Rudolph Saves Christmas

Pesky Critter Stealing Santa's Bag

Rudolph to the rescue!

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

and his Side Kick!

This is from Annie's Attic

by Michele Wilcox

it was brought back by popular demand

It's part of the Santa's Workshop

There are 12 patterns in all!

 

Rudolph is Now Available at My Shop On Etsy!

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Dress Up Your Staircase For Christmas!

This is a great way to spruce up those dull stairs...super cheap too!

I used leftover wrapping paper and ribbons from last year!

I made it look like a Santa assembly line, presents

on there way to Santa's sleigh!

 I used 3 different wrapping papers

but all were in the same color scheme!

 

 

 

The bows on the boxes were really easy to make!

I am in no way a master bow maker...

here's how I made mine!

 

 I used wire ribbon and wrapped it around my box like normal

 

 

Then I cut a second piece of ribbon and ran it

under my first ribbon

Cut a third piece and repeat

Repeat it again, you can do this as

many times as you want

 

Tie each piece, fluff and "walla" you have

a very pretty and easy to make bow!

I love beautiful presents and I think they

look so pretty...I use them where ever I can!

 

Happy Wrapping & Happy Holidays!

Connie

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"These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things"

I kept hearing that Christmas Song that Julie Andrews always sang

"These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things"

So I thought I would show some of my favorite ornaments...

every year I buy a few new one's, I always seem to find one

that somehow touches me or reminds me of my kids or my childhood!

I have a little tree that I put in my dining room every

Christmas...and I love to find unusual ornaments...and

this year I found this Gumball Machine and Donut

I just love them! 

 

I found this Frosty Ornament in a wonderful store in

Gig Harbor, Washington

It has everything under the sun that has anything to do

with Christmas...if you live near by and have never been

and you love Christmas as much as I do...then

you must go...you won't be disappointed

the store is called

The Beach Basket and believe me it is awesome!

I know the name is odd for a Christmas Shop!

here's a link to there site.

http://beachbasketgifts.com/

 I have always had a thing for

Ice Skates...I just love them

my husband says it's

because I grew up in

Southern California...he's probably right!

When I was a kid Space toys were all the

rage...my parents bought them for me and my

sister...so when I saw these it just took

me back...

These are adorable

And of course who doesn't dream of Christmas in a

log cabin up on a snowy mountain!

This ornament is special...it's

Handcrafted by Christopher Radko

and no two ornaments are exactly alike, and

each one takes 7 days to complete...

from the glassblowing to the hand painting

they then place a signature golden ornament charm

on each one...this ornament is called the

Cozy Christmas Cottage

These are made in Poland!

www.christopherradko.com/

 

The Nativity

this ornament is so pretty, all encased in a dome!

The kids will love this one!

 

This ornament was given to me by my

Grandmother...she gave me and my 3 sisters 

ornaments one year...it really means a lot

to me and I know it means a lot to my

sisters...it always has a special

spot on the tree and I pray every

Christmas that it won't get broken!

It's survived two kids and a

crazy Dalmatian!

It's a painting on silk

and it's getting up there in years! 

 Have A Wonderful Christmas

Connie

Kids Christmas Table Decorating by Connie's Spot©

 Christmas Table for the kids...I love making and decorating

for kids...so don't forget the kids table when the
Holidays roll around...I had a lot of fun
dressing this little table up!

You might recognize the Mickey Mouse chair covers from my

Fun Birthday Party Post. Well I made those for Christmas last year.

At Target I found some really cute Mickey Mouse plates so
I thought it would be really cute to cover the not
so pretty folding chairs with Mickey ears!

 

Christmas fun with Clay!

I had never worked with clay before but I decided to give it a try...

I made these place card holders for the kids table and since the kids couldn't quite
read yet, I put their picture in them instead...
kids really like looking at pictures of themselves!

I made them with characters from
some their favorite cartoon shows!

These were not hard to make...

I got some pretty red wire at the craft store pushed it into the

raw clay before I baked it...I baked mine in my oven...

Just make sure to clean your oven with a baking soda wash

 before baking food in it...I bought a small clay

oven at the craft store, so now I don't have to worry about it!

I made a few extras and scattered pictures of the

kids on the table...Well I hope you have a

Merry Merry Christmas and have fun decorating!

I looked and looked for some napkin rings for kids...
I couldn't find any so I got out my clay again and made my own...
These were super easy to make!

I really wanted Snowman Plates but not one in the store...

I was just at Target the other day what do I see...Snowman Plates!

Check back soon I will have a posting for some Special Christmas Decorations.

Connie



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Beautiful Hooded Scarf

I made this beautiful hooded
scarf for my daughter.

I made my flower changeable

by simply putting a snap piece on the
scarf and on the backs of each flower!

 

The pattern can be found on a blog called "Style With String"

it's creator was kind enough to share it! 

 

 

If you are interested in buying a scarf like this one

They are Now Available at My Shop on Etsy.com
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Easy Crochet Christmas Tree-Pattern©

Easy Crochet Christmas Tree-Pattern©
This Christmas Tree was very easy to make...

You can use it for so many things...

You could make several of them in different
sizes to dress up a holiday buffet...

I have used mine in many different settings...

It's made with a Styrofoam cone that
I got at my local craft store.

 Free Pattern!
This is what I used:

Dark Forest Green Yarn

White Soft Shimmer

A box of floral pins

A G size crochet hook.

Make chain long enough to go around your Styrofoam cone.

You will repeat this all the way around the cone

with the green and the white sizing as

you work your way up to the top of the cone.

 Sc in each ch st around, ch 1, turn,

1 sc in the first st, ch 3, wk 1sc in the first st of ch 3 , then sc 1 or 2 in the next stitch or stitches, to make it look more realistic) repeat all the way around.

 Attach your piece to the cone using a floral pin.

(repeat with the green and white)

 For the top piece

ch 2 (this will count as your 1st stitch)

wk 11 hdc in the center

sl st to join

ch 3, sc into the first st of ch 3

repeat this just like you did with the green and white!

I just glued my top piece on.

You can add a topper of your choice

I chose a basic star for mine!

 

If you have any questions or comments just email me

or leave a message in the comments.

 

Happy Crocheting!

 

By Connie Hughes©