Wouldn't you like to know how to turn this:

 Into this:

 This is my new FAVORITE thing!

 I love these so much I had to increase my font size to express it!

But really, these are so cute. I decided the other day that I want to start a tradition of making homemade Christmas ornaments every year, and gifting them to my family! So I Googled it, like I always do when I'm wondering about something, which happens to me about a billion times a day. I decided to make these adorable fabric covered styrofoam balls!

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That last sample of fabric is actually the same fabric my mom and I used to cover the jars of jam that I made for our wedding favors, so I decided to make some ornaments just for us to remember our first Christmas married : )

What an amazing year it's been!

 This is my new favorite scarf to crochet. It's so simple and pretty and I love anything with scalloped edges.

I got the pattern from Etsy.

It's really easy to make and it's gorgeous. I have been using Caron Simply Soft yarn, with a size J (6mm) crochet hook. There were a few changes I made to the pattern after I made my first scarf. If you'd like my amended pattern, please message me and I would be happy to email the changes to you.

My first 1/4 sheet cake

I've been practicing with different tips for a while now on cookies, but since today is my mother in law's birthday, we're surprising her with a cake, and my husband asked me to make it. I'm pretty happy with the outcome! I've included pictures of the tips I used. At the bakery I worked for (NOT as a cake decorator), we called that a reverse shell border. It's pretty and swirly. I won't pretend to know what I'm talking about here, since I don't.  I just say what I think I know, so correct me if I'm wrong. Also, I used the ribbon tip for the swirls of "ribbon" (tip # 103)

The latter picture is of the tip I used for the rosettes, and for the border. This tip is my mom's. She's been decorating cakes since before I was born, and this tip shows its years.

I LOVE the adorable rosettes, and I got the idea from an amazing blog called iambaker.

Not bad for a first timer  :)