Merry Christmas!

It's been a while since I've done this, let's see if I still remember how!

I'm sitting here right now writing this while wearing a Snuggie (thanks mom!) and watching the end credits of Julie and Julia. It's been a lazy day around here, we're all recovering from yesterday's festivities!

I hope every single one of you had an awesome Christmas! Overall, it was a great Christmas for us, people loved their gifts (including me), and we all had fun! The one exception is that James (my wonderful boyfriend) is sick, which really puts a damper on your festive fun.

But, in spite of that, I had to do something productive with my day, and boy did I!

With this present:

The Big-Ass Book of Crafts by Mark Montano (Thanks, Claire!)

I made:

Bubble-print stationary for my thank-you notes

and:



Spray-painted plates! I bought glass plates at my local Dollar store, along with a couple of laundry-mesh bags, and I found some lace and spray paint. Here are some pictures of how they turned out:

Gold and black with mesh print


Black and Gray with mesh print


Red and black with lace print

and the very best one:

White and black with lace print!

I love them, and they where really fun to make, too! I just have to seal them and they're done!

And I made one more thing with this present:

A giant cupcake pan! (Thanks, Winters Family!)

and this present:

The Philosophy Recipe box with Red Velvet Cake and Sweet Cream frosting shower gels and matching recipes! (Thanks, Frakers!)

I made this:


The most delicious cake i've ever made! Plus, it's adorable!

Thanks for sticking with me, blog readers, if I have any! I think i've come to terms with the fact that this won't be a strictly knitting blog, but more of a life blog, and I hope I can keep up!