our busy life

Well, here we are right in the middle of the holidays.  The Pearsons have been busy the past few weeks.  First, I finished up a project with my friend Meta.  I'm so excited to share it - soon!  Afterwards we were hit with a bout of the stomach flu.  We weren't so excited about that.  Thankfully, we were able to recover in time to spend Thanksgiving celebrating the marriage of our two good friends.  I have to say, it was kind of nice not being in charge of Thanksgiving dinner this year.  Now we are spending our days decorating for and dreaming about the upcoming Christmas holiday. 

We have some gift guides in the works.  Here are some links to other great gift guides to tide you over:

Maja's holiday wish list
A holiday gift guide for baby M
Design Sponge Gift Guides: Ornaments + Trimming

a very handmade holiday

...its happening again. I have my holiday slippers on, I'm sporting my oversized snugly knit sweater, I have been sipping hot chai and YES I am listening to the Mindy Smith Holiday mix on Pandora. I am SOO happy to be heading into the happiest time of the year! I have rounded up a few of my favorite tutorials for your holiday crafting needs. This year I am trying to stick to 100% hand made (except for whatever insanity I come up with for hazel)

felt wreath  -  bow belt  -  tea cup candles

bird nest necklace  -  bread  -  boxwood wreath

lace pottery  -  bias necklace  -  bath bombs

Great Gift Guide For 3-5 year old

a) wooden bead kit {$24.95)/ b) pattern blocks and boards {$19.99}/ c) camera {$44.95}/ d) hand bells {$34.99}/ e) feel and find kit {$29.95}/ f) sneaky, snacky squirrel game {$16.00}/ g) cash register {$26.41}

     I had a little panic attack this weekend when I realized how close we are getting to the holidays! Yikes, I have not been prepping like I usually do.. I threw this little gift guide together for the rough age group of 3-5 years old. I am trying to think outside the box this year for hazels gifts, and here are some of our top favorites.