It was a very Pinterest Christmas

I have always been one to make Christmas presents for the family but this year the whole family decided to get into the crafting spirit thanks to a little help from Pinterest. It was neat to see what everyone and I believe that this was one of the best Christmas's ever as we all got to see how good it feels to give something that you make instead of something you simply go to a store a buy.

These first three were given to Em from her Aunts :)

Chalkboard

It's your life, color it! - Crayon Melt and Scrabble Tile art

Magnetic Board with her Initial

 This pretty ornament was compliments of my Mom. :)

Loove the colors!

Painted Ornaments

 My contribution was photo blocks which I am so in love with! However doing 42 of those babies(yes I did them for everyone in all our families!) was a little much but well worth all the work!!

Photo Blocks

 Snowflake I made for my sci-fi loving Son!

Storm Trooper Snowflake

 One of our gifts from Nana - a painted Christmas Tree on canvas.

I received this from my sisters. I love it and can't wait to hang it in the office!

Burlap wreath with Initial on an antique window

I have to admit as awesome as each gift was and as proud I am of the family for what they did my favorite gift of the evening was the Aprons that Nana had made from my Papa George's button down shirts. Needless to say we were all surprised and emotional when we opened them! Each family member received one and my new nephew got a bib that matches his Mom's apron --LOVE!!

Here are the kiddos modeling the ones TheHandyMan and I received.

Memory Aprons from Papa Georges Shirts

We had a fantastic Christmas and I hope each of you did as well.

What was something unexpected you received this year?

I have some great things lined up for the New Year and can't wait to see what 2012 holds for everyone!

Don't Blame Me { Pinterest }

Do you have the distinction of being a Pinner? Do you know what a Pinner is?(NOT the illegal kind) A Pinner is someone who likes to share the lovelies they find on the www with everyone on Pinterest.

Ohhh you have never heard of Pinterest? OhMyHeavens are you ever in for a treat!

--- Pinterest is a social catalog service. Think of it as a virtual pinboard — a place where you can post collections of things you love, and "follow" collections created by people with great taste.

Dumb it down you say? Basically it is a site where you can "pin" photos of things you like that you find while online. Like if you have a thing for Modern Furniture, you can pin(save) the photos you like to your board. That way you have all the photos of items you like in one place--and not 100 bookmarks to go through when looking for something.(Not that I have that mind you)

Anywho -- let me share some oh my fave pins with you and that will give you an idea of wtheck I am talking about.

Are you ready for some Eye Candy?!?!?

 

So there you have a small sampling of some of my pins. Let me know if you would like to experience Pinterest as I have a few invites left to share. Heck if I am starting you on a new addiction - I might as well be official with it ;)

You can follow me on Pinterest ~~~> Here

I can't wait to see what Lovelies you find :) :)