Christmas Joy!

Hello Friends!

"SEW" What's New?

New Handmade Bags have arrived to my etsy shop!

First, I'm sharing a few MORE Christmas Swiss Rolls with you!

Welcome Christmas JOY!

Welcome New Handmade Bags...Celebrate good times throughout the year!

You will see a lot of mixed patterns and vibrant colors along with colorful 

 FLOWERS, BIRDS, TREES, AND A LOT OF

POLKA DOTS!

Inspiration from my daughters for the younger crowd!

More Bags soon to come!

Fabrics from Riley Blake, Timeless Treasures, Moda and many more!

I'm hoping to add more Baby/Diaper Bags, especially one for a Baby Boy!

Flower clips are detachable, you can wear them in your hair, on denim jackets,

mix and match with other bags and accessories etc.

More Christmas Quilts! Christmas Quilts bring Happiness to your Christmas Decor!

Moda Charm Pack-My second Christmas Quilt--a favorite for beginners!

The FUN is in the mix and match of fabrics

No pattern needed, just start sewing and let the magic begin!

(I LOVE charm packs, super fast and displays your Beautiful Fabric Collection!)

(I made this quilt when my LOVE for QUILTING started-2007)

BELIEVE...

In The Magic of Christmas!

                      Believe in YOURSELF--YOU CAN SEW!

Try a Charm Pack.

Try a SIMPLE Pattern to begin your love for Quilting.

(If you can sew a straight line, you can do it).

You are "SEW" Creative for all my friends who tell me differently!

Everyone has CREATIVE talents!

Share your talents.

Have a "JOYFUL" Day!

Have FUN!

Thanks for visiting!

I love hearing from you! Thank you for your heartfelt emails!

Christmas "Sweet Treats"

                                       Welcome to Sweet Treats
                                                                for Christmas!
                                                             (I'm re-posting from June 4, 2010)

Celebrate!

How about a Christmas Blizzard? Here's a few Christmas treats, as I mentioned in my previous Christmas post, to prepare early for the Christmas Holidays! You can also make these fun treats for all celebrations and Birthdays!

How to make a Christmas Blizzard-

Ingredients:

One large glass (Walmart-under $1.00)

Fuzzy socks, Christmas hat, scarf or anything that can be rolled with the looks of Ice Cream!

Candy Canes

Red Candy Pixie sticks

Christmas candy picks (Hobby Lobby $1.00-50% off)

ribbon

Christmas tags

Recipe:

I used a scarf in my blizzard. I rolled it and puffed up the top to a tip. I added candy canes, pixie sticks and Christmas candy pick. Tie a ribbon, add a tag and welcome Christmas Smiles!

Christmas Swiss Roll:

How to make a Christmas Swiss Roll:

Ingredients:

One Brown Washcloth

One White Washcloth

One Elastic

One Christmas Tag

One Candy Cane

Christmas Ribbon

Recipe: Take one white and brown wash cloth. Fold each washcloth to the middle, roll the two washcloths together.

Place elastic around the folded wash cloths to keep in place. Next, add candy cane, ribbon and Christmas tag.

Enjoy your Swiss Cake Roll with your Christmas Blizzard!


Enjoy!

The Wreath Factory

Check out all the beautiful and striking wreaths, from traditional to modern, at The Wreath Factory at Otter Creek.

"Fall" Into Christmas

Welcome Friends!

Believe In The season......

I hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving Day!

We sure did!

I'm enjoying my kids home for the Thanksgiving break.

Today, we are decorating Christmas Topiarys and a lot of Christmas decorating!

(My Favorite Topiary-I change it every season)

"Fall" into Christmas!

(You may remember these Green Topiary's from FALL!)

They are now transformed into Christmas!

Supplies:

Christmas garland wreath

Candy Canes and Candy

Christmas Ribbon

Add Candy Canes to the finished Topiary

Add Candy Berries Wreath around flower pot,

Fill flower pot in with Christmas Candy Cane Candy,

Add Ribbon and Christmas Trims.

Embellish with Christmas Ornaments and crafts

You are Finished!

Hearts are available in my etsy shop for a limited time

More Hearts to come!

You may remember the "Christmas Hearts" from

"Twelve Days Of Creative Christmas"

"Christmas From The Heart"

Each Heart is personalized with a gift card and envelope

on the reverse side!

Enjoy!

Letters By Santa

Letters by Santa offers parents, grandparents, and loved ones the opportunity to send a personally created letter to whomever they choose. The letters come postmarked from the North Pole (Alaska) with a write up of a few good deeds that the child or person has done in the past year. It's a great way to keep the spirit of believing in Santa alive and kicking. Come check out the site.

Letters by Santa is offering my readers a special coupon code -- STORM -- for $3.00 off the regular price.