It was just a few flurries off and on throughout the day, but our recent “snowfall” was enough to get us in the mood for snowflakes! Every year we decorate our piano room window with lacy paper snowflakes. We can pretend in one room, at least, that our Christmas is white […]
Creative Projects
Chocolate Covered Pretzel Sticks
During the holidays a lot of my artistic energy moves to the kitchen. Normally I don’t like to cook, but during the month of December I love to make sweets and treats. We tried this simple and fun recipe yesterday and it was a big hit. All we needed was a […]
Mixed-Media Christmas Cards Using Photos of Children
These are two of my favorite Christmas cards that I’ve made for Christmases past. It was one of those rare times where I was able to create the exact thing (well, pretty close) that I saw in my head. For this first one I used one of my art “models” […]
Nativity Scene Advent Calendar
The arrival of December marks the beginning of our advent calendar! No, I didn’t make one this year 🙂 I kept my eyes peeled for several weeks before I decided on one. This one was my absolute favorite. I found it at Barnes and Noble. I love all the details! The design […]
Acorn Tea Set
Here is our tiny tea set made from acorn caps, inspired by one of our family’s favorite children’s books, “Miss Suzy” by Miriam Young. We took it out into the garden to take some pictures… We thought it looked best perched atop a flowering plant, for you never know when some fairies […]
Acorn Tea Cups
One of my daughter’s favorite picture books is Miss Suzy by Miriam Young. It’s a sweet story about a little girl squirrel who lives high up in a cozy tree-home. One of the cute things this squirrel has in her tree-house kitchen is acorn cups to drink from. I recently decided to try […]
“Autumn Story” by Jill Barklem
Some of our favorite picture books are the Brambly Hedge series by British author and illustrator Jill Barklem. The illustrations in these books are as sweet as any I’ve ever seen. Every page is full of cute little woodland critters donning 19th century attire and going about their lives in quaint rural fashion. The […]