On the Twelfth Day of Christmas we made three different flavors of popcorn, popcorn “snowballs,” and carmel corn! My mom actually won the popcorn maker, supplies, candy, and movies from her quilting group, Cotton Patch Quilters. Every year they have a Christmas dinner and party and there is also a raffle! This year she won this fun popcorn gift basket! Thank you Cotton Patch Quilters for a fun year! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!
3-Scones: these were given to my mom by a friend, as was the angel figurine. They are a packaged mix, but they are so good! The flavor is cranberry orange and to officially make it homemade, we candied some oranges from our very own backyard. We also got some orange juice out of it!
2-Peanut Brittle: this recipe is so good and it won’t break your teeth!
P.S. Speaking of oranges...this orange with a peace sticker was left on my spin bike at the gym! Speaking of the gym...I better hit the gym because I have been eating way too much!
This is my first contest ever! The theme is fractals. According to Wikipedia (where I do all my research :) ), a fractal is “a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole.” I’m not sure if a cootie catcher fits this definition one hundred percent, but I would say it’s definitely geometric. This picture is fun because I actually made the cootie catcher with the host of this competition. We were at Dagny’s Coffee Shop at a concert. One of the rules was that the photo needed to be edited. I am horrible at editing pictures. She knows how to put lettering and quotes on her photos and this is something I need to get better with in the new year. So, hopefully I will be inspired to practice and get better at capturing memories.
Here is the link to the contest! Try your photography skills out and enter!
your mess is perfect! Kyle rocked the finishing touches on the Cafe Med wine bottles and I had to take a picture of his work station because we were admiring what was left behind when he was finished. My mom and I used to cross stitch a bunch and she would always say that the back needs to look as good as the front. Her back always looked neat and tidy and mine always had knots and extra strings and was a total mess, but the goal is to have both sides looking great! Kyle’s mess looks pretty perfect to me! He is such a creative person and wants to be an interior designer or baker in the future! He is already very successful at both and I can’t wait to see what he will do with all his talent!
P.S. Get your Chocolate Dipped Champaign bottles now for New Year's Eve!
Okay, so far we have:
12-Pumpkin Rolls
11-Toffee
10-Fudge
9-Rice Krispies
8-Chocolate Dipped Wine Bottles
and for 7 and 6-Buckeyes and Chocolate Oats
These are so simple to make! You don’t even need to measure!
Buckeyes: peanut butter and powdered sugar dipped in melted chocolate
Chocolate Oats: melted chocolate, oats, peanut butter, and powdered sugar combined
Just chill and serve!
