Tis the Season of giving!

I'm the kind of person who loves getting homemade gifts! And I love making gifts for people even more. Ever since I worked in a craft store, I've gotten so many ideas for mini albums, and holiday craft projects that could be Christmas gifts or projects you might like, so I thought I'd post some pictures. Most of these are unfinished, but maybe they can help you come up with some gifts you could make this season!


I love all the colors, a bright take on a "Winter Memories" chipboard album.

25 Days of Christmas

It's not done yet... but a lot like the 13 days of halloween I posted earlier, this is made of 25 toilet paper rolls, decorated with scrapbook paper, stickers, ribbons, etc... I still need to number each roll.

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Here's a shorter version:

12 Days of Christmas

completed, with mismatched tissues and paper and embellishments.

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Another count down to Christmas! This Advent Calendar is made with a 24 count Mini Muffin Pan. Magnetic strips hold each "cover" on, and you can fit little candies, or strips of paper with messages in each cup. I want to make another one of these, but with red and green coordinating papers and embellishments. This one is a little chaotic

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A Glass Block you can get at craft stores or hardware stores, filled with Christmas lights, tied up with glittery ribbon like a present, and I added some scrapbook paper to the front and back to dim down the lights a bit. I've seen people monogram initials or last names on the glass, that can be cute for newlyweds... I like putting this in the window or on a mantel...

This is a brown paper bag mini album. You can tuck tags, photos, souveniers, etc. in the "pockets" each brown bag opening has. I just fiddled around with left over scrap paper, but I like the idea.

Above is a brown paper bag Christmas Planner I found online. You could keep recipes, and magazine clippings in the pockets. Christmas planners are helpful, I'm making one right now [ shown below], to store family holiday recipes, pictures, and traditions in, so I'll be sure not to forget them!
I'll add more pictures soon.

Oh how I love the holidays!!!

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sewed up some popcorn garland
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And here is a tag shaped cardboard display we had in the store I work in.

Thanksgiving Prep...

This is Chuck! My young turkey friend that I will be cooking up!!!

It's the week!!! Time for giving thanks and spending time with family and overstuffing yourself with delicious food!

My kitchen counters currently look like this... and I am getting nervous.
My very first Thanksgiving to cook a big turkey for an oldfashioned thanksgiving feast! Our first real thanksgiving dinner in years... and my dad just got called in to work on Thursday :( so I guess our dinner will be postponed until Friday, after of course, much anticipated Black Friday Sales hehehe... Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!

11/20/09 Get here already!

WHEN I SEE NEW MOON AT THE THEATER I SMILE....
Okay it's that time of year again, where I get a little crazy. And I don't mean holiday crazy, I mean dorky twilight fan crazy. So with that said, my best friend Ashley and I have registered for a vacation aboard the TWILIGHT CRUISE yes it's true. In August of 2010 we will be on the Twilight At Sea cruise ship for a week and I made a box for my "money" to save for the trip. The downpayment is locked in and we'll fly up to Forks, WA to leave (okay, seattle, but close enough) but FIRST! New Moon has to premiere!!! And I can officially say now that NEXT Thursday :) I will be in line to see the midnight premiere Finally! After a year of patiently waiting since the twilight midnight premiere... bring it on Volturri. I've been waitin' for 11/20/09 all too long...