lemon tarts

I was inspired to make lemon tarts when one of my neighbors told me last week that she was making them for Christmas Eve. I happened to have the same Barefoot Contessa cookbook she uses for the crust recipe and I also had some lemons 

so 

yesterday I made some.

YUM!

paper Christmas Stocking {gift holder}

My creative mother made these adorable paper Christmas stockings this year for everyone in our family. They are actually clever envelopes which hold a Christmas gift inside. The stitching across the top keeps the contents safe and secure. These would be great for any small gift such as gift cards, small jewelry, money or even a thank~you note. In fact, they could be made to fit any sized gift. I wanted to save our stocking so I punched a hole in the corner and will use it as an ornament next year.

broccoli Christmas Tree

I made my first 

broccoli Christmas Tree! 

In fact, 

I made TWO 

one for Christmas Eve and another for Christmas Day. 

I had never heard of or seen a broccoli Christmas Tree until a few weeks ago when my friend brought one she had made to a Christmas gathering. Once I saw it I could hardly wait to try making one myself.

✭ ✭ ✭

Such a festive and easy way to serve veggies!!

snow day

We had our first

 snow day 

of the season!

There is something extra special about taking a  

WALK

when it is snowing 

so

we bundled up, went out and enjoyed the beautiful 

but temporary 

winter wonderland

as we always do!

Have a wonderful Saturday!!

Christmas baking

Lots of 
Christmas baking 
going on at our house! 

   

thank-you cookies

A special thank~you cookie for everyone that participated in our annual

 Women's High School Basketball 

Pie Fundraiser!

collage Christmas ornaments

Just popping in to share some ornaments I made this week with old patterns, hymnals and a dictionary.

Hope you are having a great day!

linking up here: at the Picket Fence

vintage sewing pattern stockings {large}

This was the first stocking I made using my vintage sewing patterns. I used words and phrases that I clipped out of magazines to make the tags and added velvet rick rack to decorate the top. 

The hangers for the large stockings are made using a standard sized tape measure cut into approximately 6 inch lengths. 

 

I will post the medium sized stockings and a few more small ones as soon I get some pictures taken.

more vintage sewing pattern stockings here 

Have a MERRY Saturday!

vintage sewing pattern Christmas stockings {small}

Here is a sneak peek at a few of my 

Vintage Sewing Pattern Stockings. 

I am working on some others and will post those soon. I make the smaller sized stockings {pictured above} to use as Christmas tree ornaments, gift tags and as packaging for small gifts.

linking up to: the Shabby Creek Cottage

 

Hershey® Kiss Angels

Just popping in to wish you a wonderful 

Advent Sunday 

and to share these sweet little angels. They are easy to make and are a nice addition to the table at each place setting, as ornaments on the Christmas tree or several could be wrapped together and given as a gifts. 

Hershey® Kiss Angels

Supplies: silver or gold wrapped Hershey® Kisses, small metallic leaves and jump rings to match, small wooden balls.

Directions: Use a hot glue gun to attach the wings, head and halo. To use as an ornament just cut a piece of string the desired length and glue the two ends behind the wings.

Happy December!

popcorn ornaments

These are fun ornaments to make.

You'll need:

GLASS ball ornaments

Popcorn kernels 

ribbon { optional }

1. Remove the tops of the ornament

2. Fill with popcorn kernels 

{*amount of popcorn depends on size of ornament~see below}

3. Microwave a few seconds to start, add time as necessary

{total amount of time will vary with each microwave}

4. After the popcorn is finished popping shake out any unpopped kernels

5. Replace top and add ribbon

  

*For the mini ornaments I used only ONE kernel of popcorn per ornament.

*For the large ornaments I used approximately 10-15 popcorn kernels in each but amount may vary depending on the size of ornament}. It doesn't take very many kernels to fill the ornament once they have popped. 

NOTE: Occasionally an ornament will break during popping so watch carefully while in the microwave and check for broken glass. 

large ornaments

mini ornament

mini ornament