DIY gift ideas

Christmas is only 6 days away, can you believe it!! Well if you are looking for some easy DIY gifts here are a few of my favs from Pinterest...

From Oopsey Daisy
Photo coasters (I just made these but used Mod Podge instead)

Wine bottle wrapped in a cute kitchen towel

Gift card snow globe
from The Creative Mama



 Photo ornaments made from juice lids (what Grandma wouldn't love these!)
The Crafting Chicks



DIY felt flowers for hair clips or jewelry found here

I love making gifts, to me they are the best gifts. Hope I brought a little inspiration to your gift giving....

Until next time...
Lynnae

Sunday Sweet's

This week's treat isn't for hubby.... (sarah if you are reading this blog stop now you don't want to ruin your bday!!) its for my friend Sarah tommorow is her birthday and she loves funfetti cupcakes...and everything country!

fresh out of the oven....yummy...made a few extra for hubby!

Found this idea on pinterest ( of course) add pringles and either gum drops or my favorite dots to the top of frosted cupcakes.....

Tada super cute cowboy hat cupcakes!!!

A cute little sign for the office....and you have a perfect cowgirl birthday!!!

 Happy Birthday Sarah!!!

<3 rosette

Happy Birthday Gizmo!

Today is my Furbaby's birthday....Gizmo is 3 today!

Birthday Treat!!!!

mmm this looks good...

The Birthday boy is  Happy!

<3 rosette

Yarn wrapped letters...JOY

This is such an easy project to do with your kids, yarn wrapped cardboard letters. I cut out small letters JOY from an empty cereal box, gave my kiddos some yarn and they wrapped the letters ( I did the O it was a bit harder to wrap). They may not look "perfect" but they are perfect enough for me, and Christmas time always reminds me of the word JOY! Oh the endless possibilities with this!

Until next time...
Lynnae

Christmas through the lens...

Do you ever take the time to photograph your life at Christmas, not just the parties, or decorating the tree, visiting Santa, etc.... I mean your house at Christmas time, the things you do, the crafts you make, the stories you read, the cookies you bake, the real moments that make Christmas! Here are a few of my favorite moments of this busy season. I encourage you to snap a few pics of the things around your house that make Christmas, well, Christmas!

Until next time...
Lynnae

Hadley June Shoes

Seriously are these not the cutest little baby girl shoes you have ever seen?!? My sweet friend is the maker of these handmade shoes Hadley June. She is giving FREE shipping till December 15th so don't wait to buy them! What little girl wouldn't look cute in these! Now if only they would come in adult sizes.

I love her quote at the end of her bio...
“A pair of shoes can change your life. Just ask Cinderella.” -Anonymous

Until next time...
Lynnae

Sunday Sweet's

This weeks treat is a christmas time tradition it started when I first met my hubby and his cousin shared the family peanut butter ball receipe. And every year since for the last 5 years we have made peanut butter balls.

Ingredients
24 oz chocolate chips
4 cups peanut butter
2 sticks of butter
2 pounds powdered sugar
1 stick gulf wax



Mix butter powdered sugar and peanut butter in mixer until well blended then roll into small balls and place on cookie sheet refridgerate for an hour

place wax and 24 oz  chocolate chips in a double boiler

Dip rolled balls in chocolate place back on cookie sheet

Refridgerate dipped peanut butter balls and Enjoy!

<3 rosette



Christmas Craft

This weekend I finally finished my snowmen ornaments, I had been seeing ideas on pinterest for yarn poms and I thought how cute would yarn pom snowmen be..........super cheap and easy.


Basic white yarn and a plastic fork wrap yarn around fork then slip piece of yarn thru and fork and tie in middle

Slip off fork cut the side and tada a cute little pom

Hot Glue 3 poms together add some red ribbon

Toothpick nose, puffy pant buttons and eyes cute ribbon loop for hanging on the tree!

2011 Snowmen Ornamnet

<3 rosette



Mommy to Bee

Last week Lynnae and I along with a few other girlfriends at work had a shower for our friends Maggie and Erica. Since Erica is having a boy and Maggie is having a girl we needed a fun theme. Thanks to Pinterest we found "Mommy to Bee".

Banner made with cricut and create a critter cartridge

Invitations and Decor Cute little Bee's with blue wings and pink cheeks...perfect boy/girl shower!

Our friend Karyn made super cute candy sushi

LadyBug and Bumble Bee cupcakes

Mommy's to Bee Erica and Maggie

Now we will just wait to see when will it bee?

<3 Rosette

Christmas DIY decorations...


I love Christmas decorations and I love finding new ideas on things to make either for myself or as gifts. Here are a few ideas that I love. Hope they inspire you to get crafty... you only have 17 more days till Christmas!

Tatertots & Jello Felt Wreath



Monogrammed napkins with a bleach pen
Tatertots & Jello

Wooden letter ornament- Two Peas in a Bucket

Felt tree from Scissor Variations

Stenciled sign with of course Martha Stewart paints and stencils
Tatertots & Jello

DIY Fabric bow from Whipperberry

Until next time...
Lynnae

Free Printables for Christmas

Here are some FREE printables for Christmas. Just follow the link to the blogs they came from and download for yourself. These are great to give as gifts to in a cute frame. Happy printing...

From It Works for Bobbi

From Eighteen25

From Simple as That

from Eye Candy Blog



Holiday Snacks...

The other night we had a Polar Express night and what better way to watch the movie than with Trader Joe's Cocoa Drizzled Kettle Corn (so delicious!) and Nutella hot cocoa with fresh whipped cream (yes I whipped it up fresh, it tastes SO much better then the canned stuff or even marshmallows!) We are HUGE fans of Nutella around here, my daughter would eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner if we let her. So after seeing all the great recipes on Pinterest that you can do with Nutella I decided to give it a try. I heated up milk in a saucepan, put a scoop of Nutella, whisked until hot and melted and then enjoyed a little piece of heaven in a cup! Seriously I don't think I could ever go back to "regular" hot chocolate, it's that good!!

Until next time...
Lynnae

A fun tradition...wrapping up Christmas books

This year I started a new tradition of wrapping my kids Christmas books (that they already own) and putting them under their tree in their room. I did let them know that I wrapped them and that they are their own books but that didn't matter, each night they are so excited to pick one wrapped book and read that story for bedtime! I dont' have 24 Christmas books but a few of the books are a collection of many "Disney Christmas stories" so those will find themselves wrapped up again and I will buy a few new ones just to add a little surprise when they open them. I love this new tradition and it's not to late for you to start doing it this year. I think my kids love the unwrapping part and not knowing which book it will be! What are some fun traditions you do for your kids?

Until next time...
Lynnae

Trader Joe's bags

I LOVE Trader Joe's, and after this weekends grocery shop I was so thrilled to see their Holiday bags! They are filled with gift tag printouts and the side has cute designs for any crafting or gift wrapping. I know it's the simple things in life that make me happy! So don't throw out your bags next time you go shopping, recycle them for good use!

Until next time...
Lynnae