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Are you guys ready for Christmas yet? Do you have all of your gifts bought, wrapped and tucked neatly under the tree? We are done for the most part. I think I am going to make one more thing for E and then we will be done.  Today's post is about what we(the hubs and I) made for S.R. She has asked for an American Girl Doll for Christmas this year. She is 4 years old...she ain't gettin' an American Girl Doll. However, she is getting a "Famerican" Girl Doll...(Faux-American). Ole Santy Claus is bringing her the doll from Target that looks just like the real deal, and it's 1/3 the cost. So, I came across a really cool building plan for a doll bed on  Ana White's Blog . It is perfect! I knew the hubs could make it, and so he did:o)  I decided that I needed to make some really cute bedding to go along with it.  This Famerican Girl will be resting in style:o) (I got a little impatient, and decided to take pictures before the hubs could get it stained..pics of the...

I am at the end of our Christmas list. (Hooray!!) I still have one or two more things I have to make, but then I will be done.  Today I worked on some fabric coasters for the kids' teachers. Simple, easy and very little time to make. You can find the tutorial  HERE . In about an hour, I had 3 sets of coasters made. Today was also Polar Express day for E. He got to wear his jammies to school and he got to take a coffee mug full of goodies for a gift exchange.  Can I just say that I love this time of year, and all of the fun things that there are to do?!? The hubs and I have both been busy little elves. He made S.R. a doll bed the other day, and I made a quilt and pillow. Pics tomorrow if I get around to it;o)

Last week I ran across a really cute Dollar Store craft over at  the CSI project . They were waterless snow globes. This particular craft is what got the wheels turning for this week's projects.  Our snow globes look slightly different than the ones from CSI. So far, these are the kids' favorite Christmas craft:o) The base for their snow globes are the same from the  Snowman Ornament . They are found at the Hob. I let them paint their bases any color they chose...I was definitely surprised by S.R.'s choice, but I think it's because she knows it's mommy's favorite color:o) They both got to pour the sugar into the bowls. I used 1/4 c of sugar in each. I handled the hot gluing. As you can see there was a tad bit of over kill on the hot glue:o) So I added the ribbon around the the gunky glue area to clean it up. Super cute, super cheap, and super fun!! In case you missed it, and would like to see what else we have been up to this week, click on the links below!! Sno...

I'm so sorry I missed yesterday's post! I was down for the count. I had a pretty nasty 24-hour bug...but I'm doing much better today. I'm not ready to go for a run or anything, but I am alive, and that's saying a lot:o) So..Angel Tree Toppers are on the agenda for today. These were a little more involved than the Snowman Ornaments . You will have to do a little prep work if you have little munchkins like me.   The picture below is what I started with...as the process went along, I had to change some of my supplies because a few didn't work out like I thought they would.  So here's what you need: DT=Dollar Tree Puchase -Cemetery Vases..creepy, but it's what you need:o)(DT) -Styro Foam Balls(DT) -Coffee Filters(DT) -Craft Paints(Flesh Color, Pink, Black) -Paint Brush Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks Scissors Gold Pipe Cleaners(DT) Yarn for hair Eyelet lace...I had 3" wide, and 1" wide already on hand Pinking Shears Start off by painting the foam ball...

Hey Everybody! I am so excited to get this week started with the Christmas crafts the kids and I have been working on. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do.  I tried to come up with different crafts by using items that either came from the Dollar Tree or were $1 or less. Today we'll start with a Snowman ornament. Here's what you'll need to get started: -Wooden Round disk..found ours at the Hob for 67 cents, I believe, in the clock making section.  -Craft paint-White, Orange, and Black(already had on hand) -2 Spools of Ribbon (1 for "scarf" and 1 for hanging the ornament) -Glue Gun and Glue sticks -Scissors -Craft Foam, red & black(had on hand as well) -Craft glue -Paint brush  You will need to paint the wooden disk first with the white craft paint. Then mark out with a pencil where the eyes and smile go.  Let your little ones use their fingers to put a black dot on each spot you marked with a pencil.  Just small little dots  It should look something l...