Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

Thursday, December 27, 2012

A Hodge Podge of Holiday Stuff

I guess I got caught up in the hustle and bustle of Christmas because I didn't get around to posting about some holiday crafts. Obviously it's too late for this year, but you can pin it or add it to your list for next year!

My mom made these candy sleighs from a pin on Pinterest. You can find one of them here. She made them as gifts for coworkers. The original pin used Kit Kat bars, but she found it easier to use Reese's.

My sister made these snow globes as gifts from her daughter. She got the idea from a coworker, but if you search for DIY snow globes on Pinterest, you can find many different ones to try making. My sister used a small mason jar, laminated the pictures, and made the mixture inside from water, Karo syrup, and glitter. The back of the picture reads "Skylar's First Christmas 2012".

 

 My husband had an ugly sweater contest at work, so my mom and I made him this: 

 

I bought a sweater from Target on clearance. The rest of the stuff comes from Michael's or AC Moore. We cut slits in the tree to stick the LED lights through the back. The beaded garland was hot glued on and the red Santa hat ornaments were sewed on, as well, as the actual tree. The batter pack is the trunk, which I covered with brown construction paper. Oh, I forgot to mention that he WON the contest!! :)


My sister also made the elves and Santa craftivities from my TpT store with her students. She teaches children in grades 5, 7, and 8. 

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These came from my Boy & Girl Elf Writing Craftivity. You can find them here in my TpT store!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and I wish you all a Happy New Year! We are in the middle of that huge snowstorm right now, so it looks like I may be working on some new products to post to my stores. I have plenty to do on my to~do list. I also plan on a January giveaway soon and will be back with a great freebie for Freebielicious's Freebie on the First on January 1st! See you then!

Sunday, December 2, 2012

200 Followers/Christmas Giveaway!!


 I am LOVING all the new followers to my blog because I finally reached 200 followers via Google Friend Connect! In honor of reaching this milestone and the Christmas holiday, I am giving away ALL of my Christmas products to 3 lucky followers! Here is what I'm giving away!






To enter, use the Rafflecopter below and I'll pick the winners on Thursday night at midnight!! Good luck!!

Friday, November 30, 2012

Fabulicious Holiday Freebie!!!


 Freebielicious is sponsoring a freebie linky on the first of each month! December 1st marks the first day that they are hosting this awesome opportunity! I linked up with a holiday syllable sort cut & paste activity. Click the first picture below to download it!


It is part of my Ho, Ho, Ho: It's Holiday Time! Christmas Literacy Unit. You can find the whole thing in my TpT and TN stores. 


I'd like to give a great big thank you to anyone who purchased things in my store during the sale. I had my best two days of sales since starting my store back in February. All of my TN money went to buying Christmas gifts for my family. With money being so tight for my husband and I, we feel truly blessed by all the people who made that happen. Thanks for following my blog and for buying from my stores! I really appreciate it!