and I am kind of relieved, actually really relieved. All went well here at home. Lots of family parties, movie nights, games, and eating. (all mostly undocumented due to broken camera sent in for second time)
We did have one mishap however- Jacob fell while backpedaling at his tennis lesson and caught himself with his left hand.
You are right- both bones in his forearm are broken.
After spending 5 + hours at Primary Children's Hospital Jacob had a molded splint to hold his newly set bones in place. Yet another traumatic mothering experience, but boy was I glad we live close to such an awesome facility as PCH. He of course got the royal treatment from me and all his relatives. His arm is now cast and he is doing much much better.
My favorite holiday project I made was a book wreath (managed to get a decent shot using sis's camera)
It has not been destroyed by my boys yet. I might try to make a large one for the front door. Hmm.
As for my favorite gift I made, it was a tea cup lamp inspired by this post. Turned out adorable!!
Making 2011 calendars as a New Year gift for school teachers using this from Celeste.
As for other 2011 projects, I really really want to make a grouping of mirrors like these, to put above my living room couch and I have three mirrors collected so far. Speaking of projects
My one word for the year is
Yes I start so many things and end up not finishing half of them, and that is ok for the most part. For this I want to finish projects before I start new ones. Wish me the stamina I will need to see through a project from start to finish.
Oh and catch me chatting with the Paper Life girls tomorrow
Have a great week!!
Awww... your poor boy! That looks super painful! I hope now that he's in the cast, the pain is better. :-)
Your wreath is SO cute! I'll have to make one next year! Just love it!
And such a great idea for those mirrors! I found one cool mirror at the Goodwill, and I spray painted it to match our frames in our room. Then I looked on the back and it had NO hanging hardware! LOL. Ah well. I'll have to pick some up. LOL. :-p
And I LOOVE your word! That's one of the ones I'm thinking about too. That and Purpose... or maybe Productive. *sigh* I'm having a hard time this year. I really like Finish though... I start SO many things I don't finish, and I feel like I'm letting people down... letting me down too. :-( *sigh* We'll see!
Thank you for the inspiration! :-D
Posted by: reyanna | January 03, 2011 at 12:26 PM
Ouch - that looks like it hurt. Love your project list. I've been collecting old frames for a similar project and finally decided to just hang them empty - and love it. The word "finish" is a great choice. Beautiful paper book wreath - I'll be giving that one a try.
Posted by: Karina | January 03, 2011 at 02:47 PM
I'm glad your son is doing better. I'm doubly excited that we share the same word - finish. Check out my blog on 1/1 to see the definitions I chose. Good look with all you wish to finish!
Posted by: S | January 03, 2011 at 04:33 PM
you always make me giggle. i love your word and those mirrors might be just what i'm looking for - bare wall in new studio. i will post pics soon. it's greatly downsized and really efficient right now. :)
Posted by: celeste | January 04, 2011 at 12:14 PM
All three of my boys have broken something during their young lives so I sympathize with how traumatic it can be for mom too. Good luck to both of you!
Love the wreath! Tutorial? Please? :)
Please post a pic when you get your wall finished. I'd love to see.
I think that word is great. Very appropriate for most crafters, I think.
Posted by: Rebecca Fellows | January 06, 2011 at 08:17 PM
Oh OUCH! Poor Jacob. Hope he's feeling better. My #2 is our bone breaker. 5 in one year. Thank goodness their younger bones heal so much faster!
Thanks for sharing all these wonderful projects and links, Wendy! Miss you!
Posted by: Linda Barber | January 10, 2011 at 12:26 PM