My husband usually makes fudge at Christmas, but this year we changed things up to marshmallows. I had fun using Christmas cutters to make cute shapes out of them.
And the best part was my daughter's friend was over so I had two marshmallow testers on hand. I think they passed.
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After a hectic weekend and schedule I'm feeling a complete sense of peace today. The presents are all wrapped, the stocking are full, and I feel like I have some time to just breathe and look at the twinkle lights.
I'm taking it easy today, until tomorrow when I will once again have a house full of teenagers. I'm treasuring the little moments.
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A quick run through the house taking pictures. Our cat's name is Jingle. We gave her to my daughter when she was 7 as a Christmas present. My daughter named her Jingle because she said she was as small as a Jingle Bell, but that's not quite the case anymore. I also included a picture of the Christmas Tree Frappuccino because it had to be tried out after all. Also one slightly embarrassing story about myself.
And with full disclosure, my house is no longer nice and neat. After a weekend of craziness and wrapping, etc. it is a disaster. And my daughter is having a party here this week. So I know what I'll be doing for the next couple of days!
Also you may have noticed I switched albums. I thought I could make it the whole way through December with a 1" spine, but who am I kidding? I switched things over to the green star album and things are fitting in much better, i.e. my album can actually close now.
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Tiffany's might have my favorite holiday window displays, but Anthropologie is my favorite store to look for gifts, (and to receive gifts from). That's the first place my husband goes when he's Christmas shopping. Even the acrylic word "joyful" came from there.
I adhered it to a star transparency from the Ali Edward's main kit.
I loved this photo looking up 5th Avenue. It seemed to me it could be any day and any year in December. I changed it to black and white to give it more of a timeless look.
On the other side I added a photo of some soaps I got there, and added the word "Anthropologie" to it with Photoshop.
And I finished up with some photos my husband took while he was shopping there. Can't wait to see what's under the tree!
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I'm hitting that mid month point where I have more to do and less time to do it. I used the pocket that came in Ali Edward's main December Daily kit to hold some of my favorite holiday cards.
On the other side I had a pocket page with two empty slots on the back. I slipped in a photo of my son on Ugly Sweater day at school and a little chipboard piece of a sweater from Studio Calico. I'm doing my best to stay current with my album this year and not fall behind, but some days it means super quick and simple pages.
By the way, his sweater says "Single and Ready to Jingle". I'm not responsible, it was the only sweater left in the store! And my husband is responsible to the light up hat.
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I'm still really happy with my decision to not add numbers this year. Today was a hard and busy day. Being able to just add in a photo I had from earlier in the month and only making a half page was a great solution. I've decided that Santa really is everywhere including underwater.
This page was basically a series of mistakes. I cut the title card too small so added sequins, made a stamping mistake and covered it with chipboard and so on. I don't think anyone will care about the mistakes later on though. I just tell myself they add to the charm.
Also, I had a lot of people ask about the 3x8 Hustle and Bustle page I made...
if you would like one, you can download it here.
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I wanted to make sure I got my daughter in my December Daily so I made a quick page with some of the things she's up to right now. It's been fun because now that she's done with her finals, she's been able to hang out with me. She's helped me finish my Christmas shopping and run all sorts of errands.
On the reverse side of the page protector I added a photo of one of my favorite Christmas decorations. I thought the colors all blended well together.
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I remember the days we used to plan entire weekends around a trip to visit Santa. Now we are just lucky to catch a glimpse of him here and there.
We happened to spot him last weekend as he passed by our house. Must have been making some early deliveries :)
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I've included the Tiffany & Co. holiday windows in my album since the beginning. This year is no different. I always look forward to seeing what theme they use. I had a lot of pictures to choose from this time, but I really loved the explosion of sparkles.
I paired it with a star and tag from Anthropologie.
I also added in a little wooden coffee cup that I stamped on. It's a bit of a nod to Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Do you have any favorite store windows you look forward to every year.
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It was all about getting and decorating the tree. It had been raining hard all week, so the minute we saw a break in the weather we headed over to the tree lot. We started getting a live tree a few years ago, and ever since my kids insist we keep with the tradition.
We brought the tree home, put White Christmas on the TV, and started decorating. It took about 30 seconds for the cats to set up their new home under the tree.
I used a template by In a Creative Bubble to arrange my pictures on a 3x8 card.
I love having the tree set up!
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