Christmas tradition book!

I have been sewing for weeks and have some knots in my back that are going to require a masseuse. Yikes!

Anyway, so I am taking a break from that and going to post about some fun Christmas gift and craft ideas that don't involve a needle and thread.

First up, Family Christmas tradition books.

I posted about these here on my personal family blog last year, and thought I would share.A few years ago one of my best friends called me up and said she was putting together a book of traditions for Christmas. She had a large number of people submit their favorite family Holiday traditions along with their families favorite Christmas movies, recipes, crafts, stories and songs.

She took all of the information and turned it into a fantastic book. There is a page or two for every day and each day has a scripture, a story, a song, a craft and a treat idea/recipe. This pic is from the 2nd day where we learned about the nativity and made a marshmallow baby Jesus wrapped in swaddling clothes (taffy). My kids thought this book was just the coolest thing last year and we made sure not to miss a single day. This is the last day where we put on our family tradition of the nativity with all the grand kids and grandpa reading it from the scriptures.
The best part is that in the back there is a whole section of kids games and a list of movies and several pockets full of everyones favorite Christmas music!!

This would be a pretty inexpensive gift and would definitely be a part of the Christmas memories for years to come!

Blog Swap!

Well, it has been a while since I've been a'bloggin'. But thought I would get back on the horse today with a BLOG SWAP!!

Meet my friend Tiffany!!!

Hi Hobby Enthusiasts!

I am so excited to be swappin with Jaime today, she is one of my most favoritest people on the planet! We live in the same town, we craft together and our kids all play together.

I am so lucky! :)

My name is Tiffany Hewlett, and I blog over here...

I am married to this super hot guy right here...

And I am a mom to these ridiculously cute kids right here...

I really like to take pictures, and you can see some of my work here....

But here is a peek of some of the photos I have taken lately....

I also like to do crafty things like...

I also like to cook...and bake...especially cupcakes....

Some other things about me...

• I homeschool my kids


• I love Peanut Butter M&M's


• I love hanging out with my husband


• I like to draw, paint and do any other form of art


• I talk to my mom at least once every other day, about...?


• I am doing online school and getting my Associates in Web Design


• I love to organize anything and everything, a place for everything...


• I'm new to twitter, and I'd love it if you followed me and tweeted hello!


• I love to dance with my kids, kiss Chad in the rain and watch mildly and some wildly inappropriate sitcoms some musical, some not...


• I generally share way too much information :)

Somethings you will find over at my blog...

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  Talking about stuff I'm putting up on my Etsy shop pumpernickelbuttons.handmade


• Making the World Cuter Mondays, where you get to link up your cute blog posts every Monday, and peruse the other cute stuff going on!!!
  


• Toot Toot Tuesdays-A new Tutorial every week!


• Stories and lots of pictures of my cute kids


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  The gushy thoughts about my smokin hot hubby

And finally a BIG old giveaway starting on November 30!

There are a lot of really awesome, creative, making the world cuter kind of people already participating with some adorable things to win!

If you or someone you know wants to give something cute away, sorry, I am not accepting children or live animals :), then contact me and we will get you in!

It's going to be super fun, with lots of fun stuff to win, so come by and grab a button to remind yourself!

Thanks Jaime, see you tomorrow?

Come over and say hi!

Thanks Tiff, and I will be back soon with some great Christmas gift ideas I've got!!

Create

Whether you are LDS or not, these are beautiful and profound words about creativity!

long time no blog

Wow, it has been a busy month. I have cape orders coming out of my ears :)

I will be posting what I have been up to soon, I promise, but first I wanted to give a shout out to my little sister who just started her new Swag Blog. She has got some AMAZING swag lined up to giveaway and she kicked it off with a bang.

Go give her some Leelou love!

More felt clippies

I made these at a girls craft night a few days ago, they are so fun to make...I want more!

sweater dress

~Crap to Craft~

I have had this old sweater since high school and held onto it because I love the colors.

*note- this picture was taken after I had already started to cut into it. I always forget to get my camera out*

It has become smaller and smaller on me it seems so I wanted to re-fashion it and thought a yummy fall sweater dress for Macie was perfect:

I should have waited till morning to snap some pictures but knew I would forget.

I love how it turned out and am now running off to my closet to find more old sweaters to chop up!

Tutorial over at Get your Craft on.

Blog Swap!

Sumo's Sweet Stuff!

Hello! I am so excited to be blog swapping with Jaime today! We have known each other since we were in elementary school and I have been blown away by how talented she is!

I'm Summer, or Sumo as my husband lovingly calls me. (And now consequently has all of my family calling me. Doesn't Aunt Sumo have a nice ring to it?)

I'm the blogger from Sumo's Sweet Stuff!

I use my blog to share my projects, tutorials, recipes, host giveaways, and shamelessly promote my etsy shop!

I AM:
- married to my best friend
- mother to the most beautiful baby girl (and a babe on the way!)
- daughter and sister to the best family ever
- friend to some of the greatest people out there

I LOVE TO:
- play piano
- sing
- read
- craft
- go on walks
- spend time with my family
- drink Diet Coke
- bake/cook
- exercise (well, sometimes)
- crochet

SOME OF MY FAVORITE THINGS:
- Diet Coke
- popcorn
- chips and salsa
- anything that involves peanut butter and chocolate
- public library
- fall
- craft stores
- black and green
- Christmas
- historical fiction
- cats

Here are some of my favorite baking projects:


From left to right:
- Easter egg no bake cookies, bon bons, multi-colored cupcakes
- Chocolate bowls, jello cupcakes, s'mores cupcakes
- White chocolate cheesecake cookies, pretzel truffles, bon bons

Here are some of my favorite crafts:


From left to right:
- Nylon headband, notebook/pen set, personalized bib
- Fabric covered hangers, bow holder, wood frame
- Fall wreath, re-purposed formula cans, birthday banner

Here are some of the bows in my etsy shop:


And a few more items from my etsy shop:


I recently set up a blog schedule so you can find something different being posted each day of the week: Market Yourself Monday, Tutorial Tuesday, Mouth Watering Wednesday, Things to Try Thursday, and Feature Friday.

I am hoping to be featuring some holiday crafts and projects for the upcoming holiday season, so be sure to check in with me! I am sure Jaime will have lots of great things to share with us, too! I can not wait to try her advent calendar!

Come on over to Sumo's Sweet Stuff and let's be blogging friends now!

Thanks for doing the blog swap with me Jaime!