Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

Grumpy Cat Makeup

Grumpy Cat Christmas It's a Grumpy Cat Christmas! I know it's only May, I've just been staring at these photos I found them and I just can't wait till December. So back in 2012, my friend Whitney and I decided to make a Christmas video where we dressed up as Grumpy Cat and another cat and sung Christmas songs. You know, because why not? I love the makeup we did for Grumpy Cat (Tardar Sauce), it was perfect. So enjoy this out-of-season, but cute, makeup and video.
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Happy Christmas Pine Tree Ornaments

IMG_6324 A few Christmas' ago I made these cute little pine tree ornaments. This year I decided to make two more to share with the world. One has a big smile and one has a little smile and they are both in my Etsy shop ready to go home with someone awesome. Both are entirely handsewn and since they are really just happy pine trees, they can hang around all year or for any holiday you might celebrate!
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Can you believe it's almost the end of 2014 and the end of my big 'one new product a month'? I'm excited to successfully complete it next month and I hope you are excited to see the last product as well! Thank you for supporting Nerdy Monsters! If you want to be the first to hear of new products be sure to sign up for our free newsletter here.

If you have a Nerdy Monster or anything else I've made, I would be so grateful if you could take a photo with you showing off what you have and send it to: NerdyMonsters@gmail.com I'll share it on FacebookTwitter, and Instagram! (and maybe even Tumblr!)








Christmas Posts


Tomorrow is Christmas Eve! I'm taking a break from blogging tomorrow and Christmas, but I'll be back on Thursday. In the mean time, here's some great Christmas themed posts from this and last year. Enjoy!

Nerdy Tree Ornaments DIY

Present Wrapping 2012

Present Wrapping 2013

Pine Tree Gang Ornaments

Christmas and Countries

Christmas Time

J.

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How I Wrapped My Christmas Presents


So, I'm a geek for present wrapping. It's a relitivly new thing with me. Last year I wrapped all the gifts I gave in the same wrapping paper and I wanted to do it again. This year I have chosen to use Trader Joe's paper bags instead of wrapping paper. I like the Trader Joe's bags because this time of year they are Christmas and holiday themed and I like recycling things when I can. There's also a LUSH bag there I used to wrap a gift bought from there. I really like the brown bag look this year!
Guess what, this post is a link up!  If you want to join the "I'm a Geek for" party, link up with your own post about present wrapping. We'd love to see it. And if you can't make it this time around, we'll be back in January with another theme. Join in then!
J.
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Video: Christmas Time


My friend (and awesome co-worker) Alysia and I decided to make our own Christmas tag/questions/would you rather/guess that Christmas movie quote/thing. Enjoy!

Alysia's video is coming soon, her channel: http://youtube.com/alysiarusso
J.
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DIY: Nerdy Christmas Ornaments

One of my favorite vloggers and bloggers, Karen Kavett, created some nerdy Christmas ornaments and I tried out three of her designs. A Poké Ball, polka dot, and a golden snitch. 
I used white paint and a black sharpie (ran out of black paint) to create the Poké Ball. 
The polka dots on the green ornament are from a white lable cut out with a hole punch.
The golden snitch was made from cardboard scraps, yellow paint, gold rope, and hot glue.  
I learned that hot glue is not easy to work with at such a small scale and have it not show, it looks fine 
from a distance however.  Thanks for the ideas, Karen!






Merry Christmas!
J.

How I Wrapped My Christmas Presents


This is just a small selection of the Christmas presents I've made and bought for friends and family this year.  However, this year, I wrapped them all the same way.  I was inspired by a simplistic wrapping paper design I found at Targe.  It was on the cheeper end of their paper but I fell in love.


In lieu of bows, I cut out ball ornaments shapes from some scraps of red construction paper I had lying around.  I used a circular pin and a red sharpie to get the perfectly round shape, but I'm sure I could have eyeballed it as well.  Then I cut a small piece of brown ribbon and attached one end of the paper and the other end to the present with tape. 



On the back of the construction paper I wrote who it's to and who it's from (me!)


If you want to do this yourself all you need is above!  (and a red sharpie and pin if you don't want to eyeball the circle shape.)  Good luck and happy holidays!

J.

Christmas and Countries


Today I'd like to share a vlog with you.  It's about a Christmas themed documentary and many countries that friends and family are from or traveling to in the new year. 

Currently I am working on making and mailing all of my gifts for different Secret Santas I've participated in (3 this year!) and making and collecting gifts for my family and my boyfriend.

Also, I know it's cheesy...but it's necessary... HAPPY 12/12/12!!



Thanks for watching!

J.

The First Christmas Monsters


I started making Nerdy Monsters a year ago.  The first few were given away as Christmas gifts to some lovely people.  Specs went to my cousin Katie and my boyfriend's younger sister, Julianne.  Wiz Kid went to my boyfriend's other younger sister, Alley and my Danish friend, Kristine for the CCDB Secret Santa.

The poem attached was written my my dad and is given to anyone who purchases a Nerdy Monster on Etsy along with the name of their monster.  This year I am giving away a few monsters as Secret Santa Christmas gifts. (and one Birthday present) I doubt the recipients of those gifts read this blog so I will let you know the types of monsters I am currently making for them.  Jellicle, Godric, Vloggy, and a new monster that is yet to be revealed. 

What are some crafts you're making for Christmas gifts? Let me know and link me to blog posts! I love seeing creative gift giving. 

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J.