Some Christmas Craftiness

Occasionally I get the urge to make something that will last.  Usually I am just cleaning, doing laundry,  or cooking meals.  A few years ago I made Valentine felt cookies followed by Easter felt cookies. Then I made Halloween felt cookies last year.  I have always wanted to make Christmas felt cookies so this month I decided I was going to do it.  First I found cute Christmas felt pictures on pinterest that I printed out for reference. 

 Then I drew some patterns so I could cut out the felt just right.

 Here is the felt cut out and ready to sew.

And the completed cookies!  I think they turned out really cute.  Each cookie took about 2 hours to make.

 My little girls decided to make their own felt creations.

 They cut out the felt themselves and did all the sewing.

 I decided to turn my felt cookies into a holiday garland.  So I made some poms poms and strung them up together.  I love the finished look.

Today I am thankful that:
*We got to attend my brother's baby blessing on Sunday.  I love that we live close enough to attend these special events.
*We have a December full of fun activities with family and friends ahead of us.
*We have a really great orthodontist.  I have 3 kids in braces so I am there practically every week.  The office is close by and all the workers are so nice.