Merry Christmas Banner

Because Christmas is just a little more special with handmade decorations, I decided to make a merry and bright Christmas banner...out of felt.  Christmas and felt.  There isn't anything much better than that.

This inexpensive handmade Merry Christmas garland can be customized with the colors you select and/or the holiday saying you want to create. 

So, go grab some felt and let's get start.  I opted to go bright and cheery as opposed to traditional.  Make this garland your own and select colors that make you happy.

Using a water soluble pen, trace your letters.  Each letter will be layered so you'll need to cut out 2 of every letter.

Using a running stitch (or a sewing machine, to save yourself time), sew around each letter.  Leave roughly 1/2 an inch unsewn on each side of your letter.

By leaving this section of every letter unsewn, you will be able to string twine or ribbon through it and adjust your letters later, based on where you decide to hang it. 

Finish stringing your letters...

Find a place to display...

And, enjoy!

Merry Christmas!

It was a very merry Christmas

Santa was good to everyone...

Except for Riley, because well...she's naughty.

Don't believe me, here's some proof.

Grace got her ruby red Dorothy shoes and Jasmine Barbie, along with a few unexpected surprises.

I got a lot of great gifts some sweet, some practical, some sure to inspire creativity but the best gift of all came from my husband when, after having a few days off of work, he announced I deserved a raise for being a stay at home mom. Why? Well, perhaps it's because things like this don't happen on my watch.

Regardless the reason, I'll remain flattered at the compliment that I am doing a good job running our household.

I hope everyone had a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

I can't wait to see what everyone creates, designs and crafts in 2012.

Merry Christmas

Wishing each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas.

Even if things don't go quite as you have planned, those are the moments that memories are made out of.

Wishing you all the best.