Baby It's Cold Outside

  Welcome paper lovers! Today's post is a treat of winter decor. Once again I am showcasing my dear friend Paula's house. You might remember my previous post When Every Leaf is a Flower of Paula's fabulous autumn decor. Paula is one of those people that embraces a positive attitude about life. Her wonderful outlook just shines through in her happy home. How lucky am I to have such a dear friend!

  Baby it's cold outside is what I say when I wake up and it's 12 degrees. Brrrr, so grab a warm drink, a snugly blanket, sit back and enjoy Paula's winter wonderland, it's sure to warm your heart!!

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   I hope my pictures brought out the sweet charm of Paula's wonderful winter decor. A big thank you to Paula for letting me show off her place, it's just so fun to visit!!!

I will be back soon with more paper crafting and some yummy comfort food I have been cooking up these past chilly days. How is the weather where you live? What do you like to do when the temp drops?  Cooking and crafting are favorites for me....oh wait I like to cook and craft in any kind of weather. Let me know what you enjoy. Thank you so much for stopping by.  

Have a great day, Lori

 Oops almost forgot Dexter, 10 months old now and loving the snow!

                                                                        

2012 Christmas Mini Album

  Welcome paper lovers, today I have a mini Christmas album I made. I found this house shaped chipboard album by Crayola while going through my.....mess of supplies. I think I picked it up from the $1 bins at Michael's. See hoarding oops I meant saving scrapbook supplies is good!

                                                                    

I wanted to put a quick book together for our holiday photos this year. So I pulled out my Cricut and my trusty old Joys of the season cartridge and got to work.

To make it simple and fast I went with the same design for every page.

           Using different colored papers, I cut a square mat for each page. Then I scalloped and inked the edges of the mats. Next I cut a strip of paper and tri-folded the paper to fit on top of the scalloped mats. Now I have room for lots of photos!

I added a brass brad and slider to hold down the tri-folds.

  For the cover of each tri-fold I cut a different Christmas "do-dad" like the ornament below and glittered it up. Each tri-fold is like a little book....just waiting for pictures to fill it up!

  I wrapped some frilly Martha Stewart Eyelash yarn around each tri-fold to add some texture.

     For this project I used Authentique paper from the Festive line.  What great quality paper. This is the kind of paper that just makes me want to create something special. I also used some We R Memory Keepers paper from the Peppermint Twist line another great line of paper. All the paper for   this project was purchased at Paper Daisies

 Thank you for stopping by, let me know what holiday projects you are working on or what line of paper is motivating you to get creative.  Have a great day, Lori                                                                            

The Grammy Tree

  Welcome paper lovers, another holiday decorating post today. One of my favorite traditions of the Christmas season is decorating the Grammy tree. When my sister and I were just beginning to build our families, my Mom (Grammy) suggested we start a tradition of drawing names and making the person an ornament. I have so many really "creative" ornaments from my family that I absolutely  cherish. I don't know what means the most to me the memories of making the ornaments, the stories behind each one or the ornament itself. Good thing I don't have to choose.

  Every year my Mom also makes my kids an ornament that has something to do with an interest of theirs. Each ornament is so special to me that many years ago we decided we needed a Grammy tree to showcase and celebrate each decoration. Every year when I hang each decoration she has made on the Grammy tree, I can feel my Mom's love for us. It's the best way to start off the Christmas season.

This sweet little rocking horse and Teddy Bear started off the collection.

  As much as I would like to tell the story behind each ornament, it would make for a fairly long post!! Instead I will let the pictures tell the stories.

  Below are some Christmas Kleenex boxes Grammy made.

  The decoration in the above photo is 23 years old, my sweet baby boy. Christmas is all about family for me, something my Mom has passed on to me and I hope I passed on to my boys.

  Below is the Night Before Christmas book from when my sister and I were kids. I love that my Mom saved this. I can remember my parents reading it to me, making sure I didn't tear the pages, and then reading it to my loveybugs when they were little. And yes the picture is blurry, just noticed that! Oops.

  The Nativity scene my parents got for me.....I guess I dropped enough hints about wanting it that year!

  The rocking horse my parents got for us, just happens to be a favorite : ) of mine.

  And there is a shot of the Grammy tree. My most favorite Christmas decoration in the world!! Thank you for indulging me. I love sharing the Grammy tree!!

  Here is Bella Grammy's baby and Dexter's partner in crime. Grammy doesn't craft as much now that she is 79, but we stay busy taking our canine babies to the doggie park. I am so thankful we live close and have this time together. Grammy, Pookie (my sister) and I are busy planning our Christmas menu, cooking for loved ones is another favorite pastime we share. Oh and eating we love doing that together too!!

  Thank you for stopping by, I would love to hear your favorite family holiday traditions, please leave a comment. Have a great day, Lori