FELT STOCKINGS: Christmas 2016 Gifts

So, not sure how it all started but somehow...making Tony a stocking last year turned into making stockings for the nieces/nephews whom do not have an old fashioned Bucilla felt stocking with sequins. And agreeing to do half, turned into me doing a majority as stockings kept randomly being delivered to my house.  (Even created an extra one to spare).

 

So let the fun begin....

 

#1.  Ava's "Sugar Plum Fairy"

This by far was the least favorite one to create.  Why?  It was beyond tedious and way to many steps and tiny details.  (Good luck to my sister who is making Hadley one)

#2 - Spare (possibly Sophia's) "Nordic Santa"

 

#3 Brendan's "Santa and His List"

And to add to the fun, my mom requested customization of a few; hence adding in sports elements to this one.

#4 Aiden's "Santa and Snowman"

Another customization of Lego's and a stuffed dog for this one.

#5 Emerson's "Princess"

This one wasn't as tedious as the Sugar Plum Fairy, but still more details than desired.  The hair strands were left off as they were not cooperating with me.

 

Hope the kiddos enjoy and realize how much love & work went into each detail.

(and yes, there is puffy paint used on each one.)

WELCOME BACK: Adam & Sophia

Such an exciting time for the family...Adam & Sophia came back "home" to the USA for the holidays.  Super bummed out I couldn't make it back, but enjoyed talking via Facetime and seeing all the photos.

WHAT A DAY: December 21, 2015

After a positive doctor's appointment, I was free to spend the rest of the day having fun with my friend Melissa and making sugar cookies at Maddy Fatty's.

Dinner at EEZ.

Enjoying the lights at mall.

And then on to make and decorate some cookies for the holidays.

Not bad for a first time and with only 3 colors to choose from.

probably my best work of the night...

THANKSGIVING 2015

Nothing like a delicious JOYful meal to serve ...and especially one catered :)

After packing up the goodies on Wednesday, I headed to Anderson, SC to spend the holiday with Tony.

When I arrived, Tony surprised me with the news we were going to get massages...Gosh, I love this boy!!....Before we left,  I attempted to make a napkin turkey...let's just say my nails looked better :)

Since my family back home was celebrating a day early, I was able to FaceTime with almost all the nieces and the nephews who were wound up from the delicious sweets and food they gobbled up.

I set the table when I got back with several items from Dollar General (DG).  Yup, and they were 70% off. Can't beat that....  I think this entire table design cost $20 and that is solely b/c of the table cloth which was purchased at HomeGoods.  Teal Chargers, letter G, thankful cards, and glass jar were from Michaels. and everything else was DG.

On Thankgiving morning, I headed to a 5k at the local Anderson mall.  It was a fun race, but my legs were not feeling it on mile 3.  So it was a slower race for me, but it made room for the yummy food and pie I grabbed at Cracker Barrell.

I also added a few candles I got at Cracker Barrell to make it smell good :)

Labeled the tree...and called it good for the decor....so I moved on to prepping the meal. and then making time to get ready for the possible company.

And then it was time to relax and watch the beginning of the football game before the food was ready to EAT!!

All the food on the table was catered...most from Mimi's, but ham was Honeybaked Ham, cream of corn from the Gitt farm in Nebraska via mom, and the pecan pie was CB.  I made the macaroni and cheese dish plus made everything look like I made it ;)

Tony was ready to go....and I have never seen him eat so fast in my life (or talk to a pie about what he plans to do to it the next few days)..ironically, neither of us had pie b/c we were to full, but we did have some wine we purchased from Burntshirt Vineyards.

After a visit from his brother, sister and a friend, the Panthers capped the day off by going 11-0 for the season defeating the Dallas Cowboys.  WOOHOO!! (oh, I did sneak out later and go Black Friday shopping at JCP & Target for some bedding and AppleTV...but definitely after the crowds were gone, and no lines to wait in)