Snowed in with a Jolly Little Snowman

The weather here is normally rain, rain and more rain.

But every once in a while we get snow!

SNOW!

Every day since Christmas Jasmin has woken up asking the same question,

"Did it snow last night??"

And every morning it was the same answer, "No." 

Poor thing was so upset.

But then it happened. It snowed! She nearly burst when I told her it snowed and then totally burst when I told her she had no school.

Snow day!

And so we had a snowball fight, made snow angles and made a Snowman.

I was really looking forward to making the snowman because I thought of this amaze-balls idea of how to make your snowman extra special.

And all you need is red food colouring and a spray bottle.

 Looking a bit flushed!

How cute is he?
All I did was mix a few drops of red food colouring with water in a spray bottle and gave him a healthy glow.

I try not to complain when we get snow. Yes it mean I'm house bound because my car won't make it back up the hill but it makes everything look so pretty and I get to act like a big child and go play in the snow.
Not that I need an excuse to act like a child. ;)

So, go out! Have some fun! And make some memories.

Crafty Creations: Christmas in July??

So it's a normal Saturday here... bored and stuck inside cos of the rain. I promised Jasmin that we'd do a pintrest project and today was the day. So she started looking and THIS is what she picked, which is how we ended up with "Christmas in July".

So this is what you need to get started.

• Some old white socks
• Some old coloured or patterned socks
• Rubber bands
• Buttons
• Felt (orange and black)
• Rice
• Googly eyes (that's what jasmin calls them)
• Yogurt pot
• Hot glue gun

First cut the foot part off of your sock. You only need the tube part. This is great if you have socks that are worn or have holes in them.

Next turn the tube part of your sock inside out and wrap a rubber band around the bottom. Make sure it is wrapped tightly.

 Then turn it inside out again so the rubber band is on the inside.

Fill the sock with rice. Be sure to push the rice down as you go. This will stretch the sock a bit and make it so you get a nice plump snowman in the end. Then, close the top by wrapping another rubber band around the top.

Now it's time to dress your snowman. Take your patterned sock and cut it either side of the heel.  The tub part will be the jumper and the toe bit will be it's hat. I was going to use twine but couldn't find it so i used the rubber bands to divide up the body.

Half way through Jasmin came up with the idea to use her yogurt pot as the daddy snowman's hat. I just covered it with black felt to make it look like a real hat.

Next you add your embellishments. Eyes, nose, buttons etc... I chose to hot glue them on cos it's faster and i wanted to test out my new toy. I think I'm in love. I also added a scarf to the littlest snowman.

And there you have it-  The cutest little family of snowmen I've ever seen. It only took about 30 minutes to make the whole lot and it going to fit in very well on my kitchen window come December 1st.