Handmade Gifts

Yes, even boys like to create handmade gifts......I think it is using the sewing machine that makes it so fun!

age 7

age13

Ta- Dah! Gifts for the ladies!

Handmade Gift Tags & Enclosures

Check out what we've been up to.......

 

What's in your jar?

salt dough ornaments

                   This is not your grandma's salt dough style!

 Stamps, paint or pen,

these were so much fun to decorate

        

 My creative and crafty teen assistant & friend Elisabeth, was able to make the dough and decorate with ease.

Salt dough recipe

2 cups all purpose flour

1 cup salt

1 cup water

Use a large flat bottom bowl & combine dry ingredients.

Mix in water a little at a time.

Knead 7-10 minutes until dough has a smooth firm consistency.

Too dry- add water/ Too wet -add flour

(To prevent drying, place unused dough in plastic bag)

Roll out dough to 1/4" thickness,use cookie cutters to cut out shapes.

(before you dry them, make sure you use a toothpick to make a hole for the ornament string!)

2 ways to dry:

1- air drying- slow but easier. place cutouts on a screen to allow back & front dry out equally well. Takes approximately 48 hours.

2- baking- 300 degrees for several hours. I found I had to turn mine over to allow them to dry properly.

* tips- If a cutout puffs up, poke with a toothpick to release the air & reduce the oven temperature 50-75 degrees.

*Baking time is determined by the thickness of the cutout.

Do Not Eat!

The Farm Chicks Christmas

This book is filled with fun photographs, recipes, short stories and fun tips for making your holidays personal

and a little retro!

I found myself looking through the pages over & over again.

I was inspired to get busy creating! So I did!

Check out our next post to see what I made!

Handmade Halloween Treats

Chocolate Syrup

for guests to take home 

Chocolate Covered Rice Treats

Chocolate Covered Jumbo Marshmallows



YUMMY! Very Sweet!

Glitter & Chitter Chatter @ Sisters Unique

What a Fun time glittering and meeting new ladies!

 

Yes, we were all covered in ultra fine sparkle glitter......but what young girl inside all of us doesn't like a little glitter?

It was great to get our hands creating and the fall inspiration flowing!

TahDah!

Pumpkin Muffin Recipe

Yummies! 

1 16 oz can of pumpkin

4 eggs

3 cups of sugar

2/3 cup water

1 cup of oil

3 1/2 cups all purpose flour

2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Grease and flour 2 loaf pans

Bake @325* 1/2 hour

Reduce to 300* & bake for 40 minutes more.