Saturday, January 31, 2015

Some simple after-Christmas crafting

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Super simple gift tags Since Christmas, I've been able to craft a few simple items so thought I would quickly share them.  One of m...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Another fun after-Christmas buy

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A couple of days after Christmas we visited our local Marshalls.  We love to go in there after the holiday and see what we can find for ...
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Monday, January 26, 2015

Some fun papers with snowy themes

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"Snow Globe" themed papers I'm usually not much into impulse buys on the way out of a store, not even in places like Jo-A...
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Friday, January 23, 2015

So sweet

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I love the insides of some of the small vintage cards.  Not only are the greetings or messages more interesting and thoughtful than in to...
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

A fun vintage card

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I was just taking down my vintage Christmas cards and came upon this little card that I thought I'd share with you.  It's funny h...
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Thursday, January 15, 2015

A finished project with a December theme

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This is a scan, so it's not as nice to look at as a photo.  But it was easier! I posted this scan of my finished "December...
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Friday, January 09, 2015

Planning for handmade gifts, Part 2

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Little Sam was happy with his Thomas pillowcase! Today I'm following up on yesterday's post concerning handmade gifts.  Yesterd...
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Thursday, January 08, 2015

Planning for handmade gifts

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Three of our grandkids with a handmade gift from 2013 Yesterday Susan asked a question that I hope to answer with this post.  She ask...
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Wednesday, January 07, 2015

Working in my Christmas notebook

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This is not my real Christmas notebook; just a mini one I am using for illustration purposes.  I've spent a few minutes in the last ...
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Saturday, January 03, 2015

The actual Christmas baking list

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I posted my tentative baking list, and somewhere along the way I also posted our baking progress.  Now here's the actual list: 2014 ...
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Thursday, January 01, 2015

Happy New Year!

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Scene from the inside of one of my vintage card; greeting added by me  A warm thank-you to everyone who visited my Christmas Kitchen in ...
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Nothing else needed

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This year I saw a lovely idea on my blog friend Sandi's blog, Rose Chintz Cottage .  You will find more than one lovely idea there.  ...
Tuesday, December 30, 2014

A fun after-Christmas buy

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One of the house lights My hubby and I are not "shop until you drop" type people.  Only rarely will you find one of us at a B...
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Sunday, December 28, 2014

Our newest lighted house

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This shows the base of our tree with some of the lighted houses around it. For quite a few years we would buy the Christmas lighted hou...
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Friday, December 26, 2014

They don't make 'em like they used to

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A scan of my December/January 1996 Taste of Home Every couple of months, I like to get out my stash of older Taste of Home magazines f...
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Thursday, December 25, 2014

Merry Christmas!

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Image from CrossCards.com Mr. T and I would like to warmly wish each of our friends a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy 2015! ...
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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Christmasy goals for this week

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From a childhood Little Golden Book I still have a few Christmasy goals to accomplish, mostly crafting but a few kitchen tasks as well....
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Friday, December 19, 2014

A new-to-me Christmas candy -- Chocolate Dipped Orange Slices

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photo pinned from Christmas Tree Lane Awhile ago, I spied the above photo on my blog friend Terri's site, Christmas Tree Lane .  Te...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Baking progress

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We have made a little progress on the baking front.  Mr. T is baking more gingersnaps as we speak, having eaten up all of the gingersnap ...
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

My "Christmas Cookie Exchange" Pinterest board, part 2

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A page from one of my vintage Christmas magazines Yesterday, over on my regular blog, I posted about my Christmas Cookie Exchange! Pin...
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