Black and White Sympathy Card & Crochet Hat

 A few post ago I shared with you a sympathy card. Unfortunately, I had to make another one. Wanted to share it with you all today.   I made this one for a friend at my Church. Her husband passed away a few days ago. I feel so bad for her. She also lost her Mother not that long ago. So here is the card I made for her.

I wanted a simple card and went with another black and white card like I did on my last sympathy card. I also used the same embossing folder.  I had got this bird stamp for my Christmas cards next year. But I thought it might work well for a sympathy card. So it was nice getting to use it. Just wish it wasn't for a sympathy card. I also added a few red gems. Thought they looked nice.

I also thought I would go ahead and share with you a hat that I crocheted for my daughter for Christmas. This was only my second hat that I have made. The first one I made was for my grand daughter. It's on my most recent post if you would like to see it. 

 

 I didn't add a pom pom to this one and I'm glad I didn't. My daughter said she loved the hat but would not have wanted a pom pom. I did mess up on this one and had to take out a few rows. That was a little frustrating.  I was so glad when it was finished. I do like how it turned out.

 If you would like to make one, you can find the video on youtube.
It's called the 1.5 Hour Crochet Hat. Ha! It took me a lot longer than an hour and a half.  The video is by crochetdreamz. If you try making this, make sure you have stitch markers.

I am super happy that it fit my daughter and that she loved it. Now I would like to make me a hat. Well actually I think I'm going to make me a headband. I found a really nice one to try.  

Thank for stopping by. Blessing to you all! 


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Krafty Chicks Challenge- #490 Clean and Simple
 

Card for Amy and Hygge Cloud Crochet Hat

 Sitting here trying to get this post made and I am freezing. It's only the start of January and I'm so done with winter. I have a condition called Raynaud's syndrome. So my hands and feet get extra cold and turn purple and white. It gets very painful sometimes. I have my cup of coffee so that is helping.

Today I wanted to share with you a card that I made for my niece Amy for her birthday. Her and her family recently moved back here from Illinois. Her husband retired from the Air Force and I'm so happy to have them back home after all these years away. 

 Awhile back Amy had bought an antique pitcher and matching tray from me. So I thought I would make her a card with a pitcher on it.

I thought the pitcher looked good with the tin tile embossing folder. I am planning on getting several more markers. I don't have very many. So I am limited on colors to use. But I think the colors I had worked o.k.

Also thought I would show you all the hat I crocheted my grand daughter Scarlett for Christmas. She had ask me if I could make her one. 
 I tried making a hat once and it didn't turn out so was nervous about attempting it again. But I thought I would give it another try since she ask. 

So here is the hat that I made for her.

After I started crocheting. It really wasn't as hard as I first thought. I had found the video on youtube and she explained the pattern pretty well. I used Hygge yarn by Red Heart in the colors Plum Candy and Pearl. 

The yarn is so super soft. I love to feel it. I picked up the pom pom at JoAnns or Michaels. Can't remember.  

If you would like to give this hat a try you can find it on youtube called How to crochet Hygge Cloud Hat. I watched the one for left handed but there is also one in right handed. The video is by Tamara Kelly. Oh and Scarlett LOVED the hat,

 That's all from me today. Got some dreaded house cleaning to do. The grandkids are spending the night with us. So I need to get my things done now. Happy day to you all and God bless!
  
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Wintertime Sympathy Card

 Hello, Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year. I think I have gained some weight with all the parties, But now that they are all over it's time to get back on track.

I think that we all would agree the hardest type of card to make is a Sympathy card. I have made one for a family member that lost her grandmother. So I thought I would share it with you all.

I'm pretty sure this is the first time I have made a sympathy card during winter. I knew I wanted something more on the simple side. 
So I thought a red cardinal in the tree would be nice. 
Not sure if you have ever heard that when you see a red cardinal it's your loved one that has passed on coming for a visit. Nice thought isn't it. I guess you never know.

Well that's it for me, I am super tired tonight.  I have totes and boxes all pulled out. Have been taking down Christmas decorations. I still need to take the tree down. 
Maybe I will get a burst of energy later and get it done. I have been dreading it. I love looking at my tree. 

I will be posting some things that I have crocheted in my my next few post. Hope you can make it back. Hope you all have a happy and safe week. Again thanks for visiting.



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Christmas Ribbon Treat Bags and Recipe

 It's Christmas morning. We are getting ready to go to our daughters to have Christmas with her and the grandkids so thought I should get this post posted before I leave.

Today I want to share with you some little treat holders that I made from ribbon.

These were fun to make and really doesn't take long at all. I had made some for Halloween and knew that I wanted to make some for Christmas. 

Found that cute Santa ribbon and the Dollar Tree or Dollar General store. I was going to buy some more but couldn't find it again. 
But I had enough to make what I needed. I think I made 8 in total and still have some ribbon left. I love the little green bells.

Here is a link to the ones I made for Halloween if you would like to see them.    Halloween Ribbon Treat Bags


Also wanted to share a recipe with you that I made for our Christmas dinner at Church. Everyone was to bring a homemade dessert. So I decided on some homemade candy. It's really good and easy to make. 

 


~Soda Cracker Candy~

Ingredients:

1 cup salted butter (2 sticks)
1 cup +2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1-1/2 sleeves saltine’s crackers

Preheat oven to 400*
Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Spray a bit of nonstick spray
Line crackers in rows touching each other.
Set aside
Bring butter and b. Sugar to a boil
Boil 3 minutes stirring constantly
Remove from heat
Add vanilla extract
Pour over crackers
Spread caramel toffee sauce quickly on crackers and place in oven for 5 minutes.
Remove and add chocolate morsels quickly
Spread chocolate and cover to trap in heat.
Chill in freezer for 10-15 minutes then cut or break apart.


