Now where did that come from - Part 2

We think we may have solved the mystery of the door ... 

Today when we woke there was a wreath & a mat with a key hidden under it. And lots of snow everywhere!
 

It must be the elves ...

 What will happen next? ...

Now where did that come from ...

When we woke this morning we found this sitting on the shelf ... 

 

 

No sign of anyone! Just this tiny opened door ...

We have no idea who could have left it there. 

Maybe they will leave another clue tonight ...

Christmas Village display ...

Once again I came up with a crazy idea and hubby made it happen. 

I have been slowly adding to my Christmas village each year and last year it fit on a 6ft table (which did not really fit into my tiny living room). 

But over the course of the last year I have added to my village (oops), and it won't fit on the table anymore. I asked hubby to build a piece onto the house for my Christmas stuff and he just rolled his eyes, which I took as a no.

So ...

I decided if I can't go any further lengthwise with my village then I shall go up! We are both very pleased with the results.

It stands about 5'6" (It is taller than me!). The bottom shelf is 3&1/2 ft by 3&1/2 feet and each shelf decreases by 6 inches. The columns are 12 inches tall.

Top shelf ... my boys decided what went up here

Second shelf aka North Pole

Third shelf

Fourth shelf

Fifth shelf

Bottom shelf 

 

 

 *Just a note so you can avoid the mishap that we had ... Measure your room first so it will fit, lol. I tend to think big and hubby had to cut all the shelves down so we could get it in the living room.

Charlie Brown inspired Christmas ornament ...

One of my favorite Christmas movies is a Charlie Brown Christmas. While hunting through Pinterest for decorating ideas I came across this link to Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Diy ornament

"I NEED this ornament" is what the messages to my close friends said. 

I spent most of that night trying to figure out how to make it without having to order something off of Ebay and wait weeks for it. (I am not know for my patience) ... 

So while everyone was sleeping, I sat in my crafty corner with a few supplies ... 

  After a few fail attempts, I finally got this ... 

Here it is hung on our test tree for new ornaments ... 

Christmas crafting ...

I found this cute little snowman while searching through http://www.pinterest.com/, and I had to try it!

Super easy and cheap to make ... 

Gather materials:

Toilet paper 

Googly eyes

Orange paper for the nose

Curling ribbon

Poem

Plastic bag (big enough to hold the tp)

Black marker

Put the toilet paper in the bag, tie it closed. Add a face and tag ...

... All done! 

The poem I used. I printed it 4 to a sheet ...

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