{"id":849,"date":"2009-12-08T09:08:52","date_gmt":"2009-12-08T14:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.soverydomestic.com\/blog\/?p=849"},"modified":"2010-05-10T20:33:33","modified_gmt":"2010-05-11T01:33:33","slug":"its-all-about-the-yarn-wreath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.soverydomestic.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/08\/its-all-about-the-yarn-wreath\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s All About the Yarn Wreath"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am excited about Christmas, but with only trace amounts of snow in Toronto (so far) I’m sort of forcing it. The best way to get in the spirit (aside from unhealthy amounts of Bailey’s in my coffee) is through decorations and baking, right? So I have been trolling the internet (no really?) looking for fun Christmas projects. Of all the neat things I have found, this yarn wreath idea<\/a>, posted on Craftster<\/a> tops them all. Yes, I know Starbucks did it last year, but I’m looking forward to doing it myself this year.<\/p>\n

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I would love to hang this on my front door! It’s so ‘me’ and my Saturday night Stitch n Bitch ladies will love it too! I think the yarn balls were made by wrapping yarn around different sized styrofoam balls and secured with hot glue. I’m going to try to make one with found objects around the house, we’ll see how it goes!! There are enough balls loose from games long forgotten kicking around here for me to put to good use, though I will have to take a trip to the dollar store to get the shiny balls to fill in the gaps and add some twinkle. Twinkle! I could cover the whole thing in glitter!! I’m a little more excited about this wreath than I probably should be. Pfft.<\/p>\n

Christmas stuff for the kids classes is a fast approaching issue, these candy cane Rudolphs<\/a> are a really sweet idea, especially for the kindergarteners! There are two kids in wee one #2’s class that have serious peanut allergies, so these little treats are something we can give and know that the little ones with peanut issues wont have to pass them up!<\/p>\n

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It’s been said before but Ill go there again, while the husband machine and I are both on the odd side, we are odd in very different ways. If I could, I’d embroider a skull on pretty much anything I could – dish towels, socks, underwear, whatever. He, however, would love the Star Trek emblem emblazoned on everything. I’m down with Star Trek, but clearly not as down as he is. These stockings are a great fit for that vibe, though I think I’ll just make one for him! Maybe I’ll make myself a similar one with a skull instead!<\/p>\n

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I am head over heels for these guys! I want to make a whole family of them and dress them in different hats and scarves. If I didn’t already have wee one #2’s teacher’s gift on the needles (Fetching<\/a>), I’d be casting on for these fun characters right now! <\/p>\n

The parade of baked goods to join the hilarity I’ve already made is growing. We’ll see how many of these ideas I get to try out. We’re alternating going away around the holidays every year now, and this year we’re away so I don’t know if I’ll be able to play around in the kitchen as much but I know I’ll be able to do some baking before we leave, and at two out of the three places we’re visiting. \ud83d\ude42 Here are some of the cookies that caught my eye (a bunch of them are from a site I just found with nice recipes!); Santa Hats<\/a>, Rudolph the Red Nosed Cookie<\/a>, Pinwheel Cookies<\/a>, The Elve’s Snickerdoodles<\/a>, Vanilla Marshmallows<\/a>, Gingerbread Reindeer<\/a>, Rocky Road Brownies<\/a>, Surprise Cookies<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The marshmallows are on the must-do list! I’d love to give them away with homemade hot chocolate mix – with a chocolate dipped spoon! Feel free to steal that idea if you’re willing to do it all! When I make some of those packages up, I’ll post the marshmallow how to and a good recipe for hot chocolate. Maybe packaged in a cute cup. The pinnacle of this I think would be to make the cup yourself, but I’m not into pottery so that’s that. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

I’ll end on a few Martha ideas I’ve had on my to do since at least last Christmas! Mitten Clips<\/a>, Candy Sticks<\/a>, Snowman Button Cards<\/a>, and Mini Stockings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Next week, I’ll have my own versions of some of these ideas and a few others!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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