My second HTV project was a gift for Christmas. I used one of the files from my friend Lori. I alterered it slightly so I wouldn’t have overlapping Heat Transfer Vinyl Material. My niece is super int Team Jacob. The first one is without rhinestones and the second is with. I got the bag on clearance with a few others for cheap. I love the ease of Heat Transfer Vinyl. I am not sure why I waited so long I loved it and my niece loved it as well. If you want Lori’s Team Jacob file she has it in the store here.

I just wanted to share as I downloaded photos today from the camera and the holidays.

have a wonderful day!

Enjoy!

Okay so I am not a fantastic sewer I would even put myself just below well kinda sewer. I tend to pull it out when I am done looking for something I like that would work for home decor. I can say fabric does not seem cheaper then buying a finished product. so for me it is purely a … I want this… and don’t like that!. haha. I have sewn a cover for a bench, window coverings, pillow coverings and even shown a friend or two how to sew a fancy pillow with fringe. Well in my last “I want this” adventure I was spear headed by my son who wanted camo covering his closet. My son’s closet is slightly offsize of a standard set of doors. And it would be a rebuild to use a standard door. I am done looking at the mess of toys. So I decided to buy a shower curtain rod that is brown and some hooks and huge amounts of camo to make the “curtains” for the closet. So we went to the store and looked and looked (Picture of the curtains at another time. Came out quite nice I must say) anyways. my son saw this fabric he just had to have. Very “red baron snoopy-esque” and we brought home a yard of it. after I was done with the curtains. the sewing machine sat on the table with a curiouser and curiouser little boy. So finally he said. can I? I said yep. I sat next to him and worked on some lists and had him run the whole deal in as “straight” a line as possible to make the pillow out of his loved fabric. Which he did and then proclaimed a serious concern… WE SEWED It inside out!!! AGHHHHHH!! Mom Mom. I laughed and said you flip it inside out and stuff it that is why we left a little hole. He stuffed it and helped me sew the little bit more difficult seam to close it and asked when he could go to the fabric store again. Very cute very fun and he thinks it was pretty cool. So yeah! I love it. Had to share. (and yes that is a puppy sleeping underneath it)

My son and his Dad made this for me. Many Mom’s of a cub scout will know what this is. It is a brag ribbon for your scouts accomplishments and will go on my den leader shirt. When they make it through a level they get a badge and the Mom get’s a pin. Pretty darn cool. I had seen these before and sent my hubby the link and told him it would be the perfect handmade gift for me from our son. So I somehow put the supplies in a cup and left them on my craft table. They painted and worked on it and got it done in between my stints in the craft room. The rhinestones were sitting on the bench from another project I was working on so they got used to. pretty awesome. I love that my husband takes the time to create and help my son create. It definitely helps his imagination bloom and when they are “constructing” things like flying ace guns from the snoopy show it really helps to take parts you have like pvc pipe and sticks and see a bigger picture. And my son knows there isn’t much in my craft room that is off limits so he can create all he would like. It’s pretty fantastic  . And I already put the Bobcat pin on it. When I wear my shirt I will have someone take a picture.  Love my guys. Love my life.

 

Enjoy!

Chris

We learned while Grandpa was here that those huge campfire doublesize marshmallows are just to big and hard to eat. Grandpa already knew this, but he needed to make sure they were even to big for his grandkid boys. but it was fun!

Enjoy!

Chris

We believe in Family, Friends, Christmas, Faith, Happiness and the spirit of Christmas in the small gestures and the large…. This was so apparent to me at my Sister’s Daughter’s Pagaent while my Dad was in town. My sister had called me and asked for a present for my son for “Santa” was coming. I was thankful for such a thoughtful sister, but must admit didn’t think much more of it.

We attended the cutest Pagaent ever. So many smiling faces of children all under the age of 4. They sang and danced for four sweet songs. Just wonderful. Then Santa came out and and handed out presents. My son as you can see in the picture below got the honor of being the big kid and being in charge of the camera. He was to do his best to get good pics of my niece and nephew. he worked hard at this, but when Santa came out he just paused. He kept taking pics and then Santa called his name and he jumped up and sat on his lap and came back beaming to us with his present.

I smiled at him and said… “Did you get what you wanted?” he said yes… I said” Do you like it?” he says yes all in a gush and rush…” Mom Mom I wished he would call my name to and he Did. he Did. and I got to sit on his lap and he did.” And he smiled at me and showed me the wrapper… “And he spelled my Name right!!”  a few extra minutes and my sister thought of my son and it made my heart beam and my cheeks hurt from smiling and my eyes wet with tears. The spirit of Christmas in thinking of others. Thank you to my sister. She is a wonderful Aunt. Such a small gesture, but it meant so much to a little boy who I know may not believe in Santa for much longer, but he does right now and he really just wanted to sit on his lap like the other kids and be a part of it.  So wonderful! I so love my life. These moments take my breath away.

Merry Christmas to you all from Greg and I and our son.

We believe in love, faith, and Happiness.

May today give you a moment to take your breathe away, in

all the hustle and bustle, a moment of glistening Christmas goodwill.

Enjoy!

Chris