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Author Archives: Kristin
Twinkling the Ivories
Twinkle propped herself up to play some favorite Christmas songs on our keyboard last night. Have you seen the LDS Christmas Songbook? It is one of my favorite things, with hymns and traditional carols alongside their history and beautiful artwork.
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LDS temple ornament
This ornament was inspired by the star from our recent ornament exchange. It is fairly simple, but requires a few jewelry-making tools to complete. This is what you’ll need: 4 x 6″ piece of wood finishing nails 20 gauge silver … Continue reading
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Twinkle Forever
Twinkle found the temple ornament we made yesterday, and started dreaming about going there someday. Check back for a tutorial on making the ornament. (Want to know more about LDS temples?)
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Treats
This morning Twinkle was found next to a wise man, still on his journey to find the newborn King. Being inspired by the gift he had in hand, Twinkle prepared small packages of sweets for us and placed them in … Continue reading
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Twinkle the glitter groomer
Twinkle didn’t move far last night – just to the other side of the nativity. She did gather up the stable animals, though, and and got them glitteringly groomed. I love seeing the nativity come together a bit at a … Continue reading
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Reindeer Cookies
Made reindeer cookies for caroling tonight. They are adorable and delicious.
Twinkle pulls a Davey
At our most recent Faith in God activity, the girls’ leaders made some wonderful Christmas books for everyone. They are a compilation of stories, music and scriptures to be read every night of December. Last night we read the story … Continue reading
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Twinkle is a good friend
Twinkle made herself some hot cocoa last night, then reached out and helped a friend. It can be tough to be the the little guy. Nice to have a friend like Twinkle around.
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Mice Ornaments and Story
I’ve made these little mice ornaments for a couple different occasions this month, the most recent of which was in my daughter’s 3rd grade classroom. Before making the mice I read them this book: Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. A … Continue reading
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Among fairy cousins
Twinkle was up late last night playing fairy. I guess she misses her woodland cousins. She somehow ended up with a vial of fairy dust around her neck and sparkly pink wings attached with a chenille stem. She was found … Continue reading
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