Merry Christmas from Goosie and Boomer Bowtique!

I would like to wish you each a very Merry Christmas! I have received the best present ever by helping you fulfill your Christmas orders! Thank you to each and every one of you that have joined the Facebook page, visited the blog, left a comment and placed an order!

Trash to Treasure for your holiday decor!

As most of you know, we are a military family. Being a military family means many moves, many furniture dents and sometimes even lost pieces of items and you often wonder where things went... inevitable. Really.
We had a cheap 3 legged decorator table. You know, the $10 side table for your bed? Well... the legs disappeared. So we had a $10 table top ;).
Throw it away? We could have or....
I could spray paint ;). If you know me well, you know I love to spray paint. This time: Chalkboard paint. I primed the top with two coats of primer and then sprayed about 3 coats of chalkboard paint. I let it set for approximately 2 days and then "primed" it with chalk. After you spray anything with chalkboard paint you should rub the entire surface with chalk to "prime" it. Then wash it completely.
I leave message on this board for our kids all the time. It sits on the sideboard in our living room. If you really want the chalk on there for a while with out smugging, use chalk pens. They are work every dime.
For Christmas, I used my cricut cutter and cut an "X" out of a cereal box, covered it with glue, and then used glitter to cover it. Then, I used the chalkboard pen to leave a message.

Christmas card display... a story of a shutter and some glitter

Last year my husband and I decided that we would try to find a shutter to display our Christmas cards. In actuality, we did not have a very difficult time finding an old shutter. It was painted a dark green with a great many chips on the paint. I took a wire brush and removed the chips of paint and then rubbed some red paint over the shutter in various places. We used clothes pins to attach the cards. This year I used gold and silver for our decorations so I took the clothes pins and did the following:
cover one side of the clothes pins with glue then sprinkle glitter and allow to dry for several hours. I used Martha Stewart glitter. Now, you are good to go for your Christmas card display!
(We found our old shutter at an antique shop. I have seen them at flea markets and thrift stores as well)

Personalized Cheer! Giveaway reminder

The above picture is a project I worked on for our family. I love all the subway art and various personalized canvas that you see in the stores and online. Here is my version :).
Don't forget to leave a comment on the blog so that you can receive an extra entry in the giveaway! Thank you for stopping by! I appreciate each and every one of you!

Do the Peppermint Twist!

Check out the new Peppermint Twist beanie! It has it all! STRIPES, BRAIDS, A SMALL CUFF AT THE BOTTOM AND A POM POM ON TOP! I am going to host another giveaway tomorrow! Hint: get over to the Goosie and Boomer Facebook page and "like" it!
Thank you for stopping by!

The Sweet, Soft, Snowball beanie

I made a super soft snowball beanie! It is so comfy and easy to wear! Thank you for stopping by the blog! The snowball beanie is perfect with any bow or felt flower as shown.

Santa Baby!!!

I will be posting more and more holiday items! Check out the "Santa Baby" hat! If you need a special order or are interested in a hat you see here, please email me: hils12ac@yahoo.com or leave a comment below this post. Thank you for stopping by!

Merry Christmas!

From our family to yours... MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Fortunate

I think that this time of year we can get so caught up in the stressors of life that we miss some of the fantastic things that Christmas has to offer. The beginning of this week was full of class holiday parties and the arrival of my parents.
On Monday, I had the car loaded with goodie bags, teacher gifts, backpacks and my schedule for the day... which is quite full on Mondays.
Boomer was to sing at a nursing home with his Preschool class... a school that does not have transportation so it meant running back and forth a total of 4 times that morning.
I wouldn't have missed it for the world. The patients at the nursing home were so thankful to have them there and I started to think about my own grandparents and, slso, the Mr.'s grandmother. It has to be so difficult to be in the same surroundings day after day and the thought of any visitor would be amazing.
Boomer sang very well and made me quite proud.
Goosie had ballet that same night and her teacher invited us into the classroom to see her perform a Nutcracker doll dance. She amazed me with her skill and beauty.
This is all I could have dreamed of for Christmas... healthy, beautiful, amazing children.

Baking... Round 2

I am imagining a rather plump, motherly figure walking around a kitchen stadium carrying a "2" sign instead of some hot, young chick as a "ring girl." We... well mostly the Mr., baked again today.
He was on a roll... chocolate chunk cookies, chocolate peanut butter cookies and two types of fudge. I managed to make two quiche for the freezer and finish a tutu order for Christmas. I am so ready to tuck myself between the sheets and settle for a long Winter's nap! We have had snow, high winds and terrible wind chills... we should have bought the electric mattress pad we were contemplating!

Baking Round 1...

Okay... the holiday cookie menu so far:
peppermint bark
toasted almond chocolate bark
peanut butter blossoms
oatmeal craisin cookies
M&M chocolate chip cookies
and... more tomorrow
I barely sampled any... burp... excuse me ;)

It's beginning to look a lot like...

CHRISTMAS! I promise I'm going to work harder at updating this blog! Happy Holidays to all of you

Cheap or Thoughtful... I WANT your opinion!

This year... I'm starting EARLY!
I have a plan.

I PLAN on saving money and making Christmas gifts this year. I would like to work on items a little each month but then I have to question myself.... over and over.

Will people think we are being cheap or will they actually like getting something homemade???

It is such a hard call. See... we would like to purchase a car this year. We would like to purchase it with cash so we have "buckled down."

So... what is your take on the "handmade" gift? I have over 40 ideas in my "favorites" and I am anxious to start... I promise... it won't be a handknitted reindeer sweater that you will feel absolutely mortified to wear :)