Well I have got to get ready to leave. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you enjoyed seeing my Christmas project and the recipe. Hope you give them both a try.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and happy New Year!

 

Christmas Treat Mugs and recipe

 Hello,  Have been super busy today with cleaning and gift wrapping. I think I have all of my shopping done. I only have a few more gifts to wrap.

Went to my sister's tonight to have Christmas with my sister's and Mom. Had a great time. Lot's of laughing as usual. 


Tomorrow night we are going to my Dad's side of the family Christmas party. We always play bingo and always lots of wonderful food. I may gain 10 pounds before Christmas even gets here.


I wanted to share with you some Christmas Mugs that I made to put gift cards and treats in.

 These were so fun to make and not hard at all. I wanted to make some last year and never got around to it. So I knew I had to this year.

These are made using the Envelope Punch Board. Love that tool! You can do so much with it. 

If you are interested in getting one, I do know that Stampin Up has them in the clearance rack on their web site. If they haven't sold out already.

I had seen several video's on you tube on how to make these. They are all basically the same. The only thing I did different was I glued two pieces of cardstock together for the handle. I wanted it to be a little more sturdy. I also embossed it with a snowflake folder. 

The first one I made I used Ruby Red card stock from S.U. It's pretty but then decided it just wasn't red enough. So I made all the rest in Cherry Cobbler. Great Christmas Red. 

The paper is from The Paper Studio. I thought it was really pretty. I think I picked it up at Hobby Lobby.


I also wanted to share a recipe with you. As you know I do that from time to time.

Today I am sharing a recipe for Spinach Balls. I love them and thought you all might like to try them. 

Spinach Balls

2 pks. frozen spinach (thawed) and drained. Keep a little moisture.
2 1/4 cup stuffing
6 eggs - beaten
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup parmesan shredded Cheese
2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. salt
1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
tsp dried parsley
I also add a tablespoon or more of parmesan in a jar.
 
Drain spinach well but leave a little moisture
In bowl, mix together all ingredients until well blended
Preheat oven to 350 and place mixture in fridge for 30 minutes before making balls.
Form into balls. Place on baking sheet sprayed w/ non sticking spray.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes

These are super easy to make and really good. I do think they are best served right out of the oven. If you don't need that many just cut recipe in half.

Hope you enjoyed seeing my Christmas Mugs and recipe. If you decide to try the spinach balls please let me know how you liked them. 

Thanks for stopping by and hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!





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Christmas Cards 2019

 Hello, So glad you could stop by. Sitting here drinking a cup of coffee. Just got home a little while ago. Have been doing some Christmas shopping with my sister and Mom.

 Had a good time, had lunch at Texas Roadhouse. Glad to get a few more things bought for Christmas but hated getting out in the cold.

 It snowed last night so most of the schools around was canceled. My grandkids were so excited. I remember being little and being excited when school was called off. 


Wanted to share with you my Christmas Cards that I have made for this year. 

I really enjoy doing scene cards and this one was a fun one. I used my stamping tool the Misti to make the process go a lot faster. It's nice when you have to make several of the same cards. Tried to make it look more water colored. Used my aqua painter.

Really like how the Softly Falling embossing folder looks. First time using it and also like how the Cherry Cobbler striped ribbon from S.U. looks. The folder is no longer available at Stampin Up.

 You can't tell, but to save on the ribbon. I just used little pieces of ribbon on each side. There was no way I was going to waist all of that pretty ribbon.

I also thought I would share with you what I picked out for winning on the Through the Craft room Door challenge blog. Won a $15.00 gift card from Stamplorations. 

So excited to have won and can't wait to play with this wonderful stamp set. This one is from the Shery Russ Designs and is called Coffee Joy. 
She even sent me a little sample of her Lippy Love Lip Balm. It's 100% natural and vegan. She sales full size balm tubes.

Stamplorations has so many wonderful products. Stamps, Dies, Stencils and other things. 
Have you ever checked them out??? If not here is a link for you.

stamplorations 


Well, I guess that's it for me today. I will be sharing a few more post before Christmas. Hope you can make it back. 


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DL.ART - Thankful Thursday Christmas

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Addicted-to-Stamps - #180 Cold and Frosty

America Christmas Card

 Hello, glad you could stop by. I know this is a hectic time of year. I can't get over that there is only 13 days until Christmas. 

Just got home  from helping my sister decorate the Church for our Christmas dinner on Sunday. It looks so pretty. My grand daughter helped also. Helps so much to have young one's around to help out. A couple of others helped out as well. 

Planning on going to the big Christmas flea market tomorrow in Louisville Kentucky with some of my family. I have things I need to be doing to get ready to head out early, so I need to get this post done.

So I want to share a card that I made for my son. He had ask me if I could make him a Christmas card to give to one of his friends and that he also needed it to be patriotic. A Christmas card that also looks American. It took me awhile to think of something I could make.  So this is what I came up with.

 Sure hope he likes It. I think it looks like an American Christmas Card. 

That's all from me, It's late and I need to get some things done so I can head off to bed.
 Thanks for stopping by. I will be sharing several more post before Christmas. Hope you can come back. Hope you have a great weekend!


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Anything Goes #104 

Always Fun Challenges - Snowflakes #140

Make My Monday challenge blog - #111 Anything Christmas

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Christmas