Monday, January 28, 2013

Rudolph Day for January

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The first Rudolph Day of 2013!  I really didn't accomplish all that I'd hoped to, but managed a few things.  Three of my grandk...
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

A bit of after-Christmas crafting

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2 Christmas Star dish cloths  Just wanted to share a few of the crafts I've completed since Christmas!  First, I've made a coup...

Before-Christmas fun with grandkids

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 Just a week before Christmas, Mr. T and I took 3 of our grandchildren on a little mystery trip.  We wouldn't tell them just where we ...
Friday, January 18, 2013

Handmade Christmas gift tags

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 One recent project I've been working on is making Christmas gift tags out of 2011's Christmas cards.  I do this every year and...
Saturday, January 12, 2013

Another inspiring Christmas quote

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Here's another inspiring quote from Tammy Maltby's wonderful little book, The Christmas Kitchen : "Your kitchen, whateve...
Thursday, January 10, 2013

Brown paper gingerbread men

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 I made these ornaments many years ago and they are still holding up well.  They are simple and fun, so I thought others might like to try...
Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Christmas quote of the day

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"The kitchen is where so many Christmas memories come from, where so many Christmas dreams begin.  It's a place of intoxicating a...
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Saturday, January 05, 2013

Rag garland and silhouette ornaments

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One of the Christmas red and green rag garlands in the kitchen A dozen years ago or so,  I made a number of rag garlands .  Two of them ...
Friday, January 04, 2013

"How beautiful!"

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We may have all said those words more than once this Christmas season as we viewed a poinsettia, a light display, a decorated table, a sn...
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Thursday, January 03, 2013

A festive mess

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Just some food for thought as we look back over our Christmases of 2012 -- gifts we gave, recipes we tried, decorating and craft ideas th...
Tuesday, January 01, 2013

A fun Christmas decorating find at Marshalls

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This vintage parchment card with glittery pine cones was obviously taped up in the recipient's home.  One can still see the mark of th...
Monday, December 31, 2012

Pillow fight shields

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Julia's sparkly purple shield I just made seven of these shields for Christmas presents for grandchildren.  These seven kids -- a...
Saturday, December 29, 2012

Bracelet purses -- a fun gift for little girls!

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Julia investigating the contents of her purse This Christmas I made two of these adorable little purses for my granddaughters (ages 4 an...
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Friday, December 28, 2012

A few minutes with my Christmas notebook

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Several times during the past few days I have brewed a cup of Candy Cane Lane tea and spent a few minutes with my Christmas notebook.  (I...
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Hope you had a very merry Christmas!

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 Mr. T and I hope that each and every one of our friends has had a truly blessed Christmas day.  We certainly did -- we were blessed to s...
Monday, December 24, 2012

So pretty -- Christmas chalkboard printables!

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One of the Christmas Chalkboard Printables from Nest of Posies  These free Christmas Chalkboard Printables are some of the prettiest C...
Sunday, December 23, 2012

Drizzled Peppermint Cookies

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(Photo by Taste of Home ) Here is a fun and easy recipe you can make with only 3 ingredients and just a little bit of time.  Mr. T made ...
Friday, December 21, 2012

Free Gooseberry Patch Christmas tags to download!

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Art by Gooseberry Patch -- this is one of their free desktop wallpapers!  If you love the gorgeous Gooseberry Patch art work as much as ...
Monday, December 17, 2012

Our little fir tree

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This year Mr. T had the idea to put a string of colored lights on a straggly little fir tree out by our garage.  Knowing that snow was pr...
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Friday, December 14, 2012

A delightfully generous Christmas giveaway!

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I just posted about this on my regular blog, but wanted to share it here as well because I know some of my readers don't visit both of...