It’s officially my favorite time of the year and our house is all decked out. The kids were both old enough this year to really enjoy decorating the tree. Maybe enjoy is an understatement…
Owen got to hang the first ornament on the tree and he chose his Prep and Landing elves. He took his job very seriously.
After we got the tree up and the stockings hung, Owen and I did a little crafting one afternoon and made this fun wall hanging. I love how it turned out…and I’m sure I’ll love it even more as the years go on.
And then I got even craftier and made the kids matching jammies. I’m becoming addicted to my sewing machine now that I’ve figured out how to use it. After making the pants, I decided to do little appliques on the t-shirts. Because these were my first ever appliques, I decided not to buy new t-shirts but use ones the kids had. Owen’s had a small design in the middle so I cut a circle of fabric big enough to cover it and…voila!
I had a little fun with ric rac on Molly’s jammies…until I realized that ric rac doesn’t stretch. It was an ugly scene last night when I was trying to get the shirt over her head. After lots of screaming, crying, pulling, shoving, and finally cutting…it was on! I ended up having to cut a slit in the back of the shirt and sewing around the rough edges to make it work. Live and learn. But the final product was well worth the effort…aren’t they cute??
OH my goodness! Look at those cute little jammies! I’m so impressed, I totally missed the seamstress skills of my grandmother. It was in the gene pool, but I must have been swimming in the shallow end. Anyway, they are adorable! Can’t wait to see the tree….the kids are at such a cute age for Christmas. You can tell they are really getting what’s going on, especially Owen. I’m so glad they enjoy decorating the tree. I always did as a kid; I never thought Jeff and Travis enjoyed it like I did, but I kinda think Travis is liking it better now that his own kids are involved……good job! Looking forward to our St. Louis Christmas! (I’m recording “Meet Me in St. Louis” in honor of this year’s festivities!)
Love it all. You are quite the little Martha! I’ll have to try my hand at those jammie pants. I love them!
I’m thrilled to see your sewing projects! I remember “advising” your Mom about sewing machines. So glad you like it!
The Christmas jammies came out SO cute!! How funny about the ric rac – that memory will come to mind every time you sew with ric rac from now on! I LOVE the Christmas tree wall hanging made with Owen’s handprint – you will absolutely treasure it in years to come. And I love the picture of the kids hugging each other – I’m so glad they’re good friends!!
Cutest PJ pic ever!