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Happy New Year! Hope this year is full of wonderful things for you all!
Snowman Head Decorations
Dec 28
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Here is another Snowman Decoration that will be sure to light up your home.
The following items will be needed to complete this project:
1. Small decorative clear bowls.
2. White Paint (Orange paint can be optional) and a paint brush.
3. String of white lights (the number will vary based on the size of the bowls used).
4. Black top hats (Size is based on the bowls).
5. Hot glue gun.
6. Sharpie paint marker.
Step 1:
Wash the decorative bowls and dry them.
Small bowl
Step 2:
Put white paint in the bowl and use the paint brush to spread it around.
Completely painted bowl.
Step 3:
Let the bowls sit and dry before moving to the next step.
Step 4:
Using a sharpie paint marker, draw a face on the outside of each bowl.
Drawing the face on
Step 5:
Place lights on the inside of the bowl.
Adding lights
Step 6:
Using a hot glue gun, glue hat to the top of the bowl. When adding the hats, press down firmly to make sure glue sticks.
Glueing hat
Placing hat on firmly
Step 7:
Put out the decorations and turn the lights on.
Completed snowmen
The other two snowmen
** This project can also be done using one large bowl….. however this year I could not find all the parts for that. Here is what that one looks like. (I made this last year for my sister).
Larger Snowman Head
Snowman Candle Holders
Dec 26
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This is a simple and inexpensive gift idea that I just started last year. I thought you all would enjoy it!
To complete this craft, you will need:
1. Three wine glasses (all can be of same size or all different).
2. White and orange paint.
3. A black paint marker.
4. Paper or newspaper.
5. Candles.
Step 1:
Wash and dry wine glasses.
Step 2:
With the wine glasses in the upright position, squeeze enough paint to cover the bottom of the glass.
Adding paint to the wine glass.
Step 3:
Turn the glass on its side.
Glass turned on its side.
Step 4:
Roll the glass in a circle to move the paint in order to cover the inside of the glass (might have to add more paint to complete this).
Paint filled glass
Step 5:
Place completely paint glasses on paper or newspaper to dry. This could take a couple of days depending on the size of the glasses. However, make sure you move the cups after a little while setting because if not, the paper will begin to stick to the paint.
Starting the drying process
Step 6:
Once fully dry, draw a face on the outside. (You can paint the nose orange if you want).
Putting faces on the candle holders
Step 7:
Once paint on the outside dries, place a small candle on top.
Now you have a simple and cute decoration for your own home or for someone else.
Finished candle holders
Handmade Christmas Decorations
Dec 01
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Handmade Decorations
This was a Christmas craft that I put together last year. Tim’s mom had a lot of different Christmas craft direction books and I decided that I wanted to give these a try. These decorations are made out of foam. I think they came out wonderful! What do you think????
Thanksgiving and what’s to come….
Nov 29
The holiday was actually nice. We spent Thanksgiving Day with my parents, Vanessa, Jose, and the mutts. Everyone got to share a little movie time with Kalyssa. She insisted that everyone had to watch Ice Age 3 and Monsters. Everyone loved the movies. I have never heard any of them laugh so hard especially my dad at a kids movie. Mom made a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. She made turkey, mashed potatoes, corn, deviled eggs, rolls, and so much more. (Great job mom!! It was delicious). We also celebrated Jose’s birthday a well. The cheesecake was good, but a little too rich.
Then on Friday, we went to the Thanksgiving gathering for Tim’s family. The food was great, but I really did not get to enjoy it all. Kalyssa played with a lot of the kids that were there, but I think we were waiting to get back home. We spent the rest of the night just chilling out together. We watched television, some movies, and just lounged around. That was what I really needed. I have been working a lot and right before Thanksgiving I put in 29 hours in three days. So the resting is what I really needed.
We had originally planned on attending the candy and cookie weekend at Tim’s Aunts. However, we were unable to make it because I was asked to work to cover the parade. I wish I would have never done it. It just was not a good day. I decided I will not volunteer to work on my day off again. Maybe we can make it next year. I’m sure Kalyssa would have enjoyed that 
Since we are rounding the end of November and the beginning of December, we have quit a bit going on soon. Kalyssa will be turning 3 on the 12th. We have a birthday party for her on the 13th. Hopefully this year more people will show up, but we will see. Then we have Christmas with Tim’s family on the 20th. Christmas day with family and then new years. I’m sure we will be busy with a lot of different things. Hopefully in between all of this, I can get up some Christmas craft ideas to share with everyone.
Have a great night!!!
Jess
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