Well, it is that time of year again…time to make some Children’s Donation Quilts.
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Category Archives: Traditions
Christmas Traditions
This is a re-post from a couple of years ago, but I think that it is a fun way to start off the season by sharing some of our favorite Christmas Traditions!
This is a lengthy post, but you have all weekend…right? :)
One of our Christmas traditions that we do is to donate blankets and quilts to one of our local hospitals. We start this in November or even before. I try to make a few quilted quilts and then we all tie several fringed fleece blankets. (click on link for tutorial on how to make these easy fleece blankets) This year I did a few quilted quilts for our ward Humanitarian Project.
(I love this cute picture!!! My grandson was only 2 1/2 years old in this picture, he is now almost 8 years old!)
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Swiss Days Finds 2017
Hope everyone had a great Labor Day Weekend! I thought it would be fun to show you some of my Swiss Days Finds 2017.
I usually only go to one or two boutiques a year and Swiss Days is my favorite one! It is a mad house, and I really can’t believe that I am willing to fight the crowds.
But I do!
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Grandma’s Sewing Camp – Part 2
We had our Grandma’s Sewing Camp – Part 2…this week and boy oh boy did we have a good time!
This was a continuation of Grandma’s Sewing Camp -Part 1
These girls are so much fun and they get along so well with each other.
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Christmas Traditions
Today I thought that it might be fun to share some of our Christmas Traditions! This is a lengthy post, but you have all weekend…right? :)
But before I start this post…I would like to wish everyone a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving weekend! I hope that you get to do something that you love with people that you love!
One of our Christmas traditions that we do is to donate blankets and quilts to one of our local hospitals. We start this in November or even before. I try to make a few quilted quilts and then we all tie several fringed fleece blankets. (click on link for tutorial on how to make these easy fleece blankets)
Naughty or Nice Christmas Pajamas
I get all the kids Christmas pajamas for our Sinterklaas party every year, that way they can wear them all month long! Sometimes I buy them, but this year I decided to make them. When we had our Girl’s weekend this fall and we were making all of our iron-on shirts, one of my friends gave me the idea to make these for Christmas! And I think that they turned out darling! The kids all loved them too, although they questioned some of the “nice” ones…like our littlest baby girl…her brothers all said that she was “naughty”, but how can a darling baby girl be naughty???
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Girl’s Weekend 2014
Sinterklaas Party 2013
We had our annual Sinterklaas party this last weekend and the kids had a great time!
Sinterklass day is not until Dec. 5th, but we always have our party on the weekend when we can all be together. We started this tradition after my oldest son served a mission for our church, in the Netherlands. I love all of the rich traditions that go along with the arrival of Sinterklaas and the start of the Christmas season. That is why we celebrate it every year. It is just a fun way to kick off the holidays! I will apologize in advanced for all the family pictures in this post, but that is what this party is all about and then also this fun guy:
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
I hope that your day is filled with Love, Kindness and Pumpkin Pie!
I will be taking a couple of days off to spend time with the family! Hope that you get to do the same.
Have a Thankful Day and Count Your Blessings. Love Ya!
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If you need some reading to get you in the holiday mode, here are a couple of Christmas traditions that we have in our home, perhaps you will want to make one of them a tradition in your home!
This first one is the one that I cherish the most. You will want to read through this post, but be prepared to have a tissue at hand! If you have children, this is a great tradition. My husband and I do this every year with our family because all of our children are grown and so this is what we have the kids and grandkids do for our gifts! It is wonderful!
The second tradition that we do is the Nativity. The kids love to act this out and I have a very simple way to make all of the costumes! You could even do these as a no-sew project if you want to. They are very basic and simple, but the thing that I love about them is the fact that one size fits all…literally! You just tie them up a little higher or tuck them in for the little ones! Perfect, you make them once and then you have them forever!
Aren’t these kids the cutest ever? :)
Super Easy Darling Nativity Costumes
Did that get you in the Christmas Spirit?
If you are a black Friday shopper, all I can say, is GOOD LUCK and I hope you are able to get all the deals that you are out there for! :)
As for me, I think that I will just stay home and enjoy my Christmas Decorations and get ready for our Sinterklaas Party!
Thanks for stopping by today.
I am really grateful for all of my readers and I appreciate the support that you give to me!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Fishing Adventures
Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green?
Do you fish in a stream, or lazily dream on the banks as the clouds go by?
Is that what you do? So do I!
Children’s Songbook of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 245
Last week my husband told my oldest grandson and his brother that he would pay them $5 each to be fishing guides for a couple of the other grandkids. They gladly accepted and so we were able to have a great fishing adventure and I did not even have to touch a worm or a fish! :)
