christmas cheer

it's finally starting to look like christmas around here!  we went out saturday and bought our trees.  i spent the whole day yesterday decorating them and the house.  i'll take some photos this week...it's rainy and cloudy here and hard to get some good ones.  as happy (and thankful!) as i was to be busy with work this season, i was not feeling the christmas cheer.  not a stitch of decorations in my own house, no time to do my shopping...laundry was piling up... house was dirty.  i was going a little cuckoo.  like i said...i am beyond thankful for my job and for my awesome supporters...i'm just being honest:)  it was hard to balance it all.  now that i have some trees up and my favorite christmas decorations around me and the laundry has been almost caught up on...i'm feeling a little more human:)

the boys finished up school last friday...yahoooo for christmas break!  we are off to a movie in just a bit and i am thankful for this time with my family!  hope you are all enjoying a peaceful and joyful moment too!  xox...jenn

last christmas update tonight!

okay sweet people...this is it!  the final noodle and lou shop update for 2011!

tonight at 
the noodle and lou etsy shop
wednesday december 14, 2011
9:00 p.m. (EST *new york time*)

there will be four wall dollies and some sweet little dress ornaments.  girly girly:)  here's a peek for ya...

don't they look like they are in a christmas crime line up?  :):)  okay...i'm off to the races!  hope to see you tonight!  xoxo to you all...jenn

time for the last stj update of 2011

a peek at what's in store for the final update of 2011 at spookytime jingles...

hope you can stop by tonight!  when the clock strikes midnight (EST) and the date turns to the 13th...the spookytime jingles site updates with all new treats.  fun, fun!

here's the link to my halloween page

and to my christmas page 

all pieces are first come, first serve after the site updates:)

happy monday to you all.  i'm off to finish up the last of my christmas pieces...woohoo!  stay tuned for an announcement on the last update of my etsy shop.  aiming for wednesday!  a huge thank you to my dear supporters who gave such wonderful homes to the pieces from my last update.  words can't express how thankful i am to each of you!  you are special, special people all the way around.  xox...jenn

tired elf...

that's me.  the tired elf.  you would not believe my office/studio if you saw it.  it looks like an episode of hoarders times three.  wowza.  but it's all good:)  i'm thankful to be busy!!  to have my little job!  absolutely.  just tired and ready to get off the christmas roller coaster:)  ready to close up the noodle and lou factory soon and take a break with the family.  but it's not quite time for that...

it's actually time for an update!  a whopper of an update!  i have a whole slew of little treats.  some will be saved for the spookytime jingles update on the 13th and some of it is not even pictured here.  it's a whopper!

there's your peek!  i will update the shop tomorrow...thursday ... night at 10:00 p.m.

that's...
thursday
december 10, 2011
10:00 p.m. EST (new york time)
noodle and lou etsy shop


thanks so much for stopping by you guys.  always appreciate your sweet faces peeking in!  xox...jenn (yawn)

p.s. for those of you who have been asking about note cards... so BUMMED...but my printer decided to quit on me last week.  i had SO many cute sets ready to go.  phooey.  bad timing my trusty epson.  baaad timing! and on a side note.  why does everything break at once?  like car tires and expensive printers.  i digress:)  keep smiling!!  xoxo

it's beginning to look a lot like...

christmas.

happy vintage tuesday! chomping at the bit to get all our decorations out!  but i need to finish up all my work first.  hopefully next week!  in the meantime, i sure do love perusing etsy for vintage christmas goodies.  here are a few i thought you might like too...

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hope you enjoyed these
christmas treats!  check
back tomorrow for an
update announcement!  xox...jenn

advent calendar project

happy december 1st!  the countdown to christmas is officially on!  we usually bring out the little santa advent calendar every year and each day, one of the boys, puts santa in the correct day's pocket.  over the past 11 years, santa has taken a bit of a beating.  (no, i want to put santa in the pocket! nooo, i do!)  time for santa to retire.  (i'm making the little santa into an ornament for the tree, so we can always remember his loyal service).    i wanted something new and fun this year.  something that they both could benefit from.  though somehow i'm pretty sure they will find something to fight about anyways...:):)

here's what i came up with...  and guess what?  you can do it too!  super easy and you can add all sorts of your own style to this project!

i started with simple little muslin bags,
you can find them on etsy or at your
local craft stores...

next, i used all sorts of different
types and sizes of numbers from
my vintage collection.  you could
also paint or stencil numbers,
use stickers, magazine cutouts...etc

i then attached to numbers, 1 - 24,
just using glue dots. (i told you this
was EASY.  i like easy.)
you could also sew them  on, staple
them with a bit of ribbon...etc!

i then filled up the bags with tiny treats...
1 for each of them, each day...
candy, coins, ornaments, toys,
stickers...
henry loves those little squinkies.
they crack me up.  he lines them up
on his shelf in his room:)

next, just use your favorite garland or
even twine, and tie the bags on!  
i've had this sparkly white
pom pom garland for awhile and i think
this is the perfect use for it!

ta da! i adore the simple look and the boys
will be so excited when they get home from school
and see it...
**click on the photos to see them in
their entirety**

as you can see, this is the first of
the decorations.  i'll keep you posted
as we decorate more!

thank you louie for taking a nap
so that i could get this done today:)
xox...jenn