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Holiday Craft Along – Handmade Felt Envelopes

by Marie November 1, 2011

A few weeks back I participated in a fun round up of handmade craft projects for the holidays. The lovely hosts Kelly of According to Kelly, Cindy of Skip to My Lou, and Rachel of A Southern Fairytale put together 30 days of baking, crafting, and sewing. I contributed this fun handmade felt envelope. It’s [...]

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Wrapped Bottle of Bubbly Neighbor Gift

by Marie November 29, 2010

My in-laws give great neighbor gifts for the holidays. Last year they gave these towel wrapped bottles, spending under $5 each (depending on your bubbly). It’s a quick and cheap way to look fancy and give a great gift. Supplies for Towel Wrapped Bottle: bottle of bubbly – wine, champagne, sparkling cider flour sack towel [...]

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Merry Christmas

by Marie December 24, 2008

Digital Card from Jerilyn Photo

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Wonky Homemade Lollipops

by Marie December 10, 2008

WEEK OF TREATS – DAY 3 I love these wonky lollipops. They’re funny looking, taste yummy, and are a lot thinner than if you used a mold… perfect for little mouths. Last year I posted about Christmas Lollipops with the sucker molds I had growing up. But since molds are hard to come by, I [...]

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Is Your White Elephant Worthy?

by Marie December 5, 2007

We have 3 Christmas parties this year that require a White Elephant gift. I love this game. It was horrifying to watch “The Office” play it, but it is always fun to see what people give. Sometimes there are those gifts that are really just garbage and people should think twice about wrapping them. Then [...]

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25 Storybook Surprises

by Marie December 3, 2007

Guest Make and Taker It is time for another Guest Make and Taker. Molly is a fun friend living the life in Arizona. She is a mommy of 2 cute boys and is having a blast with life. Her recipe club is always throwing super fun dinner parties, I love this one. I am happy [...]

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