Howling at the Moon

Today I started to make some decoration for New Years Eve. I've made this star before , but the idea to give it more resemblance with a fire rocket, I got from @kikalite . www.betweennapsontheporch.net

Made some Gingerbread Houses with my little girls and their friends. I don't think I will do this again; what a huge amount of work! The dough had to be made the day prior to use. On the day itself I had to get up early to bake all the houses, one at a time, so it took a couple of hours to finish them all four. Then I had to melt sugar and glue the houses together. Still have some blisters from burning my fingers. After that we needed icing to glue the sweets on the houses. Only from then on the girls could do the rest. Next time I will buy ready made houses.  ~*~ Other news: youngest has a Bunny Hat, then oldest has to have a Cat Hat. www.betweennapsontheporch.net ~*~ My Little Mascot was featured by Scrapality and by USS Crafty !! Thank you, Andrea and Tonna!

Pencil Skirt with Pockets by Miss Candyfloss

On Pinterest I saw these paper tree ornaments and garlands. Super cheap and very simple, but I just love the combination of the brown of the rough cardboard and the white of the chalkpaint. www.betweennapsontheporch.net

A T-shirt designer my sister in law is working for, wanted to have a knitted mascot, looking like herself, and asked around if someone could make one for her. I can knit, but it isn't an extraordinary skill I have. I can do much better if I can make a crocheted mascot. The designer was alright with that. Knitting, crochet, it's pretty much the same for most people, I guess, so I made up a little pattern. I didn't get much restrictions, it just had to have brown, curly hair, glasses, a gray shirt and a red skirt, so here she is! www.betweennapsontheporch.net ~*~ My Window Painting was featured by The Cottage Market and by Scrapality !! Thanks, Andrea and Andrea! ~*~ And my Alternative Christmas Tree was featured by Crafts a la Mode , by The Crafting Nook and by Across the Blvd !   Thank you, Linda, Cami and Beverly&Gloria!