AMERICAN GIRL BOAT AND PARLOR

American girl handmade gifts from pappy for Molly

American girl christmas holiday gifts made by Molly's Pappy Barry.  An American girl parlor he copied from the AG book and also the boat with accessories.  My mom made the furry seat cover and the curtains.  My mom bought the cupcake stand as a Christmas ornament and made the cross stitch violin picture that was an ornament as well.  The others were doll accessories and the Campfire was from the Walmart AG doll collection I believe made to fit Madame Alexander dolls. 

The boat was actually partially a shelf purchased by me that my dad took and altered to create a boat well fitting to seat an American Girl with moveable sail and oars for rowing.  I had the bucket from a rak of items from mbtreasurista.com and then I also added the handmade fishing pole crafted from a skewer and fishing lures, I should've taken a picture of the fish and accessories maybe I will add that again later.  I also made a handmade net out of burlap and the other half of the skewer and then I made a small lily pad from felt and cardboard and added the rubber frog.  

It was definitely one of her favorite gifts.

MBtreasurista DT project sign for friend and Happy New Year!

Here is a project I created for a friend and for her store.  It's long overdue I've been working on this for about 2 months but finally got it done and I can't wait for her to receive it in the mail.

 

MBtreasurista.com products I used were:

NEW large dove embellishment
Light blue ruffled organza trim
Turquoise blue chinese braided trim
Orange daisy pearl trim for card
Orange/peach heart drop pearl trim for sign
White paper flowers
White curled paper flowers
Yellow acrylic flowers
Clear acrylic flowers
Nylon butterfly embellishment
Peach color chrysanthemum flowers (minis)
Turquoise bling mesh trim

Teach me Tuesday Mbtreasurista present and gift embellishments

Here is a special treat from Mbtreasurista.com.  How to embellish your presents and packages with style and a classy touch to beautify your gifts.

 

Elfie on the Shelf has gone....letter from Lila

December 25, 2012

    Thanks for  having fun with me Molly this Christmas season.  I know I wasn’t around a lot but I was a very tired little elf as you had me working hard at night getting ready for all your gifts, your list was very loooong., and I stayed late sometimes just so the other elves didn’t’ put me to work so I could rest more at your house, it’s cozy and warm there.   

    Santa is here with me now so I will be going home with him, but I will see you again next year and I have more tricks up my sleeve for you.  Can’t wait to be back again in 2013.  I love you my little elfie friend, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 
                    Your ELFIE,
                        Lila Boggins

Beautiful Sandy Hook Poem from the Dr. Phil show

 This was a beautiful poem written by a woman and shared on the Dr. Phil show and it is so lovely I had to share it here with all of you.  I am not going to pretend I know how they feel, but I pray for Gods arms to wrap around them and that they may find some kind of rest in his arms and in their hearts in the following days. 

Twas' 11 days before Christmas, around 9:38
when 20 beautiful children stormed through heaven's gate.
Their smiles were contagious, their laughter filled the air.
They could hardly believe all the beauty they saw there.
They were filled with such joy, they didn't know what to say.
They remembered nothing of what had happened earlier that day.
"Where are we?" asked a little girl, as quiet as a mouse.
"This is heaven." declared a small boy. "We're spending Christmas at God's house."
When what to their wondering eyes did appear,
but Jesus, their Savior, the children gathered near.
He looked at them and smiled, and they smiled just the same.
Then He opened His arms and He called them by name.
and in that moment was joy, that only heaven can bring.
Those children all flew into the arms of their King
and as they lingered in the warmth of His embrace,
one small girl turned and looked at Jesus' face.
And as if He could read all the questions she had
He gently whispered to her, "I'll take care of mom and dad."
Then He looked down on earth, the world far below
He saw all of the hurt, the sorrow, and woe.
Then He closed His eyes and He outstretched His hand,
"Let My power and presence re-enter this land!"
"may this country be delivered from the hands of fools"
"I'm taking back my nation. I'm taking back my schools!"
Then He and the children stood up without a sound.
"Come now my children, let me show you around."
Excitement filled the space, some skipped and some ran.
all displaying enthusiasm that only a small child can.
and I heard Him proclaim as He walked out of sight,
"In the midst of this darkness, I AM STILL THE LIGHT."

1st ever MBT youtube blog hop....head on over and win!!!

You can win some amazing goodies today and see some new treats coming from Mbtreasurista.com.  In lieu of our monthly blog hop we have decided to bring you an amazing christmas youtube hop for the holidays.  In addition to seeing all the  new items and checking out what the designers have come up with you will be eligible to win some amazing goodies.  First a $20 gift card to the MBT store and you will have so much to choose from you wont' want to miss out on that opportunity so first of all subscribe to all the girls and 2nd comment on each video on their projects.

Second, I am having my 700 subscriber Merry Christmas giveaway as well and you can win an amazing stamp set, that is all I am saying I am not revealing the set it will be a treat in anticipation so hurry over subscribe & comment you won't be disappointed!  

Blessings to you all!  Merry Christmas!!!

~Kelly

MBT Sunday youtube hop

Youtube hop tomorrow at MBT youtube channels. Rosanne Carrillo, Leslie Owens, Debra A. Dunn Edwards & Kelly Walkelmol (myself) will have projects up for you to check out and comment for some amazing MBT goodies! As an added bonus on my ow

n channel I am having my Merry Christmas 700 subscriber giveaway as well so grab your coffee & a treat, head on over to your youtube and plan on a really fun celebration MBT style! Hope to see your comments all there :)

Elf on a shelf up to no good again...

Lila Boggins at work.........crafty little elf.

Elf on a shelf at it again....

Lila Boggins at it again.....I suppose she likes christmas as much as we do but did she really have to write on OUR calendar?.....Ugh!  Silly elf! 

Gorjuss girls christmas layout for sale on ebay

Here is a 2 page layout I created called CHRISTMAS JOY with Gorjuss girls stamps, some MB treasurista trims, Nutcracker papers from DCWV, and some handmade flowers.  This layout was created in mind with 2 frames adorned with plenty of beautiful accents to show off those great holiday photos for your little one's christmas joys.  Here are the photos:

Elf on a shelf day 2....

Elf on a shelf day 1 no picture but she apparently stowed away in our car for a few days all buckled in and ready to go on our next outing.

Today we find our tree completely undecorated down to the lights but added was some toilet paper roll decor.  Lovely ....this little trickster has our work cut out for us ;)

Ms. Lila Boggins....our faithful little elf has returned for her 2nd year of pranks

A few ideas for easy fun to do DIY Christmas cards

Here are a few ideas you can use to make your own decorated Christmas cards.  They use very little paper and take up very little time in case you have to make lots!  Great fun and I'm sure anyone would love to receive cards in the mail at Christmastime!