Nov 21st, 2008 by Marie
Yay! We have a winner for this fun pack of 25 holiday cards from Jerilyn Photography. # 43 Melissa, congrats and Happy Holiday’s early. Your friends and family are going to place this Holiday card on the top of the stack!
Remember, if you’re still needing to send out your Holiday Cards, just mention “Make and Takes” to get your 10% off your order.
Nov 20th, 2008 by Marie
Tomorrow, Friday, starts off the weekend of fabulous Handmade shopping over at Tom & Lucy’s Art Shoppe. I’ve been busy working to get it all set up with my great friend and partner, Pamela. It’s been pretty crazy managing a boutique, I’ve normally only been a vendor at boutiques before. It’s much different on the hosting end… crazy, but fun. I’m ready to just have a big party this weekend, chatting & shopping. So if you’re in Utah, head on over and come say Hello. There’ll be some great stuff to buy for the upcoming Holidays. Hope to see you there!
Nov 19th, 2008 by Marie
I’m excited to share a Guest Make and Taker post with you from Leigh Anne at Your Home-Based Mom. She makes and bakes yummies for the kitchen and writes about tales from her Home Base! Here’s her easy and delicious recipe for Apple Pie, a perfect recipe for the upcoming Holidays.
Spending time in the kitchen with my kids has always been a favorite activity. Now that 3 of my kids are off at college and the youngest has a busy high school schedule that doesn’t happen much. But I do know that my kids have lots of happy memories of spending time in our kitchen and the yummy food that has come out of our kitchen. Nothing brings me more pleasure than when one of my boys (ages 22 and 24) calls me and asks for one of my recipes!
One of our favorite fall recipes is Easy Apple Pie. Don’t let the word pie scare you away - it really is easy! No pastry crust to fuss with! I especially like this recipe because it is a fun and easy one to make with your children. They will love it because they can get their hands nice and messy with the easy pie dough and will love helping you peel, core and slice the apples if you use a fun kitchen toy - an apple peeler, corer (available at most stores in the kitchen gadget department). My kids loved seeing how long of a strip of apple peel they could make!
Press 1/2 of dough into a glass pie plate. Being sure you have an even layer on bottom and up the sides of the pie plate. (no holes!)
After pressing 1/2 of pie dough into pie plate, pile apples onto crust. Sprinkle with cinnamon (sorry, no exact measurement - I just sprinkle until it looks like enough, probably a Tablespoon or two) and 1 1/2 Tbsp sugar (or more if you like it sweeter!)
Crumble remaining dough on top by breaking it into small pieces. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes - 1 hour (Time will vary depending on how thick you slice the apples, you want them tender but not mush! I just stick a fork in to see how tender they are.)
You can make a regular size pie with the recipe or have the kids make their own individual size pies perfect for their little mouths. Enjoy and Happy Fall!
Nov 18th, 2008 by Marie
Today’s post is dedicated to storytime! These books are perfect for the upcoming Holidays! Here are some great links to websites that share their reviews on a few fun Holiday books. I also have to share this great site for really “looking” into a book called Lookybook. Just click on any book and look at almost every page. It’s the best!
Thanksgiving Holiday Stories
Hanukkah Holiday Stories
Christmas Holiday Stories
Kwanzaa Holiday Stories
Nov 17th, 2008 by Marie
Up for a Craft Challenge? Head on over to Blissful Kids today for a Thanksgiving Activities & Crafts Challenge!
Nov 17th, 2008 by Marie
For some reason, I’ve missed out on sending Christmas cards to family and friends for a couple years now. So this year I’m determined to do it and thanks to Jerilyn Photography and her amazing designs, I’m placing an order.
Jerilyn’s designs are both beautiful and stylish. Because this is a real person creating a real card, you have lots of options. You’re not just getting a cookie-cutter card. Most designs are fully customizable (colors, fonts, picture placement, add a personal family message or you want to change ‘Merry Christmas’ to ‘Happy Holidays’). She will edit your pictures for free (fix blemishes, alter color, etc). She loves to design holiday cards and wants you to be happy with your purchase!
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For the Giveaway, one winner will receive 25 custom 4×6 photo cards in the design of their choice! To enter, leave a comment on this post by Thursday, Nov. 20th @ Midnight. Let us know which Holiday Card Design is your favorite. I’ll pick a winner from the website Random.org and announce it on Friday morining. And lucky for us: mention “Make & Takes” and get 10% off your entire order - fabulous Holiday savings.
Nov 15th, 2008 by Marie
Who’s got the FEVER? Well, if you’ve got the Twilight hunger and you live in Northern Utah, Tom & Lucy’s Art Shoppe has the GIVEAWAY for you! A fabulous twilight gift basket is ready to win if you enter a comment on the Twilight Giveaway post over at the Art Shoppe. Good luck and see you there next week.
Nov 14th, 2008 by Marie
After leaf crunching and turkey making, there’s still a few projects we’re making for Fall. These Acorn Magnets are perfect for displaying the Fall craft projects the kids have made at school.
Supplies for Acorn Magnets:
Collect your acorns. Hot glue them (an adult) to a magnet. Let dry and cool. Attach to the fridge! (If the tops fall off, or if a top doesn’t come with a bottom, just hot glue it back together.)
We also couldn’t resist drawing faces on these acorns to make our little family. This Fall Acorn Craft will soon be turned into magnets themselves.
Nov 14th, 2008 by Marie
Yay! I loved reading all the comments on how you would use your Jacobella Print Kit for the kids or with your pet. Thanks to all who entered. We’ve got 2 winners to announce who will receive their own Print Kits to use with their kids or their pets. #31 Annalee & #210 Debbie, Congrats!
We’re all winners on this one as Jacobella is giving Make and Takes readers 15% off your order. Just mention “Make and Takes” and they’ll take care of you. Now you can preserve your memories at a discount this Holiday Season. They’re perfect for Grandma, Mom, Dad… even Aunt Gwen. Thanks, Jacobella.
Nov 13th, 2008 by Marie
Are you ready? What else is there to buy? What item am I missing out on? I try to get my shopping done early, but there always seems to be one or two presents I get last minute.
Here’s a few projects & shops to prep us for the upcoming Holidays!
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