Congrats to my amazing sister Michele and her husband Dan. They had their little girl yesterday evening. After 11 nephews, this is the first niece on my side! I'm more than thrilled for my sister and I can't wait to meet the newest addition to our family. I'll let Michele be the first one to post pictures of her, since she's the mom. But she did send me a few pics last night and know that little Princess C (she already has a nickname from me) has LOTS of hair and and cute chubby cheeks. She is adorable.
I've become a finals widow, if you will, meaning Danny is crazy busy trying to finish up the semester. This has given me extra time to use my crafty skills to get our place Christmas ready. My first creations were these little paper/foam trees. I've seen a few variations online of this craft. I put my own little twist on it. They are really easy to make, just takes some time. Here is what you need: Scrap paper Hot glue gun 1" Circle punch Foam cone (at most craft stores) Toothpicks Note: You are going to go to the craft store to buy the little foam cone and you will see styrofoam glue and you will think to yourself that would be a good thing to buy for this project. Don't! I got the styrofoam glue and it didn't work at all. Just go with your trusty glue gun, it won't let you down. I think it's pretty self-explanatory by looking at the picture. You just punch circles out from the scrap paper. Then hot glue th...
Congrats on the new little girl. I wonder if anyone will ever want her to wear pink?
ReplyDeleteHa, knowing my sister, probably.
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