no idea why, but now that it's after christmas, i'm in the mood to make christmas crafts. i've been dying bottle brush trees fun and funky colors. it looks like some wierd christmas tree farm.
i've even managed to glitter some of them, but the glue is not working real well, so i will have to try and figure out another method to keep them from shedding too much.
I got my trees at Home Depot (who knew they had them?) and returned all the overpriced ones I'd gotten at Michaels. i like the "sugared" looking ones best, and for sure I am going to make some for Valentines day.
I'm doing my yearly clean out of my studio and have managed to take out a cupboard and move cabinets and I'm really hoping to have a much more functional studio in 2009!
Christmas stuff
every year, since the kids have been born, I've taken their pictures in front of the Christmas tree. Some day, I'll be organized enough to make a photo book out of them !
note to self: remember not to tell travis to make a dorky face !
I thought I'd try to do something fun/artsy with pictures of the dogs in Christmas outfits....
most of them came out like this....
Max refused to contribute and chose to play with his new ball instead.
but Henry was my little star ! ho ho ho
Birthday stuff
and then there were the birthdays...
i can't believe i'm old enough to have a 16yr old. he wanted chocolate pie for his bday "cake"...I made baby ones.
Henry's 1st bday was in December, but due to a huge snow storm, i wasn't going to brave it to get the ingredients I was missing for his cakes. He's ok with getting them later :)
Max's 2nd bday was in november. I made Pup Cakes. he moved so fast to eat his that the pictures didn't come out too good! 
