It's Rudolph Day Again!

I didn't do much on Rudolph Day, but I did quite a bit during the month. I made another order for Hubby and I'm just about done with him. I ordered something for my brother so he'll be done with a gift card. I know what I'm getting for my Mom, I just have to order it. I need to have another wrapping session and I just might do it later today. I wrote out our Christmas lists for my Mom and gave them to her so she can start and finish her shopping early. I made a fabric scrap wreath for Halloween a few weeks ago and I did one for Christmas yesterday. You'll see pictures when they are hanging. Hope everyone has a good chunk of Christmas prep done. The Houseworks Holiday Plan starts next week and I've already started that too.

New Stairs

We decided to take the carpet off our stairs and we bought tread kits to make them into wooden stairs. We painted the risers white and stained the steps to match our other stain. I think it looks way better than before. Here's the ugly carpeted stairs.

Here's the cheap pressboard stairs we found under the carpet. Oh and Max.

Here's the new fancy stairs. Next, there's an overhang at the top of the stairs that we will be putting a small section of railing along to clean up the edge and make it look more finished.

I still have to touch up the white paint where the nails went in and touch up the stain on the sides and hubby is painting the railing brackets black instead of brass so it looks like a brand new stairwell. I think this is the last major project for this year. If it ever cools off around here we might try to do some yard work this Fall. We'll see...

Laundry Stitching

I finally finished my laundry room cross stitch. It seems like it took forever. My next stitching is an easier one of a scarecrow lady. I framed and hung the new cross stitch over the laundry machines.

Rudolph in July

For this Rudolph day I'm watching The Happy Elf. We had HD Tivo installed yesterday as a fun Christmas in July gift. It's been so long since we had Tivo we are happy to have it back. In order to off set the cost I cut our phone plan. That will force us to use our cell phones more, but that's good because we pay too much for those and don't use them enough. I made some gift orders last week and they should be arriving today. I'm well on my way to finishing up Hubby's gifts. I can't wait for the Houseworks plan to start. I just hope it cools off here. I can't work in this heat.

New Things

I picked up this crazy looking cat and I put together the colander on the left.

I just got the little cow calendar on the right.

I got this cute shelf in Maine on vacation. It was unfinished inside, but I stained it. I also got the cow on the bottom shelf at the same place.

June Rudolph Day

Looks like June Rudolph Day is a bust. I didn't do anything Christmasy. We're half way to Christmas now. I'm doing pretty good. I have a few gifts and even wrapped a few. Our vacation and Anniversary is coming up soon so I'm focusing more on that for now. I've also been working on decluttering the house. That's slowed a bit lately too, but still chugging along. Hopefully I'll have some more ideas for Christmas by next Rudolph Day. I might make a fabric scrap wreath for Christmas like the one I just made for the 4th. There, a Christmas thought :)

4th Of July Wreath

I saw the idea for this wreath in Woman's Day magazine. It's supposed to be cheap to make, but I don't have any scrap fabric so I had to buy a bundle, but it's cute and different for the 4th of July. I think I might make one for Christmas too. We'll see.