Fun Stuff I Made this Holiday Season

I went a little crazy with stuff this Christmas.
I made a lot of presents this year, and I was planning on taking pictures of them but of course I forgot, except for one gift (plus a few other not-gifts). This is the gift I worked the hardest and longest on, and was for a very dear friend of mine who is even more of a Tolkien nerd than I am.

Shiny!

The gift was a hand-written (in fancy Hobbit calligraphy) hand-bound book, whose content was nearly every poem or song from The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring.

DIY: Make a Living Mini Christmas Tree from Pine Branches

Now that February's a-coming and Valentine's Day is on the mind, let's post something about Christmas!
If you don't want a huge tree this coming year or just want a little tree to brighten up an extra corner, this post is for you! Instead of trying to find a tiny tree that isn't really scrawny, arrange some pine branches in a bucket, and with a little trimming you'll have the perfect "tree"!

Of course I didn't get a picture until half of the needles fell off. Oops.

That's what I did this year, and I'll give you a play-by-play of how I did it.
But first, a story!

Back in the Figurative Saddle Again

Hello everybody!
I have decided after way too many months to get back into this blog. Kind of a New Year's resolution of sorts, one could say. Now, I'm not going to try to go back and cover everything that I missed, I'll merely jump back into things like I never left, and try my hardest to keep up and stay on a somewhat regular schedule, but no promises.
I also think that I am going to make this more of a "journal of my life" kinda deal, because I've got a lot more going on than just knitting and farming that I want to share. I'll still stay with my original intentions of crafty and farming stuff, etc., but also add some more fun random stuff because I am a random person. We'll see how it goes.
So hold onto your hot cocoa mugs, because I'm back!

~Mary