Holiday Update

Hello! It sure has been awhile. I have just been working away getting my presents made and custom orders done :)
I've been busy putting new items on etsy...still not much luck on there. Facebook continues to be my main source of customers which is just fine by me! Although I haven't gotten much attention on etsy I did manage to catch the attention of the creative editor of Simply Handmade Magazine. She sent me a product request asking that I submit some items for their summer issue. I feel like I'm jinxing it just talking about it but since there is no guarantee that I'll make it in the issue I might as well celebrate this now :)So woo hoo!
I thought I would share two new holiday crafts I did this year.
Advent Calendar
I was inspired by this amazing advent tree from Sunset magazine

I wish mine turned out that great...I decided to only use what I had on hand. I got out my trusty Cricut and cut out my tags and numbers. I decided to write a bible verse on the back of each tag that we could look up together as a family each night. Then I made little "ornaments" for my son to hang up in place of the tag we take down each night. The ornaments are simply asterisk's cut from felt. I wish I would have gotten a picture because they actually are pretty cute.
I had a vase and twigs leftover from these adorable decorations we made for my grandma's 90th birthday last month...

so I just hung the tags all over that...I looks a lot more crowded and messy then Sunset magazine's version..oh well my 4 year loves it just the same :)


I also made an upcycled wreath...the form is from a wreath I made previously, the yarn is leftover from a project, and the ruffles are made from old tshirts...

Boo

Well, I was hoping to come on here and say that I have added new items to Etsy. I finished some shoe clips and took the pictures. When I went to upload them they would not upload at all. So frustrating. I feel like there's always SOMETHING wrong with my technology these days. Oh well, I suppose I should just be thankful that my other 75+ pictures from the past week uploaded just fine. I will try again tomorrow. In the mean time just try to picture little chiffon flowers in grey, plum, and cream.
For now I can just share a little Halloween craft we did today. Jackson has been asking for the past few weeks to decorate for Halloween. My husband and I are not big Halloween lovers but for some reason we produced a little boy that just can't get enough. So I finally gave in today and made a small sign with him.




I was deciding between fabric and paper. I went with paper because Jackson wanted to help me and he wouldn't get to do much if the sewing machine was involved. He was in charge of the glue and the glitter and I'm shocked that there wasn't a huge mess after! I was planning on making a few more flags but Jack wanted to hang it on the door so we could only fit the three flags.
I think it turned out pretty cute and Jackson was really excited so that's awesome.