I know, I know, Christmas already?  Yes!  I saw this Christmas tree skirt tutorial maybe a month ago and knew I had to make one for myself.  Remember this pile of fabrics at the bottom of the post? It’s Heather Bailey’s Pop Garden.  I love that it’s not the traditional Christmas colors.   I bought 1 1/2 yard cuts of four prints and I’ll have enough to make stockings, maybe some dish towels, some potholders, ooo I can’t wait.  Don’t worry, I also have a couple Halloween goodies to show, but that’ll have to wait for another day – just have some finishing touches!

Check this out, your next must have kitchen gadget.  It’s one of the most amazing things ever – if you like apples that is (of course it can be used for pears, and possibly other things as well).  My mom had gotten me this last fall and we LOVE it!  It’s so easy, it literally takes about 10 seconds to peel, core, and slice an apple!  I think it cost around $12, so it’s pretty reasonable, too.  If you like baking with apples or just eating them without all that work, this is your thing. 

From this:

And for some instant gratification – a super quick project, a pillow case.  Natalie is going to pre-school a couple days a week and needs a pillow for naptime.  She picked out the outrageous Dora fabric (yes, I tried to convince her to use some fabric I liked, but you know how that goes).  I think it turned out pretty cute for 15 minutes.  It’s one of those travel size pillows, $5 at target, nice.  I did the back envelope style, but added some snaps so it would stay shut.  I got away with using just a 1/2 yard.  Done.

The craft show went really well yesterday.  Of course that is, if you consider the freezing temperatures and pouring rain!  Overall I would call it a success.  I had fun meeting all sorts of people and there was even one lady who squeeled with delight when she saw my stuff, that was a compliment in and of itself!

There’s also a cool bridge and rock walls near the craft show, so the girls and my husband went to check it out! Aren’t they sweet?