Paper snowflakes.

Happiness is...

Paper snowflakes. Each one unique, each one perfectly symmetrical. My favorite thing to do around Christmas time? Watch elf and cut out these beauties. Paper snowflakes and paper chains, the simplest of holiday cheer (and possibly the most economical). They take me to a better place.

Crafting Gifts

Happiness is...

Crafting gifts. You can go shopping all day if you wish, but when you sit down and make some homemade presents, the Christmas cheer is multiplied for sure. Knitting scarves, writing cards, baking treats, decorating candy, even making paper snowflakes...

Countdown

Happiness is...

A friendly countdown. Put a ticker on the computer desktop, fashion a paper chain, or whatever other idea you have... but make those days count leading up to the big event!

There are still 70 days until I see him again... probably too early for a paper chain, but never too early to start counting. 70 is a good number, a number I can handle. It's a number that'll fly by before I know it. You gotta love the sound of that. 

Stockinette, Ribbing, Cabling, Oh my!

Happiness is...

The perfect seed stitch. Heck, Happiness is all kinds of knitting. It's not only something easy to do while you sit through the mundane television shows or chat about nonsense, it is a tangible creative project. You can make neat things to show off or you can finish a thoughtful gift for a friend.

Now that I'm more adept at it, I only like it more. Next step, making garments. It's a craft that I don't see getting old, and it makes me smile. So there.