I didn’t forget...

I just fell asleep! And because of that, IOU two treats today. The first is always a staple...fudge. The second is toffee (not just any toffee, but prize winning toffee). My mom made this toffee a few years ago for our local fair and won first place! It is so good! My mom is actually quite the baker and has won top points in the fair many times, but I think our fair days are gone. We haven’t entered anything for the last two years...no time to get it all done. Making these two little treats took forever and it’s amazing to think that we used to crank these guys out along with twenty other things in one day! Now, I'm beat after making just one.

Second Annual Twelve Days of Christmas!

Last year we had to do the Twelve Days of Craftsmas after Christmas because I was late in thinking of the idea. When we decided to go for it, we did twelve awesome craft projects. This year we are going with the theme, Twelve Days of Confectionsmas or Sweetsmas! I love baking and making sweet treats, so why not do it for twelve days in a row!?! On the 12th day...Pumpkin Rolls! Making these guys always get me into the holiday spirit! We usually make some in November, but they are always fun during the Christmas season when you can share them with others. There are tons of great recipes online. My tip is to make sure you roll up the bread in a towel when it comes out of the oven. You have to do this first because it will make rolling it with the cream cheese filling way easier. Let some of the steam leave the bread and then roll it up. Leave it to cool, unroll it and spread out the filling, and the roll it up and wrap it up. These things are perfect for making ahead and freezing!

Feed Me!

The other day I went to Trader Joe’s to pick up spaghetti sauce for dinner and apples for an art lesson I was going to be teaching later in the week. Whenever I go shopping I usually never get a cart or basket and follow the rule that I can only buy what I can carry. This time I grabbed a cart and ended up with all this...

I got carried away! There was just too much good stuff. So, when I got home I turned on some music and got to work. A few hours later, I was ready to serve up this...

Just...kidding! The first picture has treats that a friend made. She bakes for The Empty Space all the time. The chocolates came from another friend who went to culinary school. It shows because these were so good! Anyway, here’s how the real deal turned out...

New Blog Blood!

Drum roll please....my aunt has a blog! Hooray! She is posting some great pictures and movies of her art! We are hoping to get some YouTube movies up soon as well! In the meantime, check out Carla's Studios!

Gift Art!

Our art will be at The Empty Space! Come see the show and get some awesome Gift Art from Saint Olive and other artists!

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Next Time Sing With Me!

Recently, I gave some students Advent Calenders to help them get in the Christmas spirit. Advent Calenders are a tradition for my family and it’s always so much fun to countdown to Christmas with them. Those calenders reminded me of my darling friend who turned 26 a few months ago! We had talked about birthday celebrations the year before and she told me she always thought it would be so cool to do a countdown for someone’s birthday who was turing 26. Each day would represent a letter of the alphabet and it would take the celebrator 26 days (A-Z) to open each gift. Well, a year later, I remembered and was able to meet up with her on the exact day her countdown was to begin! Ahhh, I love it when things like that work out! It made my day. I can’t take credit for this idea, but I do love it!