A Very Crafty Christmas

14 Days Until Christmas People!

I have the most creative and gifted friends on the planet! They are the ones who can actually pull off a Pinterest craft with no problem (I know for a fact that some of us just can even). One of my dear friends Madeleine is one of those super crafty amazing people. And I would love to brag on her for a second.  Look what she made me! A beautiful fox snow globe!

It's so cute...and FOXY! 

(The world wide web is full of DIYs and tutorials to make these, but I thought this one  (  http://www.classyclutter.net/2014/11/diy-mason-jar-snowglobe/ )  was really cute! )

And then last year she showed me how to make ornament wreaths! If you want a really great Christmas craft this one is one of the best in my opinion. 

Just getting started!

They are super fun and easy to make! They are worth the time and money (especially if you get a lot of your supplies at the Dollar Tree...you know 'cause everything is a dollar?). Most DIY blogs say to use glass ornaments. This works great if you hang this is a very safe place. I used plastic and was super glad I did (a house with 6 people and 2 dogs...stuff breaks and did...don't worry, easy fix!).

Aren't they lovely!

Another crafty person is my sister Janae! This year she discovered that she loves to paint with water colors.  Check out this beautiful watercolor:

Peace On Earth

Now what is super awesome about this water color is that you can win this! Just simply comment below with what your favorite Christmas craft is and you will be entered! The winner will be announced tomorrow on my blog! This giveaway is open to everyone (Yay for all of my International friends)! If you are having trouble commenting just comment on Facebook on instagram or wherever you saw the countdown picture! 

The snow globes and wreaths are a lot of fun to make! Grab a girl friend, sister, brother, husband…just go grab someone and make something together! Enjoy each others company!  Don't worry if it turns out looking like something totally different, have fun! Crank the Christmas music and put the kettle on for some hot coco!

When you make your crafts use the hash tag #janellschristmascountdown so I can see and don't forget to share!

A Cozy Christmas Craft

16 Days Until Christmas!

"And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room in the inn." Luke 2:7

Now if Mary's home town would of had a Hobby Lobby or a Walmart near by she may have stopped in and bought a crochet hook and some pretty yarn, and made Jesus a Christmas afghan on the donkey on the way to Bethlehem .

OK so probably not but had she known that a place like Hobby Lobby existed she would have.

Since Marry didn't get a chance to make one, this year I decided that I was going to make a Christmas afghan…well I was actually in the yarn aisle and the Christmas colors were calling out to me saying "Buy us! Take us home! We are beautiful!" and well...I gave into the voices...And those little yarn bundles were right! It made a lovely Christmas afghan! 

You can make one too! I followed these videos on how to make a granny square  (it's super easy I promise).

And then I used these lovely colors to create my "Cabin Christmas" afghan:

Red Heart Holiday Yarn: Aran-Gold (3)
Caron Simply Soft Party Yarn: Chocolate Sparkle (2)
Red Heart Super Saver : Hunter Green (2)
Red Heart Super Saver : Burgundy (2)

Now the wonder of the granny square is that you can create it how ever you want! I turned my squares on this one to make a diemond shape. But you can mix small squares and big squares for a really neat looking afghan! This will affect how much yarn you need to buy.

Oh and feel free to use non Christmas colors (gasp…did I say that?) too!

I'm am not a pro when it comes to this kind of stuff. That being said, I know you can do this one because I can! This is a great thing to work on when your watching a Hallmark Christmas special or waiting for your Christmas cookies to bake!

If you decide to make one post a picture of you working on it and use the hashtag #janellschristmascoundown and I'll share them here on the blog!

See you tomorrow for a sepical Christmas Challenge!