Star Wars Wreath

My son celebrated his fifth birthday this past weekend. I spent a couple weeks putting everything together for his Star Wars party. This is one of the things I came up with. I always like to have something on the door welcoming our guests. I came up with this Star Wars wreath. I will tell you that in putting together this party, the Williams Sonoma Star Wars cookie cutters were a LIFE SAVER to me. I discovered I could do so much with them. I used them for this wreath, for my son's birthday cake, actual cookies for his preschool class and I'm sure somewhere else along the way.

I was reading one night about salt dough ornaments for Christmas. I suddenly thought....I could do that with the Star Wars cookie cutters and I was right. I went into the kitchen immediately and baked up a batch. Over the next week, I took some time (not a lot) in painting each of the ornaments. I found this wreath in the Halloween clarence isle and thought it would be just right for the occasion.

When I baked each ornament, I punched a hole in the top so I would be able to string them to the wreath. I figure I will give the ornaments to my son for his own special Christmas tree which will send him over the moon! Such a super-simple project to get done. Hope you enjoy it!

 Stay tuned for more from our Star Wars extravaganza!
Decorations
Cake and other food goodies

Joe the Elf, 2011

Last year, Joe the Elf came to visit our house for the 2nd year. Our oldest son LOVES Joe and is already asking if he will be coming back to visit our house at Christmas. Last year, I undertook the task of documenting Joe's appearances around the house. All the pictures were done with the phone...you get the jest of what we were going for though. Enjoy!

A good elf always cleans up his mess! 

Joe brought a special message from Santa with him.

Each Christmas Eve, Santa visits our house and takes Joe back to the North Pole with him.

Safe with Santa till next year...

Halloween Craftiness

The month of October was crazy around here. My son wanted to do "Halloween Stuff" all month long. He decided he is the "Biggest Fan of Halloween." I'm not sure what the fascination with the holiday is, but I indulged him when I could.

Roundup of some of the stuff we did.

Painting a picture frame.

Mine is on the left. His is on the right. He designed it all by himself.

"Vampire Teeth"

When I dragged out all the fall decorations, I had some bats left over from Trunk or Treat last year.
I surprised my little guy with decorating his room with them.
It's really the small things that make him so happy!

More paint.

Halloween masks and "spooky birdhouses." Thank goodness for the $1 isle!

Jack-O-Lantern quesadilla for lunch.

Frankenstein rice krispie treat for the preschool Halloween party.

Of course, we had to decorate a pumpkin. The choice was obvious....a storm trooper from Star Wars (my four year old was a Jedi Knight and the 18 month old was Yoda). My life revolves around Star Wars right now.

Package Pals (What I Sent and Got)

In October, I participated in my first "crafty swap" with Jamie over at C.R.A.F.T. It was so much fun. I got paired up with a package pal and we sent each other some cool stuff after we got to know each other a little bit. Here's my recap of what I sent and what I got from my new pal Laura.

What I sent...

Laura likes to make jewelry, friendship bracelets with her daughter, the colors green and blue and sunflowers. This fall, I was at a pumpkin patch with my kiddos and took a picture of the sunflowers. That was the inspiration for the artwork. I found a cute quote about sunflowers and added that to the piece. I found some sunflower recipe cards, beads, thread and a stamp for her continued craftiness.

What I got...

I got some fabulous stuff from my new pal! I opened my package and just kept 

opening little things. It was great!

Halloween stuff that I can decorate with my kids.

A fabulous reversible bag for the Fall season. It is perfect for me!

A friendship bracelet (with my favorite colors).

I love to bake so she sent me some cupcake liners and colored sugar.

Maybe the best part....chocolate! :-)

I'm looking forward to the next swap in February already! Thanks for checking in!