a handmade christmas - ha!

I didn't really make a whole lot this year but at the 11th hour was able to whip up a couple of things that we will have to carry over from year to year.

I got this idea for a felt garland from Ella.  It was very, very easy and I was so glad to use some of the numerous scraps of felt I have.  It was the first time I used my sewing machine in months and it was fun to make something instantly gratifying.

Here is one of our many paper stars ~ I can't take credit for this as one of the boys made it at school.

I love these.

Brent has always had stockings that weren't really his but just random extras so this year I decided to sew him one.  I go the idea from Martha Stewart and since I knew we had some tartan left over from his kilt I thought it would be perfect.  It's a little smaller than he I would have liked but it does the job nicely.  Note to self - chocolate bars fit better than yoga mats.