Hello January 2019!

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The beginning of a new year is historically that point where you reflect on last year and make your resolutions/intentions for the next.

For me, it’s also the anniversary of starting this blog.

First up, a quick wrap up of December activities –

  • The Apple Watches remain a big hit. I had a Fitbit for more than 3 years, and I really liked it, but the watch has more fitness features and partly because I think they are better, and partly because it’s new, it’s been a great motivator for the winter season. I’ve added a LOT of activity to my day in an effort to close my green and pink rings, and my overall health is benefitting from it.
  • I completed my Yay Every Day Tracker. If you didn’t grab one last year, it’s available as a free printable download from this post. The concept is write down one thing every day that made you say “Yay!” which is about as much journaling as I can commit to. I must say it was fun this past weekend to look back over all my entries, and there are a good many of them that involve what I had for dinner, but it worked. I can remember a lot of the good things that happened in 2018 this way.
  • I’ve done something big and scary. I’ve launched an Etsy shop which so far has a few cutting files for Silhouette or Cricut cutting machines, but I have plans to add cards, notepads and a few other craft items. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, but I kept putting it off trying to get it perfect before I shared it. I thought it would be harder than it was (isn’t it always?) and once I had that going I keep moving and set up accounts with two sites that will let me offer my artwork on a whole host of products.

So, big plans for January?

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Thank You Card

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Mr. SuzerSpace and I keep it very low key for the holidays. We don’t travel, and we don’t have extended family to shop for, so as it becomes “crunch time” for others, we just sit back and enjoy the sights.

After a beautiful (but brisk) walk in nice shopping area, we came back today to enjoy some old movies (for him) and some crafting (for me).

And I thought I’d share this Thank You card, because come tomorrow afternoon, you may need it.

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Christmas Tree Skirt

SuzerSpace finally gets a finished Christmas Tree Skirt thanks to a Pinterest Challenge.

It’s the third Tuesday of the month, so welcome to the December Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop, hosted by My Pinterventures. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop (and you too) to not just pin, but to make it happen!

We moved into this house right around Christmas in 1998, and things were so chaotic we didn’t even have a tree. We strung some lights on a dying potted plant and concentrated on unpacking boxes and getting moved in, and called it good.

Our house isn’t very big, and we needed a slim tree to fit the space without overwhelming the living room. Good ones were expensive, but I kept on watching the sales and eventually found something perfect for us. And then I realized at the last minute that I didn’t have a tree skirt, so I bought this cute buffalo plaid throw with moose and bears on it, scrunched it up around the base of the tree and called that good, too.

And that has worked perfectly, for nearly 20 years, mostly because I always think about doing something more coordinated on the day we are setting up the tree, which means it doesn’t get done.

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Santa Hat Tree Topper

A super easy paper Santa Hat topper finished out the twelve paper ornament series for SuzerSpace

This is the final in a series of twelve paper ornaments I’m making this year, one a month so that I could complete my goal of having a Christmas Tree full of paper crafted ornaments.

Yes! It’s December, and we’re done. Twelve different paper decorations adorn my tree, and I’m so glad I took this on in January as a project. It was fun to make these all year (OK, it was a little weird in the summer, but I liked it).

I even scored a great deal on the perfect tree, so the entire project came together with weeks to spare.

A paper Santa Hat topper finishes off the twelve paper ornament series at SuzerSpace

I went with a super duper easy to make Santa hat to cap things off (see what I did there?).

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Hello December 2018!

Hello December! An update on the events at SuzerSpace for December 2018

For the past year or so, I’ve posted on the last Monday of the month about events at SuzerSpace. I called it “Currently” and all of a sudden, it struck me that was not really a great title since it really was a roundup of the previous month.

I’ve decided to change things up, and start posting on the first of a month, with an update on what I’ve been up to, and what the next month may hold. Continue reading…