This past weekend was a fun one filled with family (Hi Sis) and baking fun.
Have you done a lot of baking or a holiday craft? Please share with us. There are only 12 more days for some added inspiration.
Christmas Crafts – Fire Crackers
December 11, 2011 By 1 Comment
My Sis and I have been talking for years about making firecrackers for Christmas. Finally 5 years later, we were able to get to it. They are cute little crafts with candy or other goodies stuffed inside.
Here is how to make Christmas Firecrackers.
Supplies needed:
- Paper Towel Rolls
- Tissue Paper – The cuter the better with matching solid colors
- Candy to stuff inside
- Ribbon to tie them off
- Scissors
Cut the paper towel rolls into thirds, cut those pieces in half.
Now it’s time to get your tissue ready:
Measure it up. We folded the longest side three times, cut it and then folded that in half and cut it. That was length we liked, but maybe you want it longer or shorter.
Next it was time to put the goodies in middle:
Put your favorite or their favorite goodies in there. What about cute little figures, jewelry, chapstick it will be a nice surprise.
You can wrap the roll with tissue like the one above or you can layer papers so you see the different colors or different designs. There are so many cute designs on tissue paper these days.
These are so simple and you can make so many variations to it including every other holiday… Here are some of our Christmas Firecrackers:
They can be put on the tree, passed out to family, given to teachers and class room friends.
This was easy and something everbody can do. Enjoy!
Happy Thanksgiving
November 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Thank you so much to all my friends who visit me here.
May you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family.
Paper Mache Thanksgiving Center Piece
November 21, 2011 By 6 Comments
When holidays come around, I am in a big mood to craft. Late one night last week the girls and I started a paper mache turkey.
We found a unused balloon from one of our many birthdays.
We grabbed some newspaper ads and made a mache mixture (1part flour 2parts water).
We cut strips of paper, dipped in the mache and loaded them evenly around the balloon.
Ok Remember I said it was late and I was tired.
Well we didn’t have any brown paint and for the life of me I couldn’t remember to get or couldn’t find brown paint when I went shopping. So a couple days later after the balloon was good and dry we did something different. We used brown construction paper with more mache.
Once that was complete and dry I had the girls cut out various (fall colored) strips for feathers, torso, beak and a waddle.
We used some left over wiggle eyes from previous projects and lots of elmer’s glue.
We glued “feathers” on the side and behind. We glued the face and torse on the body (with some manipulation) and viola….
A Thanksgiving piece that can be used year round and the kids will remember having fun making it with you.
Cranberry Sauce with a kick..
November 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
While shopping the other day I looked at a can of cranberry jelly and thought “how boring, I’m sure I can do more with it.” So I looked through my emails and found this one. It is from Chef Anthony Stewart he is Executive Chef at Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa.
Orange Cranberry Salsa
Serves about 12
(2 tablespoons per serving)
1 cup chopped cranberries (fresh or frozen)
1 Tablespoon frozen apple juice concentrate
2 oranges, segmented and chopped
1 tomato, diced
½ teaspoon chopped garlic
Half of red onion, finely chopped
Half of jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill
1 teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
Procedure
• In a small saucepan, cook cranberries and apple juice concentrate on medium heat until the cranberries begin to break down, about 5 minutes. Let cool.
• In a large bowl, combine cranberry mixture and all remaining ingredients and mix well, using a spoon.
Let sit for 15 minutes in refrigerator. Serve with turkey or any type of poultry.
