Christmas Creations

Big Brother and I thoroughly enjoyed making some homemade gifts for various family members and wanted to share just a few of them. The birds were all created by Big Brother. He did an amazing job with the sewing of all the pieces together. Lots of time went into making these little creations. Here is the website where we found the patterns - http://www.downeastthunderfarm.com/bird-patterns/.

I made a few of the bird's nest necklaces as well. All different colored wires and beads made some beautiful combinations. Here is the website where I found the idea - http://www.sarahortega.com/2011/05/diy-bird-nest-necklace.html.

I also created and canned apple/pear butter for the first time. I compiled a few different ideas together to come up with my recipe and technique. It is a very "naked" recipe of just pears, apples, honey, and cinnamon sticks. I used my Vitamix and crockpot and ended up with amazing flavor and texture. Will definitely be making this again.

Not the greatest picture, but I also loom knitted some leg warmers for Aaliyah - kind of had to make up the pattern for this as my loom was not small enough, but they turned out really cute - hoping to make a few more pairs for both girls.