Handmade Ornaments

I love them. I didn't make any {(yet)} for Christmas this year.

I did find a few I really liked on etsy.

yarn-ball-christmas-tree-ornament

This one comes in other colors as well.

black-and-white-christmas-ornament

crochet-ornament-in-coral

babys-first-christmas-ornament

Grumpy Cat

is my newest favorite. And I'm not even a cat person usually.

I LOVE these.

AND check it out; 25% of Profits go to her favorite no kill shelter, Sun Cities 4 Paws Rescue.

grumpy-cat-christmas cards

Christmas Music

Oh, I had forgotten about the Sirius channels I have on DISH.

Although I love Christmas music, there is not one channel that really suits me.

I love what are deemed modern hits all the way through to the traditional, classics.

The modern was a miss, as it had Mariah Carey, N'Sync etc. Not my kind of music, to say the least.

The Ultra Hip was jazz. Which I do like, in small doses. Blame my father, he wore down my tolerance long ago with Jazz Flavors or something in the car every Sunday evening.

Even the traditional started to get tiresome, as I think there are 10 songs by various artists. So it is the same song over and over and over basically. The only one I think I like in multiple is Blue Christmas.

Now I remember why I made my own playlist on my i-pod.

A sampling;

Blue Christmas, Porky Pig....because I am eternally a child and it never fails to make me giggle.
Blue Christmas, Elvis. One of my favorites.
Baby, Please Come Home for Christmas, U2. Another favorite.
You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch, Hip Heavy Lip
Christmas Wrapping, The Waitresses

Portable North Pole

Someone on Facebook passed this video on to me last year. The Munchkin got her very own Santa video and she was in complete and total awe. 

She is still deep in belief of Santa and so I wanted to do another. However, recently, she has been particularly naughty and we keep telling her she better be careful, Santa was watching.

Last year she got a good girl video. This year I chose naughty. I watched it first, as I did not want to ruin Christmas for her, just put the fear of The Santa Good Girl List  into her.

I think it will be ok. The video does not say she was naughty, just not quite on the nice list. 

Yet. 

But Santa has faith she'll be really good until Christmas. 

With THIS and the Elf on the Shelf, I figure we are gong to have a good December. 

You personalize your own video, including your child's picture plus pictures of 2 events from this year. 

Make your own here.

Santa Video for Your Child

Handmade Crap

A long-ago relation, before I was even a twinkle in my father's eye, was not a fan of the artsy-crafty gifts that he had received. Apparently, he was one for saying, oh, not more handmade crap. Or something.

So it has become a long-time joke in my little family.

I love handmade goodies. Giving and receiving.

For the music lover.

Circular Ear Bud Carrier

And, while you're at it;

diy-tangle-free-earbuds

This drives me crazy.

Even Your Hair Can Be Festive

These reminded me of the movie version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Old School. These were from the 50's, I believe.

Newer version.

Advents and Countdowns

I love these.

We currently have this one from Avon.

It has mini ornaments that you put on the tree and it talks. It's fine, unless the Munchkin is abusing it. Like putting them all on. In five minutes. Gah.

I did find a lot that I would love to do.

50-cool-diy-advent-calendars