A Nativity you can eat!

Here is a cute idea you can do  with your kids that can replace the usual Gingerbread house People make every year.  How about a Gingerbread  Nativity!    My sister Jana told me about how her play group made them.  The site she got the idea from would not let me copy any of the pics or info, but you can find the link here http://www.aokcorral.com/projects/how2nov2007.htm 
There are a couple of things I would change like I would use fruit roll ups to add robes or head covers for the people and I think I would give the sheep eyes etc.
You can also get cookie cutters that have all the Nativity shapes and make a gingerbread Nativity like this.

You can find that here http://bayvillagestore.com/nabaset.html

Mod podge photo on Canvas

I have been wanting to post this all week, but was unhappy with how my photo turned out because the room was too dark so I had to enhance it Which made the photo look fuzzy.   Oh well  I think I will post it anyway.  I made these for my Sister in law and Mother in law for our family Christmas party last Saturday.  I have been wanting to try this for awhile now and I can't believe how simple it was!  I made an 8x8 scrapbook page with my digital scrapbook program and had them printed out at Costco.  I painted 10x10 canvases black.  I mod podged the photo in the middle.  added ribbon and there you go!  A very cute gift.  This  is a picture of all the grandkids from my husbands side of the family.  At our Vacation in Colorando this last summer. 

Here is another example of something that I want to do that is similar.  I would love to do this in my room or in my family room. The info for these projects came from this link http://www.sugardoodle.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3140&Itemid=406

I love this one on the bottom left.

Busy Weekend!

I had a busy weekend.  A school in my neighborhood hosts a Christmas Craft Fair every year as a fundraiser.  I did not think about trying to get a booth until it was too late.  So I figured  next year I would be better prepared.  My friend was doing a make and take vinyl clock class and convinced me to join her in her space and do a make and take with my scrabble and washer diamond glaze pendants.  It was totally last minute, but it was a lot of fun and it seemed to be a big hit for the girls that were ages 8 to 18.  I think the moms were interested also once they saw how they were made and what the finished product was. 
They make perfect Christmas gifts for sisters and friends! Here are a couple of  links on my blog for a reminder of what they look like and  how to makethem.
 http://bugaboocorner.blogspot.com/2009/09/having-fun-with-diamond-glaze-and-dg3.html      
 http://bugaboocorner.blogspot.com/2009/08/dimond-glaze-and-epoxy-resin-tutorial.html
Happy Crafting!

Story stones!

I saw the cutest idea  at http://mearacle.blogspot.com/2009/12/all-right-ive-gotten-myself-into.html  Thanks Kelly! So so cute!

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I found a tuturial For Story stones on another website http://redbirdcrafts.blogspot.com/2009/04/mouse-stones.html

She has some cute ones too. Here is a sample of some of her stones.

Here is another link to some cute Story Stones http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/5zaeDS/sweetsweetlife.typepad.com/sweet_sweet_life/2009/07/keeping-your-kids-busy-story-stones.html

This little girl just the cutest!

I picked up some stones at walmart yesterday and will be trying my hand at this cute craft idea.  Thanks Ladies for the inspiration!

December Bugaboo book pick!

I know everyone has seen the movie  "A Christmas Carol" in lots of different versions,but have you ever read the book?  I have'nt.  Charels Dickens is one of my favorite authors, but I have never taken the time to read this  book because I felt like I already knew the story line from watching the movies.  I found the book at D.I. and decided that it was time that I read it! I figure the book is always better.

Christmas stitchery

I have wanted to do this stitchery for the last couple of years.  Maybe this year will be the year!  I wanted to stitch some cute designs on some Christmas stockings that I want to make. 

You can find this pattern at Cedarberry Stitches.  Here is a link to their site.  I love their Stitchery designs!

http://www.cedarberrystitches.com/christmas.html

Ready for my last Advent Calendar?

Again I did not take pictures of the process.  My camera batteries were dead and I did not want to wait for them to recharge before getting started on this craft. 
I had purchased a premade Karen Foster Advent calendar. Scrapbooking warehouse had a good sale on theirs. I have to admit I was very surprised at how small it was, but the neat thing about it is it comes with numbers to stick on.

I mod podged Christmas Scrapbook paper on the squares doors and outside edges and back of the advent calendar., I cut 1 1/2 inch squares with my cricut for square doors. Oh and I antiqued around the edges of all the paper before I mod podged actually. I added the numbers and then mod podged again over the numbers.

You could be done right there, but I saw this same Advent Calendar at Gardner Village (A crafty place in Utah) and they had added a handle on the top which I thought was so adorable.  So I added a handle and then tied a ribbon on top.

 I have been having a hard time deciding if should keep the ribbon or if it would be cuter with just the plain handle. 

So anyway that is the last Advent Calendar I will be making this season.  My family will be happy to  have our kitchen table cleared of all my craft stuff :-)  I have a craft room in the basement, but sometimes I find it is easier to craft and be a mom at the same time upstairs where I can be aware of what everyone is up to.