Fragrance Stones

I ran across these little gems while surfing the net a couple weeks ago had to give them a try right away. So the girls and I mixed some up over the weekend and oh what fun! These will make wonderful little Christmas Gifts the girls have scents in mind to make up for their friends.

Baroque Blackberry Stones


1 1/2 C Flour
1/4 C Salt
1/4tsp cornstarch
2/3 C boiling water
1 T fragrance oil
color of choice

Mix dry ingredients, stir in boiling water, knead with your hands like a bread dough, roll out to 1/4" thick. Cut freehand or with cookie cutters, let dry.
Find this and more at this link Teach Soap.


product list...
fragrance dough
knife
cookie cutters
Baroque Motif stamp set SU

Psalms 95:1
Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; Let us shout aloud to the rock of our salvation.
Happy Stamp Day, God Bless.

CHRISTmas Tree, Legends and Decorations

Legend has it that about the year 1500 Martin Luther began the tradition of decorating trees to celebrate Christmas. He decorated it with candles to honor Christ's birth. It is thought that German immigrants brought with them the Christmas Tree Tradition.

Take this link to a past post on the Christmas Tree Spider

Take this link to learn about the German Christmas Tree Pickle.

Cinnamon Art
10 T cinnamon
4-6 T plain applesauce
Mix in small bowl til forms a dough. Roll out like a sugar cookie to 1/4" thick, use cookie cutters to cut designs. To hang poke hole at top with straw or toothpick.
Dry in the oven 150 degrees for three hours.

Matthew 7:25
The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against the house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.

Product list...
My Minds Eye DP, chipboard element
Papertrey ink Card Stock and Buttons

Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!

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Two Links

Want to see one funny card? Visit Wanda over at My Creative Corner to see Santa's Pants card.

Inspired Crafters challenge vist the blog at this link Inspired Crafters


Have a Happy Stamp Day, God Bless.

Potato Chip Cookies

Donna's friend made a batch of these and sent one home for me, I sent Liz back for the recipe. I had never heard of using Potato Chips in cookies, these are just Wonderful, could it possibly be the cup of butter? No, they are Christmas cookies butter calories don't count this time of year!

Potato Chip Cookies

1 Cup butter
1/2 Cup Sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 Cups flour
1 Cup Crushed potato chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans (I used 1/2 cup chocolate chips)

Beat butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add rest of ingredients, mixing well. Drop by teaspoonfuls on ungreased baking sheet,. Flatten each cookie into round disc by pressing with a small glass bottom dipped into sugar. Bake 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees. If you use the nuts they are to taste like Pecan Sandies.

I don't like Nuts in my cookies that is why I used the chocolate chips, there is a quote about nuts that I love...

Families are like fudge
Mostly sweet, with a few nuts.

LOL, I told you it was a good one.

Now Butter, one of my Favorite things yes, it is to be found in the Bible in several places this is a favorite of mine:
Genesis 18:8
He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them.

Happy Stamp Day, God Bless.

Hooked on Ornament Hangers

I saw these ornament hangers in some Magazine at one of the Many Dr. appointments the past few months. They used green beads not sure if it was the beads or the concept that caught my attention at first. Okay, it was the green beads. I wish I would have had this post ready soon my friend Amy had to go out and purchase some hangers this year. You can still alter the store bought with the following supply list...

24 gauge wire (or store bought metal ornament hangers)
Jewelry pliers
Crimp Beads
Assortment of Beads

Here is how you get started cut a 7" length of 24 gauge wire
Bend 1/4" down for the hanger
string on crimp bead and crimp about where the length of hanger ends
String on your beads
String on Crimp bead and crimp
At the end of the wire turn the circle this will make the end that attaches to the ornament

Jeremiah 2:32
Does a maiden forget her jewelry, a bide her wedding ornaments? Yet my people have forgotten me, days without number.

How many days of your life are passing with out Remembering our Lord?

Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!

Kickin' It Old School

Okay, today I am Kickin' It Old School going back to basics in the creation of cards. Since the Accident I have had been in my craft room very little I started back slow and made CAS (Clean And Simple) creations the above is one of them. I used glitter chipboard elements from My Minds Eye and Sentiment from Papertrey.

So my card leads into the scripture and song for today...


I think I enjoy Go Fish more then the girls do they came out with a new album this past summer called Kickin' It Old School I just love it, my ultimate fave song from it is the title track while Jesse loves the swing version of The Solid Rock and Jessica loves I'm A Soldier. Their Christmas songs are wonderful also Christmas with a capital C is in the youtube video below.



Luke 2:11
Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is CHRIST the Lord.

Happy Stamp Day, God Bless.

Merry Santa is Sleeping

I was bored Thanksgiving night and ventured into the craft room where Mount Washmore was waiting for me. (Mount Washmore was the name my friend Dana gave to our laundry pile when the washer was broken.) After I shuffled around the mess I plugged in the cricky and got busy with some vinyl.

Merry was cut from the Cindy Loo cartridge at 4" on red vinyl from Printonit.com
I used the flourish cut on page 43 also at 4", on the second flourish cut I used the flip feature.

I found a great tip on Mypinkstamper.com she suggests that you number your pages when the cartridges are loaded with extras (she did Paper Doll Dress Up) I have since done this also now on the Cindy Loo. It works out great because their are 10 keys per row, so you just count instead of searching for the correct cut on the keypad. Here is the youtube video link for her tip. It is a great idea and worth watching her short video.

Since today is the first day of December and CHRISTmas is on the way I will be again including a favorite Bible verse on my posts here is a great one for the day...
Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans' of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.

This Bible verse reminds of a wonderful song From Casting Crowns called "While you were sleeping". The photo at the end of this video is so very cool! Don't get caught Sleeping this CHRISTmas season.



Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!