Good Things

Today’s word on the WCS blog is GOOD. I decided to put my version on my poor neglected blog, because after seeing Stacy’s post last night, I thought it was lovely, and should really stand on its own.

Here are 5 good things that I’m loving right now because of their simplicity and do-abilty ( is that a word?) as the hectic month of December draws near. Because who needs complicated in December, right?


1. My Daily December Album

I’m sure all of you reading this have heard of the Daily December album concept, made popular by Shimelle Laine and Ali Edwards. I made my first one last year, and although I enjoyed it, I think I tried to be a little too eclectic for my own good. This year, I’ve opted for something much more in keeping with my style. I covered an American Crafts Modern Album (8x8) with some October Afternoon word paper, and just added a simple title and a Bling Christmas tree from Basic Grey as my embellishment. I’m not a bling-y type person as a rule, but for Christmas, I do enjoy a bit of sparkle.  My inside pages aren’t done yet, but my plan is to make very simple pages with the photos and words as my main focus, with minimal embellishments. I know I said I’d share some of my album from last year, but I haven’t gotten around to taking photos yet. If any of you are interested in seeing it, let me know, and I’ll get my butt in gear to post them.

2. LEGO Advent Calendar

 I have two VERY Lego crazed boys, especially my youngest. He lives and breathes it. When I found this Advent calendar last week, I hesitated before plunking down the cash for it since I found it a bit commercial, and dare I say it, not really in keeping with the spiritual/religious aspect of Advent. But when I saw how HAPPY it made my kids, I decided to just go for it, and I’m glad I did. They’re so excited about it, and I think it’s going to be something really fun for them to look forward to everyday as we count down to Christmas. And you can’t deny the total cute-ness factor.



3. Homemade bread

My pal Linda has been singing the praises of no-knead bread and posting yummy looking photos (like this one above) of her various no knead loaves on Twitter this past week, so I’ve decided to give it a try. She swears it takes only 30 minutes and that the results are as good as a French boulangerie’s. Here’s the recipe she recommends. Bread is one of my favourite things in the world, so what’s another ten pounds just before Christmas?


4.Handmade Christmas cards

I made 30 of these cards ( sold in sets of 5, with envelopes) for my son’s Cub Scout troop to sell at his School Fair last weekend, along with another 20 of various designs. I’m happy to say that they all sold, and the Scout troop made over 100$. I wish I had started earlier and made more. I was lucky to have the help of a friend who came over one evening to stamp and cut while I embossed and assembled. They turned out lovely, and I now want to make a variation of it for my own Christmas cards. I’m realistic that this isn’t quite so do-able due to time restraints, so please don’t quote me on this one. ;)


5. Internet Christmas Shopping

It suits my hermit lifestyle, and I love that I can shop in my pyjamas with coffee in hand. Or a glass of wine, if it happens to be past 10 pm.  I love ‘live’ Christmas shopping, but the internet is fantastic for getting the job done on my own time- can’t beat that!



Have a great Monday. Hoping I can make it back here this week! :)



xo