Until this year, our holiday decor consisted of stockings, a tree, and two strands of lights around our door. I was cool with this. The girls? Well, not so much.
They protested and I tried to get crafty.
I sewed ribbon garland.
I made a wreath (or two).
The girls decorated "trees."
We made salt dough ornaments.
And figures.
Plus, my fridge got a makeover.
And of course, we decorated our tree.
Which Dilly, then decided to undecorate while J was napping 10 feet away from her. She's lucky I was feeling festive.
xmas not my favorite holiday either. too much of everything--stress, spending, debt, you name it!
ReplyDeleteI do love your fridge though! super cute idea!! won't work at my house cause we have a stainless fridge.... :(
Um, that fridge decoration is GENIUS!
ReplyDeleteWell done getting your craft on!
ReplyDeleteI am loving the fridge!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the fridge decoration, great idea!
ReplyDeleteI am pretty obsessed with Christmas for many resons, none of which have to do with spending or presents. We have don the stressed out thing before and finally learned how to make it not stressful. Its just too hard to see everyone, so we just do what we want/what works for us and it's all ok!
i like the tree crafts for the kids !!!
ReplyDeletelove the snowman fridge - that is awesome. i wish my fridge was white! i don't think a silver fridge would have the same effect.
ReplyDeletei get stressed this time of year, and feel emotionally spent weeks before christmas. and we don't go over board or anything ... it is just too much. i do love the crafts and decorations though :o) christmas lights on the tree make me happy.
The fridge is too cool, I might have to steal that idea!
ReplyDeleteLOVE THE FRIDGE! Brilliant, you and the girls did an excellent job!
ReplyDeleteYou're so creative! I would be hopeless if I tried to make a wreath or garland... or even the frosty fridge. So cute!
ReplyDeleteYou know we still have a few weeks till Christmas right? they are going to hound you for crafts till then!
ReplyDeleteI always save crafts for the week prior when my oldest is home and they are getting antsy. But, they are already asking so I guess I can't win.
i'm seriously obsessed with the fridge!
ReplyDeletethe fridge is brilliant! So awesome!
ReplyDeleteChristmas is my favorite holiday so I do everything I can to keep it low key and pressure free.
ReplyDeleteI love your decorations. I think I'm going to do the fridge thing and the snowflakes!
Yeah, I'm not a big Xmas fan either... way too much stress and materialistic overtone. Halloween is my favorite - simply because I love costumes!
ReplyDeleteMy girls enjoy making the dough ornaments too. Your fridge is killer creative!! I love it!
Your girls will have such great memories of all the craft making! That is way more special than a trip down the Christmas aisle at Target!
ReplyDeleteSee I usually love christmas decorating, it was always the most exciting time of the year for my sisters, parents and I - but since I have been on my own, I havent quite found anyone as excited as me that I live with, so decorations kind of went on the back burner
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHA I love that she undecorated the tree. Oh and the fridge is adorable
ReplyDeleteLove the fridge!
ReplyDeleteI love this! My 2 yr old is still too little to "get it" so I slack a bit... but I think it will be fun someday to get crafty!
ReplyDeleteI think you ought to get Craft Mom of the Year for working so hard to change things for your girls and make those crafts!
ReplyDeleteI have to say I love Christmas!
So festive and creative.. NICE WORK!!
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