November 2011
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2011 Holiday Cookie Recipe Swap
Submitted by Pam on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 02:36
COOKIES!
It is time to bake cookies! And make candy! And bake sweet breads and sweet treats!
My favorite time of year - Winter Holidays - is here! Sunday the 27th was the first Sunday of Advent and in Holland the celebration of the Feast of St. Nicholas is already begun! It is high time to warm up the oven and bake up some yummy goodness!
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Christmas Stocking Giveaway #2
Submitted by Pam on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 18:40
Stocking Giveaway time is finally here!
I have two stockings to give away this year! Each one will have goodies inside to celebrate St. Nicholas Day, St. Lucy Day, Guadalupe Day and other little goodies (such as Fanie's adorable stamps) I have been collecting this year! If you have been reading my blog, you know what they are!
Also, I am tucking in a couple easy to put together little "kits" from tutorials here on Gingerbread Snowflakes.
And in each stocking will be a little bitty box of those lovely chocolate sprinkles the Dutch love to put on their toast every morning!
Remember the Stocking Giveaway is hosted by Robin at Rsisland Crafts and if you follow this link you will find links to all the other crafty people who are holding Stocking Giveaway's on their own blogs! You can also use the button on my sidebar (right below the 2010 Holiday Cookie Recipe Swap) to reach the links.
Make the rounds and put your name in as many hats - er stockings - as you like! More giveaways will no doubt be posted throughout the week, so be sure to check back often.
If you would like to hold a giveaway on your own blog - it is not too late! Just pop it up on your blog and link to Robin's blog so you can link your site to all the others.
To enter the Giveaway for THIS 14"stocking - hand knitted by me, simply leave a comment below and tell me coolest thing you have ever hidden in someone's stocking! My other stocking - giveaway #1 - is here. You can enterit too if you like!
The giveaway is open until midnight PST December 5th (St. Nicholas Eve); and the winner will be announced on December 6th (St. Nicholas Day)!
Internationals are welcome to enter!
Good luck everyone!
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Christmas Stocking Giveaway #1
Submitted by Pam on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 18:17
Stocking Giveaway time is finally here!
I have two stockings to give away this year! Each one will have goodies inside to celebrate St. Nicholas Day, St. Lucy Day, Guadalupe Day and other little goodies I have been collecting this year - like Fanie's adorable stamps! If you have been reading my blog, you know what they are!
Also, I am tucking in a couple easy to put together little "kits" from tutorials here on Gingerbread Snowflakes.
And in each stocking will be a little bitty box of those lovely chocolate sprinkles the Dutch love to put on their toast every morning!
Remember the Stocking Giveaway is hosted by Robin at Rsisland Crafts and if you follow this link you will find links to all the other crafty people who are holding Stocking Giveaway's on their own blogs! You can also use the button on the sidebar (right below the 2010 Holiday Cookie Recipe Swap) to reach the links!
Make the rounds and put your name in as many hats as you like! More giveaways will no doubt be posted throughout the week, so be sure to check back often.
If you would like to hold a giveaway on your own blog - it is not too late! Just pop it up on your blog and link to Robin's blog so you can link your site to all the others.
To enter the Giveaway for THIS sweet 12" quilted and embroidered Spoonflower fabric stocking, simply leave a comment below and tell me coolest thing you have ever found hiding in your Christmas stocking! And you can enter giveaway # 2 here if you would like two chances to win a stocking!
The giveaway is open until midnight PST December 5th (St. Nicholas Eve); and the winner will be announced on December 6th (St. Nicholas Day)!
Internationals are welcome to enter!
Good luck everyone!
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A Few Tips For Surviving the Winter Holidays to Ponder Over Thanksgiving Break
Submitted by Pam on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 03:39
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I am so looking forward to another delicious dinner at Diane's house. And a few days off! So this will be the last post until next Monday, November 28th - time to share the contents of my stockings and announce the 2011 Christmas Stocking Giveaway!
It is almost December 1st!
Many of us are up to our ears right now in baking and cooking and cleaning and preparing for the big dinner. Others are packing their bags to enjoy a home cooked feast with family.
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Snowy White Sparkly Kanzashi (and Yo Yo) Garland
Submitted by Pam on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 03:08
Sharing a little experiment using Kanzashi templates, Pellon and craft mirrors to create a garland. Another idea that came to me in the shower!
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It's Not Too Late to Make An Advent Calendar - But Almost!
Submitted by Pam on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 18:56
Sorry this is a bit soft - as soon as they are open again, I will replace this!
As you no doubt have figured out by now, I am crazy about Advent Calendars! And I have just figured out that I must have a collection because as of today I have accumulated and made a total of 10 Advent Calendars!
Apparently I just can't get enough of opening little windows!
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Santa, Snowman and Pretty Trees - Stash Busting with Yarnia Cones
Submitted by Pam on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 23:18 -
Check Out These Adorable Temari Ornaments Made By a Reader.
Submitted by Pam on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 19:48
This adorable Temari snowman appeared in my e-mail just a couple days ago!
And this beautiful Temari "Pomander "Ball!
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How to Weave a Heart Shaped Ornament
Submitted by Pam on Mon, 11/14/2011 - 20:02
Meg over at MegaCrafty has invited all of us to join her Crafty Christmas Tree Challenge and decorate your Christmas Tree with only handmade ornaments.
As if I needed more handmade ornaments! But I am joining in anyway! Can't help myself!
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Icelandic Jólasveinar (Yule Lads) Come Calling Soon. Make One for Your Tree!
Submitted by Pam on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 00:40
Jólasveinar or Yule Lads, very, very distant relatives of the Päkapikk, and not so distant relatives of Nisse and Tomte, hide out in remote mountain caves of Iceland most of the year and only appear during the Christmas season.
