Day 322 – An alternative to the traditional wreath, I added acrylic gems and a silver bow to a simple swag of pine and juniper branches.

Day 321 – Altered a 3XL short sleeve tshirt into a fitted mini dress. I used the parts I cut off to add extra long sleeves and the concentric rectangle detail.

Day 320 – Put up holiday decorations and filled the Advent calendar with handmade treat packages tied with blank “I wish…” tags. We started this tradition when Adin was 2, and it is fun to read wishes from years ago. (Not intended as a shopping list.) Sometimes she wished for world peace, in between wishes for more Barbies. This is Stella’s first year to participate. First wishes for 2012? Adin wishes for an Xbox. Stella wishes for a pink puppy dog and a brush.

Day 319 – Made a three-tier “cake” with my girls using stuff from our recycle bin and fabric scraps. Better than the real thing – no sugar crash and less waist, oh, waste.

Day 318 – White on white collage using cardstock scraps from the tree topper I made yesterday.

Day 317 – Created a last minute tree topper for the Seven Peaks School float in the Christmas parade tomorrow.

Day 316 – I found a beautiful origami snowflake design by Jared Needle and I challenged (tortured) myself to make one from glossy brochure paper. The image on the paper is a detail photograph of snow on Ponderosa Pines. I will make more of these, but only from the proper lightweight paper.

Day 315 – I made a couple hula hoops for the girls. Thanks to the plethora of duct tapes available these days, Stella’s is decorated with her favorite Hello Kitty. Adin’s is turquoise and purple tie dye. Plenty of leftover polyflex tubing to make many more hoops.

Day 314 – Origami fir trees. I printed a green collage as well as an image of bark onto brochure paper.