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new Christmas stitch project........

I wasn't going to order any more projects until I finished a few but got all caught up in the newest of the Stitching talent Jessie Chorley's newest Christmas project!!!!! Anyway here is what is going on in the evenings.......of course it always has to have some velvet incorporated......the rug took a while to complete but was worth it after I decided to do the trim in french knots and then just small random straight stitches in between the french knots......maybe by next year I will have this completed.  Thanks for stopping by.....Happy Tuesday........

December 3 class girls...........

Before this busy week gets started I thought I would let all those who have signed up for this class on Tuesday December 3 will have plenty of time to gather up your basic class kit supplies. You will also need your corner rounders , favorite distressed ink pad if you like that look, two sided sticky tape, stapler and a gold leaf pen if you like adding a little bling to your albums. If you have any questions please email me at [email protected] sure and be here at 5:30 because we have a lot to cover so you can walk out with a ready to use Christmas Journal....

 

Happy Sunday to all.....

friday fun finds

While in Waco at the Paper Crown the first thing that caught my eye when I walked in was these adorable Paper Dolls, how cute are they........of course I can't pass up a paper Doll.  They are so much fun and have several change of clothes that just punch out.  No cutting with scissors. If I ever take them out of the packages and punch out the clothes I will share a photo.  If you ever are in need for the perfect little girl gift this would be something fun an UNUSUAL!

Happy Friday and enjoy the weekend before Thanksgiving.............

happy times in Waco.......

 

As you can tell by the smiles in the photos we all enjoyed our time in Waco the past few days.  Thank You all who came to take one of the classes.  I love teaching for Cindy at the Paper Crown and it's always a special treat to see old and new faces and to sit around and be creative together.  You all did amazing jobs and I hope you enjoyed the process and your projects. After the classes were over some of us gathered for a special time together .........just to relax, laugh, eat, create, talk and just enjoy our time together.  This time of year we all are Thankful for each and everyone who has entered our lives through the years.  We all have those wonderful memories of the past present and  the future .......So from me to all of you Thank You for your friendships and wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving.

 

 

thought I was thinking ahead.......

This morning I was just about to blog about my 2 new patterns  for Valentine's Day that I will be taking to Waco this weekend and a new email popped up.... and it was from Mary Englebreit and looks like we are all thinking ahead about Valentine's Day......I remember when Cindy was still here and we always had to think several months in advance on the next holiday,  you always have to stay ahead of the game.......I LOVe Valentine's Day. I will post the classes soon but don't have all the samples finished yet.  I will say this I have a beginner punch needle class for all you who have wanted to learn and we will be using the very first punch needle pattern I designed......

Fun little stitch book...............

And of course a Sacred Heart.......I do not have this sample even started because I want to pick out some pretty velvet this weekend while in Waco......so stay tuned and remember January will be full of classes because February 14 comes fast......

I will have a few of the new Valentine's Punch Needle patterns this weekend for the Texas girls and when I get back home I will have them available for you okie gals.

friday.........

Here is the results of the lights and greenery.  I tried different lighting and times of the day and evening and you can barely see the tiny lights inside each of the windows.  It's so delicate to try and get the lights up close to each window (  broke several in the process but I had extra icing to repair) but I think if you look close you can see the twinkle........

So that's it on the Gingerbread Village.......hope you all enjoy your weekend........excited to head south to teach at the Paper Crown Waco this weekend......see all you Texas gals soon!

my house smells like Gingerbread...........

This is my second time to try and get this posted.....I had it almost finished and I lost power........oh well here we go. Yesterday was Gingerbread House day...........I hate to say it but it took ALL day to finish this little project.  It's not completely finished because I need some led lights and some greenery and hopefully today I will finish up and show you in it's real finished way.

 

here is how it started out:

I made the dough the night before and let it set in the refrigerator overnight.......( recipe at the end of the post)

Rolled the out the dough  and cut into random sized panels with cut out windows....after you cut out the shapes you leave the dough in between so it won't puff up.  I did take it out from the windows but I learned you don't have to.

Then you bake them .........I let them bake a little longer than the recipe called for because I wanted them to be dried out and a little darker......be sure that as soon as you take them out to remove with a sharp knife all the extra dough and cut around each of the windows and doors for a cleaner look.

Then you start to decorate.........I used 2 different kinds of frostings.  Royal icing mix that you just add water and mix and the other was the Brille that I use on my sugar cookies.  The royal icing is great to use on the windows because it is stiffer and will hold the lines.  The rest I used the other because it flows much easier.

Then I started to put the village together......I used a large white circle of cardboard. I put a bowl upside down in the middle just to help prop the first few panels. I used a glue gun to hold each piece on the bottom  and then glued the sides together.  After the circle of panels was complete I started adding the stars, hearts, trees, gingerbread men etc.  In the middle I raised the big trees up with some leftover pieces so it would tower above the rooftops.......now all I need is some LED lights and greenery to finish it off.......I put this on a wooden lazy susan so it would be easy to turn to see each side.........

here is the recipe:

Well I hope you will try this fun and MESSY project........good luck and let me know if you do.......

My husband said this morning when he came into the kitchen it smelled just like Gingerbread and Christmas............


Happy Thursday all.........

 

what I am baking today........

Can you guess by the photo what I am going to tackle today................A Gingerbread/house/village!  It's been many many years since I have made one but I am anxious to try this easy recipe with several shortcuts.......I will hopefully have some photos tomorrow to show you with the recipe I used.  Here we go..........

 

have a great wednesday...........

Congratulations.......

Thank You to all who left comments about their favorite recipe.  Wish I had all those wonderful recipes from those who have passed them down to each one of you. Today the winner is Brenda D........Congratulations and I hope you enjoy this book full of some family favorites. Please email me and we will make connection .

You all don't know how much it means to me for you to leave comments on the blog. I know everyone is caught up with all the many ways you can catch up on social media activities but since this is my only way to communicate with you all THANK YOU.

I will hopefully have a few more giveaways in the next couple weeks.

Have a great monday and the start of this new chilly week ahead.

what's on the worktable today thursday Nov. 7........

Always fun to look down and see multiples of little images........getting those little details ready for upcoming classes.........

Stay warm today.......at least in OKC........chilly thursday!