Santa

I found this blog with a tutorial for these fabric playhouses. These are sooo cool!

Emily and Ava at the PX on Santa's lap. 1st time Emily did not cry! She's passed the crying to Ava:)

My new framed photo of Emily (picture taken by Kelly). It was framed at our store and the frame, etc. was picked out by Corinnea. She did a fabulous job! We were stumped and then she came along and pulled it all together.

Secret Santa

From my secret Santa:) This is exactly what I wanted! I had asked Kelly to do this and she said maybe after the new year blah blah. But unbeknown to me, she had already drawn my name and made the plates! I really got the best gift of all my coworkers:) I feel sorry for them..
Mushrooms from Corinnea....just because she loves me:) vintage German mushroom ornaments.

So I have started Ava's stocking (the spotted elephant). What do you think?

I'm not so sure about it..

It's the fabric not the elephant itself. Jessica drew it for me :) I used wool felt with red wool felt polka dots (I used a punch to cut perfect circles). Click on it to see it better and then tell me what you think:)

Here's the Jack nutcracker I mentioned in another post.

And Jack as a snowman. He has a huge dent in his side from moving and Emily yanked his arm off the other night (that's why its so long). He has a top hat and an umbrella.

And just because I have to include a picture of one of the girls in every post. Ava has 3 teeth on the bottom and 4 on the top. I really can't believe she'll be 1 in a month....

decorations

I was putting more decorations up and found some ornaments I completely forgot about! I think I got the little mushroom at a German store downtown but I'm not sure....and I made the felt mushroom (trying to copy one from Anthropologie last year).

The stockings I made 2 years ago (copying Pottery Barn Stockings but with the Island of the Misfits characters). Jessica is helping me with my stocking and Ava's. She has drawn them for me and now I just have to finish making them..

One of my favorite decorations from my sister-in-law, Jessica. She always gets me NBC stuff (that's Nightmare Before Christmas in case you didn't know! I only abbreviate because it's a pain to write it out). I have a Santa Jack nutcracker I forgot to photograph. He's cool too and from her.

This picture of all my tiny NBC figurines is for Kara:) She too LOVES this movie. You'll have to super size by clicking on the picture to see them closer. Some are just laying there across other ones because I had them other places and when I went to put them back on this shelf I didn't have any room! There is also Lenore ("the cute little dead girl") Emily Strange and other Tim Burton characters up there like Oyster boy, etc. This is just a tiny fraction of the NBC stuff I own. It's kind of scary.. and I feel weird abbreviating the title of the movie, like a dork, but I hate writing it out. You understand, right?

Scary Wreath

~Scary Wreath ~

My version from 2002 and the one from The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland below(California). Every year since 2001 they have decorated the Haunted Mansion in Nightmare Before Christmas stuff. This is where we went for our honeymoon! I'm actually not sure if they decorated the Mansion since we've been over here but they did do it 2001, 2002, 2003 and we went each year. I really need to make mine better. At the time I just wanted to make one quick so I used card stock for the teeth and eyes. I just don't know what to use! Any suggestions?

Emily wearing the puppets Kelly got her at Ikea.

Ava wearing her new hair clip from one of our consignors at the shop.

Emily washing her hands in the "baby sink". Yes, that's a bidet but she doesn't know that. She just thinks it's the perfect height for her and sooo cool!

Happy Thanksgiving Y'all!!