Getting Creative . . .

Tis the season!!  With the onset of Pinterest, I have felt quite creative lately.  That's the beauty of Pinterest and the internet in general.  You spend so much time looking at all these SIMPLE and doable DIY projects that you feel creative.  Then, as the holidays get closer, for instance, you realize that you haven't done a single DIY project you pinned.  Doh!  I had come up with so many great ideas and even made my own Christmas DIY Gift Ideas board.  Good intentions pave the road to......

Anyway!  A few weeks ago I found out a local small shop is closing due to retirement after so many amazing years in our community.  All of their knick knacks, candles, etc. were 50% off!!  Wowzer.  This isn't just a local shop, it's right next door to the bank I work at.  Dangerous?  Yes (especially because they have $0.01 Tootie Frooties...yikes!).  So, after my lunch break that day of finding out, I headed over.  $80 later my checking account wasn't happy, but I had pretty much done all of my Christmas shopping!  Wow!  It felt great (ignoring that checkbook nagging at me).  Then I realized...what about those DIY things you found?!  Oh Jenna...you're not crafty after all.

False!  I'm doing them, ladies and gents!  Yes, I purchased most people something over at the shop, but some cute DIY things are still in order!  I can't reveal what all I'll be making from the board, as some that read this will be recipients of said crafts.  ;)

Wednesday I'm having my nieces, Abbie & Sydney, over for a girl's night (long overdue) and we will be making a few of the crafts and then we can wrap them up to give to their mom on Christmas! :)  We will also be baking a cherry cake, possibly frozen pizza, popcorn (of course!), and finding an agreed upon movie on Netflix.  I'm stoked!  I got 90% of the things needed at the grocery store yesterday.  So now all I need are mason jars and some odds and ends that I will pick up before class Monday and we'll be set!