not too much exciting to report this month. i have been crafting a bit this month. i am determined we will have a home made christmas this year. we did last year, for the most part, and i would like this year to be a quality improvement on last year. i think my skills have improved and expanded, so i am hopeful.
below, i fear i am missing a few things. my apologies to the givers!
gifts received/acquired/bought used: (i paid less than $20 for the first 7 bullets below)
- for a friend: toddler parenting book, board book, finger puppets,
- 2 sacks of wooden dollhouse furniture (only 1 piece duplicates what we have)
- melissa & doug calendar for lala and latches board for finn
- kiddopotamus washable portable placemat
- wooden whistle
- brand new ecojot notebook
- brand new gift book
- stack of halloween books (thanks, mom!)
- more clothes for finn (thanks, karen!)
- fabric, books, and a beautiful puzzle for the kids and me (thanks, genevieve!)
- beautiful stationary, coffee, and t-shirts for the kids, brought from italy (thanks, mom and dad!)
- bag of buttons and beautiful note card set. won from give-away on glimpses into the life of an adirondack mama (thanks, julia! see below)
- a doll accessory and a boat, belated birthday presents (thanks, layal!)
- a stack of shirts, dresses, and a swim suit for lala (thanks, annie!)
- fruit and flowers (thanks, annie!)
- homemade polenta (thanks, mom!)
- stack of gorgeous fabric scarps from a giveaway at lala...a mountain mama (thanks, laura! see above)
bought new:
- some sewing notions and supplies
- stainless steel tiffin lunch box/container
- wooden boat (shouldn't have bought this, but finn loves boats and i couldn't resist. isn't that the way with unnecessary purchases? we battle temptation. i lost.)
- lidded glass food containers
- handmade silver earrings. been wanting forever. found what i wanted. bought from individual artist.
