Jen of Four Marrs One Venus and Julie of White Lights on Wednesday host an amazing cooking competition bi-monthly called “Get Your Chef On”. It’s really fun how they do it. They pick an ingredient that each “contestant” is required to incorporate into their submission. In November, the ingredient was Cranberries. I signed up and was inspired by this…
Archives for November 2012
Homemade Holiday Inspiration Day 19 – Pledge Glitter Ornaments
Don’t you just love the sparkly-ness of glitter? I sure do….but I don’t like the mess. It seems like no matter how hard you try to clean it up, you will find glittery pieces around for a while. So, I was so intrigued by the many posts I found floating around Pinterest for creating ornaments…
Homemade Holiday Inspiration Day 18 – Pop Bottle Penguin
I was looking around on Pinterest a couple of weeks ago and found these cute penguins from Craftberry Bush. Aren’t they super cute? Each of these penguins take two pop bottles to complete. However, when I was readying my family for our trip to Kentucky for Thanksgiving last week, I picked up two 8-packs of 12…
Homemade Holiday Inspiration Day 17 – Cinnamon Ornaments
OMG, I just saw that this post did not go live last night like I had planned. I had it put together and saved it but I forgot to “publish” it and alas, you didn’t see it! So, about 12 hours late, here’s Day 17’s inspiration. Cinnamon Ornaments Supplies: Cinnamon Applesauce Rolling Pin Cookie Cutters…
Holiday Time is Duck Tape (R) Time – Review
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Duck Brand® for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. It’s amazing how Duck® Brand Duct Tape was a grey utilitarian product for so many years. However, today it comes in so many amazing colors, prints, sheets, and more! You can even get it in glow-in-the-dark! The…
Homemade Holiday Inspiration Day 16 – Recycled Snowman
Have you ever looked at an empty container and envisioned something else? I have. Yup! Look what I’m sharing with you today! Recycled “Mini Toppers” Container Snowman Supplies: Empty Mini-Toppers container Felt sheet Piece of string/baker’s twine/yarn E-6000 glue Sharpie Paint Pens in Orange and Black Step 1: Remove the label from your Mini-Topper container…
Homemade Holiday Inspiration Day 15 – Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix
Some of my favorite childhood memories revolve around snow days. I loved building snowmen, sledding and attempting to ice skate. However, the best part of the day was coming inside and finding that my mom had made me a cup of hot cocoa: liquid love! I still have a soft spot for hot cocoa today…
Homemade Holiday Inspiration Day 14 – Jr Mint Brownies
Do you know anyone who doesn’t like brownies? I can’t think of anyone. In fact, whenever I’ve attended a potluck, the brownie plate never has leftovers. Aside from brownies being liked to virtually everyone, they are also super easy to make. So, if you are not a master chef in the kitchen, how can you…
Homemade Holiday Inspiration Day 13 – Curling Ribbon and Bow Ornaments
Did you find any great Black Friday bargains? My daughter and I did. Our first stop was at Michael’s where we purchased every crafter’s “must have” when making Christmas ornaments: the clear glass ball ornament. Look what I made in less than 20 minutes (10 minutes each). Curling Ribbon and Bow Ornaments Instructions for the…
Homemade Holiday Inspiration Day 12 – Spice Advent Box Part 1
Before I share today’s inspiration (part 1), I want to say “thank you” to all of you. I have made so many wonderful friends since I started blogging. You are always in my corner and I am truly blessed to know each of you. All of you have inspired today’s post. Why? Because it is…