Day 607 | My New Hat

After nearly a year (remember this post?), I finally finished my hat!

To be fair, I had to start over after almost finishing the first version because it was too big for my head (which is shocking if you know how big my head is). This time, I used a smaller set of needles and managed to finish it in just a couple of weeks. Yippee!

And here's the pattern again if the mood strikes you. Well worth the $3.00.

Day 606 | A Fort

What? They're playing together? Huh? I wasn't involved in instigating this momentous occasion?

Woohoo!

p.s. That's a table fort, in case you can't tell. 

Day 605 | Secret Stash Book

One more Christmas present craft to share before I put an official end to the holiday blog posts. Today's feature? The secret stash book. My teen+pre-teen nieces are getting tougher to buy for: they just want gift cards. Boring! I still wanted to give them what they wanted but decided to gift the cards inside a seemingly plain book.

Surprise! There was a secret compartment for stashing all those super awesome and secret teenager things. I was happy with how they turned out. I hope the girls are, too!

Here's the tutorial I used if you're feeling inspired.

Day 604 | Book Lovers

After much thought and consideration, the boys decided to spend part of their Christmas money (thanks great grandma and great great grandma!) on new books. Robbe selected a giant truck book (even his shirt expresses his enthusiasm for transportation) and Chase picked out a Frozen book (with 12 separate stories). He's discovered a new interest in the movie since receiving the soundtrack in his stocking and watching it for the first time with his cousin (his first ever full-length movie) back in Wisconsin. Chase did make it clear, however, that this is the only Frozen book he wants. He clarified that this one has so many stories that he doesn't need anymore. Smart kiddo.

Yay for reading!

Day 603 | Candles

I'm sure you've been dying to see the candles Mary Catherine and I made back in November. Since I gave them as gifts, I needed to keep the final product under wraps.

Aren't they cute? We made purple lavender citrus candles and green peppermint vanilla candles. I have to say, they smell amazing.

Here's a basic how-to for candle making. It's super easy, I swear! And I've been ordering my supplies from this website lately and have been happy with the options+shipping. I recommend the soy wax. It's the best. :)

Day 602 | Back At It

We're all happy (well, mostly happy) to be back in our normal routine! Lots of quality time with my little man today.

Day 601 | Best Friends

See, I told you these two are best friends.