December Ready

This weekend I got my December Daily album ready to go.  Size is 8x8 this year in a cloth red album from Michael's.  The peek-through window in the front has a couple pieces of dot paper to make it more interesting and Stickles on the numbers to add a little bling.   For the inside, chose the Ali Edwards numbered day overlays and combined with the Teresa Collins 6x6 paper pad -- I think it is called Christmas Home.  Really liked the deep red and thought it went well with the cover.  Last year my album was more whimsical -- this year a little more elegant.  Will wait to embellish more when the photos are added. 

Starting to work on my foundation pages -- just love this project.  I have found from the other times that I have made a December Daily album, that creating the foundation pages before (see HERE and HERE) December starts is a huge time saver and helps in putting together the book in a timely manner.  To learn more about December Daily -- see Ali Edward's blog or click the December Daily button on the sidebar.   

Harvest Party Crafts

Well, the Harvest Party was at school today.  I guess when you have it on November 4th, there is NO question that it is Harvest and NOT Halloween!   So, for crafts I went the turkey route.  Since it was after Halloween, we got a deal on small pumpkins at the local pumpkin farm and make them into turkeys with fun feathers.  For the other craft, got this finger puppet idea from Skip To My Lou .  They went together super quick -- used glue dots for the eyes, tacky glue for the rest.  We had a bean bag toss game, moving candy corn with chopsticks station and a puzzle station -- Cereal Scramble (cut up cereal boxes).  That last actvity came from Win It In A Minute website -- great games with materieal that cost next to nothing.  Now I have to start thinking about the winter party --- it will be here before I know it!