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Kahlua and Butterscotch Liqueur… Ready for Delivery
Last month I shared a recipe for Kahlua and Butterscotch Liqueur. It has aged for a whopping 30 days and is ready for drinking, I mean gift giving 🙂 Must admit we tried both. Can’t…
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Last, But Not Lest… Pixie’s Christmas Gift
Pixie is a sorter. Actually, she was born a sorter. Seems like from the minute she could collect a stash of toys around herself, she was dividing things into piles. Sometimes the categorizations were self evident, other times, we just had to assume…
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Fairy’s Christmas Gift
A couple of weeks ago, I came upon a really neat project at Leaf Cutter Designs. It is called a Sky Scarf. Basically, every day you knit 2 rows of the scarf in colors to…
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Bug’s Christmas Gifts
Back in early November, I had my idea for Bug’s Christmas gift. He LOVES to draw, and I thought it was high time he had his own supplies. So, I got him a sketch book,…
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Little Lady’s Christmas Gifts
I have been busy finishing up Christmas gifts for the wee ones. I thought I might spend some time this week sharing their gifts, plus a tutorial on the drawstring bags I made for the…
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Rainbow Yarn Christmas Ornaments
We have this little “Charlie Brown” Christmas tree in our family room. The big one, with all the bells and whistles is in the living room centered in the big front window. It is beautiful…
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Christmas Crafts
Today marks the first Sunday of Advent. It seems that no matter how far away Christmas may seem throughout the year, those last 4 weeks fly by. Although I’m sure all of you know that…
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Cardinal Applique Block
Several weeks ago a reader asked me for a applique block for a cardinal. I finally got it done 🙂 Although we have cardinals in our backyard year round, they look their loveliest in…
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Simplicity and Libations for the Holidays
We are trying something new this year… and I must admit I’m a little bit nervous. As a family, we decided that we wanted to simplify Christmas and focus on the joy of being together. So, for…
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Tree Garland – How to make an I-Cord
My mom bought a basket full of this yarn (Lorna’s Laces Green Line Dk which has been sadly discontinued), with no real project in mind. I’ve been stealing skeins of it (shhh) here and there…
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Christmas Blessings
Luckily for us our holiday visitors came early. We picked up our son Adam at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning and Drew, Meghan and the Little Lady, joined us at noon on Wednesday. Needless to say,…
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Advent Week 4 – Room for a Little One
WEEK 4 – Birth of Baby Jesus The book: Room for A Little One The craft: Nativity with Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus (using 2 large people bodies and 1 boy peg with assorted fabric…
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Log Cabin Coloring Page
Here’s another coloring page for the wee ones. Print out our Log Cabin Coloring Page on regular or water color paper. Instructions for water coloring can be find HERE. The Log Cabin Coloring Page can be found HERE. Enjoy!…
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Log Cabin Applique Block
Whether you live in an apartment, condo, or house, the place we call “home” is often an alias for “family”. Our home is where we gather with our family at the end of the day.…
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Pancake Men
Every family has their favorite traditional foods they make for Christmas. In Michelle’s house, Christmas breakfast always includes a birthday cake for Baby Jesus. Although pancake men are not a part of our holiday celebration,…
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Advent Week 3 – Christmas in the Big Woods
WEEK 3 – Celebrating With Family The book: Christmas in the Big Woods The craft: A Gingerbread House The recipe: Pancake men The applique: a log cabin Over the years I’ve made this observation… the…
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Poinsettia Coloring Page
Print out our Poinsettia Coloring Page on regular or water color paper. Instructions for water coloring can be find HERE. The Poinsettia Coloring Page can be found HERE. Enjoy! Check out our complete collection of…
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Advent Poinsettia Applique Block
I realize that I shared a Poinsettia Applique Block a few weeks ago. Basically, for that block I simply took the poinsettia I made for the Christmas Poinsettia Garland and “flattened” it. I think I would…
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Mini Blanket Weaving :: Cardboard Loom Directions
Mini blanket weaving is a fun activity for children. Weaving is a great way to introduce children to yarn crafts and this mini blanket goes along wonderfully with our Advent Activities. In The Legend of…
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Primitive Angel Coloring Page
For a long time now I’ve been meaning to turn some of our applique blocks into coloring pages. Well, today when Michelle and the wee ones were over, Pixie was looking for something “crafty” to…
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Deck the Halls :: Christmas in the City
From time to time throughout the month of December, Michelle and I are sharing little peeks of our Holiday homes. Wish we could have everyone over for a cup of wassail and a nice chat. Since we can’t, this…
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Angel Wings Recipe :: Chrusciki Dessert
Today we are sharing our family’s Angel Wings Recipe, otherwise known as Chrusciki. Christmas is a time for not only making memories but for remembering. Certainly, when we look back on Christmases past, we are sure to…
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Primitive Angel Applique Block
Next to the Nativity Scene, angels are probably the most common religious symbol of the Christmas season. Many Christmas songs refer to them: Hark the Hearld Angels Sing, Angels We Have Heard on High, Angels…
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Wool Roving Angels
NOTE: Since we are reading the book The Littlest Angel for Advent this week, it seemed very appropriate to share this Wool Roving Angel now! I can’t remember a time in my life when I…
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