it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

sorry I have been MIA lately! life has been busy! here is a quick look at what we have been up to the last few months...

fall burlap and fabric wreath, we kind of used the tutorial here using the foam tubing tip from here

ghost pancakes!

road trip to grandma's!

visit to the Tillamook factory! yum!

making cookies with grandma!

happy 28 to me!

best present = josi s kilpack's new book!

garden harvest!

silly lunch date at one of our favorite eateries: flour girls & dough boys!

field trip to the zoo!

this little man loves chess! and he's good too!

play dough thanksgiving pies!

my baby turns one!

 

miss sis lost her first tooth!

which brings us to today...

trying to stay on top of school amidst the holiday madness!

love this little corner of my home: snowflake garland, seasonal holiday book display, and our new family pictures in wrapped canvas!

this is the book we are currently reading--love this version of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens!

new stockings this year! i was tired of the mismatched ones we had and needed a new one for miss hayley anyway. i made them from this pattern by the lovely & talented miss camille roskelley over at thimble blossoms. i LOVE how they turned out! i just need to figure where to hang them. I don't have a mantel of any sort...

and my kids love these easy christmas treats! we made them with cousins!

so glad the holiday season is here! it is such a wonderful time of year, where we can be reminded of love, serving others, being grateful and celebrating the birth of our Savior! everywhere i turn this season is filled with warm, happy traditions! i love, love, love it! 

until the next post...follow us on instagram (errsuz) where i will try to do a better job of keeping up with recent happenings!

happy holidays!!

chenille burp cloths and stuff...

this is what my dining room table looks like right now. 

i don't have a "craft" room, so i keep all my crafting supplies in a huge closet, and when i feel like making something, I haul it all out. it's super fun;)

so since it takes some effort to get everything out and then put it away, i usually make a LOT of stuff.

 i usually have a running list going of all the projects i want to make, and when i get the inkling i start cranking them out:) 

so today... i made a few chenille burp cloths from home made happy!

they were pretty easy...

here's how to make them:

*Cut a generous rectangle of cotton quilting or flannel fabric.  About 20" x 15".

*Cut the same size from a patterned chenille.

*Then, pin them right sides together, and sew around the edges, leaving a 4-inch space for turning.

*Turn right side out, iron, and edgestitch.  

love them!! can't wait to wash them in dreft and put them to use! they will be so soft and smell so yummy:)

and who doesn't love a homemade gift?! they are the best!

also... we've had some sickies, poor babies. lots of sleeping going on...

which has given me more time to work on stuff, its sad, but productive:)

made these while i was sewing. they are from skinny taste.

Chocolate Chip Buttermilk Scones

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup cold buttermilk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup all purpose flour (Bob's Red Mill)
• 1 cup white whole wheat flour (Bob's Red Mill)
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp chilled butter (must be cold) cut into small pieces
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• cooking spray
• 1 large egg white, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 tbsp sugar

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375°. Combine the first four ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Spray baking sheet with cooking spray.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt, in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Cut in chilled butter with a pastry blender, or you could use 2 knives, until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Gently fold in chocolate chips. Add milk mixture, stirring just until moist.
Place dough onto a floured surface and knead lightly four times with floured hands.Form dough into an 9-inch circle onto baking sheet, about 3/4" thick. Using a knife,cut dough into 12 wedges all the way through.

Brush egg white over dough and sprinkle evenly with sugar. Bake until golden, about 18-20 minutes, depending on your oven. Serve warm.

YUM!

keep checking back... more projects to come!

knitting for kids

knitting is so fun and soothing during the winter when you are cooped up inside, and recently my 5 and 6 year olds have asked me to teach them to knit. and while i think it may be too frustrating to teach them knitting with actual knitting needles, i found this alternative...finger knitting! and this super great tutorial on youtube. my kids are working on bracelets and scarves right now:) i'll post some pics when they have finished their creations! hope you are having a happy winter day!