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A Christmas "Crafternoon" with Family!


We finally did it - the girls in my family that live here in the Houston area have been talking about doing a crafting afternoon (or "crafternoon" as we call it) at my house for a long time now, and this past Sunday afternoon we did just that!  I gathered a lot of my fabric and trim stash as well as a few goodies...


...and we got busy crafting...


We made cute Christmas tags using regular shipping tags, fabrics, trims, buttons, yo yos, pom poms, and assorted Christmas trinkets and baubles. Mom and I made these for inspiration...


...and here's what everyone made...





Super Cute!!  



My cousins, niece, Aunt, and 2 sisters-in-law and Mom and I had a blast - we're already looking forward to the next crafternoon...wonder what we'll make then??!!

I will try to put together a little easy tutorial on some of these tags I made - they were really easy...and fun!



Oh, and one additional nice benefit from having everyone over to my house - it lights a fire under me to finish certain decorating projects!  (is anyone else like that??)  Here are a few shots of my almost finished dining room...


Finally finished the repurposed desk hutch - sweet hubby added the "quilt rack" at the bottom of the orphaned hutch using a closet rod and holders from Home Depot and I trimmed the cutter quilt down to fit on the rack...


(oops, still need to paint over the screws on the back)

I LOVE the way the hutch turned out! One of the reasons I wanted a hutch/shelves like this instead of the traditional hutch I already have with a normal base is that this one allows so much more space for chairs on the back side if the table. When I had the full hutch there before, it was very hard to sit on that side of the table without knocking into to hutch...

It was also great to gather all my favorite china and pretties together to fill the shelves of the hutch as well as the newly painted corner shelves (salvaged from an old entertainment center I once had)...





I love it when it all starts to come together! It's turned into a happy room and a great gathering spot!

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Hope you guys have a wonderful Thanksgiving! I have so very much to be thankful for, and your friendship is very high on the list!

"I thank my God every time I remember you." 
Philippians 1:3


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