"crafty-crafts......."

This year for the holidays I wanted to make fun, creative, thougtful gifts. Here are some of the ones I finished and the gifts were appreciated and were fun to make.
I made these cute "reindeer" for the guys (over 21 got beer!) and families with kids got root beer! Was so easy and cute and everyone loved them.

I found this idea online (Pinterest of course!) and loved it. You take a deck of regular playing cards. I found these fab ones at Micheals for $1 a deck!

You punch 2 holes and put 1" metal binder rings thru them. Basically you decide
WHO you want to cherish and tell them how much you love them and print "52" nice things and put them in a "book". So inexpensive (approx $4 each total), but time consuming and so thoughtful.

This is the one I made for hubby. He actually got a little teary-eyed when he opened it and read it. He was surprised because he saw me endlessly working on 2 for my sisters. Was hard to find the time to get his made when he wasn't around. I loved giving these. I would LOVE to receive a gift like this.................

So I made both of my sisters one too. I think they were surprised and loved them. Some of the things I put were funny, some serious, some thoughful, some inside jokes. Surprisingly it wasn't hard to come up with 52 things! You really have to like the person you are making this for or it may be difficult to find that many nice things to say! (and about 3 days before Christmas I was upset w my little sis and didn't have her book finished so it was hard to say nice things.................I had to get over it and finish her book! It all ended well.) I need to make one for my mommy! :)

I put this as the front page inside the cover on both of theirs.

These are a few pages from Donna's book..........

A few pages from KayDee's book................

And speaking of ideas from Pinterest................I decided I dress cute enough I should take pics of some of the cute outfits I wear daily like the fab ideas that are on that website. Pinterest ain't got nothin' on me! (and if I get in a rut and "don't have anything to wear" I can look back and see that I have plenty of cute clothes. I probably just need to get the laundry caught up!

These are just a few outfits I rememebered to take pics of after I took them off!

I'm currently obsessed with boots and scarves..........(and funny I just noticed that almost every single pair of jeans are Silver's. except this pair of blingy LA Idols.)

I need a walk in closet! I should be a personal shopper for people. Put together cute looks on a budget. I have those skills!

"Winter Formal 2012"

Time for Winter Formal..............
Another fun day of hair, makeup, dress up and the high school experience!
I think the "getting ready, anticipation, finding the dress..........the shoes!, pictures" are as much fun, if not more fun than the actually event itself. I love getting Nicole ready for proms and formals. (I did work at the salon doing other up-do's........but of coarse my daughters is the best!)
She is absolutely stunning. Drop dead gorgeous.......... Her and Tyler made a dashing couple. I loved his bow tie. So cute and out of the ordinary.

Getting ready is always fun. We get to talk and visit. And she knows I will want tons of pics after she is ready. And a few before she gets ready.........(It's a tradition........I always take one of her BEFORE).......

And here is the AFTER (obviously before she put her dress on.)

Absolutely stunning..............my little girl is growing up faster than I would like. But you have to roll with it and be happy you get to share in the experience! What am I going to do when all these high school dances are over?? I'm going to have to "adopt" a few daughters to get ready and do hair and shop for dresses! I mean.............boys are easy.........they just shower and get dressed! No fun stuff! I will make my Tyler let me put gel in his hair or something. I'm sure he will be all over that........

She is as nice as she is pretty.....................

This is a picture I always take at every formal dance. Usually you don't see the flowers in pictures so I always make sure to get one. (and I told her one day she will love these pics to see how skinny and fit she was. And probably still will be........she is an active girl!)

The token picture with her brother. Always to thrilled to be in each others presence. Clowning around. He wasn't dressed for the occassion. That's ok............he wasn't going to the dance!

They boyfriend (Tyler) had to work until 6:00. She was supposed to be at his house at 6:30 for pics. She was ready and antsy! Texting.........waiting...........ready to go! I went out to his house and took pics of them and with their friends they were going with. We made it on time. Tyler was "almost" ready.

Ahhhhh.........sweet teenagers...........

(this pics looked cool in black and white)

And off they go..................have fun!.................be safe!...............

I assume they had fun. I was still up when they came home. But getting information out of teenagers sometimes is pointless. They said they had fun. Music wasn't great. (I asked a million questions............who was there......who did you talk to.........was it weird going to a dance at your "rival" school......what was everyone wearing..........how was dinner..........did you have fun........did you dance..........) They said they had fun............hahahahahaha.............moms are so annoying!!!!