I don't think they would work for the ward party, but they are so pretty I think I need to make some for my tree! Click the star for the instructions. And aren't these wish spools adorable? 
And finally, I know my kids would LOVE to make and play with this little terra-cotta trio!
Yes I am sure that I still have 4 1/2 months left.
I know most of you don't really care but I had to take a minute for my grandma. Friday night my grandma Naomi slipped away from this life and onto the next. It's bittersweet- I haven't seen her for a few years, but I still feel sad that she's gone. I am very happy for her though as I know this must be a wonderful time for her. It has been a long life full of sickness and sorrow but she was always cheerful and positive and an incredible example to me. I think about her all the time. She was raised in real poverty. She lost 2 of her brothers that she was closest to when they were teenagers. She lost 3 infant sons, and another when he was just a toddler. She lost an adult daughter after watching her suffer a long brutal battle with breast cancer. She beat breast cancer herself twice, as well as many other life threatening illnesses. She lost her best friend and real sweetheart, my grandpa, 2 years ago, after watching him suffer from Alzheimer's. But, I think she would say her life was wonderful and rich and happy. She has always had a firm unshakable testimony of the Savior, and lived a life of love and service. I am so thankful for her and especially for the time she took to write down her life story for me so I can share her life and testimony with my children!
Maybe I would think to put on earrings sometimes if they were out displayed all pretty! And this necklace from Coldwater Creek I just liked: 
(Sam, are you reading this??) I love pearls- I always have to stare at this bracelet from Red Envelope when I get a catalog.
What? Seriously? So my six year old can start looking forward to her first tattoo?? And don't get me started on Bratz- and these fat baby bratz- are you kidding me? I wonder if they have their own g-string under there too...
The party was a success except that my camera battery died! We just had a family party, but in our family that still makes for a big party with 14 cousins all together plus aunts and uncles. I asked Miss G what kind of cake she wanted, meaning white or chocolate etc, but she replied "Rocket!" So I decided to give it a try and it turned out alright- she was really excited about it. I won't tell you how many hours I spent on it to get it to look half way decent! 
Of course I always am trying to think of things I could make, and this one would be something really easy with just a little sewing or even fabric glue:
And this banner is fabric, but I could see doing something out of paper kind of like it:
You just drag them over your picture and then print wherever you get pictures! Find the download HERE until 11/16. (they have something new every Friday.)
she immediately had to have it, and had no interest in looking for anything else. Well that's easy I thought- only it was a little hard to find, but after visiting a couple Targets, (and having Ashley check a couple more for me) we have the gift! (FYI- if you take the item number to customer service, they can pull up on the computer a list of stores that had it as of midnight or something, and how many they had, and it has phone numbers so you can call and ask them to check if they still have it in stock, and some stores will even hold the item for you.) I even resisted the urge to buy a second one and jack the price up on ebay. Then she decided she also wanted her party to be Little Einsteins themed. Well there is not any Little Einsteins party supplies on the market yet. (there will be in January fyi) And apparently no stickers either as I have searched everywhere for some! So I am going to get a little more creative with this party than usual, and I made the invites with borrowed images from online (I hope that's legal- I'm not selling them!) and solid colored plates etc... I just discovered the Playhouse Disney website also has a bunch of ideas and downloadable printable things to use so I'm way excited! Here's the link if anyone else has to plan a Little Einsteins party soon: http://tv.disney.go.com/playhouse/grown-ups/celebrationcenter/checklists/le/index.html They even have an invitation you can print but I found that after I made ours.
It has been months since I did any digital scrapping and I am so excited that I actually did some today! They aren't perfect, but I like them and now I've gotten past that mental block.
This one was mostly copied from one in the Shabby Princess Gallery.
I have not loved a movie like this in a long time- maybe never. It's not a comedy, it's a love story, but I laughed to tears all through it. I saw it for the second time last night, and I can't wait to buy it when it comes out. I can't believe there is a movie that would actually make Steve Carell seem attractive to me. Go see it!
We survived a family photo shoot- somehow our awesome photographer managed to get a bunch of really beautiful pictures! This one made me laugh because it just summed up the whole experience: from the left, Miss G was cracking silly faces the whole time, Miss B was trying very hard to do whatever the photographer asked, but her expressions weren't very natural, and Miss E was in her own world, very fussy, trying to do whatever she wanted, and definately not whatever we wanted her to do!
But if you are one of those people who can reupholster, or sew slip covers, it's a really good deal- only $99 HERE.
I know it's come and gone and I'm a little late, but better late than never! We had a great holiday with lots of fun traditions and some cute pictures too. My mom always used to color our food for holidays but I ran out of orange food coloring so I tried to make our food festive- here is Miss B's daily grilled cheese cut into Halloween shapes.
