InstaFriday

It's InstaFriday!

{1} wearing my new plaid top & a favorite Lisa Leonard necklace earlier this week. love.

{2} my man had to work late, but he brought Starbucks home!

{3} going out for dinner, rocking a side braid

{4} one of my favorite Bible verses, Deuteronomy 33:26-27

{5} out with my favorite guy!

{6} my husband cracks me up. he's silly. :)

{7} our version of peppermint mochas - yum!

{8} afternoon manicure/pedicure + Dr. Pepper. perfect.

{9} a birthday gift for my little niece; a Rapunzel braid. so cute.

{10} fancy new running shoes. not that I run much...

{11} this candle smells like Christmas. amazingly so.

{12} crocheting pretty little ornaments.

And, I got my scarfament swap package in the mail from Lindsay!!

She wrapped it up so cute {I totally failed comparatively, sorry girl!},

and I absolutely love my cozy new cowl & sweet ornaments.

Thanks so much, friend!

{also, she's giving away a cowl right now if you want one for yourself...}

Happy Friday, everyone!

dear December,

{from here}

I'm so glad you're finally here!

You are my absolute favorite month of the whole year.

I can now sing Christmas carols with reckless abandon,

deck the halls of our little home,

wrap up lovely presents for the ones I love,

wonder what my hubby's getting for me... {wink!}

celebrate my 21st birthday,

eat lots of yummy Christmas cookies,

enjoy the glow of the season,

and remember that my Savior's birth is the real reason

for this wonderful time of the year!

cozy up with crocheting.

I love all sorts of creative endeavors,

and crocheting is definitely one of my favorites!

I was blessed to have an older lady from church teach me

the crocheting basics years & years ago,

and I just wanted to share a few simple projects...

a cozy circle scarf 

{thanks to Lindsay for sharing this with me!}

I've made several of these already for blog friends,

and they're really easy & fun.

a pretty potholder

I made a couple of these potholders for myself

before I got married, and I love them!

Especially perfect for putting under hot bowls of soup. :)

cute little ornaments

I think these are lovely,

and I just got the supplies to make some yesterday.

I'm hoping to make a couple today!

{I think they'd make adorable gift toppers, too.}

Do you crochet?

If any of you have any crocheting questions, etc,

I'd be happy to help! ;)

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a pretty new necklace {christmas craft along!}

                                                             

Hello, morning!

I've got my coffee in hand,

Christmas music playing,

a looong list of chores to finish {later},

and a sweet project to share with you!

I really love to give handmade gifts for Christmas.

{I wrote about it last year, too.}

This year, my list seems longer, and I'm not making as many gifts.

BUT I definitely did a bunch of my shopping on Etsy

to support other handmade shops. ;)

Here's a little project I did on Saturday,

a pretty pom pom necklace for one of my sisters-in-law...

cutting lots & lots of small circles...

making progress...

and it's done!

I used this tutorial from Little Miss Momma.

It was pretty easy & only took me about an hour to put together.

The only change I made is that I'm going to add a necklace clasp to the chain,

just to make it easier to put on/take off.

It's a beautiful necklace,

and I'm pretty sure my sister-in-law will love it!

Are you making any of your gifts this year?

Maybe someone on your list would love this necklace, too!

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