The True Meaning of Gift Giving

So I haven't been on in a WHILE to blog, but my goal is to get back into blogging with the new year. We moved from CT to Arizona in November due to an ilness my oldest son has. he needed the warmer weather and WOW did we ever get it! Christmas morning we were outsidw in flip flops soaking in the sun!

Due to the move right before Christmas money was tighter than EVER this year. Not only did we spend $1000's on the move, we also had a few $1000 stole in the move by the movers. Needless to say the boys were a bit worried about 'BUYING" Christmas for family members to send in the mail. This prompted "having the talk" with the boys to explain to them about true gift giving.

WE decided to MAKE gifts for family members. Fun braclets for nana, and my sister in law. The boy LOVED picking the beads for each person! We also made fun little cards for Nana since she likes to write letters. Each boy picked 6 fabrics and we covered the fronts of the blank cards to make a CUTe set of stationary for her.

I want my boys to realize that gift giving is from the heart. It isn't about how much you spent, but about the love and time you put into the gift and to us making handmade gifts was the best way to show them this.




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A VERY FUN Stocking stuffer!!

My little boys LOVE this stuff!

Approx 4 oz

My little guy who is 5 is playing with a 4oz amount it is a LOT of slime! Great for ALL ages, fun for kids and adults...

Great party favors, stocking stuffers, pick me up, tooth fairy gift, or children who need help with sensory!

There is just something soothing about playing with this stuff, watching it drip, plop, bounce, & jiggle...Did I mention my little guys LOVE the sound it makes when they push it back into the container??

The plastic container can be made with red or green fur!

I add poly fill micro beads to my slim to make it have a fun texture!

Made to order in pink, orange, yellow, blue, green, purple.

This is a great gift for HOURS of fun!

A TRUE Gem to work with!!!

I KNOW I am not the only mom who is a LAST MINUTE creature, ther eis NO way I can be!!Tonight it occured to em that with school out the last two days WE had FORGOTTEN to get birthday invitations for Benjamin's party next week! (above is a sample of the card that we got....however OURS included BOWLING PINS!! Click on the card to check out her other items!) SOOOOOO I went hunting for a cute invitation and someone who would understand my LAST MINUTENESS (is that a word?)I ran across this AWESOME seller on Etsy and within a few hours she had whipped up the PERFECT invitation for my little guy.. It is so NICE to run across people who have TRUE customer service, and I thought I would share with others her shop. I myself will be back there VERY soon for Christmas cards!

Sponge BOB Crayon tote Art Bag

A little spin on the Crayon roll these great bags are PERFECT for vacation, church, or going out to eat!Bag is 4 inches by 5 inches and the outside has 4 openings to hold pencils and crayons. This bag comes with 4 twist up crayons and a 3 by 5 note pad!!

Santa Fringe!!

SANTA CLAUSE IS COMING TO TOWN!!!I LOVE LOVE LOVE this bracelet....the santa and stockings are flocked, and feel like velvet!SUCH a FUN piece!!

PCG MODEL Holiday Launch!!!

Check out all the boutique sets these girls have modeled! TONS of great item for the HOLIDAYS!!!