Sometimes we have to let go of traditions. I guess that’s why I get sad during the holiday season. However, it’s always great to start new traditions which is what Dave and I did today. I’ve been making my own Christmas cards for as long as I can remember. Now, that doesn’t mean there weren’t…
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Triple Cinnamon Pecan (Cookie) Biscotti
Hubby recently bought a couple of new books. I grabbed this one to see if it had any fun recipes I could try for Christmas. Here is this biscotti recipe by a different name on the web. The book explained that this was not the biscotti I like to make ( cantuccini), which is a…
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Wow! It has been a busy week here. I spent three days at our church making sure the Operation Christmas Child program volunteers had enough food to keep them going! Our church was selected to be one of the regional centers so we’ve been receiving boxes all week from area churches and other gathering places.…
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I’ve been working on my office/studio/woman cave for the last several days trying to AGAIN get it organized. Last year I bought some great boxes and finally got most of my craft stuff so I know what I have (well, mostly). Now looking at this picture I see I’ll also need to organize within the…
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I’ve started working on some goodies for Christmas presents. This summer I made mango lotion bars. Lotion bars are nice because you can easily carry them around and they don’t spill. (However, I wouldn’t leave them in a hot car since they might melt.) When they are poured into these push-up containers you don’t even…
Read MoreStamped Metal Jewelry Book/DVD Giveaway
GIVEAWAY CLOSED – CONGRATULATIONS TRISH OF INDIANA I must tell you that I HAD to have this book, Stamped Metal Jewelry by Lisa Niven Kelly as soon as it was published. When I received it, I sat down and read through it immediately, and then jumped to the computer and watched the DVD. But then…
Read MoreOld Tyme Vanilla Soap
Well, Dave and I are at it again! We made two soaps yesterday. This first one is made from lard. We wanted to try lard since that’s what soap used to be made with. We used lard from the store and it was S-T-I-N-K-Y! But today with the vanilla creme fragrance oil, we can only…
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Well, I’ve been wanting to make this soap for quite a while. My friend Marsha is allergic to all nut oils so I’ve been itching to make some olive oil soap for her. In fact, my whole reason for infusing calendula flowers in the olive oil was for her soap. Anyway, last week I finally…
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I’ve been wanting to infuse some herbs for our soaps and body products. Our Calendula did not do well in the garden this year, so I ended up purchasing some dried organic Calendula flowers from Mountain Rose Herbs. Thanks to Katie, a soapmaker on one of the soaping groups, for these instructions. Fill the sterilized…
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