Our Costco wine Advent calendar. It's been fun to open the different days and see what kind of wine we get. We don't drink them every night so we're saving some of the cute bottles.
I loved putting together this basket of water and snacks for all of the delivery drivers . My friend Jess, gave me the idea and I found the free printable here.
Jess also told me about this cozy Thermal Pajama Set and when they went on sale, I grabbed a pair.
They are so comfy, I never want to take them off!
I found this Advent calendar candle at Aldi and it burned for such a long time. You're supposed to burn it for an hour each night and then cross out the day but I just enjoyed the lovely scent.
Speaking of candles, I've been loving all of the holiday scents!
I can't get enough of them!
Have you seen or tried one these rechargeable USB lighters? They are so cool. I bought one for me and one to gift.
Wawa has been giving out free coffee every Tuesday in November and December to reward members and it has been such a treat!
These have changed my "egg" sandwich game!
I've bought a few sets of these Battery operated LED lights for around the house. I love that they are on timers too!
This Heineken 00 is non-alcoholic and really tasty!
The holiday decorations and the fire place have been extra special this year.
I'm always excited to try a new Real Chemistry skin care product! From their website:
Our proprietary MTHV® Complex Daily Serum is a feather-light, protein-rich invisible armor designed to be worn under your everyday skin-care products like moisturizer, foundation, and sun-block. When used twice daily, the MTHV® Complex Daily Serum assists the body with cellular repair, which promotes the reversal of oxidative stress and damage. Routine use of both MTHV® Complex products will help to diminish dark spots as well as fine lines and wrinkles, enhance the skin’s elasticity, and evens and brightens the complexion.
We made a quick Trader Joe's run last week and found a few festive (or new) items to try out.
This is the only non-TJ's item but I wanted to include it because it's a holiday item. We found it at Sprouts. It reminds me of cinnamon sugar popcorn.
I like the smaller sized bags of the mini peppermint marshmallows.
I loved TJ's plain Tahini sauce but it's no longer available so I gave this one a try. The plain is still my favorite but this made a great salad dressing.
I'm here for citrus season! I picked up a bag of these Southern Sassies Satsuma Mandarins.
I've probably shared these before but I haven't bought them in awhile. I thought it would feel celebratory to have a few appetizers one night during the season.
I can't wait to try these!
I think these have been around for awhile but I haven't tried them.
Here's a new item and I'm glad I picked up a few!
Hands down, this was my favorite find! I hope they have more when I go back. Soooooo good!
This time I hit Dollar Tree for my supplies, I also picked up a few decorations. That Christmas truck sign and those sweater ornaments had to come home with me!
This is the tutorial I used and she'll explain it much better than I do.
Supplies needed: socks, holiday hat/stocking with faux fur trim, filling, styrofoam/ping pong balls, river rocks/dried rice/beans, felt/fabric scraps, pom poms, rubber bands, twine/ribbon/cord, clear elastics & hot glue. All of these items can be found at Dollar Tree.
I started with one sock for the body of the gnome. I used some river rocks to weigh him down at the bottom and then stuffed him with fiber fill that I had on hand. You can also use stuffing from an old pillow, plastic bags or dried beans/rice for the body.
When I had him at height I wanted, I secured the top with a rubber band and cut off the excess sock. It helps to then tie a ribbon or twine around the rubber band for added security.
Remove the faux fur from the hat (or stocking). I couldn't find my seam ripper but this little pair of scissors did the trick.
I covered a styrofoam ball with some scrap felt that I had and hot glued it to the top of the gnome. For the beard, I cut a piece of the faux fur and notched out a square for the nose.
Hot glue the beard right below the nose. You can separate it a bit to make a mustache too.
I was able to use the top of the hat for his hat and tucked under the ends, then hot glued it over the nose and in the back (the sides get glued with the arms). I added a little white pom pom after removing the fur pom pom from the hat (I thought it looked too big).
I made arms with some leftover hat fabric by creating two little tubes and filling them with stuffing. I made the hands with round pieces of felt that I also stuffed then tied off with a clear elastic.
The arms get glued under the hat and the hands get glued to the arms then tied with some cord. I added a berry sprig to the hat's pom pom and tied that off with some cord.
The gnome looks cute just like this.
Legs can be added just like the arms for a sitting gnome.
I already had this boot ornament and it worked perfectly for him. I didn't attach the boots because I still want the option of using them as an ornament.
I found this pair at Hobby Lobby and decided to make a girl gnome too.
I started her the same way by filling up a sock and tying it off,
I needed another hat and I also picked up a stocking for the white trim.
This time I made the nose by tying off a bit of the stuffing in the body. I secured it with an elastic and some twine.
While I was making her hat, I also added some white fuzzy trim to Mr. Gnome's hat to finish it off.
I made two braids out of the faux fur and glued them under her hat.
I also made her an apron with leftover hat fabric and some white trim.
Hi! I'm Heather and welcome to my little piece of the internet. I love taking pictures and learning more about photography.
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