12 Days of Dela Chic Christmas Part 3

Finally the last installment of a very Dela Chic Christmas!!

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas filled with love and laughter!

Made It: Holiday Wreath

I had some extra plastic ornaments hanging around from an old wreath that I made a few years ago.  Needless to say, it pretty much fell apart when I took it out of storage and I had a whole bag of the plastic gold balls.  I've seen a lot of yarn covered ornaments all over the place, so I thought it was the next best thing to make since I had all of the materials on hand.

Materials:
plastic ball ornaments
yarn
wreath shape
1 1/2 felt strips
glue gun w/ glue sticks
wired ribbon (optional)
newspaper

First off, make sure that you cover your work space with newspaper because it can get very messy.  

I covered some of the balls with different types and colors of yarn.  You can cover them however you want, but I started a spiral in the middle of the ball and went from there.  It got a little tricky towards the end but that part of the ornament will be glued on to the wreath anyway.

I cut strips of felt and covered the wreath shape.  The wreath shape that I had was made of willow and it wasn't smooth, so adding the felt would make it easier to glue the balls on to the wreath.  

Start gluing the ornaments on the wreath making sure that the smooth part is showing.  Make sure to alternate the different types and colors of ornaments.

Once it looks like you might be done, there might be little gaps in between. 

I took a piece of newspaper and made a small ball out of it and covered it with yarn.

I made a few of these "fillers" and put them wherever there were gaps on the wreath.

You can keep it simple or add a ribbon.  Since I had some glittery ribbon I used it for hanging purposes.

I also made a bow and added it on the top.

I hope that you're done with all of your crafting endeavors before the big day...or at least close to being done.  Happy Holidays!

12 Days of Dela Chic Christmas Part 2

My second installment of a very Dela Chic Christmas...sung to the tune of Twelve Days of Christmas.

Hope that you all have a wonderful weekend!

Christmas Wish List

The gift giving spirit is definitely in the air.  Some of us are planning the game plan for how and when to hit the stores for some serious shopping.  There's also those who would rather peruse the Internet for some presents.  Either way, we are all in a time crunch.  Then there's some who do both.  BUT do we ever think of what we would like to get for Christmas?!  I just recently thought about it since my husband asked me.  Well, I really do not NEED anything because really I have everything that I need.  However, a girl can have a wish list too.  Here is just some of what I thought of as far as gadgets are concerned.   What is currently on your wish list?  

Tech Wish List by delachic featuring kate spade

iPad mini Wi-Fi / Kate Spade / Jawbone JAMBOX Wireless Bluetooth Speaker Black Diamond Retail... / Canon Powershot G15, $630

On to the Next....Year 2012

It's been a while since my last post.  As the weeks and days got closer to the holidays, the "to do" list got longer and longer.  There has been less time for me to work on this blog.  However, finally today I have a little time to post about the past few days.  

Our dog posing in front of the tree with all of the presents.  Needless to say I think a bigger tree is needed.

Christmas at the in-laws involved presents and homemade Korean food.

T: Bimbimbap with bulgogi and spicy sauce

B: Kimchi pancake

Christmas with my family includes two big yummy meals in one day.  Brunch at my mom's where I made the B: ham and egg hash brown pie and a T: traditional Filipino Christmas dinner at my aunt's house.  Both meals were followed by opening of presents.  When my sister, cousins, and I were younger Christmas usually was an all day event, sometimes two.  However, as we got older some of us have moved away out of state, or out of the country but we still try to continue our traditions year after year.

One of my family's Christmas traditions is the passing of the Chia.  Long story, but this is the third Chia we've had ever since we started.  This year I got it!

Dela Chicky and Ella Elephant and I hope that everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Fabulous New Year!  Spend time with family and friends who truly care about you, and make sure you do - you!  

XOXO

Christine