MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Well all the packages have been sent and suitcases are packed for our trip down to the lower 48 to spend time with family and friends. I wanted to take this time to wish all my loyal followers a very Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year. I am very grateful for every one of you and everything I have and I am looking forward to what the next year will bring. :)
So everyone have a wonderful holiday season, best wishes to you all and I will see you when I get back. :)
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
THUMBPRINT COOKIES
So
how is everyone’s week before Christmas going? Is everyone finished shopping
and wrapping? I ship all of my gifts to my dad and then we fly down so I have
to be very organized and have everything down there by Thanksgiving
right?..............NOT!!
Needless to say I was wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy behind schedule this year and my dad
just received the boxes yesterday, but hey they made it!!
Do
you have all your baking done yet? Well for those of you that bake. I have one
more batch of sugar cookies to do for my son’s family to take with us and then
I will be done! HURRAH!! I usually make a couple of batches of these thumbprint
cookies and they usually don’t last very long. I made a batch last week and
this batch yesterday and yes………………they are just about gone.
I thought maybe you might like to have this recipe since everyone around here likes these cookies. I usually double the ingredients as one only makes about 16 cookies and we can eat those in a few hours!
¼
cup butter or margarine
¼
cup shortening
¼
cup brown sugar (packed)
1
egg, separated
½
tsp vanilla
1
cup Gold Medal Flour
¾
cups finely chopped nuts
1
small container of candied cherries
Powdered
sugar for icing
Beat
egg white slightly. Dip each ball into egg white; roll in nuts. Place 1- inch
apart on ungreased baking sheet; press thumb deeply into center of each. Bake
about 10 minutes or until light brown. Immediately remove from baking sheet.
Place candied cherry in center of each cookie. When cooled dribble with
powdered sugar icing. And
whalla….you are done!
I
hope you like them as much as we do! Have
fun with all of your baking and then we can all go on diets January 2nd! :)
Saturday, December 8, 2012
CHRISTMAS RED!
I love the color red especially in clothes and fabrics and of course one of the colors of Christmas is red. I thought I would share this treasury of red with you. I just thought is was so pretty.
So are all of you shopping and baking today? I have all my shopping done and getting ready to start some baking today. What is your favorite thing to bake for Christmas? Mine are sugar cookies. My family loves them or at least that is what they tell me. :)
Enjoy the treasury and enjoy your day!
I love the color red especially in clothes and fabrics and of course one of the colors of Christmas is red. I thought I would share this treasury of red with you. I just thought is was so pretty.
So are all of you shopping and baking today? I have all my shopping done and getting ready to start some baking today. What is your favorite thing to bake for Christmas? Mine are sugar cookies. My family loves them or at least that is what they tell me. :)
Enjoy the treasury and enjoy your day!
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
PRIMITIVE CHRISTMAS
DECORATING
Christmas
is upon us and that means for many of us we will be decorating our homes for
the season. I don’t do as much decorating as I have in the past. With the kids
and grandkids living down in the lower 48 we really don’t have a reason to do
too much decorating. I still do put lights out on the house and put a few items
in the house. That is ok to just keep it simple.
But
for those of you that do like to do a lot of decorating, I read this article
the other day and it has some wonderful ideas for decorating with a
primitive/folk art/country theme.
FRESH GREENERY:
There are many ways to incorporate
fresh greenery into your displays. Cut sprigs of evergreen and add to
trenchers, bowls, baskets, and crocks.
WREATHS:
The wreath has an important place in
the history of Christmas. The circle shape of the wreath is made to represent
Christ’s eternal love, strength and the creation of new life. Evergreens are
commonly used in the construction of the wreath. Try using fresh herbs,
pinecones or dried apples instead. They will add primitive country charm to
your home.
GARLANDS:
Popcorn and cranberry garlands are
fun and easy to make. They will also give your tree old-time charm. Make a few
extra garlands to hang outside for your feathered friends.
THEMED
TREES:
Use what you have around your home
to create themed trees. Tie homespun fabric or jute onto small cookie cutters
and hang on a small tree in the kitchen. Use small clothespins to clip vintage
photos to branches to create a memory tree. Use your imagination to create
one-of-a-kind trees in your home. Forget about the tree skirt….place your tree
in a galvanized tub, wooden crate or crock instead. This will give you more of
a primitive look.
DECORATING
WITH FRUITS:
During colonial times, the colonists
used fruits, such as pineapples, pears and apples in displays, wreaths and
garlands. Place a few apples, pears and nuts in a bowl and tuck in a few
greens. Line three pears in a windowsill and add a few sprigs of fresh greens.
Remember, less is more! Simple decorations are often as effective as those more
elaborate.
PINECONES:
Add a special touch to wrapped gifts
by adding pine cones and other natural elements such as cinnamon sticks and
winterberries. Create a pinecone tree by wiring pinecones onto floral picks and
then inserting them on a cone-shaped foam base. Place a jar candle in a wooden
bowl and fill the remainder of the bowl with pinecones.
You
can give your home a cozy, old-fashioned feel at minimal cost this Christmas by
decorating with handmade and natural items.
Reprinted in part by permission from The Country
Register of Minnesota
I
like all of these ideas especially the themed trees. That sounds like it would
really look neat. I also love pinecones and those ideas are good also. This is one of the ways I use pinecones in my decorating.
And this is the wreath I use outside my front door. It has lights on it so I like that.
So,
what is your favorite decorating idea? Post a comment here so we all can get
some new ideas. J
Hope
you got some ideas from this article. I did. I also have a new Christmas recipe
for you under The Recipe Exchange. Hope you have fun decorating!!
Also the Old Farmhouse Gathering team is still having their Spirit of Christmas Celebration so come on over and see everything they have to offer. We have some wonderful gift ideas. Just follow here
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