12.11.2015

Days of Christmas : Gift I Made

Hey everyone! I'm going to share with you pictures of the process of  me making a Christmas present, a.k.a. a clay jewelry dish.
I took red and white clay, (Christmas theme ;) ) rolled them into snake shapes, and placed them next to each other:


Then I twisted them together:


Rolled it out, folded it in half, twisted it, and then rolled it out again:


Then I gently rolled it into a ball:


Rolled it flat and thin:


Took an energy powder container, placed it on the clay, then traced around it with a knife to make a circle:


Lastly I placed it into a ramekin and baked it according to the directions on the clay packaging:






The result:


You're supposed to paint the edges, but that part slipped my mind while I was making it. =P

Oh, and also, we had a flood, a pretty decent one for where I live in the Pacific Northwest. I mean, It rains a lot here, but it normally doesn't flood, and if it does, it's a pretty small one. Here's a few pictures of a local park: (Btw, where the water is there's normally a big field) I also made the bottom picture really big so you could see the park benches better.


12.10.2015

Days of Christmas : Traditions

Hey y'all!

Today I have some Christmas traditions that I would like to share with you!



1. Sometime before Christmas (usually on Christmas Eve) we have a baking day where we make a bunch of goodies as well as the annual Christmas cookies.

2. We now read this book every year and this year we have studies in the morning.

3. Every year we go to the Christmas Eve service at our church

4. Every black Friday my twin brother and one of my older sisters' decorate our house a little bit while my mom, my sister, and I go shopping. Then when we get back to the house we decorate the rest.

5. Now that we're older we like to have all of our presents wrapped and put under the tree or in our stockings.

What are some of your favorite Christmas traditions?

Love,
Allie

12.08.2015

Looking for New Bloggers

Hello all!

I am looking for new bloggers at my joint blog, A Friend Loves at All Times.

I am looking for two young ladies who could help posting once a week.

If you could please fill out the form below it would help us tremendously!

Thank you!


12.07.2015

The Days of Christmas : 5 of My Favorite Christmas Songs

Hey everyone! It's Maddy here! I'm very excited to say that starting today until Christmas, we will be doing the 12 Day Christmas Blogging Challenge! Megan over at A Barefoot Gal started it and head over to her blog if you want to do it a well! So, to start it off, I'll be posting about five of my favorite  Christmas songs. I'm so happy to get this one because I love Christmas music! Enjoy the post!

A Christmas Challenge



                                                                      

Five Of My Favorite Christmas Songs...

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Carols Of The Bells.
The Sugar Plum Fairy
All I Want For Christmas Is You
Little Drummer Boy
There are five of my favorite Christmas songs!
Come back next where I'll talk about my favorite Christmas food. Until next week!

12.04.2015

My favorite Christmas things~

Hello everyone! ^_^ I hope you're all having a fabulous day! :3 I'm super sorry about not posting last week :P
Well, since it's almost Christmas, I thought for a fun, Christmas-y post it would be good to share my favorite Christmas things! :D Let's start, shall we? ;)

My favorite Christmas song- Well, truthfully, it's super hard to pick a favorite, but I'll go with We Wish You a Merry Christmas :D

My favorite Christmas food- HAM. I love ham xD Annddd the good news is we're having that for Christmas this year! *cheers*

My favorite Christmas drink- Cocoa ;D

My favorite Christmas tradition-Probably opening presents on Christmas Eve, and doing stockings on the actual day. I really like that :)

My favorite Christmas decoration- I'm not going to say the family tree, because the Christmas tree is probably everyone's favorite decoration, so I'm gonna go with the miniature pink tree in my bedroom. That doesn't count, does it? LOL!

The best thing to get in my stocking on Christmas day- Probably EOS lip balm or lotion. I love their stuff and I usually get some of it in my stocking xD

My favorite Christmas story- For me, the story of Jesus' birth is my favorite Christmas story, since I'm a Christian :D

My favorite things to do on Christmas- Just hang out with family, read the Christmas story from the Bible, eat, and play with gifts!

I hope you guys enjoyed this simple, Christmas-y post :D
What are your favorite things about Christmas?
~jana

12.03.2015

Winter Outfits!

Hey ya'll! (I can never pull that off, it's just not my personality) Anyways... I know I'm posting a day late, sorry. (again) Starting next week, I'm planning my posts ahead of time that way I don't keep doing inspiration posts. (not that inspiration posts are bad) But for today, I'm doing an inspiration post! =P I'm only showing 2 outfits today, but I made sure that every item in this post is under $50 in case you actually wanted to buy these specific items. Well, let's get started shall we?

1. For the the more fancy occasion:

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve by concealedfoundation101 featuring a nail polish


2. For the more casual occasion:



Snow Day

Snow Day by concealedfoundation101 featuring a red dress


 I know this was a very short post, but still hope you were inspired!

~Katie

Quizzes - Gotta Love 'Em!

Hello all!

I have been on holiday break so I've had TONS of time lately!

I took some quizzes and I would like to share my results with you!

Natalie
Natalie
Put the drumstick down and listen! You are well-loved and have a lot to offer. You just need to believe in yourself. Everyone loves you. You are funny, cute and a best friend. You may noy be the homecoming queen, but who cares? You are the girl/boy next-door...that;s who all people want to be with. Embrace it. We can't ALL be Blair!

Boston
Boston Terrier
You have a fun, playful, happy-go-lucky personality. You're definitely a peace keeper in relationships as you just want everyone to have a good time.

You're energetic, athletic, and love a good job, but you'll drop it all for the change to have a good time with your loved ones.

For some reason the photo won't show up!

Aurora
Down-to-earth, graceful, sweet. Your wedding will make you feel like you're dancing on a cloud.

Quiz #4 : Which Full House Character Are You?
Becky Donaldson-Katsopolis
Aunt Becky
You have the power to rein in rebellious people with your charms and calming ability. You are personable, talented individual who is generally liked by all. You have the kind of perky, fun personality that makes people want to be around you. You are romantic and you have good parenting skills even without being a parent. You are supportive but pragmatic.

Quiz #5 : What Flower Are You?

Lavender
You have a soothing presence, people love your company and you always know how to make them better. You are thoughtful and considerate, often putting others first. You can make strangers feel at home. No matter how sad someone is feeling, you can always provide comfort and solace.

I tag you to take these quizzes and post a comment with your results!

Thank you for reading!

Love Allie!