all about the glitter...

I am really loving glitter right now and I incorporated it into my Christmas decor as much as possible...
This is a 7 Gypsies Tray that I decorated with Christmas papers, black and white photos, Christmas embellishments, and of course...glitter.

I put these glittered covered 'M's around the house. LOVE!

This is a gingerbread house I made-it was actually a kit I purchased from May Flaum. The entire roof is covered with glitter as well as the bottom ledge. Super cute (and a blast to make)!

I decorated this piece with beads and glittery ornaments. (Look here to see the same piece decorated for Halloween) So fun!


Glitter covered sticks placed in vases...this is our dinner table centerpiece.

I bought a bunch of those glittery decorations from WalMart and put them in a vase, making a glitter bouquet of sorts. Glitter heaven!!!

December Daily, Days 15-25

Can you believe that Christmas is over already? It went by waaay too fast! I recently finished my December Daily album...enjoy!

Day 15:
Day 15 is a journaling card on a transparency where I journaled some random memories of each girl (regarding Christmas).



Day 16:
Day 16 is a journaling card plus a chipboard bracket page that is covered with an enlarged photo. The focus of this day was on fun winter accessories. 8 )


Day 17:
Day 17 is a transparency that I adhered double-sided patterned paper to. Following is a divided page protector in which I placed 4 photos. I drove to Colorado on this day to visit a friend for the weekend, so I took some photos on the road and included them.




Day 18 & 19:
I kind of combined these days together since I spent both days scrapbooking with a friend. I used transparency, journaling cards and divided protectors to journal about and include some pics of the weekend.







Day 20:
I drove home on day 20, so I journaled about how great it was to get home and included a photo of the state sign I drove by as I arrived back in my home state.




Day 21:
This day happened to be my 6 year old's last day of school before Christmas vacation, so I put a couple photos of her from that morning back to back on a transparency.




Day 22:
I placed the '22' on a transparency and followed that up with an enelope. Inside is a printed off email that I wanted to include in the album.



Day 23:
This is a chipboard page that I covered with patterned paper. The photos were taken during an annual road trip me and the fam take each year.


Day 24:
Day 24 starts with a numbered journaling block and is followed by a felt bracket page. The front has an enlarged family photo and the back has an envelope that has some small prints of our Christmas eve festivities.



Day 25:
Merry Christmas!!! Here I have 2 different sized chipboard pages with photos. In between is an envelope where I put in journaling spots that recorded what we all got for Christmas.







The back cover:


This book ended up HUGE, but oh how I love it so! So many great memories documented in it...I am sure I will be doing it again next year!!!

December Daily, Days 7-14

Yay-officially 'caught up!' I am loving this album, I feel like I am getting so many pieces of our life documented. Some specific to December and some not. I know I am going to cherish looking thru this album for years to come.
Day 7:
My oldest daughter's Chrismtas program was on the 7th, so this was my focus. I included the program and some photos of my daughter before and during the concert.








Day 8:
Day 8 starts with an 'everyday' photo of Mally playing the computer, one of her favorite pastimes. The back of the felt page is covered with a contact sheet of more decoration photos. This page is followed by a transparent clock, for decoration only. 8 )







Day 9:
For day 9, I documented a project I finished, which was making some homemade cards for a fundraiser. I attached a photo along with a postcard that highlighted my business.


I decorated the back of the page with some patterned paper and a simple embellishment.

Day 10:
I still have a photo to add to Day 10, am waiting to get it from my sister-in-law. The story I am focusing on is my sister and brother in law taking Keaton with their kids to buy toys and clothes for the giving tree (needy children). This has become an annual tradition.
I will put the photo next to the bracket. I have followed it with a bookmark that I used for journaling.



Day 11:
Day 11 ended up being just about journaling. We had some sickness in the house and did not do much, so I journaled about the day.



Day 12:
Here I documented another annual tradition in our family which involves a girls night out within my family. Again, I included the program.



Day 13:
For day 13, I put Keaton's letter to Santa in an envelope. That is followed by a transparency that says 'Our card' and then I added in our Christmas card (which I just got in the mail and sent out that day!).




Day 14:
I added a lot to day 14. It was the day of Mally's last day of preschool until after New Years as well as her preschool Christmas party. She also had a friend after school...so I wanted to document all of this. I also added in a photo of a gift Mally made for me, including the actual label that was on the package AND the wrapping bag my oldest decorated (which had a handmade ornament in it). Love these pieces that document my daughter's artistic abilities at this age.