I finished three Putz houses today and worked on a couple of others. I am trying to use up the stash of houses I started during the past year or so and never finished. I love the purple and green one. The beads under the roofline show up better in this picture. I think this […]
I’ve been meaning to post but am so busy that, by the time I can, I am too tired to think about it. But I’ll take a stab at it now and see if I can get something coherant up. As most of you know, this is the busiest time of year for us. We […]
I managed to make four kinds of cookie dough this weekend. Baked three of them. And made a batch of truffles. Most are on their way to the freezer. Some will be on their way to Youngest Daughter in a small care package. The truffles are Minty Cream Cheese Truffles. These are delicious. I made […]
It isn’t very often that both my dear daughters-in-law are able to visit us in the same week. Younger Son’s wife was here for the wedding of her cousin and was able to stop by on her way back to the airport on Monday. It was wonderful to see her and to spend a couple […]
Back to work on Sunday! Genny worked on the tree all day. She has it almost done. Just a few more details. I made four kinds of truffles and then spent the day rolling them while talking with Genny. The whole house smelled like chocolate. Melted chocolate and heavy whipping cream…all you need for Chocolate […]
My sister Genny came today to work on the chalkboard Christmas tree. She brought me mums in these colors. And an autumn angel… While she chalked, I made cookies for the Christmas Open House in December. Of course, when baking Christmas cookies, you should use your Christmas measuring spoons. I started with one of my […]
Last week I saw a Putz log cabin online that I liked a lot. I thought I had saved it to Pinterest, but can’t find it now. I wish I could share the picture with you. I did decide to make a pattern from it and spent several days, off and on, working out the […]
We have done a chalkboard tree for the Christmas season the past four years. This will be our fifth one. The first one was based on one I saw online. Our chalkboard is eight feet tall. The ceilings are twelve feet. Lots of room to play! The second tree was done with a “Twelve Days […]
I am making new stock for my Etsy store. Today I finished a shadow box that I particularly like. I call it “Make a Joyful Noise!” It is listed in my shop -ChristmasNotebook. The paper I wanted to use for the back of the box wasn’t quite the right color, so I used some thinned […]