Advent Calendar and First Video

Hi all I hope you have had a fantastic Thanksgiving.  I having been having alot of fun with my family, with way more fun to be had next week.  So I have something exciting today.  I made my very first video!!!  Please no over the top laughter as it is my first video.
Anyhow I am going to share with you the Advent calendar that I made.  I really love how it turned out and plan to use if for years to come.  I got the idea here and made some simple changes that I think made it a little special.  I have been using all of the inspiration floating around the blog-o-shpere and am really thankful for all the ideas.
So here is the calendar and video of how to make the pockets.  The original author used library pockets but since I didn't have any of those lying around my video shows how I made them and then embellished them.

Recipe:

• For the pocket cut down a manilla file folder to 8" x 4" and score at 3.75".  See the video for more instructions
• The base layer ornament is 2.77" x 3.75" from Simply Charmed
• Top layer ornament is 2.36" x 3.2" from Simply Charmed
• Numbers at 1.25" from Plantin Schoolbook
• Insert card base is 3.5" x 3" from Once Upon a Princess
• Insert card top layer is 3.10" x 2.30" from Once Upon a Princess

I hope you enjoy and have given you more ideas for a DIY Advent calendar.

Halloween Treats

Happy Halloween everyone!!!  I hope yours is not so scary but very sweet.  I have a quick project to share with you today.  My daughters Halloween party at school was today and I signed up to make the edible treats for the goodie bags.  I decided to make cake pops.  Of course I got this idea a long time ago from Bakerella.  They are super easy to make, just go on over to her site to learn how.  I made orange and purple ones.  I also had to include a cute tag.  Here are the pics. 

The tag base is from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More on the Gypsy cut at 2.75" x 4".  The cute little ghost is from Simply Charmed cut at 2.0".  The sentiment is a stamp from the dollar bin at Michael's.  I have decided to enter this in to the weekly challenge over at Bitten by the Bug 2.  The challenge was to use the ghost from Paper Doll Dress Ups but I don't own that cart, so used this cute guy instead.  Hope you enjoy and have a safe Halloween.