspired and have decided that when I can't find exactly what I'm looking for... I should just make it!  It's amazing what a sense of accomplishment it gives you! :) 

Wall art is especially hard for me to find... for some reason... maybe I'm just too picky???  Anyway, since I have a handy dandy Cricut, I've decided to put it to work and create a few wall art pieces that are pretty quick and easy. 

One picture was inspired by House By Numbers canvas art.  I liked the canvas art idea and verse so I took the idea and changed it up a bit... of course the Cricut was my best friend on this one.

Another quick project I created was for my bathroom.  I needed some art that was black, white, red and grey and moisture proof... pretty hard to find!  I had a black clear picture frame already, so I just cut out some circles and voila... new bathroom art!  

The Finished Product

My inspiration came from the shower curtain

The Unfinished Scarf becomes Finished

After our first snowfall, I realized that the scarf I was knitting for my baby was not going to be finished in time.  So, I went and bought her a scarf, toque and mitts, and tried to forget my attempts at a scarf. 

Today, I was looking through some things and what did I find, but the long lost unfinished scarf.  I decided I could at least finish the project... even though I wasn't really liking the outcome (don't you just hate it when all you can see are the mistakes?!) 

Originally my ambition was to knit mittens and a toque as well... but seeing as how this is my first attempt at knitting... I think I'll just stick with the scarf.  There's a lot of mistakes... believe me I know... but it's not bad for a first scarf... right?  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Christmas in October

A few days ago I woke up to this...

So, naturally, I got out the Christmas tunes and started working on some Christmas projects.  How could you not be in the mood for Christmas when the world outside is white and you have three layers of clothes on just to keep warm?  I figure I might as well embrace the snow and enjoy it... seeing as how it's going to be around for the next 6 months... 

One of my newest projects is my Advent calendar.  I had started it last Christmas, but didn't get around to finishing it.  It's finally completed and ready to be used!  I guess it's a little early to start counting, but I thought I'd be prepared for when the time comes. 

Now onto the next Christmas project!

(Don't worry, I haven't cracked open the decorations quite yet... I do have some self control...) 

 

Cards for Little Ones

While I'm on the topic of babies, I thought I might show a few of my cards from my collection of baby cards.  I've pre-made a few just incase a baby comes... I'm prepared!  They aren't too fancy, but they look cute and they're really easy to make!  and they're Jungle themed!  A trend I'm sure you're bound to see in my baby decor...

Hope you enjoyed them!  

Babies & Diaper Cakes

I'm 26 years old, and a mother of 1, well I guess 2 technically.  Although the second won't be seeing us for a few more months.  I'm at that phase of life where babies are everywhere!  My friends are having babies, I'm having babies, I'm noticing everyone else around me has babies.  It's a great phase of life to be in and being able to witness all this new life starting is amazing!

A few months ago I had to decorate a shower for a friend and her little boy.  I tried desperately to come up with a theme, I originally had thought Noah's Ark, but that just wasn't working out.  In trying to find ideas online I came across diaper cakes.  (For those that don't know, they are diapers wound tightly to look like a cake.)  The one that stood out the most was the jungle cakes.  My theme was decided: 

          

J   U  N  G  L  E  ! 

I wish I had taken more pictures of the shower, but alas I did not have time.  You can just trust me that the jungle theme decor was beautiful and everything turned out cute.  I can show you this diaper cake that I was so proud of though:

After the shower was over I gave it to the new mommy.  It was a great way to incoporate my gift into the decor.  

Inspired

Recently, I've been inspired by people around me to try new things.  I'm probably the most inspired by my sister-in-law, who recently bought a house and has become a decorating fiend!  Her budget isn't huge, but she is doing some amazing work for little money.  She's been blogging her progress and it's been so inspiring following her along her journey.  You can check her page out at House by Numbers .  I've enjoyed her sharing and I thought maybe some people out there would enjoy my sharing??  Just maybe??

Blogging is something that is very new to me and I'm not quite sure what to expect, but I hope that in taking a step towards trying something new I will feel some sort of accomplishment.  My reason for this blog is to show you all what kind of projects I've been working on and have done.  And my hope is that some of you will become inspired.