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Hello blog friends. I hope you all had a nice Christmas. I know I did, as I enjoyed visiting with our families and friends. I still have more family to visit with this week. The holiday season seemed to have flown by so fast this year. It did not feel like Christmas here as the weather was so unusually warm and in the 60's. I liked it though as it made shopping for presents easier for me.
I will miss the holidays but I'm also looking forward to the new year and the quiet time of January. I will be taking down and packing away all of the Christmas decorations next week and organizing everything. We all plan on eating healthier now that the holidays will be over soon. The new year is the perfect time to do all of these things.
I had a fun year blogging and I enjoyed getting to know some of you better. I was also able to have the wonderful opportunity to meet some of you bloggers in person. In case you missed those posts you can read about them HERE and HERE. I think that that was my highlight of the year!
I also started in the beginning of June working with Jess from Plucky's Second Thought running with her our Monday link up party called Cooking and Crafting with J & J Link Up! I have had so much fun with that and I enjoy looking at and reading about the projects, recipes, and crafts everyone links up each week. You are all so talented and creative. Thanks for joining us each week as we appreciate it so much. I want to thank you all for making blogging fun and enjoyable for me.
I look forward to a new year blogging with you all! THANKS EVERYONE!!
Jess and I will see you all again back here on Monday for our Cooking and Crafting with J & J Link Up!
WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY AND HEALTY NEW YEAR!
Thanks everyone and enjoy!
Julie
Hello blog friends. Christmas is in a few days and I'd love to share with you a last minute gift idea.
It's Chocolates in a Mason Jar!!
This is such an easy last minute gift to make and give to anyone on your Christmas list.
Here is what you will need to make a Mason Jar Gift:
Tag
Ribbon
Wrapping Paper
Candy or Chocolates
Directions:
You need to take the inside lid off of the mason jar. Next take the lid and place on back side of wrapping paper. Trace a circle with the lid and cut out circle. Take tape and place on back of the circle and place on top of lid cover. (This covers the writing on the lid). Next take ribbon and tie onto the mason jar. Attach the tag onto the ribbon.
Done!!
This is a fun and easy way to make your gift look prettier for gift giving!
I will be taking the rest of the week off to finish up last minute preparations for Christmas. I still have shopping, wrapping, and baking to do. Thank you so much for your lovely visits and comments to my blog as I appreciate them all! Jess and I will see you all back here on Monday for our Cooking and Crafting with J & J Link Up.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Click HERE to see the great parties I will be linking up to!
Thanks everyone and enjoy!
Julie
Hello Blog Friends. I decided to participate in a Christmas Card Swap that Amy from Love Made My Home was hosting. This is my first time participating in Amy's card swap. Amy hosted one last year but I missed it, so I signed up this year and I'm so glad I did.
It was so much fun as we did not know the person who we were sending our cards to. Amy organized who were going to be paired up with.
This is the lovely handmade card I received in the mail.
Amy paired me up with a blogger from England named Jules who blogs at A Hidden Jem. Jules embroidered the pretty snowflakes on the card.
Thank you Jules for a lovely handmade Christmas card.
Thank you Amy for organizing this fun exchange and I look forward to participating in it again next year.
You can also visit Amy's blog HERE to see the Christmas cards that the other participants received.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and see you all back here on Monday for Cooking and Crafting with J & J Link Up!
Click HERE to see the great parties I will be linking up to!
Thanks everyone and Enjoy!
Julie
I was inspired to make Eggnog Pancakes recently, when Gina who blogs at Kleinworth & Co. linked up this recipe to make them at our Monday Cooking and Crafting with J & J Link Up.
This is what the pancakes looked like when I finished making them. This is the perfect pancake recipe to make for the holidays.
*** NOTE: I made a few adjustments to my recipe for the eggnog pancakes.
- Instead of using 4 cups of flour - I used Bisquick.
- Instead of using 3-1/2 cups of International Delight Egg Nog - I used Silk Almond Nog (Original).
- This recipe also uses 1/4 cup of canola oil (which I used) but I think if I make it again, I would leave it out of the recipe. I might try substituting the oil for applesauce.
- I added 1 chopped up banana to the recipe.
- I left out the nutmeg because I did not have any on hand.
*** CAUTION: This recipe makes a huge batch of the pancakes!! I made enough for three people to eat and a large batch to freeze.
The pancakes tasted so amazing and if you like eggnog than you will want to try making these pancakes.
What made it fun was that we had them for dinner. Have you ever made breakfast food for dinner? Well you should try it some time.
Note: All I have to do is take the eggnog pancakes out of the freezer on Christmas morning. Pop them in the microwave oven, and they are ready to go!
Thanks, I hope I have inspired you to make Eggnog Pancakes. Enjoy!!
Click HERE to see the great parties I will be linking up to!
Thanks everyone and Enjoy!
Julie
Hello Blog Friends.
