Hello friends.  I know Christmas is almost here, but I wanted to share with you the crochet star and Christmas tree ornaments that I made a few years ago.  I really enjoyed making these and I even made some for a Christmas ornament exchange that I participated in a few years ago.

You will see below the white cotton star ornament that I made.

These crochet star ornaments are very simple to create and make a perfect last minute gift or you can even use for your own Christmas tree.

You could even use the stars on a present with a gift tag and that would look really pretty.

Crochet Christmas Star

For the pattern and details to make the crocheted star, you can click HERE.

These stars would look great made in different colors.  You could even crochet them for the summer holidays in patriotic colors.

I hope I've inspired you to create these cute stars.

Crochet Christmas Tree

I was so happy when I found the pattern to crochet these Christmas tree ornaments that I made a few years ago.  These are so easy to crochet and would look perfect on your Christmas tree.  To see the pattern and details to make the trees, you can click HERE.

I think a great idea for the trees is to make them into a banner and hang it on your mantel or somewhere in your house.

I hope you like this idea for last minute crafting and make these crocheted ornaments.



Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you all enjoy the rest of the week and weekend.

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Hello, friends and Happy December.  I can't believe it's the beginning of December already!  How did the year go by so fast?  LOL.  😯

Well, I really enjoy using the crockpot during these busy days during the holidays and the long winter months.  I love the way the kitchen smells when a roast is cooking in the crockpot.

I have this super easy and delicious Crock Pot Applesauce Pork Roast to share with you.




The easy part about this recipe is that you just add your vegetables to the bottom of the pot, and then add your roast on top of the vegetables.  The juices from the pork roast make its own gravy that cooks right in the crockpot.

I added carrots and celery to the pot, but you could even add in cut up potatoes and onions.

Hello friends.  I hope you are all having a nice week.  Did you all have a nice Thanksgiving?  I did and I'm really enjoying eating all of the leftover food.

Well, I love yarn, as most of you know, and at the end of the summer, my niece and I visited the store Purl Soho.

I did a blog post recently HERE on my trip to Purl Soho and just in case you missed that post you can read all about it.  If you are not familiar with the store then you can read about it HERE.

Purl Soho - New York City

I had a wonderful time shopping in the store and bought some really beautiful yarn, to knit a scarf.

Below is a photo of the yarn I bought.  It's called Alpaca Pure in the color Gray Fig.  I love this yarn because it's so soft and the color sort of reminds me of a fig.  It sometimes looks like a dark purple color or a shade of brown.

Alpaca Pure Yarn in the color Gray Fig

I have a little bit of the scarf started and I am knitting it in the seed stitch.  I love working on this scarf a little bit at a time, in the evenings while I'm watching tv.

I am not a fast knitter.  I know this will take me a while to complete, but at least I do not have to rush to finish it for any reason.

This knit scarf is the seed stitch and I am working on size 9 US or 5.5 mm needles.  I also cast on 21 stitches.




Julie

Twice Baked Potato Recipe

Twice Baked Potatoes are the perfect side dish to serve for Thanksgiving and for the holidays.  The potatoes taste so delicious and in my family we just love them.  To make the potatoes, you can click HERE.  I hope you'll try these twice baked potatoes, as it's a favorite recipe from my mom!

Sausage Stuffing Recipe

I've made this Sausage Stuffing so many times and it tastes so good.  This stuffing is so easy to make and just a basic sausage stuffing recipe.  If you would like to make this, just click HERE.
** If you do not like any sausage in your stuffing, then you can always leave it out.  I hope you enjoy and like this as much as we do.

Hello, friends and Happy November!

Now that the weather is cooler and the winter months are right around the corner, I love using the crockpot to make dinner.  I'd love to share with you this easy recipe to make Crock Pot Baked Ziti.

Have you ever had crockpot baked ziti?  Well, I made this crockpot dish after finding the recipe on Pinterest.

Guess what?  It tastes so good made this way, and you would never know that this isn't made in the oven.




The best part of this recipe is that you don't have to boil any pasta.  You just add all of your ingredients to the pot and let it cook for a few hours.



I made my sauce meatless, but you can always add in chopped beef to the sauce.

This dish tastes so delicious, that you would never know that it was made in a crockpot.  This crockpot baked ziti is the perfect weeknight meal and you can even make this for a holiday party.

You can serve your crockpot baked ziti with a tossed salad and homemade garlic bread.








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Julie

5 Year Blog Anniversary at Julie's Creative Lifestyle

Thanks, everyone and enjoy!

Julie