Wednesday, March 10, 2010

A fun gift idea for kids

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I decided to show these pictures on my Christmas blog because the recipient of this birthday gift (my 6-year-old grandson) will be less like...
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Friday, February 19, 2010

Paper twist angel ornaments

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The angel in this photo is one of my favorite handmade ornaments. Years ago when my daughters were at a Christian boarding school, their s...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

yo-yo wreath ornament

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Some time ago I posted a picture of a yo-yo candy cane ornament one of my granddaughters had made. Her sister started a yo-yo wreath but ti...
Tuesday, February 16, 2010

This year's tags from last year's cards

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As I've mentioned before, I usually save Christmas cards for a year, keeping them corralled in a pretty wooden box so that (if I think o...
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Monday, February 08, 2010

Two projects from last year

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I may have showed these projects before, but want to do so again. They are both a good reminder to me of the wisdom of working on Christmas...
Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Candlewicking Christmas tree skirt

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I thought I would take a minute to share photos of my Christmas tree skirt. This is one I made many years ago. It is candlewicking, done f...
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Friday, January 29, 2010

Sweet little ornament

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Here is a cute ornament idea. Our daughter remembered the felt handprint ornaments I had made for her siblings years ago. For those, I had...
Monday, January 11, 2010

Soft fabric trees

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One new thing I tried this Christmas was making some soft little fabric trees. I had seen these on a blog quite some time ago and had saved...
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Friday, January 08, 2010

Some great after-Christmas deals

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Understand, I am not one who rushes to the stores the day after Christmas to shop the clearance sales. I know all too well that those 50% o...
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Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Mini spool wreath ornament

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Here's an easy, easy ornament that is a lot of fun to make and could use up some of your crafting odds and ends. As you can see, it re...
Friday, January 01, 2010

Happy New Year!

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I pray that all of my readers and friends will have a happy, healthy 2010! I hope to be in the Christmas kitchen a lot more often throughou...
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

And now, the actual 2009 baking list...

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I thought I would take a minute to share what I actually baked for the Christmas season, and a little bit about each recipe. Quite a few of...
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Monday, December 28, 2009

It's snowing...

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... and has been snowing most of the day here! Although I don't have time to post much today, I did want to share another card from my ...
Friday, December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas to All!

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Mr. T and I would like to wish all of my wonderful readers the merriest of Christmases and the happiest of New Years. God bless you all! An...
Thursday, December 24, 2009

Another vintage card...

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This skating scene is another vintage card from my collection. I love how the snow is falling on the twirling skaters, and the scene is fra...
Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Here again at last...

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Oh, how much I wanted to post in each of my blogs regularly throughout the Christmas season!! I love Christmas so dearly, and want to sha...
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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Just for fun

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I do realize that angels don't actually look like these delightful little sprites. But I couldn't resist sharing this completely wh...

Christmas angels... and shepherds too!

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Last weekend was our hometown Christmas parade. The evening was snowy... just a perfect setting for the parade and really added to the fest...
Monday, November 30, 2009

Another gift finished

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Here is another finished gift. I actually have finished quite a bit of Christmas crafting, but am not posting photos yet because they are ...
Sunday, November 29, 2009

Some serious Christmas crafting

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Thanksgiving is over, and our granddaughters (6 and 8) were here for the weekend. With Thanksgiving Day behind us, these little girls are g...