I finally caught up with Christmas...

As November was quickly rolling into December, I started thinking about what I wanted to give my little man for Christmas.  During my daily blog-stalk I hit up a couple of crafty blogs, so I felt inspired to do a bit of a "homemade" Christmas.  I came up with three gifts I wanted to make and personalize.  But, alas, there was not a single homemade present under the tree (or in our case, the poinsettia).  Lesson learned - start homemade gift planning in September.  But, I finally finished one of his Christmas presents this week!  Corban started becoming interested in the fridge magnets, so I made him some of his own

These were super easy and really cheap.  I bought some plain wood cutouts at Michael's, painted them with craft paint, spray painted them with a clear gloss, and glued magnets to the back.  Some of the details I just did with a fine tip Sharpie.  I don't consider myself very artistic, so I'm generally very impressed with anything I do. (Sorry, I hope that doesn't sound egotistic.  It's definitely not meant to be).

A great tip I found online: spray paint in a box -

Even though its clear paint, I didn't have any problems with dust or dead grass blowing over my pieces.

I gave the magnets to Corban in the morning right after he had a bottle.  He gave me a big smile.  Almost as good as Christmas morning.