Christmas Ornament Tradition

My paternal grandmother started a tradition in the 1970's of making a Christmas ornament each year for every member of our extended family.  Above is my collection of 35 ornaments. 

Below are some of my favorites...

1976 Liberty Bell

1999 Change of Millennium

2002 Painted stone from the creek at our family camp

My grandmother has 6 children, 22 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.  That is 48 ornaments each Christmas!

Craft Room Photos

Here are some updated photos of the craft room.  We've been putting it to good use lately.  Lots of fun holiday projects are created inside these four walls!

Sugar Cookies

I recently purchased a Christmas Cookie Cutter set from Crate & Barrel and decided to put it to use this weekend.  For the cookies, I used Pillsbury Sugar Cookie Dough.  For the icing, I mixed 1 box of powdered sugar with 1/3 cup water to make Royal Icing.