christmas decorations

i did a bit of christmas crocheting this year. (there is more than what is in this post too!) and had a lot of fun. i kept some and gave some away.

the day after christmas i finally had time to make a christmas angel for our tree! we have been married 4 years now, and still didnt have a tree topper. my family has one that my aunt made for us years and years ago, and o love that angel, so i decided to make one up for our family.



her body is made of bernat white baby yarn and red heart white used as one strand together, and her wings are a fluffy fuzzy novelty yarn. her halo has a piece of wire through it that keeps it round, and floating above her little angelic head.

before christmas, jason and i went to an ornament exchange party, and my ornament was this little faceless frosty. he isnt stuffed yet here, and i tied the scarf around his neck after he was stuffed. i liked it better that way. he is about five ish inches tall.



my grandma usually crochets little snowflakes from crochet thread for us each year, and this year (after i saw these patterns from lion brand) i decided to make a snowflake for her. the other ornament is called a "fancy ornament" and turned out okay. they are both MUCH larger than i expected them to be, and maybe would be better in a thin thin yarn with an itsy bitsy hook. but im sending the snowflake to gram anyways.



when i was growing up, we used these hand made stockings that my mom croched for us. mine was a red maryjane with a white stocking. i remember wearing it after i emptied it each year. jasons family uses red felt stockings (also handmade) so i decided i will make one of each for our kids, and we can switch back and forth. this is mine from my childhood.



and here are my brother's stockings. they are soccer cleats. and so so cute. i have the patterns for all these now, my mom brought over the magazine, dated 1977 i think.



before i had the pattern, i started this one for emma. its just a plain stocking, but i think it turned out cute.



and here it is hanging up.



so those were my contributions to christmas related things this year. i am pretty happy with them all.

kid christmas presents

kids love dress up, right? and whats the best thing about it? getting to wear it in public. so this year i made imagination clothes for the niece and two nephews that were cleverly disguised as sweaters so they could be worn outside the house! oh, and the little princess got a tutu.









the hoodies came from target, and i just attached pieces. i used fleece and felt for everything. the princess has pink cutouts in her crown, and hot pink thread and buttons for some washer/dryer safe bling. and the flowers on the hoodie are attached to large safety pins with some sewn on felt so they can be worn anywhere. they are crocheted flowers. the tutu is the popular "ten minute" style, where you just tie tulle onto an elastic waist. i added hot pink ribbon, and hot glued sequins all over the tulle for a little more sparkle. :)

did i mention that these three kids refuse to take them off, and wear them everywhere? i love them. :) the hoodies and the kiddos.

christmas gifts

i have already started thinking about christmas gifts, because all the fall birthdays are happening (beginning with the little monster in just a little more than a week! then you can see his gifts!) and now i need to work on a bunch of gifts before i run out of time.

emma benefits from this, because i am testing out possible gifts on her. today i made a christmas hat for her, and i think it is adorable. please, pretty please, forgive the terrible low light camera phone photos. i just couldnt wait to show it off, as i just tied off the tail a few minutes ago.





so what do you think? i know i could make the petals a little pointier, and even add a bit of green to really push the poinsettia look, but this was a first try.