Counting Down with Crafts and Fun

On a particularly bold day I felt it would be something fun to do.... so,with endless encouragement from the girls, we took the animals to get their photos with Santa.
Let alone the crazy 3 pet car ride their and the buffet of bulk dog treats at the store to try and avoid, Lucy was clueless and careless and Molly was way too big for the store, which proved to be taxing on us all in a humourous way of course.

I am not sure who was braver, me or that poor Santa who took on the job.
I didn't take Basil, because she is far to cranky around other (smaller type) dogs.
I felt bad leaving her out.

Here we are and after a donation to the food bank and 10 shots, these are what we got.
Too darn cute really.


On to crafting:
Out there in the blogasphere I always find so many cool ideas to craft.
I cannot seem to buy anything if I think their is a possibility that I can make it myself.

Here are a few of my cheap knock offs that I am passing as little gifts to some friends this year.

If I were a man I would wear a moustache with pride.

I would trim that facial hair into all the styles and not so fashionable coiffes I could possibly grow.

Since without hormones that won't happen anytime soon, when I saw these hilarious napkins I had to make them right away.

And I have a friend who I hope will adore these as much as I do.

What says Christmas like a candy cane?

These little stuffies are for my ladies to enjoy.

And for a few of my feisty house cleaner type friends I thought these would be a good fit.

I have made these before and they are super easy to do.

I have had my pair for over a year now and somehow they do make house work a bit more fun.

A few more crafts to go before our big day.

We are having our first Christmas with family tomorrow.

It should be a long fun night.