Cutesy the Elf 2022 Days 6 - 10

We had fun seeing Cutesy's antics this week.

Day 6 - Cutesy brought an "interesting" dinner idea for Boogs, Creamed Possum. So gross! Cutesy found this lovely treat here on Amazon. Boogs thought it was disgusting and funny.

Check out the motto: Help keep our roadsides clean, eat more possum

The tagline is my favorite thing about this can - You Squish 'em, We Dish 'em.

On Day 7, Cutesy found mini boxes of Tic Tacs and spelled out his own name.

Day 8 - Poor Cutesy was trapped by the evil purple minion who left a message for Boogs to put away his laundry.

Day 9 - Cutesy was hiding under the Christmas tree with a new set of pajamas.

Day 10 - Cutesy must have been rummaging around in one of the Christmas bins in the attic and found this holiday origami set. I think Santa left that in Boogs' stocking a few years ago. It's good to see Cutesy reusing some things.

What adventures has your elf been up to this year? If you would like to see pictures of Cutesy's previous visits, click HERE for his Pinterest board or click the "elf" label at the end of this post.

Cutesy the Elf 2022 - Days 1 - 5

Cutesy the Elf is with us for his 12th Christmas. In 2011, I had no idea that Cutesy would be visiting us for so many years. My 16-year-old son has declared Cutesy to be a "family tradition" that has to be honored every year. He said Cutesy has not yet reached retirement age.

Cutesy the Elf came back to visit on December 1st. He brought along an advent calendar of 25 Teas of Christmas. 

Boogs really likes teas and was pleased with this advent calendar.

Every year, Cutesy brings back the same little Christmas tree with a new ornament. Cutesy had to replace the burnt out string of lights this year. The tree also has some of the ornaments Boogs made when he was little, like the popsicle gingerbread house.

Every year, Cutesy decorates Boogs' bathroom with lots of Santas.

Cutesy made sure the toilet paper was decorated to look like brightly colored Christmas lights.

Last year, Cutesy brought Boogs a Haunted Halloween Gingerbread House. This year he messed up again and brought an Easter Peeps Cookie Coop.

Every year, Cutesy finds a way to block Boogs' door. Usually he blocks the door with some kind of balloon decoration. This year he changed it up and made a tree out of paper. Boogs had to crawl out of his room this morning.

Boogs has grown taller than his dad during the past year. I can't believe he is already 16.

If you would like to see over 200 of Cutesy's past adventures, you can see them HERE or click on the "elf" label at the end of this post.

White Elephant Gift

 I love looking for things to take to a White Elephant Gift exchange. Last week, I stumbled across this book - Crafting With Cat Hair.

I bought felting supplies last year and knew I had to do something with this book. I am allergic to cats so I used sheep's wool to create a cat finger puppet with wet and needle felting techniques. 

I think it turned out pretty cute. In our White Elephant gift exchange, no one knows who brought each gift. I am not going to tell everyone that this finger puppet is not made out of actual cat hair. 

I put the finger puppet in a cute little gift card holder and will wrap that up with the book.

Isn't it cute? To soften the blow of receiving a "cat" hair puppet, I placed a $10 gift card for Summer Moon Coffee underneath the HoHoHo tissue lining.

What fun gift ideas have you used for a White Elephant gift exchange?

Crochet Projects 2022

I used YouTube and The Woobles Penguin crochet kit to teach myself how to crochet in February 2021. Since then, I have completed about 80 projects and started a few more that were never finished.  March was the last time I posted any of my crochet creations. Here is what has been on my hooks since then.

You can find links to the patterns I used by clicking on the words under the pictures. I usually do not follow a pattern exactly as written, so my animals might look a bit different than their patterns.

Flamingo 

Flamingo

Cardinal

Simply Sweet Bluebird

Bluebird of Happiness

Muppet Animal

Animal rockin out on the drums. 

Highland Cow

Frog reading Frog And Toad Are Friends

Laying Hen with Chick

Baby chick and egg

Egg compartment on chicken

I started crocheting a sweater, but only completed the back panel. I have made a few scarves, a pair of slippers, guinea pig, and a bat. Right now, I do not have any projects on hooks.