Christmas in June?

Yes, I'm that lame. I rarely update my blog. First of all, I envy all other bloggers who can keep up with their blogs. Confession: the only reason I would keep my blog updated on a consistent basis is if I was running a business or to trick everyone who ever looked at it into thinking my life is as perfect and happy looking as my blog.

Which is why I'm posting Christmas in June.

I can't even remember Christmas it's been that long ago (6 months...) since it happened. But here are some beautiful pictures that make you think it was the best Christmas ever. Enjoy.

Annual Christmas Eve party at the Rasmussen's! Thanks Katherine for always having a full schedule (literally every minute is planned) of activities that keep us all entertained! I love those parties.

 Christmas morning, how cute is she? And how do kids get semi-undressed in the night? So funny!

 My handmade stockings designed by yours truly! Yes they take forever and I will only make you one for the right price...wink wink. I love handmade mom items that will last and be appreciated for years.

 See? Elliott loves them!

Gettin Crafty

I ordered some vinyl lettering from my sisters friend a few months ago. Now that I've been on maternity leave I've been looking for things to keep myself and my 2 1/2 year old daughter entertained. So I decided I would actually finish my vinyl sign instead of just keeping the lettering around for a while. I let Elliott do most of the painting for the basecoat because I knew you wouldn't be able to see any strange brush marks once the top coat was applied, so at least that kept her busy for a while. Application of crackle medium and top coat you should do yourself. She also helped peel the paper off of the vinyl.

Here's what we used:

vinyl lettering

wood

sandpaper

paintbrushes

Metallic Antique Gold acrylic paint

Khaki Tan acrylic paint

crackle medium

 1. Lightly sand wood & dust off with a clean cloth

2. Apply a coat or two of your basecoat color & let dry (darker than top coat is recommended) This is where I used the gold
 3. Apply one coat of crackle medium and let dry

4. Apply one coat of top coat and let dry, mine is the khaki color
5. Sand edges & corners to distress & dust off with a clean cloth
6. Apply vinyl lettering

I love these colors because they'll look great with any wall color we change Elliott's room to. And I love the rustic look of it!