Origami

So...the nightingale flight test was a bomb...check out the video: Bummer. Anyway, on to the next day! Day 4!! Today was a most appropriate creation! A sled!! Perfect for getting us over-excited about the bits of snowy wispies that fell from the sky today. Unfortunately, that is all it was and we will not be able to use the sled. (the real one that is) Our dollhouse family will get to use this one though! Perfect size for the little sister or brother!

I hope tomorrow's paper creation does not bring with it false hopes...

New Year in Origami

I love page-a-day calendars but will be the first to admit I rip off hunks of pages several times each year after I have forgotten to change it daily. I haven't had one in over 5 years simply because I don't like forgetting and inevitably feel guilt over not changing it! So, I have planners. I love my planners and use them daily for my poor scatterbrained mind to be able to remember anything! Well, my well meaning children got me a page-a-day calendar that is actually a fold-a-day calendar! I love origami and so it was a very thoughtful gift. So...will I do it everyday this year? Probably not. But I will try my best to fold them as close to the dates they are meant for! Here's some pictures of the calendar and days 1 and 2/3. So far? Very fun! 

Very cute calendar, very thoughtful children! 

Day 1: Penguin

Cute right? Um...kinda weird looking and does not stand up, but very simple origami. I could actually tell it was meant to be a penguin so that's good!

Day2/3: Nightingale 

I wonder if I threw it outside if it would fly...guess I'm off to go see! 

❤️ Becca

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Choices!

I received a special order for a baby sweater with a matching hat and after making a set for her, I got stuck at home with bad weather and sick little ones. So, I decided to make a second set! :) Just to offer another option. Hey! Everyone likes choices right? Here is what I made:

Seems like I made the right choice offering choices!! I have been asked to make another one right away!! Gotta love repeat customers!! Now to brainstorm the perfect little boy sweater...

Seasonal

My mom is an amazing quilter and crafter and I am in awe every time I go to her house as she shows me everything she has accomplished. I truly have a lot to live up to! Last year she did a 12 x12 little quilted piece for each month and she hung it on a little stand. Most of them were so adorable and I enjoyed watching each month as she made new ones. This year she is doing something similar but they came prepackaged in months similar to a block of the month club. They of course are darling!! I do not have the time or money to make monthly quilted hangings but I thought perhaps I could make something a little more suitable for the yarn-y stuff I do! So I made some stitch markers!! I made little red and white heart beads out of sculpey and 2 little hearts with faces. Seeing as this is the first time I've ever made anything with polymer clay I think they turned out really cute!! I also made an owl (where I got the idea in the first place) from www.repeatcrafterme.com where she made such cute owl stitch markers. Anyway, it gave me ideas for other things to make as the year goes. Thanks for looking!! 

We are so thankful.

Each year we have a little decorated tissue box that we stuff with little notes that say what we are thankful for during the month of November and we read them on Thanksgiving day. Nothing wrong with that. Of course I have been collecting them and because of lack of space was trying to decide whether or not to toss them. So I decided to take the previous years (some of them at least) and put them on a piece of fabric on the table and then covered that with vinyl. This way we talk every day, at each meal, about not only what we are thankful for this year, but in the past too. It has been fun and I am very glad I didn't decide to junk them. I plan to do this again next year, incorporating this years as well. :)

Sisters!!!

Tonight I am having a girls night with my handicap sister Laura. She is awesome and although can get on my nerves when she tries to help me parent my children, she means well and is just trying to copy what I do as my 4 year old tries to emulate me. She bought some fake nails (one of her most favorite things!!) today while out with my mom so we put them on tonight. Even I put on a whole set! We had a blast! Then we played bowling on the wii (another one of her very most favorite things!!) while folding clothes...I am a mother first so I do have to do boring adult stuff too...overall things went well tonight and tomorrow is going to be fun too!! 

On a different note, after browning 3lbs of ground beef tonight, there was so much fat to pour off it was disgusting!! Better in a jar than in us I suppose...

And yes I am staying up WAY too late tonight!!!