merry christmas

So here we are : just one week until Christmas. It seems like the lead up takes forever, and then suddenly it is upon us.

My babes are nearly out of school and we are looking forward to a nice Christmas vacation spent with family, hopefully some snow and lots and lots of treats.

I am not quite finished with gift-shopping, gift-making or gift-wrapping. Hopefully this will be a very productive week!

I’m hoping to make a version of this sweet blankie for my baby doll loving niece.  And probably some miniature burp cloths too.

The boys’ teachers are receiving personalized mugs that we made using this tutorial and my favorite fancy font. They turned out so great and were really quite simple to make.

I have a few more batches of the yummiest sea salt caramels to make {and consume}.

I’d like to wrap my gifts like this:

{diy printables from armommy}

and this:

{colorful monograms from martha stewart}

and maybe do a few with melted flowers and rolled fabric for embellishment like this:

{via prettypetals}

I think this is such a clever way to create a time capsule and we’ll be doing this project when the kids are out of school.

I’m putting the finishing touches on the January collection for JDC | Monthly. If you are already a member, you will receive your january link on the 22nd.

If you’d like to start your new year out in an organized {and pretty} fashion, JDC | monthly is a great way to do it. You can learn more here.

I purchased this adorable nutcracker puppet theatre and need to have the boys help me assemble {and play}.

Sara Jane Studios has a really great Nativity paper doll set and coloring pages too.

I love this time of year and am trying to cherish each moment with our little ones.  But I’ve got to be honest and say that amidst the projects, the shopping, the entertaining and busyness of the holiday season, my kids have not been my top priority.   It is time for me to take a break from my computer and spend a little more time just being a mommy.  So I’m going to hop off of the blog for a week or two, close my office doors and take this Christmas vacation to hang out with the family, indulge my creative side and let my babes know how important they are to me.

May you have a joy-filled Christmas with your loved ones.