the simple things #57

"i love to decorate with you mom, i alsways look forward to it!" 

yep, that´s enough to make this my favorite simple thing this week :)

 

happy jolly weekend

happy jolly, originally uploaded by elisabet ottosson.

just wanted to wish you a lovely weekend and share some ofmy favorite holiday themed photos from flickr!

december mini - this week

here is my first update on my december minibook. you can see the foundation pages here and here. 

this is somewhat of an introduction page. i totally made a typo and tried to fix it in PSE :)

i added a few hearts and red details on this page.

here i added the Sunday photo + words from last sunday at Write Click Scrapbook. 

i also shared my wishlist:

* film for my Instax camera

* A5 page protectors

* more storage bins for my craftroom

* chalkboard paint

* mini doilies

and time...could i please have some more time!

the list here is: it´s beginning to look a lot like Christmas when...

* my craftroom looks even messier than usual

* the star light shines in the window

* the blogs are filled with december dailies

* presents all wrapped up are piling up

12 tastes that remind me of Christmas:

* apples

* oranges

* satsumas

* hot chocolate

* nuts

* cherry sauce

* fudge

* ice chocolate

* glögg

* risgrynsgröt

* prickig korv 

(i am still working on this list!) 12 scents that remind me of Christmas:

* cinnamon

* oranges

* candles

* wrapping paper

* sparkles

* fake trees

* real trees 

my new necklace from the rusted chain. i ♥ it!

i have a short list of holiday movies on my must see list, and we did have the first Christmas movie night the other day watching Elf!


there you have a first update on my december mini. 

from pin to reality - scarf wreath

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Monika shared a cute link on facebook a few days ago and i just knew that i needed to make a scarf wreath!

i had a basic nature wreath already and i was able go to the thriftstore and bought a borown knitted scarf (since we have a green house with brown trims).

this is the easiest craft i have made i think! which is lovely in a busy month like december, right?!

i just simple laid my scarf under the wreath and folded it in so it was tight around the wreath and stitched a couple of stitches to hold it in place.

when i got almost all around i tied a knot with the rest of the scarf. done!

sorry for the poor photos, but it gets dark so early nowadays :(

i added some mini ornaments to make it even more christmassy :)

from pin to reality - felted snowman

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yay! it´s time to show you another pin that has become reality! i pinned these cute guys a while ago and wanted to make something like them for christmas. 

voila! 

i handfelted the balls with warm water and dishwasher liquid. (side note: my black dog dixon got into my felt yarn before i got home from work one day and that is why there are traces of him mixed into the white yarn!)

i used embroidery thread and just single stitched the eyes and mouth. i was a bit worried about how to make the nose...i ended up sewing multiple stitches ontop of eachother with orange thread. it was so hard to photograph this step, but i hope that you get the picture. 

i used some glittery silver thread to make the little crown and hat. 

i attached the balls together with just a few stitches and then on the wooden holders with glue. the finishing touch was the tiny amount of blush :)

i think that they turned out pretty cute :)

i´ll be back tomorrow with another pin to reality!!!

the simple things #56

while i was out for a quick drive this week, i passed a small café that has closed for winter. i had seen that this banner was out many times before, but this was the week when i stopped and took some photos. i love how it gives color to our grey world right now!

 

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Write Click Scrapbook december gallery!

gosh, can you believe that it is december already?! even though i love the holidays and prepare for them in november already, i am still always stumped that times flies.

for the WCS december gallery this month we all created something related to Holiday Homes. i did 3 layouts.

this is the first one that is straight in real life so help me God! 

in my journaling i speak about the scents, sights and sounds that appear in our home during the holidays. 

next, i made a layout about where my magic comes from aka my holiday idea binder :)

i fell in love with this layout, i like how it turned out. 

i ♥ sparkle lights and i do tend to put them up early just because i love the light they give! 

now, go check out the gallery! 

ps. i was super excited to see this on Ella today :)

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