Christmas Crafts

I love crafting, I am new to the art but within the last 1-2 years I started sewing, jewelry making, and others. I will try to update as I make new crafts but here are a few that I made over the Holidays. Martha Stewart is of course my inspiration and I find many of my other craft ideas online and occasionally I just make them up.



I made this wreath using faux berry branches that you can find at a craft store, such as Michaels. It took about 6-7 branches to make it look full enough. All you need is green gardening wire (also found at craft stores), a small wreath to use as a guide, and a long ribbon of desired color. You do not need to cut any of the berry branches just bend them and follow the wreath as a guide. Do not attach berry branches to wreath because you will need a lot more to cover up the wreath. Keep adding more berry branches as you go around. Add and attach new berry branches about 1/3-1/2 up previous branch. If you find at the end that your wreath is not as full as you like, don't worry, just cut off smaller branches from full sized berry branch using a wire cutter and attach the smaller branches to wreath wherever you need extra foliage. Attach ribbon with a hot glue gun.



First apron, yay!

Mexican Madness

Happy New Year!

Here is an old update from November 2008

We escaped the cold, wet winters of the Pacific Northwest by travleing to the Maya Riviera. Our resort in the city of Playa del Carmen overlooked the beautiful Caribbean.



Above is the ruins of Chichen Itza , one of the new Seven Wonders of the World, filled with indescribably amazing history.



The beautiful Carbibean in all it's glory. The water was exactly what I expected: clear, turquoise blue, salty, white sand, and clean. My favorite color has always been turquoise, can you blame me when you see the beauty of this water?



And here we have Tulum, which is a Mayan Ruin built as a seaport during a later period then Chichen Itza. This was smaller but just as impressive. We saw iguanas, paint still present on the walls, and learned about how the Mayans lived.

This was our second trip to Mexico and our first time on the Eastern Coast. I love the Mexican people, the culture, the food, and its proximity to the U.S.