DIY must for Craft Night

Emily and I might start up Craft Night next Tuesday and I think we should try out these homemade felt balls.  My sister-in-law showed me an awesome Christmas wreath made from the same type of felt balls but we never ended up making one.  Say YES! to hoboken had an awesome tutorial on how to make the balls with wool roving that you purchase at JoAnn Craft Store.

Isn't this wreath awesome? 

My sister-in-law always finds the coolest things!

What are you making for Christmas?

Today I am going to make some peanut butter fudge and finish making my corn bags.

If I remember I'll take some pictures and put them up tonight. :)

!!!

what's happening in Johnson land...

just another manic monday

this is definitely not a manic monday because I have NO school and Christmas is this Saturday! AHH!



1.  Yesterday I made peanut butter and white chocolate fudge with my mom and mother-in-law.  I haven't tried the white chocolate yet because it hadn't cooled all the way when I left last night.

2.  I sewed 8 christmas presents yesterday!

3.  I love this DIY Christmas Ornament.

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4. I am going to lunch with my old DGroup leaders and friends this week! So Excited!

5. I just love Christmas music. Don't you?

fantastic weekend.

Hi.  Some things that happened this weekend:
1. Made a terrarium
2. Went to a Christmas Party
3. Got a corn bag from Dirty Santa
4. Slept in with my husband :)
5. Cleaned house
6. Watched the Christmas Parade
7. Got to see Baby Joe!!!
8. Watched Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (EXCELLENT!)
9. Served breakfast at a homeless shelter
10. Made white chocolate covered pretzels with my Momma.

Holiday Party Plans...

On Dec. 10th I am going to a holiday party at our friends house.  We have three things that we have to bring.  Our favorite Christmas goody, a $5 gift, and a mug.  The mugs are going to be in a competition and the one that wins gets a giftcard. (Matt's mug is going to win but shhh don't tell. ;)  I am also a little worried about what to wear.  I want to look cute but also look according to the festivities.  My friend Emily and I may find some vintage holiday sweaters to wear at the DAV or Salvation Army, which would be awesome!  I think if I had that Christmas tree mug I would win.  Oh and look at that girls nails! That's fun for a party. 

Another neat mug.

I am bringing Rasberry Shortbreat cookies for the special treat and I also made a Terranium for the gift.  I always make gifts that I wouldn't mind having myself. :)

Presents and Cookies and Santa OH MY!

Hello everyone! I'm sorry for the long break but it was well needed.  I think for the rest of this week I'll try and post a few of the cool blogs I've been reading on my blogging break.  I feel like if someone quits blogging its because they're busy reading other peoples blogs or at least thats what happened to me.

We have been busy getting Christmas presents, decorating, and finishing up the fall semester (only 3 more left)!!!! I'm so excited to finish because as soon as I finish that is one step closer to adding an addition to our family!!

Here are some of our decorations this year!

I found this tree for $5 at a garage sale.

My friend Emily found this at Micheals so I had to get one.

POPCORN...

Matt has his ornaments too.

A very old nativity scene with a few missing pieces.

Paper snowflakes! So easy and cute to make!

Another craft that Emily and I did! Thanks Em!

(ModPodge is the best)

Romancing the Stone has very cool ornaments.

I came home to this wrapped beside the tree.  So excited to see what it looks like!  I asked for an old chair for my craft closet.

PS BEST HUSBAND EVER!!

I think I have decided that I want a turntable for Christmas. I currently don't have a cd player or any cds because they all got stolen so I think I'll just start a new collection of records. I have been doing some research on them and found a few I like.




This one is affordable and a really good deal. It's only 49.99!! Go Jenson!


This one is a little more expensive but a cool case comes with it.


This one I feel is probably the best deal but you know sometimes you just want one that looks cool. This has a cassette, cd, and record player all in one. You can also convert your records into cds. Pretty Cool!!!

PS A guy at work just offered me one for $25. Which one will I choose?

Am I Weird...

Ha...funny title. Sometimes I feel like I'm a little strange and I think others think the same thing. I thought I would try and list 10 things that make me a little different than others. Enjoy getting to know me a little better :)

1. I like smells. (good or bad)

2. I like to stare. (I hate that people view starring as an insult but I rarely ever think anything mean when I'm staring. I am usually complimenting in my head or trying to figure out how I could incorporate that into my wardrobe.)

3. I like to cut peoples toenails. (Ok. a little weird)

4. I talk really fast and change what I am talking about sometime in mid-sentence.

5. When I daydream my eyes get really big and people ask what I am doing.

6. My face turns red if I see someone I haven't seen in a long time. (I hope I grow out of this!)

7. I like to make up weird dances and songs. (This is a reason my husband loves me :)

8. I push my nose up when it itches and I have made an indention on the end of it.

9. I scratch my neck all the time because I have itchy skin. Then my neck turns red and people always ask what happened. PEOPLE I JUST HAVE ITCHY SKIN...OK :)

10. I get really excited when I see an elderly person having a garage sale. They always have the BEST things.


Well there you go. A few things that make me different from everyone else. I kind of like that I have things that make me different. What makes you different?

PS I am getting a little stressed about what I should ask for for Christmas. AHHH!