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!

Sprinkles Of Fall!

Candy Corn Tutorial

Fall Inspiration is everywhere!

It's a beautiful time of year!

I felt inspired to add a little sprinkle of sunflowers to my Fall/Halloween Twigs.

Do you remember my Halloween twigs?

The colors of Fall are my all time favorite!

How about you?

I can't believe October will soon be here!

 Welcome Fall!  Let's celebrate!

I will share with you a

little Halloween pillow for a little Halloween chair.

(I have a weakness for little chairs!)
A Candy Corn Pillow Tutorial
and a few Halloween Quilts!
Come Along!

If you are learning to sew, pillows are a great project to start!

Turn it in all directions, upside down, sideways, it all works!

This little Halloween pillow is embellished with a ruffle and beaded trim.

Simple to make!

Candy Corn is a pretty important accessory to Fall!

I felt inspired to make a few candy corn pillows!

Yesterday.....

I found my sewing/crafting room, I even found the counter tops, along with that I found

beautiful fabric colors for candy corn!

Wahoo!

Here is how I made CANDY CORN PILLOWS!

Select three fabrics- colors of candy corn

Draw a pattern on a file folder or card stock,

fold in half, cut to desired shape 

determine the size of your three colors

Cut two of each color

Sew three fabrics right sides together

Press!

Repeat for the back side of Candy Corn

Pin right sides together

 sew around candy corn,

 leave a opening at the bottom(base of candy corn)

clip corners and press

Turn and firmly stuff!

You are finished!

CREATE a basket full of CANDY CORN!

Sprinkle your tables, mantel, shelves with a little bit of candy corn happiness!

Enjoy!

Wishing you a Sweet Day!

Come back and visit soon!

Links:

tater tots and jello

funky junk interiors

a little lovely blog
craftomaniac

Seasonal Fall Decor

Welcome Friends! Let's Bloom into Fall!

Come Along for a Tutorial on a Fall Centerpiece!

LET"S CREATE A LITTLE FALL HAPPINESS!

Begin with a sculptured vase.

Add the following items:

Fall garland picks(2 for $3.00 at Michaels Craft Store),

wire, green Ivy garland or picks, Floral moss, floral picks

 Fall wired ribbon, Natural Wired Vigne Metallique(optional)

(1) Grapevine wreath,

  A basket that fits perfectly in to the diameter of your vase,

Cut your grapevine wreath in half and attach one half to your basket handle.

Embellish your grapevine wreath and the diameter of your basket

 with green ivy picks, green moss and garland.

 Secure ivy in place with floral picks and wire.

You are on your way!

Add Fall garland to one side of your wreath and basket.

Add Natural Wired Vigne, Fall wired Ribbon

Let The Magic Begin!

Embellish with a little Fall Happiness like apples, pumpkins, wood signs, and Halloween Decor!

Celebrate Family, Friends, Traditions!

Add a few "SPOOKTACULAR" Pumpkins from the pumpkin patch!

Deck The Halls of HOME with a little Fall Happiness!

Enjoy!

Have a safe and Happy Labor Day Weekend!

This was my little daughter's "Fall Happiness" as I was taking pictures of pumpkins.

We will GIVE THANKS for cooler temperatures in November!

From Window Valance to Crafting/Cooking Apron

What's Cooking?

Hello Friends! It all started with a black and white checkered Waverly valance that was the wrong size for my kitchen window! I loved the quality and design of the fabric-plus it was lined, so I hung on to it and made a apron from a valance!

I found my valance at Tuesday Morning for $8.00 per valance. The Waverly valance had originally started at $55.00. Several of the valances at Tuesday Morning were clearance priced between $4.00-8.00. You can easily get two aprons out of one valance! (Check the length). The fabric is heavy drapery lined fabric. The style of my valance is in a "V" shape, which makes it even greater for a apron! (The measurements of the valance are 52" width x 20" length).

I added four lined pockets, a tie that slips through the casing, and ties around the waist.

Quick and easy! You can easily make one too!

Let's Get Started:

1. You can find valances similar to mine on sale. (Look for the heavy lined drapery valance with 2"-- 2 1/2" opening or you may have one on hand that you are no longer using.

2. Place the valance/apron around your waist for desired size. Cut to fit. (This is the back of the valance shown in the picture). You can see the fabric lining and how well it is suited for a apron! (I cut 10 inches off on each sid, the "V'" should be centered on your waist) With a straight valance, you could get two aprons in one valance!

A. You will have raw edges on both ends of your apron, to make a nice rolled hem on both edges, unpick back approx 1/2 inch.
B. Fold and press into place and sew a 1/2" hem. Do not sew the casing closed, you will need to leave a opening for the ties. Press and set aside, move onto pockets.

3. For Pockets, measure desired width and cut 8-10 inches for length of pocket.

4. Measure and cut lining of fabric for back of pocket.
5. Cut interfacing the same size as front and back fabrics.
6. See picture below, place your pocket front and back fabrics right sides together, place interfacing on top(like a sandwich).

7. Sew along the length of fabric on both edges top and bottom creating a tube.

8. Turn the fabrics to the right side or front of the pocket, press, trim with rotary cutter both ends of long tube. Sew the two openings closed by creating a nice hem on both sides of tube.

9. Press pocket and place on front of apron, pin into place.

10. Measure and mark your pockets. I generally mark 3-4 pockets evenly spaced. Sew pockets to apron at both ends of pockets and bottom of pockets.

11. Measure and cut fabric to desired length for ties. I like my ties to go completely around my waist and tie in the front. Measure ties so they will fit through the valance casing.

12. Press rolled hem on both ends of ties, fold and press into place and sew. Make sure you press the ends before you sew. I like to sew top and bottom of tie.

13. Feed the tie through the casing with large safety pin.

Your apron is complete and ready to wear!

Enjoy!