frozen CRANBERRY PICKS

I made a bunch of frozen Cranberry Picks to put in drinks on Christmas Day. 

A fun, simple way to make drinks festive and keep them chilled.

Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Christmas Tree Cupcakes for Christmas dinner dessert

{ and leftover cupcakes for the weekend ! }

Happy Friday!!

origami Santa's

I made some little origami Santa's late last night just for the fun of it. They are only about an inch and a half tall and are so quick to make.  

Ho Ho Ho!

TRES LECHES Christmas Cupcakes

Last weekend was our annual White Elephant Christmas Party and the food theme this year was Mexican. I couldn't decided what to make for the potluck until a friend suggested Tres Leches { 3 milks } Cake. I had never made or ever eaten Tres Leches cake before however once she described it I knew right away I wanted to try it. 

 The food at this party is served buffet style and is eaten mostly while standing so I thought it might be more convenient to serve cupcakes which would be easy to grab and go. 

Since the 3 milks that the cupcakes are soaked in have a tendency to seep out at the bottom I decided to use foil cupcake liners to keep the milk mixture contained and help prevent messy fingers. 

I also put some of the cupcakes in red and clear plastic cups and served those with a spoon. That worked well and looked pretty cute too. 

Little Tres Leches Parfaits!

The cupcakes were a hit with our friends at the party and also with my family so I will definitely be making them again.

Christmas Postcard Invitation

 

Just popping in to share a postcard invite I made over the weekend. 

Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!

Tis the Season

Sharing a few of my favorite stories and music from this week.

Andre Johnson #80 of the Texans Football team gives 11 underprivileged kids an 80 second shopping spree.

 

The sounds of Christmas ~ beautiful.

A warming story from the Rose City.

 

Happy December!

Happy Thanksgiving

 

Pumpkin Magic Cake

Another quick and easy pumpkin dessert!

Happy Thanksgiving Eve!

New Shed/Garage { construction project ~ roof }

These pictures were taken in November.

The roof was put on, window installed and the door was hung, although when I went out to see the door I realized my camera was back at the house. 

There is a breeze way between the shop and the shed/garage.

The lights have also been wired and are working since I was there last. Installation of the garage door is next and then, when the weather allows, it will be painted. 

New Shed/Garage { construction project ~ foundation }  go here

New Shed/Garage {construction project ~ framing} go here

Happy Tuesday!

clementine Pumpkins ~ little CUTIES!

These little Cuties make perfect pumpkins and are great as appetizers/snacks.

Sweet and simple!

Have a marvelous Monday!

true hospitality

note to self:

Tis' the season of social gatherings and guests

which means 

many opportunities to choose

 true hospitality.

Practicing hospitality for the Holidays and Always.

Have a lovely Sunday.

New Shed/Garage {construction project ~ framing}

I have lots of pictures to share from the shed/garage construction project that Ron has been working on. I have been taking pictures over the last couple months however I have fallen behind in posting them so to make it easier I have split them up into two posts; framing followed by roofing/window/door.

These photos are from the beginning of October.

It happened to be a "Burn Day" which is always a big deal in Big "D". It usually takes most of the day for the large burn pile to completely burn out. Unfortunately the wind was blowing in the direction of the shed for most of the afternoon but...

...the smoke did not seem to bother the worker

or hold up progress...

...so by the time we were ready to leave

the walls were up.

The highlight of the day was....

testing out the new garage!

Both Dynamite and Sue fit just fine in their new home

&

enough extra space to store a few other things.

Happy Saturday!

New Shed/Garage Project ~ foundation go here

Pumpkins in November

Have a 

beautiful, happy, lovely 

Friday!