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A great Advent Activity for your family! Order my Jesse Tree Ornament Tutorial today and create your own holiday tradition. Find out more here.
Sew this hood style animal hat to keep your child warm this winter. Purchase pattern here.
Easy to make mermaid costume pattern for American Girl Dolls or 15" Bamboletta. Purchase pattern here. 
Sew this beautiful ruffled tote bag for yourself or a friend. It's sure to bring compliments. Purchase pattern here. |
On Friday we painted ornaments for our activity. I am sure they can be found at a craft store, but I got mine straight from Colorbok. The kids did a good job painting, although Lorelei got a little over zealous and had to do some touch-ups to a couple spots she didn't like. I . . . → Read More: Advent Activities: Paint-It Ornaments On Wednesday we made Truffles. I am not sure I would do it again with the kids. I thought it would be a good recipe for the kids to help me with, but they were too messy for them to roll them into balls. Then I was nervous to have them to close to . . . → Read More: Advent Activities: Truffles Have you seen this? Santa can send your child a personalized video message from the Portable North Pole. Allan received a video message Tuesday morning while Lorelei was at school. It was very exciting! Allan watched it again when Lorelei got home so she could see it too. Late that afternoon their Smith . . . → Read More: Advent Activities: Message from Santa
On Monday Charlie was up early with Lorelei. Our tree is on a timer and is usually lit before we all wake up. Charlie loves to play along the fireplace near the tree. Isn't this a cute shot of him? He has been pretty good about not touching the tree. He does like to . . . → Read More: Advent Activities: Hot Cocoa Cones
On Sunday morning after church the kids helped me make Pretzel Hugs. It was the perfect baking activity for them. No mess and no mixing (my favorite). They helped me lay out the pretzels and then lay Hershey's Kisses on top. We popped them in the oven until the chocolate was soft and then pushed . . . → Read More: Advent Activities: Pretzel Hugs or Kisses On Saturday we had snow here and the kids were begging to go outside. I did some grocery shopping right away in the morning and when I got home we bundled them up and sent them out. They were so happy to be in the snow! Lorelei and Allan built a little snowman . . . → Read More: Advent Activities: Lights Parade On Friday we made the long trek to the Grandville Mall. The roads on that side of the state we very snowy and icy, but thankfully Steve has equipped our van with snow tires. Steve had the day off, so of course he was driving and I wasn't worried. Some people weren't so lucky . . . → Read More: Advent Activities: Visit with Santa
On day two I tried my luck at getting the perfect pic for our Christmas card this year. The sunlight outside was bright and I thought I could use the natural light instead of the flash. I won't show you the pic I will be using, but this one makes me smile! . . . → Read More: Advent Activities: Christmas Card Pic I owe an apology to anyone that really did want to follow along with my advent celebration.Two weeks before Christmas I was hit with a bunch of freelance projects and since they pay the bills and blogging doesn't the work got first priority. Here is a recap of the last 2 weeks of our . . . → Read More: Advent Activities Rewind On Friday we took a family trip to the Grandville Mall. We visited Grandma George and Uncle Andy in the Almond Haus. We had a quick visit with Santa, neither of the kids would sit on his lap this time, but Allan did tell him again what he wanted. Lorelei on the other hand would . . . → Read More: Advent Activity: Mall Visit |
 I was a Design Manager in the scrapbooking industry until the birth of my first child. I then turned freelance designer, crafter and stay-at-home mom. I reside in MI with my husband and our four kids. Find out more about me here.    
  
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