I recently joined Vicky at Life on Willie Mae Lane for her third annual ornament exchange.
This is my third time participating in this fun exchange with other bloggers.
I enjoyed making the ornaments and gathering the goodies that I was assigned to send off to by Vicky.
I sent my package off to Sherry who blogs at Thrift My House and I'm so happy to have met a new blog friend!
I recently joined Vicky at Life on Willie Mae Lane for her third annual ornament exchange.
This is my third time participating in this fun exchange with other bloggers.
I enjoyed making the ornaments and gathering the goodies that I was assigned to send off to by Vicky.
I sent my package off to Sherry who blogs at Thrift My House and I'm so happy to have met a new blog friend!
My lovely gifts arrived in the mail from Debbie who blogs at She Graces Her Home in God's Beauty. I enjoyed opening up my box of goodies when they arrived in the mail.
Here is what arrived for me to open up. A beautiful card, an angel cookie cutter, and a recipe to make cookies. Pretty red Christmas gift tags, handmade by her daughter, and my blog friend, Stephanie who blogs at The Enchanting Rose, and cute snowflake tissues.
I opened up the box and here is what the gorgeous glass angel ornament looks like.
Here is the beautiful glass angel ornament hanging on my Christmas tree.
I had tears of joy when I opened up my box to see this beautiful angel ornament and I love how it looks on my tree. Thank you so much Debbie, I love everything and I will enjoy making cookies over the holidays.
I am so happy I joined the ornament exchange again this year. Thank you Vicky for taking the time to arrange and organize this for us all. I had so much fun and I'm looking forward to it again next year.
You can visit Vicky's blog to see the ornaments that everyone that participated in this exchange received.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend and see you back here on Monday for Cooking and Crafting with J & J Link Up.
Click HERE to see the great parties I will be linking up to!
Thanks everyone and Enjoy!
Julie
Hello friends. I've made crocheted Christmas Tree ornaments I'd love to share with you. Last month I was so busy crocheting these for family and friends.
I really enjoyed making these crocheted Christmas tree ornaments. It's fun using different color combinations with the yarn.
Below I have all the details to make these ornaments.
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These ornaments are so quick and easy to make and will look so cute on your Christmas Tree. These would even look cute attached to a gift package. How about making them into a garland for your mantel or tree?
CROCHET DETAILS:
The yarn I used is from Lion Brand Yarn in kitchen cotton. You can use whatever type of yarn you like and colors.
You can use an H or I crochet hook.
For my blog friends that enjoy crocheting, I hope I have inspired you to create your own Christmas Tree ornaments. They make nice handmade gifts for family and friends.
Click HERE to see the great parties I will be linking up to!
Thanks everyone and Enjoy!
Julie
Hi everyone. It's been a while since my last makeup post and I'd love to share with you my favorite mascara.
It's called Lights, Camera, Lashes 4-in-1 Mascara by Tarte'.
I have used and tried a lot of mascaras over the years and I love this the best! The cost of this mascara is $21.00 for a tube and the color I use is black. It's also cruelty free. I bought this mascara in Sephora and it's available at Ulta Beauty, Amazon, and perhaps in the makeup area of department stores.
When I use this mascara I do not need to curl my lashes and I only need one coat of mascara. When I do my makeup I'm usually in a big rush, so this is a big plus for me. This mascara makes my lashes look long and curled with no flaking or smudging. When I remove this mascara it comes off easy with using makeup wipes. I like using the makeup wipes from Costco and if you missed my post on their makeup wipes you can click HERE.
This mascara is the perfect time to pick it up for yourself, just in time for the holidays or for someone on your Christmas gift list.
To see the link for this mascara you can click HERE.
Have you tried this mascara yet? I'd love to know!
If you would like to read more of my mascara and makeup posts you can click HERE.
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Wishing you all a wonderful weekend.
See you all back here on Monday for
Cooking and Crafting with J & J Link Up!
I can't wait to see what awesome crafts, recipes, and projects you will share with us!
Hi friends. I was so busy last month crocheting star ornaments for friends and family for the holidays.
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I made the stars in all different colors and I had so much fun making them. They are quick and easy to make and will look perfect on your Christmas Tree.
These make cute homemade ornaments to give for gifts, and they would even look cute to use as a gift tag on a package. Another idea is using them to make a garland for your mantel or tree.
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| Crochet Star made with white yarn |
DETAILS TO MAKE A CROCHET STAR ORNAMENT:
Pattern: I used this PATTERN to crochet the star ornament.
Yarn: I used white and red kitchen cotton yarn from Lion Brand Yarn to create them. You can use whatever yarn you like for the star and any color yarn.
Hook: You can use an H or I crochet hook.
I hope I have inspired you to create your own crochet star ornaments.
To see more crochet ideas you can click HERE.
Click HERE to see the great parties I will be linking up to!
Thanks everyone and Enjoy!
Julie
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