Last night I went to a candlelight service. There are no words good enough to describe how beautiful it was. Even the toddler sitting in front of me participated in the festivities, for awhile at least, watching as his Daddy snag along. It was 2 hours long. The baby did have moments of wanting to…
Blogmas day 23…DIY your own Gingerbread House.
Recipe: 1/2 cup of coconut oil. 2 1/2 cups of all purpose flour. 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup of molasses 1 egg 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon Powdered sugar icing- 1 cup of powdered sugar, a little bit of milk a…
Blogmas day 22…unpacking a surprise gift box.
The other day I received another box up on our porch. We were just getting back from a Christmas event and there it was waiting for us. This box was packed full of stuff. A friend of mine had been collecting seasonal gifts for me all year and she surprised me with it the other…
Blogmas day 21…DIY a candy tree.
You know those little dollar store trees? Well, they make perfect tiny trees to decorate and hand out to teacher’s, medical offices, senior centers, school offices and neighbors. All you need is a small desk tree, an assortment of candies, pipe cleaners, and wrapping accessories. Wrap your candies and tie to trees using pipe cleaner…
Blogmas day 20…holiday home decor.
Once again, these days are flying by. I was going to have the whole house ready with decorations weeks before the big day and that just isn’t happening. I was only able to get a few things out to put everyone in a festive mood. I made a wreath, so I can check that one…
Blogmas day 19…my first Christmas parade
I went to my very first parade in person. I have seen them on television many times but I have never seen what it’s like to stand around and watch as decorated floats and vehicles come slowly down a street. I have to say it was pretty cool. Whoops, I just remembered I have been…
Blogmas day 18…DIY a little Tomte
Supplies needed: Twigs and branches cut down into 3 inch little logs. I picked mine up walking by the creek the other day and had my husband cut them down into tiny logs. These will be the body pieces for your gnomes. Faux fur- Sometimes you can find some on old stockings that you can…
Blogmas day 17….Crafts I would love to learn.
I would love to try my hand at Spun cotton. I have some of the supplies in my home for this but I haven’t had a chance to create anything yet. I’m not sure what that item would be. Maybe some sort of woodland animal. Maybe a little bird. I love hearts, that might be…
Blogmas day 16…something is going on with the cream.
It’s cocoa time, and that means whip cream and marshmallows too. But for awhile now, at least here in my country…well, things aren’t acting the same or tasting the same. It’s like over night some really terrible elves decided to change things up a bit. Well it looks like we got some of that weird…
Blogmas day 15….ASD Christmas DIY’s.
Just a list of fun activities to do with anyone on the Autism spectrum. There are so many activities you can do during this season to help with fine motor skills, gross motor, socializing, speech and just being creative. Make clay together and use cookie cutters to make ornaments. Cook a meal together Go to…
Our Little Red House 