Crafty Christmas countdown: 14

 One thing I love this time of year is craft kits. I love to buy pre-cut felt or foam shapes to glue together. Or, like this guy, a wooden shape to paint. This little skating gnome fits our decor nicely.

Crafty Christmas countdown: 15

 It's time for my annual Christmas card. As always, this was hand drawn with colored pencils (though I used a white paint marker for the highlights).

Crafty Christmas countdown: 16

 Have you ever seen the ornaments people make from puzzle pieces, usually painted to a uniform color? I wanted to try it myself but using the natural print of the pieces. We had some puzzles that were missing pieces so I salvaged a couple of handfuls to make these two ornaments.

Crafty Christmas countdown: 17

 I think my favorite Christmas theme is stars, so I tend to make a lot of them each year. This year I made this star shaped snowman from some scrap t-shirt, a few bits of felt, and a little flannel. He's sort of chubby and a bit reminiscent of Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

 

Crafty Christmas countdown: 18

 I like to make holiday peg dolls every year, usually inspired by some favorite show or movie. This year I chose Heat Miser and Snow Miser from The Year Without a Santa Claus.

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 19

 I've come to enjoy punch needle quite a bit and I've always loved capybaras. So I made this little Santa capybara to hang on my wall.

Crafty Christmas Countdown: 20

 When you find yourself unexpectedly babysitting, you dig into the memory banks and come up with a holiday craft to do with the kids. I made these wreaths from contact paper, construction paper, and sequins with a 5 year old and 2 year old.

And as a special treat for the 5 year old, we made this holiday puppy sock puppet while his sister napped.