Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. That seemed rather true to me the other night when I made a lovely batch of warm mulled wine in the crockpot for a holiday gathering. It went something like this at our house when Venus Me and Mars Hubby tookRead More
Holiday Treats: White Chocolate Munchie Mix
The Christmas season is upon us once again. It’s the time of year for tinsel and lights, parties and packages, peace on earth, goodwill to men, and . . . Sugar. And Chocolate. Lots of sugar and chocolate please. Bring on the Christmas treats! For the next couple of weeksRead More
Christmas Craft Flashback #4 – Mini Spool Tree
The last ornament in my Christmas Craft Flashback is this little tree made from wooden craft spools wrapped with ribbon. It’s a very easy homemade Christmas ornament, and in fact, I made mine with a group of girls at our church several years ago. Even the school age kids wereRead More
Christmas Craft Flashback #3 – Felt Gingerbread Men
The next homemade Christmas ornament in our Christmas Craft Flashback are these cute little felt gingerbread men. Even though I followed a pattern from the fabric store, they required no sewing (Yay!). I did a quick check to see if this pattern (Simplicity 9768) was still available, but it’s oldRead More
Christmas Craft Flashback #2 – Stamped Tile Ornaments
It was seven years ago when I made these homemade Christmas ornaments using rubber stamps and small ceramic tiles. (I’m sure of the time frame on this one because I wrote the year on the front for a keepsake). I remember this was a very easy and quick craft andRead More
Christmas Craft Flashback #1 – Paint Stirrer Snowman
It was that time of year again when I was sorting through the Christmas ornaments I’ve collected. I’m not talking about the color-coordinated-shiny-ball kind of ornaments, mind you. I’m talking about my shoebox full of the whimsical and kitschy kind of ornaments accumulated over the years of raising kids andRead More
Pretzel Ring + Hershey Hug + M&M = Easy Recipe for Treats!
Here’s a quick and simple recipe that’s one of my favorites around the holidays. You don’t need any baking skills to make these little treats. In fact the hardest part of the recipe is unwrapping all the Hershey Hugs! The three ingredients you’ll need to make these snacks are pretzel rings,Read More
Peppermint Bark Recipe
I always think it’s fun to page through mail order catalogs at Christmas time to see all the gift ideas on their pages. One item that I often see is gift tins of peppermint bark – and they always looks so good !! The good news is you don’t have toRead More