Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from our house to yours!

6 more days until the big day!  Are you ready?  I'm getting close.  I started baking the other night and I have a few more presents to wrap, then I should be close.  Christmas party tonight and Saturday night!  Hope everyone has a safe and happy Christmas!

Happy Champagne Thursday!

Cheers!

Oh Deer! My Holiday Mantel

So, I was checking out my Christmas Pinterest board, thinking I should do some sort of holiday craft and I came across this guy, a glittered reindeer I pinned a year ago.  I wanted to do something fun for our mantel and since I am kind of into gold and deer decor right now, this was perfect.

*Sorry for the lack of pictures in this post, I lost all the pictures on my iPhone from the last week.  Project pictures, Santa pictures, sledding & snow pictures, Holiday party pictures, silly boy pictures, Elf on a Shelf pictures, etc.  I'm just realizing how many pictures I took last week, ugh.  Very sad day!  Oh dear!

I used a 16 x 20 inch canvas and download a deer silhouette here.  I saved the image to my computer and then used Block Posters to enlarge the image, to print and transfer to my canvas.  I printed the image on 4 sheets, 2 across by 2 down, then taped them together and cut out the silhouette.  Then I traced the deer silhouette onto the canvas with a pencil.  Next, I put a thin coat of clear Elmer's glue over the silhouette, using a few q-tips.  Then covered with gold glitter and let dry over night.

Here's the finished project on my mantel, with some other gold accessories.

Oh deer!  Holiday Mantel

Happy Champagne Thursday!

Cheers!

12 Days of Christmas

WOULD YOU LIKE GORGEOUS GLOWING SKIN FOR THE HOLIDAYS? TO CELEBRATE THE SEASON, I HAVE A VERY SPECIAL "12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS" OFFER, FOR NEW PREFERRED CUSTOMERS, THROUGH DECEMBER 12TH!. WITH THE PURCHASE OF OUR SKINTERVENTION SPECIAL... You will receive a FREE AMP MD SYSTEM valued at $200 from Rodan + Fields. MY GIFT TO YOU IS: Our REDEFINE Lip Renewing Serum.When it comes to lips, time and the environment take their toll in a profound way. The smooth, naturally full, defined lips that nature gives us will, over time, become thinner, flatter, less rosy and more lined. Reclaim or maintain the lips of youth with REDEFINE Lip Renewing Serum. Each peptide and antioxidant-rich capsule helps lips retain natural moisturizing factors, smoothes lip texture and reduces the appearance of lip wrinkles and gets your lips ready for time under the mistletoe! Valued at $53. WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY OF OUR CLINICALLY PROVEN REGIMENS... MY GIFT TO YOU IS: Our ENHANCEMENTS Body Micro-Dermabrasion. It feels like an indulgence, but works as a therapeutic, multi-benefit skin treatment. For use in the shower or tub, this powerful micro-dermabrasion exfoliates, cleanses, and conditions skin in one invigorating step for all-over renewal and a smooth even look and feel. Harper’s Bazaar proclaims it will banish dry and flaky skin. Valued at $30. WHY RODAN + FIELDS? Our regimens are dermatology based treatments that repair and heal the skin, to make YOU merry and bright for the upcoming holidays! They actually do what they say they are going to do, guaranteed! Check out these dramatic results through our multi-med therapy scientific approach, or look at the before and after pictures highlighted below. Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy Fields share how our scientific approach sets our products apart from the rest, and why they feel confident offering a 60 day empty bottle guarantee to all of our customers. As a Preferred Customer, you enjoy 10% off and free shipping and other perks throughout the year. Through December 31st, for all orders of $200 or more, you will receive a copy of the doctors bestseller, Write Your Skin a Prescription for Change. HERE'S TO BEING MERRY AND BRIGHT FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND 2014! I would love to help you on your journey to healthy skin that you love! Please let me know if you have any questions, and I am happy to walk you through a quick on-line skin care analysis to see what the doctors would recommend for your skin. The Happiest of Holidays to you and your family! my product site:  https://yates.myrandf.com my business site:   https://yates.myrandf.biz contact me:  melissa.r.yates@gmail.com Cheers!

©2013 Rodan + Fields Dermatologists | Independent Consultant

A New Christmas Tradition

We have a new Christmas tradition in our house, Elf on the Shelf!  My mom got it for the boys for their birthdays.  I had thought about getting it in the past, but the thought of moving the elf every night kind of stressed me out, so I waited and then my mom got it for them.  But so far, so good and the boys are loving it!  One of Parker's favorite movies is Elf, so he named our elf, Buddy.  He's already watched the movie a few times in the past couple weeks.

Parker loves finding Buddy every morning.  And so far both boys have followed the no touching rule, which has impressed me.  Buddy showed up in our Christmas tree, then rode a reindeer, played on a light fixture, drank some syrup and plowed some snow.  I have a few more ideas on what Buddy will be doing, but there are a ton of ideas on Pinterest that I've been checking out too.  

I set an alarm on my phone, so I remember to move Buddy every night after the kids go to bed.  I've almost forgotten a couple times and I don't want to have to explain why the elf didn't move to Parker.

Speaking of books, we've been enjoying our Christmas books!  One of my favorites is Snowmen at Christmas  I love the illustrations and there are hidden pictures on each page that you are suppose to find.  Parker and I have fun looking for all the hidden pictures and some of them are really hard.  Ryder's favorite is Good Night North Pole.

What are some of your favorite Christmas books?

Happy Champagne Thursday!

Cheers!