Okay, I’m taking a break from holiday shopping, baking, and crafting. I decided to look around for some ways to wrap my gifts. Here are two amazing tutorials I found. Check them out! How To Make A Bow How to Make Gift Bags from Newspaper 4you
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Cappuccino or Chai Latte Anyone?
Okay, admit it, you have people on your gift giving list that you have no clue what to get them. Well, everyone eats and drinks so I usually turn to the kitchen when I am truly stumped. Here are three extremely easy yet very yummy drink mix recipes that will impress everyone on your gift…
4 Hour Hat – Bulky
I always find is humorous how crafters are such optimists! We all think that when it comes to making holiday presents, we are superhuman and can complete 100 handmade gifts in a month! I am guilty of this. I will work like a mad woman until the morning of Dec 24 and then I…
Yarn, Needles, and a Movie!
It’s December! I LOVE the holiday season. People begin giving thanks in late November and then all of December is about bringing joy to your loved ones and your community. There are food drives, clothing drives, cookie exchanges, gift exchanges, caroling….oh, so much! I’m getting to psyched! As you know I have been on a…
Shopping for the Lovable Nerd in your Life
In our household, there are my two boys, my daughter, my lovely hubby, and myself. Of the 5 of us, 3 are Science/Math nerds: especially my hubby and my older son. This actually presents me with some challenges when it comes to finding Christmas presents. Today is Cyber Monday. Here are some links I found…
Oops Rasta Cowl
My local yarn shop (LYS) just received a shipment of malabrigo rasta. I LOVE the colors of malabrigo yarns and I had a 10% off coupon so I picked up a few more skeins for presents. Although I enjoy creating homemade gifts for those that are important to me, I get bored if I do…
Another 1 Skein Malabrigo Rasta Cowl
Okay, I am on a roll. Trying to get some of these Christmas gifts made so that I am not so frantic in December! I LOVE Malabrigo Rasta. The colors are so beautiful, it has a soft hand, and it is such a quick knit! I also think mobius cowls are fun. Here’s my newest…
1 Skein Malabrigo Rasta Mobius Cowl
Wow, I can’t believe that Thanksgiving is just 2 weeks away. That means it’s time to get hopping on all those handmade Christmas gifts. If you are a knitter or crocheter, Malabrigo Rasta is a beautiful kettle dyed bulky weight yarn for those quick knit gifts. It’s a bit pricy but with 90 yards (82 meters) and using large…
Pumpkin Bread and Pumpkin Muffins
The leaves are falling here in Ohio and tomorrow is Halloween. Autumn is a beautiful season. It’s also the time for pumpkins! In the two care packages I sent out a couple of days ago, I included pumpkin bread and pumpkin muffins. Here’s my recipes. Pumpkin Bread 1 16 oz can pumpkin (be sure this…
More Pesto!
The weather here is turning back into typical fall: drizzly, overcast, leaves falling. Thankfully frost is still not in the picture so I haven’t had to harvest all of my remaining basil, tomatoes, and such. However, knowing my garden is on its last legs, we did have pesto again for dinner last night. I decided…