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Saturday, December 25, 2010

Day 25! Merry Christmas!!!

Day 25 - from Linda. Peace on earth! Such a sweet little girl on the cover. The angel is a magnet. She is happily hanging on my freezer.

Friday, December 24, 2010

I got my package the other day from Elizabeth's Peppermint Tag Swap and was so excited to open it. Here are the tags that I made. I loved that 40's kitchen and girl. Check out the lovelies that I got in my package. Here are some of the one's I had already clipped up in the living room. I'm still finding a home for the others. Aren't they just great!?! I also found a home for the little puppy that E sent in the packages. He fits in just perfectly on the tree.

Day 24!

Day 24 - from Wendy. Snowflake faerie..yeah!!! So cute! Inside was a sweet little nest pendant.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Day 23!

Day 23 - from Amy. I remember making these ornaments when I was a kid. O, the memories!

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Day 22!

Day 22 - from Hope in the UK. I love the snowman charm - I can't wait to wear him out.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Day 21!

Day 21 - from Elena. Such a sweet snowman with so much glittery goodness.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Wow 5 more days!

I realized that I never posted a picture of my little tree all decorated with the swap matchboxes. I didn't have room at home to set it up, so I added a little cheer to my office window. As you can see in the background, we were getting a little bit of snow that morning.

I had a creative high last night and went to bed at 6:30am the following morning!

A friend asked me to create a banner for her sister. All of her holiday decorations are snowmen and shades of blue.

I couldn't get a good picture of it all together, so I had to take pictures of it in pieces. The word she picked was Wonderland - so it was a pretty long banner. I think it might be the longest one I've ever made.

One of the best things about it was all of the supplies came out of my stash. Basic Grey & DCWV papers, Bazzil cardstock, Quickutz diecuts and misc other embellishments.

I was really happy with the end result. What do you think?

I decided to try making homemade kettle corn tonight. I've had the recipe so long, I'm not even sure where I got it. It was actually really easy to make and tastes yummy. My apartment smelled so good!!

You will need:
Yellow popcorn kernels
Vegetable oil
Brown Sugar
Water
Salt

First start off with making popcorn the "old-fashioned" way. Take a medium size pot with a lid and add enough vegetable oil to cover the bottom. Add enough popcorn kernels to make a single layer in the bottom of the pan. Cover with lid, turn on medium-high heat and shake pot every 10 seconds. Once the popping finished transfer to a large bowl.

In a second small sauce pan, add 2tsp vegetable oil, 2 tbsp water and 2/3 cup of light brown sugar. Stir with a wooden spoon and bring to a boil. After it comes to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from heat, pour over popcorn and stir to coat evenly. Add the amount of salt you would usually add to your popcorn - to get that great sweet & salty taste. Let cool a couple of minutes and eat. If you are planning on packing some up for a gift like I was - I spread it out on a couple of cookie sheets to allow it to cool and help separate it from forming into one giant popcorn ball.

See super easy & cheap - plus you don't have to wait till summer to get kettle corn from a festival.

Ken and I also made a bunch of cookies tonight, chocolate & peanut butter chip, snicker doodles and sugar cookies and some peppermint bark. I plan on packaging some up for friends and neighbors.

Can you believe that Christmas is only 5 days away? Ken & I have already exchanged a couple of early gifts. I got a gingerbread house kit and a gift certificate for the Goodwill. FUN!