I try to do something Christmas related with the kids every day in December. It doesn’t always have to be big – just something special that we can do together. I wanted to create a Christmas advent calendar to hold little notes for them that would explain the daily activity {I can then add these notes to my December daily album}…
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I was reading a copy of Scrapbooks Etc. a while ago, and loved the A Month of Memories article that Ali Edwards wrote about creating an album to document all of the magical moments that December brings. It definitely needed to be added to my (ever growing!) “To Do” list. For our family, the official “Christmas Season” begins on December 1st…
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Sometimes, in all the chaos, it is nice to sit back and reflect for a few moments. Please take the time today to remember the sacrifices of those that came before us and those that are continuing to lay down their lives to protect our freedom. Thank-you to all that have served and thank-you to their families. We will not…
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This was one of those projects that I was planning on doing for my fall decor. But, time goes too fast and I had to turn it into a Christmas project. You really can’t get much easier than these and I think they look so cute! MATERIALS straw wreath form (leave the wrapping on!) yarn (I used 4 colours of…
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Okay, I know it is early to begin Christmas projects for some of you. Around here December is an extremely chaotic month – my son’s birthday, shopping, wrapping, staff parties, Christmas get togethers and lots of fun family activities. I like to have the majority of my Christmas projects completed in November so I can actually relax and enjoy all of…
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