I love traditions. It has been exciting to introduce traditions to Behr and also for Mark and I to finally begin to set some of our own. But when it has come to baby's first Christmas, the internet has exploded and I feel overwhelmed. There are a million things to do and places to go, from getting a Christmas tree {we aren't} to visiting Santa {skipping that too} plus all of the regular stuff like baking cookies {not in this house} and decorating {ain't happening this year}. So when I saw a simple craft on pinterest via a sorta fairytale, I thought:
"That's it! That is the tradition I can stick to and commemorate baby's first Christmas!"
I already had everything needed. Plus loads of spare time a few minutes to whip this together. So I set out to make sure this first Christmas wouldn't slip by unrecorded.
Supplies:
a glass ornament ball
clear embossing ink
embossing powder or glitter
a q-tip or two for cleaning up smudges
and heat to seal the handprint, like an embossing tool
a ramekin to set to ornament down to cool. beware, the glass heats up quickly
exhibit a: squirmy baby hands gave me plenty to "touch up"
exhibit b: touched up, pre-heat. now you can see the hand print more clearly.
exhibit c: I let it sit and cool before adding Behr's name and the year on the back in hopes of repeating this simple craft annually.
And then...
exhibit d: crash.
Moral of the story:
It is so easy, you should make two!
p.s. I did, before breaking this, because I know myself scary well.
I am a complete klutz.
there has to be a better word for this!
remember when I said I needed to invest in band aid?
my sisters thought it was funny.
in fact, now when they refer to this blog as funny, they use that one example.
Fact: I was wearing three band aids prior to breaking this glass ornament.
And to cheer every body up, some of my favorite Christmas tunes:
