Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to everyone! I hope you all get to enjoy this special time of year with your family and friends. I look forward to hearing from you all when your loved ones open the presents we worked on. So many of you have little surprises and I can't wait to hear how everyone liked their gifts. Do tell me!!!! 

I love Christmas carols and found this version of Oh Holy Night by Celine Dion.  Such a beautiful voice!  

Merry Christmas!

Silly Fun

more animals

Thank you!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by and looked and shopped. It was fun for me and I hope you enjoyed shopping, too. I will ship your orders this week. I just wanted to say a BIG "Thank You" to everyone who purchased and I hope you enjoy your gifts!

TODAY is the day!

Come back tonight at 7:00 p.m. for the Christmas Open House. I will have a special page loaded with all of the items I have been working on for the past few weeks. Yippee! I only have ONE of each item in the Open House so it is a first come, first serve type of event. The first two people who purchase items totally more than $23.00 will receive a free pair of earrings! I look forward to this evening and I will be available if anyone has any questions. Happy Monday!!

Happy Friday!

Something silly and FUN to watch. Not your traditional Christmas display and I must admit, I'd hate to be their neighbors!

I'm close to having everything ready for the Open House! I'm excited about it and I hope that you stop by on Monday night to visit (online mind you). Happy Friday!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your day and have fun sharing with those you love what you are thankful for in your life. I'm thankful for my God who loves unconditionally, my precious little girls, my loving and amazing husband, our health, and that we are blessed to have wonderful friends and family. Of course it is wonderful to have all of the other comforts but having loved ones near is priceless to me. I am richly blessed!

Here is a picture of one of our turkey cupcakes we made. Funny little thing, isn't it? Home projects just don't turn out like they do in the magazines, do they? Our turkey -


Turkey from the magazine -

Just a teaser

I took some pictures yesterday and thought I'd put up a little teaser. ha ha

OH JOY!

Oh Joy! I have found a recipe I like that tastes like my Starbucks drink I like. I made it this morning and tinkered with the measurements a little, but boy, it is good! I'll put the recipe at the bottom. In other news, I have been working on the Open House items and I must say they are cute (at least I think they are). :::giggle::: The Christmas items are a little whimsical and fun and I hope you like them. I finished a holiday bracelet this morning. I couldn't sleep after 5:10 a.m. so...I made a bracelet. How fun to get that done, make a drink, and be ready for the girls when they woke up ready to start the day. I think I'll get up that early every day from now on and get a few things done. NOT!

Here is the Mocha Frappuccino recipe that I found on recipezaar.com
1/2 milk
2 tablespoons of chocolate syrup (I added more) :)
1 tablespoon of sugar PLUS
1 teaspoon of sugar
1/3 cup strong coffee or espresso
1 cup of ice (again, I added more)

Put all of the ingredients into a blender except the ice and blend until the sugar dissolves. Add ice and blend until smooth. Top with whipped cream and a drizzle of chocolate syrup. Voila! Yummy!

It is hanging in there

This is my little begonia. It is the only one left and isn't it cute? I LOVE the color of this flower and it greets me everyday on my front porch. I think I'm going to have to try to winter this plant over since it is trying so hard to stay alive.

Christmas Open House

Please come and join me for Christmas Open House (online) on December 8th at 7:00 p.m. Won't that be nice to go to an Open House and not dress up? Well you can if you want to. : ) I am making some Christmas items and will have earrings and bracelets and other items available in various price ranges so hopefully you will be able to find something you like for yourself (you can help your husband with his Christmas shopping :::giggle:::) or a loved one. Take a few moments that evening to shop around and steal a few moments for yourself. I'll be available that night if you want to email me or ask me any questions about the items for sale. The only thing you might want to bring is your own drink since I won't be able to serve beverages. LOL