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?