Family Christmas Pictures 2010

Christmas Tree Skirt

Okay, so don't ask me what this blog is, because I don't know. ha

I guess it's a conglomeration of anything that interests me. 

...On that note, here is a Christmas tree skirt I made today. I found the idea on  Joy Ever After (which is awesome, btw!), and had to try it out, especially since our poor tree has been crying out for one. Well, it's been crying out for more than just a skirt... We left all of our Christmas decor in WA, so having to start all over on an extremely limited budget, forces me to do projects like, well, this. Which is not a bad thing! I've had a lot of fun being more crafty than ever this past year. :)

So, without further ado, I bring you my post on how I made a tree skirt from window curtains (feel free to  now hit your browser's back button to go back to whatever it was you were doing ;)

I found 4 of these window curtains at Salvation army for I think about 20 cents each 6 or 7 months ago. I loved the texture of the fabric, the ruffled bottom, and the crocheted trim. I knew I could do *something* with them! So they have been sitting in the bottom of my fabric drawer since then, just waiting for a project deemed worthy to come along. (Although I did take the crochet trim off 2 of the panels to embellish a shirt for my sister. Those panels are at the back of the skirt, and is not even noticeable that they are MIA)

 I cut each panel in half, and made a petal shape out of newspaper. Then I folded each cut panel in half, and cut along the one side of the pattern. I also didn't end up using the bottom part of the pattern, I made it so the widest part of the pattern stopped right above the ruffling.

Sewed right sides together (I wanted it to look more finished than Joy Ever After's)

 And, there you have it! Finished tree skirt. I love love love it! And extremely easy, too. Yay!

Ava's Birthday Party (a picture post)

Cookin it up

I know I've had this on facebook for a while now, but it deserves a spot on this here blog, too.

ENJOY!

A Pony!

The Lord has completely blessed us with a huge garden to grow veggies in! Such an answer to prayer for provision... : )

There is a lady at our church that has quite a few garden beds that are pretty big, and she offered one up to us! And not only that, but she has a beautiful horse, a cute little Shetland pony, and a HUGE backyard that the kids can run around and play in! Since our apartment doesn't even have a back porch, this is an enormous blessing!!!!!

I forgot to take pictures of anything else. Sorry! Next time :)

Ava's 4th birthday

Ava turned the big 0-4 last Saturday!

This is her "special plate" she gets to eat off of on occasions such as this...

I made it for her when she was just a babe (...sniffle...)

I made blue and pink pancakes (pureed blueberries and strawberries) for the kids, and Ava got the extra special ones with chocolate chips :)

And here helping us celebrate the girl of the hour, we have Rosetta, Baby Corner, and Lovey:

Next came opening a few gifts:

lipstick (Cinderella chaptick)

a My Little Pony I got on clearance for 75 cents or so after Easter (so she has bunny ears, so what??? haha)

and a box of crayons. Ava looooves to color. Now we just have to make sure we keep them out of reach from Little Man. He thinks they're mighty tasty....

Speaking of Gabe, he saw the box we got from Nana and Grandpa, and once it was emptied, thought it was the perfect spot for him!

Ava and Gabriel spring 2010

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Link to a Giveaway

Free Kindle!

I would love to get this for Mo! And of course, it's just an added benefit that I would get to use it, too. This is totally selfless of me to enter this giveaway... 

mmhm. riiight.  

;  )

Puffy Paint: revisited

This is my latest craft venture. I saw a blog tutorial on turning cheap vases into antique porcelain look-a-likes with puffy paint and spray paint. So here goes!

This is my Salvation Army find. 75 cents, not a bad gig! Major potential here, folks.

I had way more fun than I anticipated with the puffy paint! How one little thing can bring back so many memories... ahhhh.  : )

Prepping for the final step. 

aaand, VOILA! My beautiful vase. 

I picked up a few more vases for a quarter each, but I have some other ideas that I'll be trying out on those babies.

What's one of your puffy paint memories/creations from way back when? 

My Mini Stud Muffin

He sees something, and he goes for it. 

  

None of that "half-hearted" stuff.

He's just like his Daddy...