It's a bit late, but here's my annual Christmas arrangement!

I tried to get one out by Christmas but it just wasn't happening. And then yesterday it just came together. Better late than never.

Christmas Cookies

And that's when I realized that this bell cookie actually looked like Darth Vader.

I decorated it accordingly.




On a side note, look at all the pretty cookies!

 

For Your Holiday Enjoyment

It isn't Christmas without this gem.

Merry Christmas!

I know it's a little early for this, but here it is anyway: My annual Christmas composition!

Annual as in I've been composing little gifts for The Director for the past 3 Christmases.

But this one's for all of you!

This year's Christmas composition is an arrangement I came up with a few weeks ago of The First Noel. I hope you enjoy!

The First Noel by composer4christ

Merry Christmas!


-E.F.C. 

Happy, Happy Easter!

I would have written a nice, long, inspirational post, but I'm sure you've read plenty of those already. So for now, just listen to this song and let the words sink in.

Under the Tree This Year

Here are a few of the wonderful objects I received for Christmas this year:

This here is a picture key-chain. My mom found it and it stores up to 60 photos.

I finally got a hard drive so i don't have to worry about losing all of my photos again like I did two summers ago. I've been worried about that since.

Ooh! Shiny!

From The Director's grandparents I got this:

But what is it, EFC?

I'll show you.

It's a hairbrush! (Because, you know, I can never have too many, especially when they turn out like this...)

Finally, The Director's sweet sister gave me this:

It's a notepad! Isn't that cute?

Oh, and I just have to show you all what I got for The Director's family...

Drumroll...

Any guesses?

Yes, folks. Star Wars cookie cutters. Needless to say, they are quite excited to make cookies.

It's Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Christmas

 Not the best picture, but here's our Christmas tree.

 This is an aerial view of our nativity set.

 Yes, this is a goldfish ornament, and yes, it is on our tree.

Why? Just cause we can!

 This bird nest sits on one of the sturdier, wider branches.

 This? Well to be honest, I don't actually know what to call it, but it looks neat...

 This here is a cluster of grapes. No way!

 In case you can't tell, this is a reindeer wind chime ornament, only there isn't any wind to blow it.

 Neat idea though.

 This is an ornament from my preschool.

 (excuse the arm in the photo- I haven't gotten around to editing these) When I pulled this fishing frog out of the box, I noticed that this fish ornament just happened to be attached to the end of the frog's pole. I kept it that way, just for kicks.

 This is an egg house. Kind of odd, but whatever!

The long one here is what we call the "Dr. Seuss ornament" and you see, we always put the same ornament right by it.

 It's Cindy Lou Who (Who was no more than two)!

 I found this kitty ornament our first Christmas with Tiger.

 This star is hung at teh top of the tree, right below the angel.

 We have a few of these Night before Christmas ornaments in different colors.

 I like this one because it's musical!

 Yep. A tomato.

 This is a mystery. I think it's a cucumber, but my mom says it is most definitely a pickle.

 Another music related one...

 This is a peacock that clips onto the branch.

 I like this one because there's a cat.

 This is our angel. Like the shadow on the wall?

 Close-up of the nativity set.

 The colored lights go in the family room.

 I figured out that if my camera is on the nighttime scene setting and I move it around, this is the end result.

 Neat, isn't it?

( I crack myself up!)

And last (but most certainly not least) this is the start of our light-up town. When finished, it will have puffy snow, glittery snow, and people.

What does your Christmas set-up look like?

My Latest Project

My mom's birthday was on Friday. On Thursday night I found a pattern for a crocheted gift bag, so I adapted the pattern for my mom's birthday gift. It turned out very well!

The pattern is from here, but remember, I didn't follow it exactly.

For this project I used Red Heart brand yarn and a size I hook. I crocheted both colors at the same time to make the ribbon.

I liked how easy it was to make the size I wanted. It should be easy to make it larger or smaller by altering the number of rounds, hook size, or yarn weight.


I'll definitely be making these again!

You Know it's That Time of the Year When...

... Your neighbor knocks on your door bearing a platter of cookies!

Ah, cookies!