Finally...

I have finished our Christmas Tree Skirt!

I started this project Christmas 2008, yes I know a long time ago. But that's what happens when you have things to do, projects get put on hold. But today, I finally finished it!

I had this great idea to make a two-sided skirt, which I did, and then on the solid side put patches that best represents the year that we had. These I had to put some thought into, not the kind of patch, but how to actually do it. And, I figured it out. There's this great thing called Heat n' Bond and you iron it onto any kind of fabric, cut it to the size/shape you want, iron it on and it sticks! So, I embroidered the years and extra info on our patches and ironed them onto our skirt...and Viola!

I'm hoping that our Christmas tree skirt will be one of those things that we love looking at each year and the girls will want to continue this tradition when they begin their families.

The patches you see are:

'05: The year Mike and I met and it's in the shape of a kickball, since that's where we met- playing in the local kickball league.

'06: The year we got married. So it's a heart with our initials and the date of our wedding.

'07: One year anniversary and we took a trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway where we hiked. So, it's in the shape of a fall leaf. (I was also pregger with Lily)

'08: Lily was born. Her initials and birth stats on the fabric I decorated her room with.

'09: The summer of the beach! So I embroidered a picture of the beach.

'10: Emma was born. Her initials and birth stats also on the fabric I decorated her room with.

Can't wait to see our skirt fill up!

And, just a little video that makes us smile.

Emma has found her dancin' moves.