The Creative Bug

Some of you may remember that we decided to incorporate handmade gifts into our Christmas giving last year. Well, just like anything else we start, this is fast becoming tradition. And I'm already thinking that maybe I wish it wasn't.

Because the creative bug has eluded me this season. Until yesterday.

I thought I would try to make some refridgerator magnets for everyone this year, along with their knitted stocking caps (you know, in case I can't get all the caps finished because I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME).

Anyway, the magnets were less than dull. Boring. Plain. Blaze. Until yesterday when I thought, "Hey! Use your MyMemories software." So I did. And I made these:

Remember when we went to the wedding and ShutterBooth was there?

I used a lot of those photos...

you know, to humor everyone.

I'm putting this one and the next on in with the wedding gift for the newlyweds.

Breezy and her BFF...

Breezy and BestSonInLawEVER!

Us. Again.

Deanie and NickleAss at the Disco in Buffalo...

and then I tried a different background and decorations.

My oldest younger brother and my SIL.

My brothers, my dad and me; our first Christmas as brothers and sister.

My dad's parents.

 How silly to have that software and forget to use it! I'm having such fun with these things! At this point, I don't even care if they like them or not! (I'm kidding...sort of).

If you don't have MyMemories but want it, you can get a discount- just click the button on my sidebar and use the code! And then, have a blast!!!


ANYWAY--

The blogger for The 25 Days of Christmas Blogshare is:  

ClipperGirl's Saving Spot

Join Parga's Junkyard as we Share Christmas with some of the web's best bloggers!

December 16, 2011

Featured Blog - ClipperGirl's Saving Spot

The Christmas season can be stressful if we feel that we have to spend lots of money on gifts for friends and relatives. My family has decided to eliminate some of that stress by including hand made gifts this year. I will show you how to use the items below to make a gift that any grandparent, parent, aunt or uncle will cherish more than all the electronics that money can buy.

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25 Days of Christmas Blogshare--Day 9

While I certainly appreciate all the lovely compliments regarding the various recipes, crafts, ideas, etc. these last nine days, I CANNOT TAKE CREDIT FOR ANY OF IT!

All of the posts are from other bloggers who are part of the 25 Days of Christmas Blogshare and are not my own.

However, the post this Sunday will be mine!

What I am posting are teasers, if you will, written by the blogger of the day to encourage you to go and check out the rest of their posts on their blogs.

All you have to do is click on the provided links for the entire post!

AND NOW, the featured blogger for day 9 of the 25 Days of Christmas blogshare is:

Pounds4Pennies

I am so happy to be able to participate in this Blog Share with so many other bloggers. I love Christmas time, because it was always about spending time with my family. It is the one time of the year where we all try to make an effort to get home to mom and dad’s (nana and papa’s) house to enjoy time with each other. When I was a single mom I was able to purchase a set of 3 trees of different heights for my Christmas tree. We now use these trees to put in the three kids rooms. These are their Christmas trees to decorate how they choose each year. They get to place their handmade ornaments on it each year. In order to count down to Christmas we make a paper chain advent calendar for them to put on their trees to count down to the birth of Jesus. Here are some variations on this easy frugal advent calendar.

I'm linking up with:


FOLLOW FRIDAY 40 AND OVER with JAVA over at NEVER GROWING OLD 

AND FRIDAY FRIEND CONNECT with Jan over at Midlife Parenting 

25 Days of Christmas Blogshare--Day 8

Today's blogshare post is from Radcrafter who will show you how to make ribbon stockings! Check it out below and click on the link for more details!

***These posts are not mine but from other bloggers who are participating in the 25 Days of Christmas blogshare at Praga's Junkyard. I will have a post up on December 11th! 

Featured Blog - Radcrafter says:

I did it. Oh yeah, I can cross hang the Christmas stockings off the checklist. Yay! For those of you who read this little blog, you know I mentioned previously that this was a major TO-DO on the Christmas checklist this year. If you're just checking in, you can read more about that here. And, after lots of online oogling and book reading (I'm always reading crafting, decorating books, etc) it finally came to me. My idea was to merge a simple stocking pattern found online with a pillow design that I discovered in an old Martha Stewart decorating book.

 

These stockings are lined, only require
a few supplies and require minimum sewing skills to create. Visit Radcrafter to create your own ribbon Christmas stocking...

Tune in tomorrow for Day 9 of the 25 Days of Christmas blogshare at Parga's Junkyard!