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Category: holidays
7 swans-a-swimming
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I made this ATC for a swap over on SISTV. The theme is “the 12 Days of Christmas”.
My day is 7 Swans-a-Swimming. I found an image online of the sheet music, shrunk the image and printed it. Then I sprayed it with Candy Apple Glimmer Mist. Christmas is coming soon…lots to do! |
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pretty pleats for paper
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Whew! It’s been a long week.
I had the stomach flu for most of the week, then towards the end of the week, I had 2 events to get ready for. One being my husbands family Christmas and the other, a coffee fellowship time at church this morning. Whew! Today, I finally worked on my December Daily. I got out my sewing machine and decided to make pleats for paper! Here’s how:
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It’s as simple as that! That completes my December Daily: Day 4. |
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kate’s purse
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My niece & nephew have spent the entire weekend with us. In a house of 3 people, the youngest being 15, there aren’t too many things to entertain a 10 & 6 year old.
EXCEPT for……. Craft supplies! Kate, the 10 y.o. made this cute purse. For the most part, all by herself! She came up with shape, handstitched the edges, (whipstitch, is what I call it), hemmed the flap, we added a snap for closure, a shoulder strap and a flower & button embellishment! It’s quite a pretty bag! We’ve also strung many letter-beaded bracelets, hand embroidered hearts and lettering onto fabric, sketched, AND we’ve been to our local museum for the Annual Christmas Tree Festival, (which I have gone to for yeeeeaaarrrs), drove around to look at the Christmas lights, shopped for furniture, drank hot chocolate, watched Christmas movies and MORE! (I’m going to need a vacation from my weekend…lol) Hoping to work on my December Daily later tonight/tomorrow….I will post pictures soon! |
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cozy Christmas
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Last night I attended a “Cozy Christmas” women’s event for our church.
We had a nice evening of fellowship, fun Christmas games and of course all sorts of Christmas goodies & coffee. Today, I had lunch & Starbucks with my great friend, Lisa. It was nice to slow down and enjoy great conversation & time with her. I have been working on my December Daily…can’t believe it’s December. I will be posting some pix from my DD tomorrow. |
my chocolate chip cookie recipe
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(Wednesday evening) I was baking some cookies for a Christmas party that is today.
I didn’t have any holiday M&M’s, so I went with my no-fail chocolate chip cookie recipe. I love these cookies!! Here’s the recipe: Chewy Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies (adapted from an online recipe) Ingredients:
Directions:
Yield: 1 batch using large scoop = approx 35 cookies *My recipe is peanut-free. *Make sure to check your chocolate chip ingredients if this is a concern for you. Do you enjoy holiday baking? I do. Chilly weather makes me want to bake. Maybe I should move my treadmill into the kitchen so that as I am eating my cookies I can walk off the calories instantly! lol |
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new christmas bling {wordless wednesday}
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whoooo are you thankful for?
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Happy Thanksgiving! I hope that everyone has had a great Thanksgiving, full of lots of delicious food and time spent with loved-ones.
Well, as you can see above, this is the completed project that I made my lil miss hoot & her hunky hoot friend for. |
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Here’s how:
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Who are we thankful for? We’re thankful for YOU! |
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…a few of my favorite days…
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These are just a few of my favorite days (pages) so far!!
Above, I used an old piece of sheet music, misted it with Caramel Apple Mist, to make it look even older. As a result, the edges always roll up from being damp. I love that effect!!! The Santa is a gift tag. He fit perfectly with the theme of my December Daily. On day 3, the Santa is a 3D sticker that I placed inside a frame that I cut using my Cricut Expression. If you aren’t familiar with a December Daily, let me explain! It is a Scrapbook/Journal made PRIOR to December. The idea was created by Ali Edwards (she is amazing!). You pre-make a page for each day of December. That way, when the holidays are underway, and you are stressed by the hustle & bustle, it will be much easier to simply insert a picture from that day, or journal about it. Last year was my first time that I participated in creating a DD. I made one mistake. I tried to “scrapbook” each page ahead of time. I used titles and themes for each page. Yes, they were Christmas-themed, but it made it more difficult, because if the page was themed with “Christmas Lights” and I didn’t end up doing anything on that day of December that had anything to do with lights, then it seemed to mess up my page. In other words, I detailed it TOO much when I made the page. SO, (if that makes sense), this year, I am attempting to remember the “less is more” theory. That way, when it comes to that particular day of December, I will be able to title the page using what fits. If you’ve never tried it…give it a whirl! You won’t be disappointed! |
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december daily 09 intro
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I have been working on my December Daily 2009.
This is just a glimpse of some of the pages that I’ve uploaded. The above page is an intro page. This paper is so pretty that I didn’t want to cover it up! The bird part actually feels like felt. |
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This is a title page. I used my “snowy embellishments” for most of the page numbers (December Day #).
I’ve completed my December Daily thru page 15, but I haven’t uploaded all of the pix yet. I am hoping to have the entire DD completed in the next day or so. I need to begin my Christmas cards…amongst other projects, lol. Ok. Time for a snack. Enjoy your evening! |
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