it's a very pinterest christmas

I just love pinterest for finding great inspiration.

this christmas i have updated

my decorations with a few of these ideas.

burlap bubble wreath

 i love it and it was not that hard.

i had pinned this wreath in the fall, 

 but it was too late to be making a fall wreath

so i added pinecones dusted with glitter.

i followed the tutorial and it took about an hour.

the most time consuming part is cutting the burlap.

i had lots left over from my sister's shower,

but it does take a lot of 4 inch squares.  she said about 100.

i didn't count... and you'll need a lot of pins!

advent calendar

i really wanted a way to help instill

the true meaning of christmas in my kids.

but in a fun way.

 i searched advent calendars on pinterest

and found so many wonderful ideas.

i decided to do a mix of winter/holiday fun as well as

acts of kindness & thinking of others.

 here is my list of activities:
color a winter picture ~ make a card to put
with gift card for the mail carrier~write a note to your
sister telling 3 nice things about her~read a christmas
storybook~make a card for your busdrivers~
make cookies~have a snowball fight~go to starbucks
for a treat~make a sign for the garbage man and
attach a gift card~make a snowman~look at
photo albums~make a card for your REP teachers~
watch a christmas movie & have popcorn~go see
christmas lights~make a winter craft~draw a picture
of baby jesus~make cards to send to
great-grandparents~buy a gift for toys for tots~
help wrap christmas presents
{i put a few of these in more than once}

ruffled tree skirt

{this is more of a blog find}

 i used burlap and muslin because i love a natural look.

i had seen this tutorial last year

 their skirt was sewn,

and i was all ready to follow their instructions.

i had planned on pulling the sewing machine out....

and THEN i saw this tutorial!

wait, what?  i can do this with a glue gun?!

done!

happy holidays!