Kanga Wrappers for Valentines

Our Daughter Donna runs around saying now that everything is an "EPIC FAILURE". Don't know where she gets that from but I am going to use it today. Last year of blogging for me with a whopper 90 some posts "Epic Failure". Feels good to be back creating and keeping up with my readers and friends. Thank you all for sticking it out, there is much more to come;)

Since I totally missed the boat this year as far as getting Christmas in the mail I have started Valentines Prep. Get them done, find a good hiding place (hopefully not forget where that is) and be prepared.

My Friend Rochelle runs Impressions by Rochelle I have made plenty of her Wrapped Hershey bars. She has many great ideas for little sweet treats.



So I have Jessica's treats done. There are 5 kids in her class (four boys). Each one is her Prince. Her Teacher told me at conferences that she had her shoes off and getting a foot rub. LOL! Anyhow, I don't do many boyish designs, I tried really hard on these but a little girl flare made it on the wrapper. Are they cute or what?

Product list...
SU Toucan of my Love (retired), DP (retired)
PTI Buttons, twine, cardstock
Memento black ink pad
ATG gun
Cricut Expression
Cricut Wild Card Cartridge (hearts)
Crimper
Copic Markers
Marvy Scallop Oval Punch
Google Eyes
Mini Clothes Pins
Wilton Hearts
Regular size Hershey Bars

Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!

Faith, Hope and Love

First off today here are two Gifts for Little J's PreK teachers. I used one of my favorite products this year October Afternoon's Thrift Shop it is a simply wonderfully designed package with the warm tones and vintage feel.
The gifts contain...
1 altered comp book
1 list pad
3 clip-its
3 Cards
1 hand lotion



Did not make it to my chapter for today was sidelined by this little gem in a nutshell it defines the last six months...

You find out who really loves you when there isn't much to love, like when you bring home bad grades or have a bad attitude. Children find out where they really stand when they embarrass their parents or rebel against their beliefs. Sometimes they seem to be asking, " Can you love me like this?" "Can you love me defiant?"..."Can you love me when I've broken your heart?" If you can find the grace to say yes, you have given the highest love there is-unconditional love...Ironically, when your children are the least loveable, they need your love the most. When you feel the least like loving them, they will be able to feel your love the most.
Ron Hutchcraft

1 Corinthians 13:13
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Happy Stamp Day, God Bless.

A Little Weekend Indulgence

Homemade Coffee Liqueur

2C water
1 1/4 C Sugar
2T vanilla
2T Fresh ground Coffee Beans
2 1/2 C Vodka

Combine water, sugar, vanilla and fresh ground coffee
bring to a boil, simmer 10 min
remove from heat and let cool
Pour mixture through fine sieve into a jar
Stir in Vodka
Close bottle and store in cool place for 2-4 weeks
Shake before using



Chocolate Chip Coffee Crisps

1C butter, softened
1C brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs beaten
3T coffee flavored liqueur
3C flour
3/4 t baking soda
3/4 t salt
1 t cinnamon
3C milk chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350
combine butter, brown sugar and sugar til light and fluffy
add eggs one at a time
stir in coffee liqueur

combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon
add flour mixture to butter mixture, stir
drop by teaspoons onto cookie sheet
bake for 8 to 10 min


I purchased this little book on my Birthday this year at the Kiros in Freeman SD the ISBN number is... 13 976 1 56383 216 1 "A little Indulgence COFFEE"

Kiros contact is...
Box 490
Freeman SD 57029
605.925.4344
on the web at...
http://www.thekairos.net/

view online here

To make the clips its I used here as bookmarks visit this post Clip-it's and Courage They would make wonderful Christmas Gifts.

Enjoy, Have a Happy Stamp Day and God Bless!

Clip-Its and Courage

One can never have enough of these clips in the kitchen that is the way it is around our home. The girls were helping get a bunch of these ready a few weeks ago to sell at church. My faves were in the tins they would make such an easy hostess gift not to mention an awesome storage place, some were also packaged in sets of 5.



Product list...
Clothes Pins
Tin
DP
Modge Podge
Foam Brush
Buttons and ribbon (pti)
Twine
Glue Dots

To make cut strips out of your dp the size of your clothes pin, use a small amount of modge podge to adhere the paper and cover the top. We did both sides however, only embellished one side with button.

My wonderful friend Dana sent me a CD by Jorie, Songs of Deliverance you can find Jorie at this link Thank you so much Dana the songs on this CD are BEAUTIFUL;)

Courage sticks out as my favorite really speaks to me as our lives go these days.
"but you ask me once again if I will follow will I follow you but, what if I fall break in two but what if the pain hurts more then where I was before I followed you. But what if this road never ends...Because you can make all things new...that's you, that's my God. I can't but you can...that's my God..."


Visit this link at (in)Courage to see five ways to celebrate Easter. I really loved reading through this post I think you will also what stuck out to me is tracking Jesus to Calvary the art on the candle holder is so beautiful.