How do you do it? I have not been able to find a balance between doing
everything and keeping it together this holiday season. I have been
seriously neglecting this blog, and I feel so badly for that. But if I
had not, then I do not think hazel's sweet attitude {or my sanity} -for
that matter- would not have remained intact. Thus said, we have been up
to some fantastic projects this season.
We have been doing several versions of the advent this year.. one is a little
flag banner that I made a few years back, but hazel hasn't been old
enough to really use it until this year. We have been having fun checking what the elves bring her everyday.
The other advent that we do is 25 days of Christmas books. Hazel gets to unwrap one each day, and she ADORES it. We got the idea from the amazing Ellen (from elle keeps moving) you can check out her blog and more information on the 25 days of Christmas books here!
We have also been busy painting Christmas cards, making Christmas trees, and check out this garland that my mom is working on from one of my favorite craft books, Scandinavian Needlecraft.
We also made this awesome Gingerbread house, thank you TRADER JOE'S for finally making it to our state!!
We have been keeping busy trying to make all of our Christmas gifts this year, and so we made a billion bath bombs {bath fizzy's} as well as some bath salt for our friends. We used this recipe from the coterie blog. I got the beautiful jars at west elm, and the spoons are from Sur la Table.
When I first heard that a new yarn/fabric/gift shop was opening up in my neighborhood, I actually shrieked with joy. Tim can attest to that fact. Harmony was no disappointment! I am so excited to have all those crafty supplies and beautiful gifts within walking distance. And when I say walking distance, I mean really short walking distance. Like, I've been almost once a week since they opened because it is such a short walk and I am so bad at controlling my impulses. Had a rough day at school? I think I need more chunky yarn. Kids being crazy? Let's go for a walk that happens to go right by Harmony.
So, yeah. Harmony is chock full of an amazing variety of fabrics, gorgeous yarns, and cute trimmings and gifts from Darlybird. The ladies at Harmony also offer a wide range of classes to get you started, from beginning knitting to cooking classes. If you like the sound of any of those things and live around here, you should stop by. You could even pick up some supplies for your own handmade holiday. Knitters and crocheters (is that a word?) should come by this Thursday night at 7 pm for Harmony's bimonthly knit night.
See you there!
