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I may not be able to spend much time this week on blogging,

But I wanted to share a special video as my

special
Christmas Gift
to all of you.

May there be peace and happiness in your Christmas Season this year.

God Bless!

Sew Happy,

Enjoy a Serious Sugar Rush

Good Morning, Blog Land!

My posts have been kind of

few and far between these past few days.

Busy, busy, busy.

Who isn't?

We are in the

home stretch

and

here is a bit of

sweet inspiration

and some great recipes

for those last-minute

gifts/goodies

of the season.

Have a wonderful day!

Candy Cane Marshmellows.

Need I say more?

I've always been facinated by the whole

idea of homemade marshmellow.

Light, fluffy, gooey, sweet.

Perfection.

Looking for something a little different to give this year?

Over at Skip To My Lou

there is a great recipe for

gummy candy.

Who doesn't love gummies?

What a great tutorial, too!

Nothing says Christmas like

homemade candy canes

Aren't these great?

I may actually

give these a try.

For the ultimate

in

do-it-yourself

sweet treats

this season,

try

these

homemade candy bars.

I mean, come on.

Homemade Snickers.

The freshest ingredients.

Made with love.

Heaven.

And last, but not least,

my fudge recipe.

Now, this is not a picture of the fudge I make.

No.

It never lasts long enough

to get a good picture of it.

Nor have I made any

yet this season

because,

well,

having this stuff laying

around the house

causes me

to loose all self-control

and

I

will

eat the

whole

pan

all

by

myself.

Seriously.

So, I'm waiting until just

before Christmas

when the house is

full of people

to eat it

and leave me

just

enough

to feed

my serious

fudge

addiction.

Seriously.

Five-Minute Fudge

3(6 oz) pkgs of chocolate chips

1(14 oz) Eagle Brand Sweet Condensed Milk

1-1/2 t. vanilla

1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Melt morsels and condensed milk in microwave

1 minute on high.

Stir.

Melt 1 more minute on high.

Mix vanilla and nuts.

Pour into a buttered 8" square pan.

Chill 2 hours.

Cut into squares.

Cover and store at room temp.

This only takes about 5 minutes to make.

It is by far the easiest, best fudge

EVER!

Sew Happy,

Sugar Overload or What to Leave Santa With That Milk

These just scream

LEAVE ME FOR SANTA,

don't they? 

Recipe @ Blissfully Domestic 

Cupcakes being all the rage,

it's natural to expect them to

show up at some point in cookie form. 

Aren't these pretty? 

Inspiration found at the The Cupcake Blog. 

Here's a friendly little guy. 

What's Christmas without Gingerbread Men (and women)? 

AllChristmasCookies.Com

Has tons of great gingerbread recipes! 

The Food Network is a great source

for some fabulous holiday treats like

these Swedish Christmas Cookies

3-D Christmas Cookies! 

Wow!

I love ways to get more cookie

into a cookie!

That means more cookie in the mouth! 

Yes!

 Obsessed With Baking

brings us some buttery, light

Spritz cookies,

aways a Christmas favorite! 

And last but certainly not the least,

my mom's
best,
ultimate,
totally awesome

Combination cookies. 

Christmas NEVER happened without

dozens made well in advance,

stashed in the freezer, then

carefully packaged and

handed out to neighbors and friends. 

Try them with red and green M&Ms!

No matter what comes out of your

ovens this Holiday Season,

may there be many

loved ones around you to share! 

Sew Happy,

Deck the Halls

I just want to thank

all you kind folks

for the

wonderful comments

and

support

I've recieved as a new comer

in

Blog Land.  

This has truly

been one of the best

experiences

I've had thus far on the computer! 

In the quest for the perfect

Wreath

for my front door this year,

I started

surfing the Net to see what was

fun,

different,

even wierd

in the world of

wreaths. 

Here's some of

what I ran

across in

my search

for

the

perfect

wreath. 

Here's to

Holiday Inspiration! 

Enjoy. 

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Getting the kids involved

In the decorating is

Always a fun part of the Holidays. 

This paper wreath is just the ticket for

An afternoon of Holiday crafts. 

How about something straight out of the garden? 

Here in the Southwest, gardens grow year round.

So, why not?   

This wreath is made of green and red chillies 

accented with leaves.   

How's this for upcycling? 

A wreath entirely out of

recycled sweaters! 

Now that's cool! 

Right within a tight bugdet, too! 

I took a double take on this one at first. 

But what a GREAT idea! 

What do-it-yourself diva doesn't have

a bunch of wood scraps around? 

This wood wreath has style

with a capital

"S"

This one is my all-time favorite

and one that

I think

I am going to tackle

for my newest

wreath 

Now I have something to do with

All that yarn that is

Multiplying

In my yarn bin. 

Find this wreath here with a full tutorial

Love it! 

It's a great site to look over, too. 

Double bonus! 

And of course... 

...wreath cookies to

sweeten the season. 

Sew Happy,



And the stockings were hung by the chimney with care....

Who dosesn't just love Christmas Stockings?

Especially filled with all sorts of goodies inside.

One of the most prized Christmas

items I have is the red flannel

stocking with my name all in glitter

that dad brought home one night

as a surprise for each of us kids.

I still have it.

I'll never part with it.

It holds some wonderful

Christmas morning

memories.

With the Holidays fast approaching

I'm sure you are like me...

decorating is on the brain.

Here are some fun and unique

Christams stockings

to get those

decorative juices flowing.

Have a great weekend!

Wild life at its best.

Love these!

Besides being just darn cute,

they're perfect for those

l-o-n-g-e-r

gifts on your list.

Stockings out of old blue jeans.

Of course!

Why didn't I think of that.

By far, I think these are the most creative stockings I've found so far.

Recycled stockings out of old sweaters!

Genius.  

Aren't these great!

I hooked a rug tree skirt

for our first Christmas tree.

What fun that was!

These remind me a bit of that

first Christmas together.

Who said yellow isn't a great

Christmast color?

Not me.

I have always wanted to learn

how to knit socks.

It's one of those things on

my bucket list.

Here's a great example of

hand-knit stockings.

Sigh. Someday I'll have the time.

I found these over at Moda Bakeshop.

I really think homemade stockings

are the best. 

Very stylish, don't ya think?

Great way to end a search for

Christmas stockings!

Yum.

Sweet Stocking

for the Holidays.

Sew Happy,