no mantle?

What to do with those Christmas stockings and no fireplace?

I found the answer while shopping at Kirklands (love that place!). Now I have somewhere to hang the stockings I'm making.

This stocking was made by my mom a little over 30 years ago. I love it and wanted my daughter and husband (and hopefully future kids) to have one just like it. So I'm hand sewing theirs now. *A future post*

Ribbon tree

I have seen this posted all around Pinterest (of which I am an addict) and on blogs. I thought...."I can do this," and so I did.
It was EASY! I already had some of the ribbon and the styrofoam cones. I got the rest of the ribbon at Michaels for 60% off (marked accidentally) :) and the pins.
I measured about 2.5 inches on my table and cut each different type of ribbon to that measurement.
Fold the ribbon in half and push a pin through it, then pin to the styrofoam. EASY!

I will probably put a ribbon bow on top or an ornament. I put the ribbon tree on some wire candle stands I got at Goodwill. This was a fun and easy craft/decoration for Christmas that took a half day to make - if that!

things to do before Christmas

I know it's only October, but what can I say.....I've got Christmas on the mind lately.

I am working on a few advent calendars and wanted to come up with a few things to do each day. I'm so excited to do this with my little one each day. Check back to see pictures of some of the things we will be working on (including my advent calendar I'm making!)

Idea’s do to before Christmas!:
1. Visit Santa
2. Go on Daddy/Mommy daughter dates (to buy each other gifts.)
3. Go to see the Temple Lights
4. Paint Christmasy toe and fingernails
5. Make candy necklaces
6. Have a backyard campout
7. Make Gingerbread men and decorate
8. Buy and put up a tree
9. Make reindeer food
10. Bake cakes and cookies for friends
11. Take a drive to see Christmas lights
12. Make hot chocolate mix
13. Address and mail Christmas cards
14. Make pipe cleaner wrist bracelet bells
15. Make a snowman cotton ball plate
16. Make gumdrop wreaths (pipe cleaner)
17. Write Santa a letter
18. Read a Christmas book under the Christmas tree (nightly)
19. Make popcorn balls
20. Make fudge
21. Visit the Zoo lights
22. Watch Christmas movies
23. Make sugar cookies and decorate them
24. Glendale Glitters
25. Put up lights outside/decorate outside
26. Make a handprint Santa card
27. Make a Santa beard advent calendar
28. Wrap Christmas gifts
29. Buy a gift for a needy family/child
30. Buy 3 ornaments that represent this year as a family
31. Open Presents (Christmas DAY!)