hello, december!

the past couple of days i've felt a tad bit different. while i'm at work, i feel a little disconnected. i don't really know exactly what it is, but i kinda have an idea. i've been trying to fill my life with things that i love to do, so that i can get back to my groove. maybe my mind is just too pre-occupied with other things, who knows?! but, i hope to figure it out because i want my old self back!! i mean, i just had a vacation, so i should be re-charched, right?! [do you ever feel this way? if so, what do you do to fix it?!] =/

anyways....so aside from feeling bipolar, the holidays keep my spirits up! i LOVE-love-LOVE Christmas! i've been playing Christmas music since early november and it's actually been a battle with my mister because...well, he's just weird! lol he wanted to wait until thanksgiving to play christmas music, but since its my car....aah, who am i kidding?! i still lost! LOL but, we're good now...so that totally makes me happy! my tree is finally up and i actually made most of my ornaments! i had such a great time and i'm actually not done, which makes me excited because i love having projects! last year i planned to make my own ornaments, but that christmas was a little hectic and i wasn't able to produce all the d.i.y. ideas i had planned. i decided to start early this year, so i could get them done. here is what i've done so far:

[tree shopping!]

[making ornaments out of a vintage illustrated dictionary, lace from a vintage curtain, buttons, and ribbon.]

[made these guys...the mushroom's name is oliver!]

[still not done with the ornaments...]

[here are some details...]

 making the ornaments was super easy! i'm sure you remember making those little fans in grade school and that's exactly how i made them. i folded the paper in the form of a fan and glued the ends together to create a circle shape or even a bow. then, i just got creative with the center detail with bows and buttons and lace and pretty much anything that was in sight! i also made little lace flowers by stitching a line down the middle of an already cut strip of lace and at the end, i pulled the thread so it would scrunch up like a flower. finally, i topped off my tree with a coca-cola [de mexico] glass bottle and a paper fan coming out of it. i didn't want just a regular tree topper or even ornaments. [even though i have TONS from last year's sales!] i love making things, so the time i spent making these ornaments was really joyful! plus, i love the feel of my Christmas tree!! i learn from my mistakes...last year, i went with a HUGE tree! not really on purpose, but i wasn't very experienced with tree size proportions. haha! i have learned a valuable lesson and i am just so stoked for this Christmas!!! =)

 tootles! XOxxxOoXO