Homemade Christmas

This year my husband and I made some special gifts for our children.  His gift to our daughter is simply jaw-droppingly amazing!  I had this ready to post not long after Christmas, but life happened, and we're all still recovering.  Enjoy stepping back in time with me, if you will...

I made a simple little apron for her to accompany this fantastic gift.

This picture doesn't do justice to my amazing husband's talents.  He built Nadia her own kitchen complete with microwave, stove, oven, sink and cabinets.  Let's just say that he is the best dad in the world - definitely in his children's eyes and in mine!

They got bunk beds for Christmas, which meant the pack-n-play could finally be packed away, which also meant we needed new bedding.  I made this reversible Buzz/Toy Story blanket for Isaiah (you're seeing both sides).

I've made bean bags for several friends, but I never seemed to get around to making any for my own kids, so I remedied that.  One side is Buzz and the other Woody.  For now they have 2 each, but hopefully we'll expand the repertoire.  

While Thomas showed off his wonderful skills by making Nadia's kitchen completely from scratch (I still can't get over how amazing it is!); my most challenging gift was a little smaller, and didn't take as many hours as Thomas put into his gift of love.  I think the recipient will be just as pleased, though.

and a close up view

This Kermit shirt was a lot more challenging than I thought it would be, but I was really pleased with the end product!  And so was Isaiah...

And this, Ladies and Gentlemen, makes every ripped out stitch worthwhile

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year (yes, I know it's February).

A Little Thankful Treat

This picture of turkeys was going around Facebook for a while, and my mom thought that I should do it.  

So here's a go:

I whipped up some butter cream frosting to put in the top of the Double Stuff Oreos to help hold the candy corn more securely.  Amazingly enough I was able to ignore any OCD tendencies and didn't bother lining up the word Oreo correctly with the candy corn.  I mean it was going to get covered up anyway.

Now, I used generic peanut butter cups and malt balls, which I think are actually bigger than the name brand.  You'll see what I mean in a bit.  But definitely get the Double Stuff Oreos - you need the extra cream!

And here's my finished product:

See, the bigger candy pieces didn't leave room for me to make the cute little icing legs/feet.  But, you know, I don't think the kids who will get to eat them will really care.  I'm sure they'd really prefer the larger candy.

And all my little turkeys ready for school in the morning!