Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Giveaway Alert!

Check out a great giveaway HERE on What I Made Today for a chance to win your choice of a mini nature inspired journal from A Walk In The Woods!
Check out her Zibbet shop here!
And her Artfire shop here!
Giveaway ends next Wednesday! Seven ways to enter! Good luck!

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

New items in the shop!

 I listed some new kissing balls this weekend in my Zibbet Shop!!
And I made few pearl covered decorative bowl fillers for decorating your home! I love how elegant they look!

You can find these in my Zibbet shop!

Monday, December 27, 2010

Video Message from Santa....

My husband showed me this site today that he heard about from a buddy at work.  It's pretty neat! It's a site where you can customize a video message from Santa himself to be sent via email to your child, or even your spouse!!!

You can specify certain qualities that your chosen recipient has been doing well at, or needs to work on! It's really fun! And, it's perfect if your little one is pondering the reality of Santa! This will surely keep them believing!


I know that this may have come a little late, now that Christmas is over... but you may want to save this website in your favorites and bring it out during the year to keep your kiddos (or husband) in line! Enjoy!

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Caramel Chocolate Pretzels

I'm slacking on my Christmas baking this year! I've only made sugar cookies (which still need to be frosted) and gingerbread (which all got eaten already)!

One of my husband's favorite treats are chocolate covered pretzels.  So the other night I decided to dip him up a batch.  About halfway through, I had an idea...
I wonder what it would taste like if I dipped the pretzels in caramel first, and then chocolate??

Well,  it takes twice as long,  but they turned out pretty darn good! I've had to hide all the pretzels now so that they will make it to Christmas!!! Standby... more baking today!!!

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Social Media Button Tutorial

I have been searching high and low for an easy tutorial for putting the cute little buttons on the sidebar to my right here that connect you to my facebook, twitter, and RSS feed with one little click------->

So tonight while I was browsing my Facebook page, I see SimplyAnnieKate had posted a link for an easy how-to on her blog!  Check it out HERE!

And while you are at it, you might as well check out all the adorable "handmade boutique clothing" she makes for children on Etsy! Too cute!!!
*Thank you Katie for doing all the hard work and making it easy for us not so blogger savvy folks!!!

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Treats for Teachers

My little 3 year old goes to a Morning Out program twice a week at our church and yesterday she took her teachers some Christmas goodies! We baked up some sugar cookies, frosted and sprinkled them, and then I bagged them up.
I baked some round cookies that would fit inside clean soup cans with the tab top lids I opened with a edgeless can opener.  I hot glued the lid back on once the tins were filled with cookies so the teachers would have to use the tab to open the can to get to the goodies inside!
I used Christmas scrapbook paper to decorate the outside and top, garnished withe some ribbon, a little holiday cookie cutter, and matching labels!

Monday, December 20, 2010

On the 8th Day of Christmas...

There are all kinds of Holly Jolly Merry Berry Ho Ho Ho Christmas Time is coming giveaways on the blogosphere this time of year! I love it!

It's Day 8 of Somewhat Simple's 
12 Days of Christmas Giveaways!!!
Stop on over to enter for a chance to win 6 Months of Cupcake Wrappers from Yummy Cuppy Crafts... and don't forget to check out all the other amazing giveaways from Day 8!
SYS Thurs

Just listed in my Etsy shop...
A Gorgeous Blue & Silver Ribbon Friendship Gift Ball
This plastic globe opens up so you can fill it with little trinkets or gourmet treats and give to a friend as a gift.  Exchange this ball back and forth for all the special occasions in your lives... It's just as fun to give as it is to receive when you have a Friendship Gift Ball!

Saturday, December 18, 2010

12 Days of Christmas Giveaways at Somewhat Simple

Have you been drooling over all the giveaways over at Somewhat Simple this week? I have been!!! This week kicked off her fabulous 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways! Day 1 started off with 1 fabulous giveaway, Day 2 added 2 more, Day 3 had 3.... and you get the idea!

Well, today was day 6, and I just wanted to let you all know that on Day 8... Monday the 20th, I'll be included in one of the eight giveaways!  That's right! Yummy Cuppy Crafts is giving away a 6 Month Membership to the Cupcake Wrapper of the Month Club!

If you know a wonderful baker who would love this, it's a gift that keeps on giving! Receive monthly packages full of cupcake wrappers and extra special treats!

What's great about all these giveaways is that the winners of all the giveaways are going to be announced on Christmas morning! How fun! It's as if Santa will be dropping a little Christmas gift in your inbox!

Tonight I just listed 4 new kissing balls in my Etsy shop!
Don't forget to check out the other great crafts I have listed over in my Zibbet Shop!

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Countdown to Christmas

Twenty {20} Days Until Christmas!!! I still have so much shopping to do! This is a magnetic countdown calendar I made with my Cricut and a cookie sheet last year! You can read about it in this link.  My 6 year old LOVES to move the magnet each morning! 
I was hoping to get a couple more made to sell in my Etsy and Zibbet shops, but these past couple months have blown by so quickly, it feels like Halloween was just yesterday!

I hope you all are having a wonderful December so far!

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