Wishing you all...

A very happy...

Enjoy your evening and stay safe!  I will be home, enjoying a pizza dinner with my little family.  Maybe watching a movie and mayyybe getting a bit of sewing in.

See you all in 2013!

Jen  :)

Sledding Fun

Did everyone have a nice Christmas?  We sure did.  I took this week off and we've been spending it at home.  Chilling out and just having family time.  I have been doing some sewing too and hopefully in a day or two, I will have the last of my Christmas gifts done so that I can show you.

We got our first big snow for the season and first good snow fall in a year.  We grabbed the sled and headed over to our local park which has some good hills and had some snow fun.

I was the official picture taker.  No getting wet and cold for me but my husband is a good sport.  We all had fun.

I have a bunch more pictures from our hour or so of fun but you get the idea.  :)

Enjoy!
Jen  :)

Merry Christmas!

Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas!  Hope your holiday is filled with family and friends, laughter and good cheer.

Our family festivites start today (this evening) with traditional Polish Wigilia at my Grandmother's and then we move on to my cousin's house on my Mom's side of the family.  We pretty much party all day long.  Good eating happening tonight!  I can't wait.

Christmas Day is going to be very low-key which is the first for me.  For as long as I could remember, we always went to my Grandmother's house on Christmas Day.  And then as an adult, to my Mom's, in-laws or I hosted dinner.  This year, everybody is staying where they are.  We are chilling out at home.  No company.  No entertaining.  Nothing.  And I'm soooo looking forward to that.

Punkie's Tree - 2012

Hugs!
Jen and Punkie

For My Little Mommy

Last year, Punkie big wish was to get an American Girl "Bitty Baby" doll.  Of course Santa listened.  "Baby Amelia" has been a big part of her year.  Punkie loves to play "house" - just play pretend in general. 

This year, Santa is bringing her more accessories for "Baby Amelia" and "Big Sister" (that's me), made a few things for her too.

I found a tutorial for dolly cloth diapers on Lori Holt's blog and whipped out a few (7).  Along with the new cloth diapers, I made a simple blanket for Punkie's baby too.  I wanted to make some bibs as well but you know how it is.  Time ran out.  I'll still make some bibs; they just won't be under the tree.

I hope my Little Mommy likes them.

Enjoy your day!
Jen :)

No Candy Sleighs this year

Last year, Ellyn made some adorable candy sleighs and I felt the need that my family needed some as well.  I was going to make the same this year but found on Pinterest (!) something else that caught my eye.

These cute "Nugget Trays".

It's just Hershey Nuggets chocolates, wrapped in fun scrapbooking paper and sitting in a paper tray.  I didn't make any of the hanging tags that go with the trays because I would have made myself crazy.  Punkie and I made A LOT (and we still have 13 more to go).

But they are super cute and just a little something for the extended family.  I mean, who doesn't love chocolate??

Punkie and I plan on making the nugget trays for her classmates for Valentine's Day.

Enjoy your day!
Jen

Ready?

I'm not.  I'm doing a major scramble this weekend.  All my shopping is done and most of my wrapping is done but I have some sewing to finish up for Punkie and wrapping all her "Santa" gifts.  My MIL called me this morning and asked if Punk wanted to spend the night over there to give me some private time to get things done.  YES PLEASE!

Enough complaining.  Let me show you what I've been up to.

I found some cute ideas out on Pinterest (again) and put some of them into action.  I have a Godson who is going to be 15 in February and what do you give a 15 year old boy??!?  No clue here so money it is!

I thought this would be a cute way to give my Godson some spending money.

Next, teacher gifts.   A bag for Punk's "main" teacher.  I made the Tahoe Tote and dug in my stash for some yardage.  Punk picked out this combo and I set to work.  I like it.  I hope her teacher does as well.

And a fleece blanket for the teacher's aide in her classroom.

And a little something for me.  About a week or 2 ago I got some happy mail.  Carol sent me a very sweet pincushion.  I just adore it.  Thank you Carol for thinking of me during the busy holiday season!

if you can't see it, Carol stitched "Pins" in the center.  Too cute.

There's a bit more I want to share.  I'll be posting again.  :)

Enjoy your day!

Jen

The holiday push

I'm scrambling over here to finish gifts.  Trying to find time but it's hiding pretty good on me.  I have a list and most of it is for Punk and whatever I work on, finished or not, I have to hide.  She has radar in my sewing room.

I am hoping, hoping hard, that I can find some sewing time this weekend.  House needs to be cleaned and Christmas tree needs to be dressed up.  Breakfast with Santa on Sunday.

It would be nice to show you some Christmas gift finished next week.

Fingers crossed!

Enjoy your day!
Jen