The Most Wonderful Time of the Year... to Craft!

I love Christmas and it's almost here I'm anxious to start playing Christmas music more and I'm trying so hard to resist decorating till the sunday after Thanksgiving, but the box of decorations is staring me down. Christmas is the only holiday I like to buy decorations for, but this year I want to handmake some too. So here's my list for my handmade Christmas:
1.) Make ornaments using the Epoxy resin. (I saw this on HGTV a few years ago and wanted to do it since.)
2.) Make Wreaths
3.) Take Pictures and use for decorating and ornament making
4.) Host a dinner party
5.) Make Sockings. I sewed one, it needs more work as far as the shape of it, but it was pretty easy
6.) Make blankets with fleece. They are super easy and super warm and make great gifts!
7.) Make a playlist of my favorite Christmas songs for the blog. Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra will definately make the list!
8.) And Take pictures of everything and post on here (sorry for lack of pictures, I work retail and it's our craziest season, so i'm busy with work)

The Dinner and a movie Party:

So my roommate and I decided we want to host a dinner when we first moved in. I like to dress up for it will be a semi formal, or casual.. I'm not sure. But we plan on cooking a nice meal consisting of: Stuffed Chicken or Pizza (we do like to keep things casual), salad, vegetables of some sort, or breadsticks... and fpr dessert either cupcakes decorated christmas style, pie, cookies, or fruit pizza if we go with the pizza.
And after dinner, or during (we don't have this planned out entirely) watch the movie ELF!

I also want to try to candy too. Like fudge, hard candy, chocolates. Etc...

So yeah that is kinda my plan for my handmade holiday!
And I do promise to take pictures :)
-Jen

OH, P.s. Guess what I bought!?! #1 on my craft list: Stamp Carving kit! I actually carved a stamp that I will share super soon. It's actually really easy and fun! Later!

Craft List

Hello! If your wondering, the businesses are coming a long, slowly. I have some other things to do and getting towards the holiday season, my job is crazy. But I will make time for this. Well for my post today I wanted to share a new list: Craft List! There are a dozen things I want to try, so I thought I would assemble a list, also with some goals related to crafts too. I'll add more later, but here are a few things I want to do!

1.) Stamp Carving
2.) Hard Candy Making
3.) Soap Making
4.) Get better at Jewerly making
5.) Make a whole Scrapbook Album
6.) Finish sewing the various projects I have around
7.) Make my own Christmas Stocking


That's it for now, but I will upate it, and fill you in on the progress!
Well I have to get ready for my job.
Have a good day.
-Jen