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Last post for 2011

Just a little something to get you all in the Heart mood!  These are from last year and I know you probably have gotten tired of looking back but I promise this is my last post of looking back.  Valentine's Day is just around the corner and I have been working on all the projects we will be making in class at the Paper Crown.  These photos are NOT for classes but projects that are so easy you can make these without a class............

 

 

 

This is my 499 post in the 2 years I have been blogging.  I think I will celebrate next week on my 500th post with a giveaway.  So come back in the New Year and we can celebrate and see what is in the works for those first classes of 2012.................

Wishing you all a safe and wonderful New Year's Eve whatever you may be doing!

looking back at special people and special times from 2011

Birthday Parties

 

Lunch with the Pioneer Woman  ( Ree Drummond)

Soldering class with the Queen of soldering the one and only  Miss Heather Ales!

First Birthday Parties

Our FIRST Spring Glitter Market

 

THese next photos are all from the Gilded Life's last event in Dallas before they moved............

Gilded Life in Dallas

My best friends son got married...........

And our son's are best friends........

My mom turned 81 and she also walked/ran in a 5k event and received the silver medal.  Next year she said she wants to go for the gold..............

Colorado Springs  in June........

 

Santa Barbara on September 11............

KC Willis weekend at the Paper Crown..........

Fall Glitter Market 2011

little people showed up...

wow............I guess that sums up some special places, events and the PEOPLE who make our daily lives so eventful!  Looking back it is a wonder what we experience everyday.

As Dan Millman says:

  " I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything......at least not at the same time.  So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them.  Timing is everything."

 

Enjoy your day and looking back..............

all cleaned up and ready for the NEW YEAR...........

THis part of Christmas is everyones most dreaded chore!  But it has to be done and it feels so good to put that last box up the attic and clean up the mess!  I finished up yesterday and last night I finally got to work on a few projects for the new year.  Along with a few other surprises in the works I hope everyone will check back next week when I can share some of those!

 

Happy  thursday after Christmas everyone!

looking back on all the goodies from 2011.....

WOW.........there was a lot of goodies consumed this past year!  Hopefully next year we will have some more goodies to indulge in!

looking back on 2011

January 2011

February

March

April

May

August

Sept.

Nov.

And paper dolls in December......could not find just the photo of the dolls so here are a few students with their finished dolls.......

 

I know I have forgotten some of the classes but those are most of them I could find!  It was a great year of classes and I hope to have some more creative and fun classes for 2012.  I hope to have those classes up by next week, keep checking in either on my blog or the Paper Crown for the dates. 

Tomorrow I will do another looking back on 2011!  Maybe special people, places or whatever clicks!

Christmas 2011 memories................

Christmas Eve at my mom's..............

My niece from Washington, my mom and Adam's girlfriend Caryn!

The girls...........my niece Kimberly, my sister Barb holding Grey, my niece Natalie, my mom and Caryn and I in the back...........

Everyone..........

And we had some visitors stop by .........

Adam's best friend  ( and our second son ) and his wife that are expecting their first baby in April.......

Baby Mac and Grey...

I guess this photo sums up the holidays for our family!

Hope you all had a wonderful day and lots of memorable moments with family and friends! Looking back I wouldn't change one thing except for the time to slow down!  

Enjoy your day after Christmas and I will be posting this week on looking back on 2011! 

Merry Christmas to all................

 

I want to wish all of you the Merriest Christmas and Blessings for the New Year!  Thank you all for the support you have given me through blogging for the past 2 years!    I hope to keep on blogging and keeping things creative and interesting!

 

 

cookies*cookies*cookies

 

and then the FLOP of all FLOPS..................can you believe this mess!  I got this new recipe of the internet and it was suppose to be a cute little red and white pinwheel cookie with sprinkles all around the outside........this is what it looked like before I baked them below:

When I baked them they all melted together in one big MESS!  Never again.  And the bad thing is they took forever to make!  So there you  have my big mistake!

All boxed up and ready to deliver to those special people on my list!

These are my place cards for my Christmas dinner.  

I hope it's a wonderful friday before Christmas to you all!  It will be fun for us because our son and his girlfriend flies in!

homemade caramels.............to die for!

You all know by now that See's candy is my favorite candy!  A close second is my love for homemade caramels. My two friends Jill and Susan gave me  their recipe for homemade caramels!  I have been hooked ever since.  And any of you that have ever been to Glitter Market know that these girls sell out of these the first hour of the sale!  Here is the recipe:

 

1 cup butter

2 1/4 cups packed brown sugar

1 cup light karo syrup

1 14 oz. can eagle brand milk

1 tsp. VANILLA PASTE

 

Generously grease a 9x9x2 inch pan.  Set aside.  In a heavy 3 quart saucepan melt the butter.  Add sugar and stir thoroughly. Stir in karo syrup.  Gradually add the eagle brand milk.  Stir constantly.  Cook over medium heat stirring until it reaches 245 ( firm ball stage) for 15-20 minutes.  Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla.  Pour into buttered pan.  When cool, cut into squares with a sharp knife or scissors.  Wrap each piece in wax paper.  (You can buy the paper already cut into squares at you local candy supply store.)  I know you can get the vanilla paste at Williams Sonoma.  I don't use anything else anymore because I love the taste, concentrate and the little black beans that the paste has over the extract.  Once you use it you won't use anything else either, I promise!

 

Good luck if you make these.  Everyone loves them and it is worth the stirring.

All wrapped up and ready to consume!

 

Happy thursday all of you Christmas Elves....................

New Banner.............

I could not wait any longer to add my new banner!  As you know I don't change my blog to often.  I don't take the time and I don't like to figure things out..........so I call on Josh to help me out! It only takes him a few minutes to get the job done , and it would take me a year and a lot of headaches along the way.  So thank you Josh!

I am a sucker for little girls pictures and this one was sent my way from my dear friend Robin!  Thanks Robin!