wishing you a merry christmas!

today i am meditating on the beautiful implications of having a savior that became man..

"for whatever reason God chose to make man as he is- limited and suffering and subject to sorrows and death- he had the honesty and the courage to take his own medicine, whatever game he is playing with His creation, He has kept his own rules and played fair. he can exact nothing from man that He has not exacted from Himself. He himself has gone through the whole human experience. from the trivial irritations of family life and the cramping restrictions of hard work and no money to the worst horrors of pain and humiliation, defeat, despair, and death. when he was a man he played man, he was born in poverty, died in disgrace, and thought it all worthwhile."

-dorothy sayers

what's on my christmas wish list?

see more of my wish list here!

christmas card preview

every year i procrastinate starting our christmas cards (every year being this year and last) and it takes so much of the joy out of sending them because i feel so rushed. last year we tried to take a photo and we both got so frustrated, we never used any of them. we never take ourselves to seriously so it feels weird standing in front of a camera and forcing a serious picture. this year we warmed up our picture with some goofy shots which lightened the mood and left us with a decent picture of the two of us. (which i didn't include...it's a surprise of sorts!) 

btw, yes i did color andy's hair..

 walk like an egyptian

cheesin'

 and here's a sneak peak of the card which turned out cuter than i hoped for. i will probably do a tutorial for this as well because once you have the concept down you could use it for any type of card!

free christmas fun

it's time for some links to free christmas cheer to get you ready for the holidays...

amazon is doing a free 25 days of christmas music which you can find here

i always look forward to melissa's annual free christmas candy box printable download. home baked goods are always a great and inexpensive gift for friends and co-workers.. peppermint bark anyone?! you can find her download here.

each month i eagerly wait for geninne at geninne's art blog to post her new free desktop calendar. it couldn't be more simple to add to your computer, just left click on the image and select "set as background"... and then boom baby you've just given your computer a virtual facelift... click here for december's calendar

if you are interested in needlework check out these free transfers. i can't wait to work on these, next to a cozy fireplace with a fatty cup of hot cocoa :-)

and finally, check out this website where you can send a christmas video from santa to your loved ones! we had so much fun with this...

wishing you a warm cup of hot cocoa and a candy cane this christmas season!

all that glitters

i've been really loving the glitter trend i'm seeing everywhere this season. so from that inspiration comes these DIYs. there's something very liberating about glitter, maybe it's the fact that glitter was banned from my childhood for being "the herpes of the craft world".... as i was doing these little projects glitter got everywhere-all over our carpet. and for 5 minutes, i didn't mind it. nothing says "i'm an adult who lives by my own rules" quite like living in a layer of glitter for a few weeknd. but enough of my ranting, let's get to the good stuff!....

check out these gold shoes inspired by h&m, f21, and old navy

how to?: cover flats in mod podge and sprinkle with glitter, cover on top with mod podge to secure

and my glitter garland..

how to?: cut triangles, sew the garland, and use glue stick to secure glitter

glitter piggy bank..

how to?: use mod podge to apply glitter and cover with mod podge to secure 

glitter covered glade evergreen scented candle (the glade holiday candles are the bomb diggity)

how to?: paint on mod podge and cover with..... glitter!!

when i like a trend i commit to it. nothing in my house is safe from it.. now if i could just get my hands on the neighborhood cat...

wishing you sprinkles of sparkles

little angel, big voice

the only thing bigger than this angels wings is her singing voice..

christmas ornament DIY

my mom gave me an early christmas present last weekend that i had to share:

it's our wedding invitation in a glass ornament! what a great keepsake... i just love it!

you can make one too by cutting a wedding invitation into thin pieces around the words you want to display. curl the strips using scissors. don't forget to include strips of only colors from the invitation!

happy crafting..

prepare to be inspired...

watch this artist create an image of his father with 3.2 million individual ink dots and be inspired.. 

i have some verrrrry exciting posts coming.. and a possible christmas giveaway so stay tuned!

monday inspiration

recently i've been following this project, a 365 day embroidery project.. it's pretty much amazing. every day she embroiders something new with the weeks chosen theme in mind. it's so inspiring.. and she's selling them on her site as well... so if you haven't gotten me anything for christmas yet....

check this out from "girl you crack me up" week.. kristen wiig 

 and from "take this job and shove it" week where she memorializes her previous jobs

 from the "i love you but i'm only a preteen and my mom says it's only hormones" week.. matt dillon in the outsiders

happy only 20 days until christmas!

xoxo, 

meg