haaaapy Holidays.

Merry Merry Christmas! (a day late i know.. i know) Been a little too busy crafting, shopping, decorating and playing to write in the blog lately!  Life has been GREAT.  Cameron and I had our very first Christmas together and I can honestly say it was the very very very very VERY best Christmas ever.  Life is just so much more fun with your best friend by your side.  We also got to talk to my brother who is serving a two year mission in Brazil!  This was the first time we have been able to Skype with our missionary.. and it was amazing!  So fun to see his cute little expressions...he is our same ole claybers. He cracks me up.. At one point he said in true Clay fashion.. "Mom.. you don't understand.. I got out here and I had to become a man in about a day". I think that sums up a mission pretty well.

Before Christmas we got to spend tons of time with my new sister in law.  She is amazing.. we just love her to death.  Lets just say the humor in the Webber house has sure evolved with so many "marrieds" around these days.  BUT on to the crafting..it sure has been a homemade kind of Christmas for us.  It began with a few skirts that I made for some holiday parties  ..

yes yes I know.. Im in desperate need of a spray tan.  This red skirt was my go to skirt for the holidays.. I think my friends and fam are a little sick of seeing it.  Can't wait for Valentines and 4th of July to bring it back out:)

So my hubby keeps asking me to make him something.  The problem is.. he is just sooo tall.. anything I make him would take up so much fabric I just can't bring myself to do it quite yet (in other words Im being lazy and don't want to cut out patterns for hours).  So instead I settled with an early Christmas present for him and my brothers and my pops.. I think this is the first time they have worn bow-ties.. I was actually a little surprised they were such a hit.  

A few of the men in their bowties!

Of course I'm crazy about making dresses.  So I have made two dresses in the past couple of weeks.  The second one I'll post a separate post about.. lots of pictures to come.  And the other one really doesn't deserve a whole lot of attention.  It turned out mediocre.  I got the fabric at Mood in New York so i was super excited about it.  The color was amazing.. but the fabric was super difficult to work with.  But it was def a learning experience.  I put an amazing teal exposed zipper in the back.. and I think I'll eventually modify it a bit so I will wear it more.  

at least I love these girlies.. bff's since HS.

PRE-PRESSED it looked much better all pressed!  Love this zipper.. maybe because I got it in an ALL ZIPPER store in nyc (AMAZING).



Besides that I made matching PJ's for my sister in laws...hand towels for my Lowry sisters...and fur vests for my mom and another sister in law!  Pictures to follow.  A month filled with sewing is my FAVORITE kind of month.
Hope you enjoy these Jems!
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL:)

-Brooke