i wasn’t kidding about getting started on christmas gifts. this might be the earliest i’ve started, and it feels good! I just might hit that goal of mine to be done by the end of November. i am also working through my christmas planner, i want to have most of […]
in my family i am known as the christmas elf, so it’s probably no surprise that i am already starting to think about the holidays. since falling down the crafty rabbit hole, i have focused on making handmade gifts, and décor, and so that means i tend to start early. […]
okay people, i don’t want to cause panic, but christmas is indeed coming. and it will be here before you know it. trust me. this year i have set a goal to get all my handmade stuff: gifts, decor, cards – completed by november 30th. i am literally cackling as […]
december snuck up on me, which is kinda crazy considering how this year has gone. i’m never an early decorator, and this year was no different. i made sure our Advent Calendars were good to go for the 1st, and i created a few vignettes around the living room. our […]
the holidays went by in a blur. a wonderful fun filled blur of family, friends, and food, but a blur nonetheless. add being under the weather to that, and i started back the year feeling sort of out of it, but still happy for the memories made. we’re back to […]
i had a very busy and creative day! i worked on christmas decor and handmade gifts, and also intangible things on the computer. tuesdays are my days that are my own, and i love them. i’m getting much better at making them days where i feel fulfilled (i used to […]
not quite ready to start with the christmas decor, but getting there. i have everything I need (well except the tree), but we have a birthday to celebrate first. and i need to clean! have you decorated already?
We woke up to snow this morning (which is quite unusual for these parts this early), and I immediately got in the Christmas mood. I really have the itch to decorate now! I was in the perfect mood to set up our Advent Calendars: I prettied up the Playmobil calendar […]
I grew up on a couple of small islands in the blue Caribbean sea. For us the signs of Christmas didn’t involve snow or frost (although we all did lustily sing “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” and “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire”). There were some very specific things […]
In Dark December by Ralph Murre Whatever you believe, whatever you do not, there are sacred rites you must perform in dark December. Do this for me: Pull together the kitchen table, the folding table, and that odd half-oval usually covered with bills and broken pencils and red ink. […]
