The Elf on the Shelf

My sister got my daughter "The Elf on the Shelf" for her birthday. Its the cutest little box with a little toy elf and a book.  The book tells you the elf's story and purpose.  He was sent by Santa to sit in your house and watch over the children. Each night when the children go to sleep, the elf flies to the North Pole to report to Santa the children's behavior for the day...good or bad!

Then before the children awake, the elf returns to your home for another day of "scouting". Only he will be sitting in a different spot!  So the kids get to wake up and see who can find him first!

My kids are so excited to start this new tradition!  I am excited to "see where he sits each day"! And can I tell you I've already had to say "uh uh uh.. the elf is watching!" and it stopped a tantrum right in it's tracks!!! Can you find our little elf?  My 5 year old helped name him "ELFIN ELFA".

Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Amanda!  She is the "chosen one" thanks to random.org !
Thanks to everyone who entered! Check back again soon for lots more crafting and fun... and possibly another giveaway!

Hello Love...

I am madly in love with my new Cricut Expression. I have only begun to scratch the surface of all its abilities, but I'm in heaven!!!

I started out making tags/labels for my Christmas gifts this year.  My kids are always snooping around to see whose is whose... so I have made some semi-discreet labels that blend in with my wrapping paper so its not quite so obvious.

I placed the first initial of my kids' name on the top corner of their packages.  You can't really see it unless you look really close because the letters match the color of the wrapping paper! Then, I made shadow name labels for my brother and brother-in-law's gifts. 

As for Santa's gifts... I made a few fancy ones to coordinate with the wrapping paper I'm using for those special gifts!

I love the swirly designs

Here's a sneak peek at a fun project I've been working on. I'm already a week behind on this, so I'll hopefully have the final photo up soon!  Maybe tonight!

And lastly, this has nothing to do with Christmas, but since we have moved into our new house, the kids have had to get used to wearing coats.  And since 3 of my 4 can't reach the hangers in the closet, I found these letter hangers at Hobby Lobby and hung them inside our door near the laundry room.  Now the little ones can hang up their own coats and school bags when they walk in the door. 

I just love it and wanted to share it with you!

And as always, if there is anything you see here that you'd like, shoot me a line and I would be glad to list it for you in my Etsy shop!

I'm Baaaaack.... With a Winter Giveaway and a Black Friday Sale!

*I'm extending the deadline for entries for the giveaway until the 7th!

I'm mostly settled in our new home in Virginia. Boy, it's a lot different then living in Hawaii.... at least the weather is!  But I love it! I've unpacked enough to function.... the rest can wait until I'm in the mood... I'm totally going to decorate for Christmas first! hee hee

Since I've been absent for a while due to not having my household goods for nearly 2 months, I thought I'd kick off again with a winter giveaway and some Black Friday/Weekend sales in the Etsy shop.

I've listed some winter/holiday cupcake wrappers in the shop at super low prices for the weekend, so get them before they are gone.  And if you purchase something in the shop, enter the code: BLOG in the checkout message for FREE SHIPPING! You can wait for a revised invoice, or get credited back after payment!

Now, on to the giveaway:

Embossed Snowflake Cupcake Wrappers (set of 12)

AND.... an adorable set of 3 wooden snowman ornaments. Keep them for yourself for the tree, or garland, or gift them out or use as gift toppers/tags!

Now, how to enter...there are many ways, but be sure to always leave your email address so I can contact you are the lucky winner!!!

1) Simply comment on the blog below.
2) Go to Yummy Cuppy Crafts on Etsy and come back and let me know your favorite item in the shop.
3) Blog about my giveaway with the link to my blog post (come back and leave a comment with your link)
4) Tweet about the giveaway (come back and leave the link)
5) Post the giveaway on Facebook
6) Become a Follower of my blog (let me know if you already are)
7)FOR 3 EXTRA ENTRIES: Purchase an item in the shop! (leave 3 seperate comments)

The giveaway will be open until MIDNIGHT EST December 7th. I'll contact the winner via email and post it on the blog.
Well, that should just about do it!
Hope you all are having a great Thanksgiving!

Guess what I just got!!!!

A Cricut Expression!!!! Yippee! I got a great deal on ebay! I have only played with it a couple times....I am still in transit to Virginia from Hawaii.  We are visiting family before getting settled into our new home. (a.k.a. waiting for our household goods to float across the Pacific Ocean and trucked across the USA)

Stay tuned for some fun items in the Etsy shop!

Get Your Swap On

Go to Tip Junkie and check out their swap they've got coming up!  You can still sign up until Oct. 1st.

Sounds like a great swap! Go check it out!

Remember Me?

I know it's been FOR-E-VER since I've posted on my craft blog. Needless to say, it's been a bit nutty around here.

My mom flew in from Iowa to stay with me for a few weeks to help with the kids and the arrival of our new baby.

My son, Tyler James, was born a few short days later on July 28th.

Two weeks later, my husband returned from his 7 month deployment to Iraq/Afghanistan. Yay!

Now, we are preparing to move from Hawaii to Virginia in less then 6 weeks!

EEEeeeeks!

So, I haven't been listing very many new items in my Etsy shop. In fact, I've actually been dropping prices on some items to help clear out my inventory before we move! So hop on over to my shop Yummy Cuppy Crafts and check it out.

I did, however, list a few seasonal items.

This is my last remaining set of 6 Turkey cupcake wrappers, so grab them up before they are gone!!! And I only have one CORRECTION: TWO set(s) of 12 November/Fall cupcake wrappers.

I will keep my PDF patterns available during our transition, as I will have access to my computer the entire time.

So, check back often, and I will get items back up in full force once I get settled in our new home on the East Coast!!! Thanks to all my followers for hanging in there!